Everton played Chelsea on New Year’s Day in 1994(got beat 4-2 under Jimmy Gabriel).
I went with my Chelsea supporting mate and we went for a pint post match in the “Ferret and Firkin” on Lots Road.
No sooner had we got to the bar Tony Cortes...
Back in the 80s I managed to get to a schools football function at Goodison where Howard Kendall was the guest speaker. An old student friend who was then teaching in Merseyside got the tickets. I managed to say hello to Howard, then in the...
Got very pissed at a corporate golf day with Graeme Sharp . The next week we played Sheffield Wednesday away and I was invited into their hospitality. After the meal we made our way to.yhe seats just under the press box and Sharpy was doing...
Waiting for the 19 bus outside The Living Rooms, Friday night around October 2003. Minding my own business when suddenly I had to jump back away from the bus stop before I was ran over by a black Mercedes full on mounting the curb. He wasn’t in...
Spent a whole day/night drinking with Ian Bishop in Southport with my then girlfriend,ended up at the end of the night getting engaged………..to said girlfriend not Ian Bishop😉😂it didn’t last long!!!was also at a family do of the same girlfriend at...
Sister went out with Graham Allen when she went Uni. Kicked around with Jon Hills and a certain Michael Ball and their lasses. Ended up at Everton Xmas party circa 1997/8. Met all my heroes. Not jealous of her one bit. Definitely no animosity to...
IIRC that was before they won the league (they won it for the first time that year?) and I do recall people saying it didn’t count as a Moyes win against the “top four” (at the time). Even though they won the league. Lots of great arguments we...
I know he'll be a RB for us primarily, but interestingly he played CB at youth levels where he was a serial winner. Captained Jong Ajax occasionality so there's leadership qualities there, too.
Shea Charles is another "utility" type I was referring to with Timothy Weah. He covers multiple positions. All that concerns me is why was he loaned out when Southampton had a Championship level squad last season? Surely they could have utilised...