Everything that could have been said has been and I'm very much under informed than most on here, however...
We're stagnant. We didn't so much as hit a glass ceiling as rammed an elevator into a titanium roof. I grew up watching a great Everton team setting the standard and would like to see it again. It's not unrealistic either. We're still a very big club with good support, decent enough structure and a good set of players, even if in my head were the best team in the world.
I also believe were not far away from the tipping point. We have invested sensibly in good players and had a manager who has got us playing consistently for the last ten years, repairing some of our reputation after too long as being a laughing stock. There will come a point when the asset stripping overpowers the ability to produce or buy decent players to keep the momentum coming. Once that happens were very much likely in for an almighty fall.
We've also been conditioned to be happy with top eight finishes. With the status quo at present that's about right but the way the club is ran it could be so much better. There's been a whole host of documented failures and mismanagement from those who run the club. I don't doubt they have the club's best interest at heart but they should be accountable to a board of directors and shareholders, of which they've prevented any dialogue.
I'm sick of having a fractured fanbase as it's doing no one any good. Wouldn't it be better if the BU done their thing, as fellow blues, and were allowed to get on with it? I can see why some are having a go back as they've been a bit antagonistic towards non BU supporters in the past but they seem to be trying hard at this. At the heart of it is a gang of lads (and I've met some of them) who go to the games and want the best for Everton where we have a board who are happy having us as an asset to eventually sell rather than an investment to grow. We should be careful not disengage fans who are not BU supporters but do want a change of Everton ownership. They're plenty of them about. Perhaps in time they'll gravitate towards the BU but it's up to them.
And those who are happy with how things are then leave them to it. You shouldn't have to be categorised, you're in the most important category and that's being a blue you lucky [Poor language removed].
There's lots of stuff open for debate about how the club are operating. I don't see anything wrong with issues being raised and their actions evaluated. If you want us to win things and improve we need a change of ownership and if that isn't forthcoming then the current lot to be accountable for doing the right thing by the club until it's time to move on.
We've got a common enemy across the park, we don't need to turn on each other.
Now lets hold hands everyone and praise Budha ffs.
