Didn't go the game but I would have felt a bit teary eyed myself. Not because Moyes has fine a particularly great job - he hasn't IMO - he's achieved what I view to be an acceptable job - but has given 11 years of his life to the greatest club in the world and for that he deserves some appreciation
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Theres always an excuse though isnt there, like rawk with their false league tables, hes done well has moyes, very well in some respects, buts he's or rather his teams have dissapointed in too many key moments, that doesnt make me hate moyes, but im optimistic at theend of his reign, hes laid the foundations, but someonea bit bolder might do a bit more with what hes built
Royal Blue Jersey
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David Moyes is largely responsible for some of the most cherished memories of my young and - before you all dive in there - yes, pathetically underexperienced life. I really don't care how istatements like that look, whether they make me look small time, the club look small time, whether they seem like a painful indictment that our glory days are well and truly behind us and that I don't know what its like to witness genuine Everton greatness or even genuine splendour the world has to offer: none of those thoughts change the fact I've grown up with and through football over the last 11 years, and Moyes has been all I've known. There have been some bad lows - 7-0 at Highbury, 5-1 Bucharest, a couple of dreadful derbies and one or two other unsavoury collapses - but also some great highs, some great nights. They ranged from the expectantly huge (Villarreal, Metalist Kharkhiv away, West Ham league cup quaterfinal, Chelsea league cup semifinal, Liverpool 3-0, FA Cup semifinal [I cried when Jagielka's pen went in. Tears of joy) to the delightful surprises (7-1 Sunderland, 1-0 Arsenal with Andy Johnson in the snow, those fiery games against Villa. A great 3-1 win against Portsmouth when we were out for Europe. That brilliant Osman goal against Lsarissa. Pummelling United and Chelsea in the same week. There has been many) and, I tip my hat off to the almost unsurpassable Fiorentina game. It still pains me to remember that we actually went out that night, because if we had got through I would still be reliving it now. The noise after Arteta's goal was genuinely awe-inspiring. I knew then that I was in special company that night, and I just wanted to live it every game. To have followed Everton in the 80s; alas, if only.
And alas indeed, because alas is all I've got. The closest I've seen us come to glory is a dejected Neville being comforted by the cruelly injured Arteta on a baking Wembley turf. My notions of glory go no further than the feeling of pride I got knowing we'd finished above the likes of Villa, Newcastle, Spurs, Portsmouth Sunderland, Liverpool and City at various times, all of them having spent more than us. But then it was the very games that make a season mundane that I'll always be grateful for - Arteta's goal of the seaon against Bolton; that mad game when Ruddy and Turner went off; McFadden's eye bogglingly special goal against Charlton, the occasional dishings of football we handed out like 5-1 Hull, 6-1 Brann, 3-0 Portsmouth.
I can't think of all those games and memories - insigifcant though they each individually might be - and think of the contributions Moyes made to them. Given what he had to work with finanially, he regularly turned out quality teams. He furnished the team with great characters like Cahill, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville, Osman who never gave less than 100% and never carried themselves with an ego. If nothing else, he gave you pride in your team. He certainly gave me pride in and great memories of Everton.
So farewell Davey, and good luck. I would say you've done us and yourself proud, and you will be missed. And remember: whilst the titles are simply there to be won for you now, you were first - and always will be - a champion of the people's club.
And alas indeed, because alas is all I've got. The closest I've seen us come to glory is a dejected Neville being comforted by the cruelly injured Arteta on a baking Wembley turf. My notions of glory go no further than the feeling of pride I got knowing we'd finished above the likes of Villa, Newcastle, Spurs, Portsmouth Sunderland, Liverpool and City at various times, all of them having spent more than us. But then it was the very games that make a season mundane that I'll always be grateful for - Arteta's goal of the seaon against Bolton; that mad game when Ruddy and Turner went off; McFadden's eye bogglingly special goal against Charlton, the occasional dishings of football we handed out like 5-1 Hull, 6-1 Brann, 3-0 Portsmouth.
I can't think of all those games and memories - insigifcant though they each individually might be - and think of the contributions Moyes made to them. Given what he had to work with finanially, he regularly turned out quality teams. He furnished the team with great characters like Cahill, Arteta, Jagielka, Neville, Osman who never gave less than 100% and never carried themselves with an ego. If nothing else, he gave you pride in your team. He certainly gave me pride in and great memories of Everton.
So farewell Davey, and good luck. I would say you've done us and yourself proud, and you will be missed. And remember: whilst the titles are simply there to be won for you now, you were first - and always will be - a champion of the people's club.
You never appreciate what you have, until its gone.
We will miss Moyes, we are one decision away from disaster.
We will miss Moyes, we are one decision away from disaster.
Norwegian Cow
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If anyone gets hold of a video showing Moyes goodbye to our supporters, please share!
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
It's hardly RAWK-ish bemoaning a team well, well below us getting bought out by a multi-billionaire and leapfrogging us. There was no way we could compete with that.
Azzurri
Player Valuation: £70m
We are Everton. The fourth most successful club in England and one of the biggest. Not winning anything in 11 years is unacceptable, but Moyes has restored some pride into this club after years of embarassment post Joe Royle and for that he should be appreciated. Today was a great and deserved send off for him.
Liamliverpool86
Player Valuation: £8m
this is exactly why moyes deserves everything in terms of thanking him
people are forgetting how bad everton was before he took over , yes we may have bottled it in the cup games , but you can't knock the job moyes has done ... goodison was rocking like i havent seen it in a while .. emotional times but also exciting for next season
Clint Planet
Utter Cad.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
As is your right.
Anyway, I'm keeping out of it. He's another team's manager now.
All I'd like from Moyes from this point is that he leaves this club's playing staff in tact. I'll salute him for that this time next year if he has.
potato
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yes we are and without moyes we'd be the 4th biggest club in england playing in the championship or worse division 1, and being a carbon copy of leeds utd, sheffield wednesday, sheffield utd, derby county and the likes.
we are a big team and deserve to be winning trophies but at least we aren't a big team that is slowly sinking and that is down to moyes.
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Big Fat Sam
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I fear for our future so much.
You knew you could rely on Moyes keeping us near the top of the league on a pathetic transfer budget, and also bring in promising young players who will go on to improve and make a name for themselves.
But what now? We have no money and will ultimately end up with somebody like Mark Hughes.
Thanks for the memories David, what a manager, class and dignity at all times.
You knew you could rely on Moyes keeping us near the top of the league on a pathetic transfer budget, and also bring in promising young players who will go on to improve and make a name for themselves.
But what now? We have no money and will ultimately end up with somebody like Mark Hughes.
Thanks for the memories David, what a manager, class and dignity at all times.
Sylvain
Player Valuation: £1m
FFS. Davek, he's not getting a statue.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I cant agree with that clint.
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