Fortunate to remember 1970 (just about), 1985 and 1987 so, having put up with our demise between 1987 and 2002 (with the notable exception of Royle's 18 months) I have to say I don't ask for a lot. I've been happy enough to see Everton in the top 8 for all but 2 of the past 11 seasons and much better football than the turgid sh1te that Smith served up in pursuit of survival in the PL ffs. Imagine if you will comparing 2002-13 with 1991-2002 and it becomes relatively easy to accept that we've had some great times in our history but not many years of consistent success - only the Catterick years really were consistently good (at least up to 1970 that is). Naturally I'm going to sympathise with those who haven't seen any success in terms of trophies but, let's be honest, we'd still be behind the side trophies or no trophies and let's compare our current situation with the likes of Newcastle (44 years and counting) and the likes of West Ham.
So, with that in mind, trophies are wonderful but so, to a smaller extent, is the warmth that comes from being competitive and being comfortably better than most. You can berate me if you like but imagine how it now feels to be a Leeds (spits out the word) fan or a Forest fan or, even worse, a Portsmouth fan these days. So, blessed are those who do not expect, for they shall not be disappointed you might come back to me with. I expect, want, demand, good football. I won't decent top 8 finishes AS A BARE MINIMUM so we can build on that. Whoever gets the gig - I expect it will be Martinez, will get my full support and I'm keen to hear where he thinks he can take us forward - none of this "fighting above our station" stuff will be a good start frankly. Maybe the guts to take on the RS in their own back yard will be a big start...
