The great Jimmy Greaves repeatedly said about football, “it’s a funny old game” and he was right.
For Evertonians though, the early weeks of this new season have been more a period of frustration than amusement as the teams stuttering form in the Premier League is again testing supporters patience with players and the manager.
Positive signs of a fighting spirit in the victory over Wolves after the disappointment of losing at Villa Park were dispelled by the capitulation at Bournemouth and the surrendering of a six game, home winning streak to Sheffield United. These reversals saw many voice concerns over the ability of Marco Silva to take our club forward and back to where we all yearn to be, challenging for silverware, titles, trophies.
In between, we saw a rare come-from-behind win against Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup and last Tuesday, chastised by the manager not to go into hiding, Everton raced out of the blocks to overcome Sheffield Wednesday in the same...
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