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Death said:
Joey are we going to get down to brass tacks why you are wrong or are we going to sling snide remarks at each other all night?
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EVERTON’S DESCENT
Liverpool Echo - Monday 05 May 1930
Everton has the unpleasant distinction of holding up the First Division. All the other clubs are standing on Everton, which gave its supporters the blues by winning fewer matches than any other team in the top section. Last season Everton just scrambled to safely, and it was obvious that the team needed strengthening. Nothing was done, and by Christmas Everton was going strong for the Second Division. Then there was some panic buying at the last moment, much shuffling of the players, and a slight improvement that came too late. Everton has never been in the Second Division before, and their supporters rightly think that such a fate should have been avoided. Everton has one of the finest grounds in the country, it is a wealthy club, and enjoys splendid support. During the last few years it has spent more money than any of it rivals in purchasing players, but very poor judgment has been displayed. No doubt it is all for the good of the game that success cannot be bought, but a club like Everton should have no difficulty in maintaining its place in the First Division. Failure has not been due to playing clever football that did not play, but to bad football played in a despondent way. The determination to fight back was lacking on many occasions, and then team failed to blend. The home record during the past eighteen months has been deplorable. The task of the directors is to get a team together of winning its way back to the First Division net season. There will have to be some team building during the summer months, for even the side that obtained better results in the concluding games is not good enough to top the Second Division. Winning promotion is a difficult task, as other clubs have discovered, and Second Division football is both fast and strenuous. Everton will certainly be a great asset to the Second Division, and all its rivals will show their appreciation by whole-hearted attempts to prolong the stay of such a wealthy and distinguished visitor. But one season will be quite enough for Merseyside, and it is up to the directors to lay their plans now and not delude themselves that they already possess a team capable of obtaining promotion.
Just looked in my bible he started the season, scoring for fun - then missed a third of the season towards our run in to stay up Dixie Dean......
 
Joey66 said:
EVERTON’S DESCENT
Liverpool Echo - Monday 05 May 1930
Everton has the unpleasant distinction of holding up the First Division. All the other clubs are standing on Everton, which gave its supporters the blues by winning fewer matches than any other team in the top section. Last season Everton just scrambled to safely, and it was obvious that the team needed strengthening. Nothing was done, and by Christmas Everton was going strong for the Second Division. Then there was some panic buying at the last moment, much shuffling of the players, and a slight improvement that came too late. Everton has never been in the Second Division before, and their supporters rightly think that such a fate should have been avoided. Everton has one of the finest grounds in the country, it is a wealthy club, and enjoys splendid support. During the last few years it has spent more money than any of it rivals in purchasing players, but very poor judgment has been displayed. No doubt it is all for the good of the game that success cannot be bought, but a club like Everton should have no difficulty in maintaining its place in the First Division. Failure has not been due to playing clever football that did not play, but to bad football played in a despondent way. The determination to fight back was lacking on many occasions, and then team failed to blend. The home record during the past eighteen months has been deplorable. The task of the directors is to get a team together of winning its way back to the First Division net season. There will have to be some team building during the summer months, for even the side that obtained better results in the concluding games is not good enough to top the Second Division. Winning promotion is a difficult task, as other clubs have discovered, and Second Division football is both fast and strenuous. Everton will certainly be a great asset to the Second Division, and all its rivals will show their appreciation by whole-hearted attempts to prolong the stay of such a wealthy and distinguished visitor. But one season will be quite enough for Merseyside, and it is up to the directors to lay their plans now and not delude themselves that they already possess a team capable of obtaining promotion.
Just looked in my bible he started the season, scoring for fun - then missed a third of the season towards our run in to stay up Dixie Dean......
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No I didn’t mean that post in particular. Just that you shouldn’t be allowed post in here. Sorry Joey.

I’m tapping out.

peace xx
 

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