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If, as fans, we ever wanted to test the ‘new’ Everton mentality, one that holds no fear, that is imbued with self-belief and which, importantly, treats our neighbours as nothing special, then we could have asked for no greater challenge than the weekend’s Derby. Full article here...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage For Allardyce, it was always November. And that was the Problem When Allardyce was appointed Everton manager, although the majority of Blues shuddered at his arrival, there was also a sense of understanding amongst some. Looking back...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage What Are The Neighbours Up To? Call it age, call it maturity, call it apathy born from resignation, but the more time passes, the harder I’m finding it to summon up the all consuming loathing I once felt so passionately for the sh**e...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Sod 'em Just after Everton had equalised in January’s FA Cup game, as my elation ebbed and the brief flurry of serotonin that had flooded my brain began to dissipate, natural Blue pessimism reasserted itself. With 20 minutes to go, I...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Misery Liked Company Misery loves company, as the old saying goes. For Evertonians, the only set of supporters who really used to understand the pain we endured were those who followed Manchester City. For years, our Manc...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Mo Money Mo Problems If only we had a few more quid, we’d be alright. I doubt there’s a Blue alive who didn’t think this during the pre-Moshiri years of financial hardship that covered the reigns of Smith, Moyes and Martinez. The...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage What Did We Expect? This is what a relegation threatened season looks like. That’s what I told my son when he recently quizzed me about why Everton were so [beep] (I’m paraphrasing here). When the drop zone exerts its gravitational...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Father Christmas is an Evertonian “Father Christmas doesn’t deliver to Liverpudlians.” My mum’s matter-of-fact declaration, delivered to my four-year-old self on a cold December evening thirty-odd years ago has been running through...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Viva Hate There was a time when Everton and Liverpool supporters revelled in a uniquely friendly rivalry, so the story goes. The apex of this was the 1980s when the two clubs dominated English football. As fans, we were united in...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage More Than Just a Game When Everton take to the pitch at our former ground this weekend it will be 18 years since the club has won at Anfield. By any definition, this is a woeful statistic. Everton have now long surpassed the...

Jim Keoghan submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage Survival Objectively, relegation (and the fear of it happening) shouldn’t be as anxiety-inducing as it often is. Bearing in mind that silverware is generally unattainable for most clubs, that the top six is pretty much a closed shop...