probably the first time i saw us win
i was 11 and had a been a few times already and seen us draw twice and lose the other two. I had loved going to the ground but this was the Walter Smith era. Everything about the place was particularly dour. The football, the old, boring, slow players (at least in todays game even if youre rubbish in the premier league, chances are you have at least a few technically skilled and pacy players). The atmosphere was always poor and the place filled with negativity.
it was April 2003. Towards the end of the first exciting season in my time supporting the blues. I was in the Lower Bullens with my dad and it was my first time watching my hero, Wayne Rooney.
I think i would have spent the whole game imagining the perfect scenarios, him scoring a last minute winner etc.
Then we went 1-0 down.
The usual moans and frustration filled the air. It was going to be just like every other visit I had had.
We fired back quickly through Kevin Campbell off a Naysmith corner to level things up.
We then spent the last half hour really piling on the pressure. I could feel the real change in the mood. The demand for a win. The hope. The expectation that this is what this side could do.
And then it fell to Rooney outside the box and he rifled in a half volley into the bottom corner.
Cue delirium.
I saw us win at Goodison and Rooney scored in the last minute. My dream had come true.
i was 11 and had a been a few times already and seen us draw twice and lose the other two. I had loved going to the ground but this was the Walter Smith era. Everything about the place was particularly dour. The football, the old, boring, slow players (at least in todays game even if youre rubbish in the premier league, chances are you have at least a few technically skilled and pacy players). The atmosphere was always poor and the place filled with negativity.
it was April 2003. Towards the end of the first exciting season in my time supporting the blues. I was in the Lower Bullens with my dad and it was my first time watching my hero, Wayne Rooney.
I think i would have spent the whole game imagining the perfect scenarios, him scoring a last minute winner etc.
Then we went 1-0 down.
The usual moans and frustration filled the air. It was going to be just like every other visit I had had.
We fired back quickly through Kevin Campbell off a Naysmith corner to level things up.
We then spent the last half hour really piling on the pressure. I could feel the real change in the mood. The demand for a win. The hope. The expectation that this is what this side could do.
And then it fell to Rooney outside the box and he rifled in a half volley into the bottom corner.
Cue delirium.
I saw us win at Goodison and Rooney scored in the last minute. My dream had come true.
9LeagueTitles5FACups
Player Valuation: £8m
If you have watched the match from the Lower Gwladys in the past few seasons, you probably won't have heard that sound much! However, I completely agree with you. I can hear it now when I am only thinking about it.
steven
Player Valuation: £35m
That villa game was class.
That whole ‘Rooney’ period felt like you were potentially watching someone who could single handedly take us to another level…alas…
I still remember the 0v0 against Bolton when he was unplayable..even though he didn’t score.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
When I first got a season ticket in the Main stand I got lost after going to the bogs. Scary places they were for a mere stripling 
It was a 90's derby and i was in Gwladys Street and Liverpool had a corner. This lad came sprinting down the stairs to shout at Robbie Fowler " Fowler you F.......... Lizard " then ran back up the stairs.
Absolutely bouncing out of Goodison after we smashed City in '17. It was my first season back as a season ticket holder, Rom, Kev, Tom Davies, Lookman. Making merry on Dale St for hours after and still buzzing on the way home.
Like a mug I thought it was a new dawn!
And Gerrard''s 5 mile knee slide, only to have the goal ruled out and the WHOLE of Goodison giving out to him.
But I've got a feeling in years to come it'll be Tarky's goal. The timing, the opposition, the desperate attempt to get it chalked off. It felt like the moment, like Goodison saying "here you go gang, just one more for the bank, remember me fondly eh?"
Love the place.
Like a mug I thought it was a new dawn!
And Gerrard''s 5 mile knee slide, only to have the goal ruled out and the WHOLE of Goodison giving out to him.
But I've got a feeling in years to come it'll be Tarky's goal. The timing, the opposition, the desperate attempt to get it chalked off. It felt like the moment, like Goodison saying "here you go gang, just one more for the bank, remember me fondly eh?"
Love the place.
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First match. Wimbledon 94. My mum told me I had to go even though we were skint and I’d said no to my mates. My Mum gave me a tenner and I ran into West Derby village and got on same bus as my school mates by the skin of my teeth. Used someone else’s junior Evertonian card to get in for a fiver. We were awful. We were going down. Half time there were adults crying. We stormed to a rousing 3-2 victory and I walked home to the sound of beeps from cars as I had my only bit of Everton gear on me, a 1987 bobble hat with the bobble cut off from one of my brothers. I never looked back.
Daytripper
Player Valuation: £40m
In terms of amusement, we beat Villa 3-2 at home with Peter schmeichel scoring their second in injury time.
When the players come out for the second half he jogged towards the Gwladys who , in tradition , applaud the opposing keeper. he never acknowledged it. Mild boos started and suddenly this pie is launched over my head and smashes the crossbar.
Silly I know but I couldn’t stop laughing at the time
When the players come out for the second half he jogged towards the Gwladys who , in tradition , applaud the opposing keeper. he never acknowledged it. Mild boos started and suddenly this pie is launched over my head and smashes the crossbar.
Silly I know but I couldn’t stop laughing at the time
bcblue1878
Player Valuation: £50m
Then the shout started - “There’s more of us than that”!Back in the days of laugh at the attendance figure on the Park End Scoreboard
There's been loads of mad stuff happen at Goodison, just stop oil, Nev's HT protest, Goodison cat, Mr Testicle and so on
I presume other grounds ha e similar mad stuff but maybe not.
I presume other grounds ha e similar mad stuff but maybe not.
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Do you remember when he was at united the little scally in the street end running on and pinching his towel from the side of the net?
I have lot's of memory's four league wins all the great players from 1959 to today.But one of the the most memorable was the Sat September 1962 first derby with Liverpool when they came up, what a game i was 12 and was sitting on the wall of the entrance to the steps to turn stiles .Me and my mate had got there about 2hours before to make sure we got a good speck there was 73,000 at the match. But there was a lot more moore like 80.000 you could see people jumping over the turnstyles and getting over the walls.That was at the Stanley Park end ,god knows what was happing at the Gladys street end.Both teams ran out together as was the tradition the noise was ear spliting . I remeber on the tv that night the commentator said he could not hear himself speak. The result was 2each we had two good goals disallowed and they scored a last minute goal so nothing has changed they beat us at anfield two one but we did go on to win the league in 1963 i can't be there but i will be there in spirit , can't go the pub to watch it my wife is not very well.I will glad for kids who have never seen anything to say to there children i was there on the last day with the new owners the have a chance for the new generation to be proud to be a blue. Davey Moyes has taken us onwards and upwards , give the tools to take to the star's and beyond. I am sorry this is so long but memories have come fluiding back.
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