Recent content by barkleys splinter

For the first few years of the 'new'Park End the vocal support from that section was immense. Don't know what caused the change. The transferring of the middle section of seats for hospitality tickets perhaps.

The pre-health and safety days. Brilliant. I like the way the commentator on the 1966 footage casually refers to 400 injuries amongst the crowd.

He only left Everton to get away from Cahill jumping on his back after every goal!

Strange player Pienaar. Has a lovely quick turn and pick up in pace over 10 yards with the ball under total control............and then he passes.............and invariably the pass will be rushed and overhit or generally off target. You'd have though after 15 years playing at top level he'd...

Spurs were poor (as were we of course). Very predictable even though they had all the possession in the first half. Some teams you feel uncomfortable against when they're in possession. Can't say I ever felt uncomfortable today.

Got to agree with that. At the moment he's costing us not just his wages but the continuous devaluation of his transfer value, so if he's going to go let it happen in January. Wait until the summer and we'd have 'lost' £5m at least on the fee. Of course, what we'd be losing is a handful of...

Should have won that game by 4 or 5. Missed chance after chance and hit the woodwork a few times. Wasn't our goal scored in the last minute?

Not many. Probably only in the low hundreds - no Ryanair or Easyjet then.

Wasn't that the game where we first paraded The Magnificent 7?

You can't really reduce obstructed views by more than a quid or two unless it's going to always be the case that all other seats are sold, otherwise there's nothing stopping you paying the much-reduced price but then taking up an unsold unobstructed seat elsewhere.

He has, just not as much as under Moyes.

Correct. An absolutely fantastic player. Lovely on the ball AND as hard as nails. A tragic loss to Everton Football Club at the time. With him we wouldn't have had to wait until 1970 before winning the championship again.

I've not read the whole thread so someone might have mentioned it already, but pre-PL it was not allowed to incorporate a corporate label into your club name. Jimmy Hill tried it on in the 70s, trying to change Coventry City to Coventry Talbot (a local car manufacturer at the time). Presumably...

How big are the smoke canisters? I ask because everyone was being frisked at City outside the turnstiles.

Looks like the TV companies will both be squeezing our required minimum number of home fixtures in in the latter half of the season -- don't tell me we'll be picked for mouthwatering games against the likes of Southampton, Fulham etc.