“Once Everton has touched you nothing will be the same.”

[moosed]

I already know I'm going to get a lot of grief for this but does anyone else cringe when they hear this ? I know Alan Ball said it and he's a legend and all that but 30+ years on and without the context it just sounds like the kind of cringey soundbite id expect a kopite to come out with.

I said the quote to my mate once who doesn't support anyone and his first response was "sounds a bit paedo to me". It was hard to disagree with him.

Let the negging commence.

 

[allen]

It's exactly this sort of thing that keeps me up at night.

 

[orchard]

Hahaha, never thought of it like that, I'd probably have had to revert to the classic 'takes one to know one' line, and talk about the weather...

 

[Chang Elephant]

his first response was "sounds a bit paedo to me". It was hard to disagree with him.

CBA negging mate, could not give a flying one

 

[chunk]

his first response was "sounds a bit paedo to me"

Id never thought of it like that, you've now ruined the quote for me.

 

[royalblue66]

Well Bobby said ,the other week that he now understands what Bally meant, if it had been a R/s player who had said it they would have emblazoned on flags on the Kop.

 

[deipnosophist]

How good were those 2 goals by Long in the WBA v Villa game...world class.

Re the Everton quote: couldn't give one

 

[lmurkder]

I already know I'm going to get a lot of grief for this but does anyone else cringe when they hear this ? I know Alan Ball said it and he's a legend and all that but 30+ years on and without the context it just sounds like the kind of cringey soundbite id expect a kopite to come out with.

I said the quote to my mate once who doesn't support anyone and his first response was "sounds a bit paedo to me". It was hard to disagree with him.

Let the negging commence.

There's not enough neg available to give you.

 

[moosed]

just replace the word "everton" with "liverpool" and tell me you wouldn't cringe if a kopite came up to you and said that.

 

[deipnosophist]

just replace the word "everton" with "liverpool" and tell me you wouldn't cringe if a kopite came up to you and said that.

in a footballing context, I cringe at a lot of things where the word 'liverpool' is involved

 

[royalblue66]

just replace the word "everton" with "liverpool" and tell me you wouldn't cringe if a kopite came up to you and said that.

Never cringe at anything to do with Alan Ball to be honest . Greatest player to ever wear the shirt mate.

 

[deipnosophist]

Good midlands derby. What a great weekend of games in the EPL

 

[The Legend of Southall]

just replace the word "everton" with "liverpool" and tell me you wouldn't cringe if a kopite came up to you and said that.

It's a true saying though. How many players have come to the club, without having any affinity with it, only to leave as lifelong Evertonians?

 

[Baines' left foot]

Is your mate 10?

It's the kind of thing you'd hear in primary school, you'd come out with something like "Ryan Giggs is pretty fit for his age, isn't he?" before the class erupts with "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA EEEEEZZZZZ GAY EEEEZZZZ GAY AHAHAHAHAH YER FUKIN GAY BOD AHAHAHAHA !!!!!"

 

[moosed]

It's a true saying though. How many players have come to the club, without having any affinity with it, only to leave as lifelong Evertonians?

plenty, I'm sure its the same at lots of other clubs though.