Worst Everton debut


Obviously most people are rightly pointing to Glenn Keeley but that was just before my time as a fan. I was listening to a podcast recently featuring Graeme Sharp and a certain Steve McMahon who both played in that game for us and McMahon said had Keeley stayed on the pitch we'd have probably lost by 7 or 8.

Peter Beagrie made his debut in that infamous bonfire night 6-2 thrashing by Villa back in 1989. He wasn't rubbish on the day and forced Paul McGrath to score an own goal for one of our consolation goals but it hardly a debut to remember.
 
Is it derby game tetchiness? We've strong views in here and in the one hit wonder thread.

We're as good as safe this season, and we're about to wave goodbye to one of the years of insane transfers that cost us some psr punishment.

Chill. And the correct answer is Traore, even though he scored he was struggling like he was carrying a combine harvester. Legs shaking like a dog on the jobby.
 

Rugby Toffee said:
Glenn Keeley - Goodison Park on 6 November 1982
Keeley truly made his mark. Allowing Kenny Dalglish to get the wrong side of him, Keeley pulled the Liverpool forward back by his shirt, and with the professional foul rule recently introduced, referee Derek Civil had no option but to send off the debutant. After just 37 minutes, Keeley’s Everton career was already over.
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My worst ever day as an Evertonian. 0-3 down at half time. I was in the Street end. Sickening.
 
blackie_jones75 said:
This, I'm sure it was live on TV , it was certainly around my birthday when I was a little kid, November time? cemented Ian Rush as a bogeyman
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Don't think it was live. All weekend games were 3 pm on Saturdays back then. Motd that night and The Big Match on Sunday.

It was a big deal when the Cup Final came around as it was shown live but the build up began about 7 in the morning!
 

Cake said:
If I could have 10 votes on this it would be Glenn Keeley 10 times.
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The Glen Keeley game made me go home absolutely fuming. Took every poster off the wall into the bin took every scarf off the wall into the bin and said I will never go to another game. On the tuesday we played Arsenal in the league cup and at the last minute I decided I couldn't miss it and bumped into my mates one by one who also swore they wouldn't go to another game. Many people must have stuck to the promise as only 13k turned up for the game. That Glen Keeley game was catastrophic
 
Gana didn’t exactly light the place up and I’m fairly certain he gave away a very clumsy penalty on his debut.. he certainly improved over the years though!

Straq was awful but boy we love a trier!
 

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