Everton walk out (1 Viewer)

[Nick]

Only invested £685m but moaning they haven't won anything

 

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[Nick]

Absolutely nothing happened

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

The one guy who did it when he gets to the concourse

 

[CovBrummie94]

It's how the money has been invested not the lack of investment. I'd be frustrated as a fan if £685m had been pissed up the wall on 8 managers, 56 players and a few Directors of Football to assemble a squad that is closer to relegation than Europe and a club that is now in bother with FFP.

The "protest" was pretty embarrassing though.

 

[Frostie]

It's how the money has been invested not the lack of investment. I'd be frustrated as a fan if £685m had been pissed up the wall on 8 managers, 56 players and a few Directors of Football to assemble a squad that is closer to relegation than Europe and a club that is now in bother with FFP.

The "protest" was pretty embarrassing though.

100% this. Such a horrendously run football club. Think how good they could have been if they actually had a strategy to go along with that investment.

 

[Peter Billing Eyes]

All things considered, their fans have remained loyal - they’ve not had a sniff of success in years yet still pull in better crowds than the likes of Chelsea or Man City would if their form was similarly indifferent year after year. That said, Everton have flirted with relegation before, I remember in the 90’s they had to get a result on the last day of the season to avoid relegation? Or could be my memory going AWOL.

 

[rob9872]

We had years of abject failure in the Premiership followed by troubles on and off the pitch over the past years as we've slid down the leagues, but I wouldn't swap what we've had with winning the checkatrade, two promotions and the chance we have now versus Premiership mediocrity that they've endured. Sure it's nice to see great players in your side or competing with the best of the best, but our journey has been more fun imo.

 

[ovduk78]

All things considered, their fans have remained loyal - they’ve not had a sniff of success in years yet still pull in better crowds than the likes of Chelsea or Man City would if their form was similarly indifferent year after year. That said, Everton have flirted with relegation before, I remember in the 90’s they had to get a result on the last day of the season to avoid relegation? Or could be my memory going AWOL.

I think it was a couple of times. They beat Wimbledon 3-2 after losing 2-0 one season & if we'd have beaten them in 98 they would have been relegated.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We had years of abject failure in the Premiership followed by troubles on and off the pitch over the past years as we've slid down the leagues, but I wouldn't swap what we've had with winning the checkatrade, two promotions and the chance we have now versus Premiership mediocrity that they've endured. Sure it's nice to see great players in your side or competing with the best of the best, but our journey has been more fun imo.

We are a footballing irrelevance, they aren’t. Would swap any day

 

[rob9872]

We are a footballing irrelevance, they aren’t. Would swap any day

In who's eyes? To the wider world I couldn't care less if they appreciateus or not. Coventry City is all that matters.

Also they're not even the best team in their own City. Irrelevant

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

In who's eyes? To the wider world I couldn't care less if they appreciateus or not. Coventry City is all that matters.

Also they're not even the best team in their own City. Irrelevant

I want us playing at as high a level as we possibly can, like any fan of any club does. I would happily trade the last 20 years, or even just the last 4, for guaranteed top flight status.

 

[rob9872]

I want us playing at as high a level as we possibly can, like any fan of any club does. I would happily trade the last 20 years, or even just the last 4, for guaranteed top flight status.

Each to their own I guess. I like seeing us win. I'd rather we went up came down and were strong at the top end of the Championship. Also can't stand much of the Premiership insular bollocks and games being moved any day any time.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Each to their own I guess. I like seeing us win. I'd rather we went up came down and were strong at the top end of the Championship. Also can't stand much of the Premiership insular bollocks and games being moved any day any time.

If we were assured top flight survival we’d still win a fair share of games, draw a higher profile, keep our top prospects for longer, sort out our finances and test ourselves against the best sides in the country. One bad season in the second tier and we’re back into real obscurity

 

[Deleted member 9744]

I would far rather have had Everton's last 20 years than ours. Watching Cov in the top league was far better than in lower leagues

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

If we were assured top flight survival we’d still win a fair share of games, draw a higher profile, keep our top prospects for longer, sort out our finances and test ourselves against the best sides in the country. One bad season in the second tier and we’re back into real obscurity

But you're working on the assumption of PL survival, which we wouldn't have.

It'd be like saying I'd be happy to be relegated every so often if we were guaranteed to come straight back up.

I loved the PL years but there were times when it's difficult when you're losing more often than winning. Having a feeling of confidence going into games is great.

Obviously in an ideal world we'd be doing that in the top league but we're a multi-billion dollar owner away from that.

Main reason to want to get promoted is the money, cos the football is likely to be much less enjoyable when we're there.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

But you're working on the assumption of PL survival, which we wouldn't have.

It'd be like saying I'd be happy to be relegated every so often if we were guaranteed to come straight back up.

I loved the PL years but there were times when it's difficult when you're losing more often than winning. Having a feeling of confidence going into games is great.

Obviously in an ideal world we'd be doing that in the top league but we're a multi-billion dollar owner away from that.

Main reason to want to get promoted is the money, cos the football is likely to be much less enjoyable when we're there.

The question was about Everton’s situation compared to ours over the past 10-20 years. I’d happily trade it.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I would far rather have had Everton's last 20 years than ours. Watching Cov in the top league was far better than in lower leagues

I don't really think it was, the seasons of successive relegation battles were depressing as they would be at a lower level, a couple of seasons running we won 1 game before December. Who really enjoyed that?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I don't really think it was, the seasons of successive relegation battles were depressing as they would be at a lower level, a couple of seasons running we won 1 game before December. Who really enjoyed that?

At the same time how many enjoyable seasons were there for us in the last 2 decades? Many more spent in the bottom half of the second and third tier, plus relegated from both and just squeezing home from the fourth. That’s before we even look at the off field issues.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

I don't really think it was, the seasons of successive relegation battles were depressing as they would be at a lower level, a couple of seasons running we won 1 game before December. Who really enjoyed that?

Fair enough we are all different. I found watching us playing top tier football way more exciting. Occasionally beating teams Man U or Liverpool was far more of a high for me than beating lower league teams. Moments like Huckerby's winner against Man U far eclipsed anything in the last 20 years, including the play off final.