Are we cursed as a club?

[dave11]

It's penance for not paying the rent.

 

[Bally1989]

No we aren’t cursed we have just been a shambles since I can remember and now we just make excuses for it.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

Think we should stop expecting the worse case scenario at every turn.

 

[Cels]

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[PITA]

Hopefully, imagine winning something - what we would me moan about then?

"That cup is too shiny".

I dream of doing that.

 

[Moomin]

Not cursed but subjected to some very dodgy decisions - as is everyone else outside the Sky 6 - not allowed in Europe because someone else's fans rioted, having to play a qualifying round in the Champs league whilst the team that finished below us (and didn't actually qualify) got automatic entrance and were seeded!!!

Pretty sure Liverpool had to play all the qualifying rounds while we came in at the third round to Villarreal.

 

[Andyramone]

Once you buy into that way of thinking you are already beaten.

Nobody who ever kicked a football bought that crap

 

[hkb6970]

I think we are very unlucky, some teams (not mentioning names,but often they wear all red) have far more fortune than others.
It's the same for people, I read recently of a couple who won over £1m on the lottery for the second time at odds of billions to one,when most can't even win more than a tenner, so there must be a theory about luck and we as a club come in the unlucky category.

 

[Thesouthallarms]

No , but negativity breeds negativity

 

[Dymak]

I think we are very unlucky, some teams (not mentioning names,but often they wear all red) have far more fortune than others.
It's the same for people, I read recently of a couple who won over £1m on the lottery for the second time at odds of billions to one,when most can't even win more than a tenner, so there must be a theory about luck and we as a club come in the unlucky category.

We really don’t come in the unlucky category at all.

Everton’s version of being unlucky is crying because Whiteside denied us the first ever treble in English football followed by an unjust ban from Europe (which applied to all English clubs) weeks after winning the double with the league and the ECWC.

It’s like a millionaire saying he’s unlucky because he’s not a billionaire. Or whinging because you only pulled the 15th most attractive berd in the Ritzy instead of pulling the fittest berd in the entire place (utterly ridiculous and a quick road to unhappiness with that attitude)

Bad management - for sure!
Corruption at play - possibly on occasion.
Bad luck - I don’t think so.
Good luck - I don’t think so either, but there are as many fortunate examples as there are unfortunate examples.

We certainly aren’t cursed, though. We actually remain one of the most successful clubs in England. And when it comes to relegations, there can’t be many clubs that have had fewer than Everton. We’ve literally spent more time in the top flight than any other club in England. That’s not the record of a cursed club!

 

[PeterGet]

Once Everton has touched you, nothing will ever be the same.

Unfortunately we touched Grealish on his foot and it broke..

 

[judge]

Pretty sure Liverpool had to play all the qualifying rounds while we came in at the third round to Villarreal.

I think they had to play one qualifying round against St Winifred's School Choir, or someone like that. It still doesn't change the fact that they didn't satisfy the qualification criteria...........i might be going a bit off topic, here

 

[RobYoung]

Pretty sure Liverpool had to play all the qualifying rounds while we came in at the third round to Villarreal.

I think they played TNS from Wales?
Maybe a few more rounds, but they went in as a 'seeded' team
We probably got the hardest draw we could get at that stage as Villarreal had a very good team.

The atmosphere at Goodison in the build up to that game was electric, will never forget.
James Beattie with good goal in the home leg.

 

[Jokerdan]

Voodoo curses again, here we go! Not possible that it’s a physical issue caused by our training pitches, no, that is tin foil conspiracy waffle. Danny Murphy sat at home pinning an Everton voodoo doll to death though, YES we’ve cracked the code.

Well we need to get some lids to burgle his gaff, nick the voodoo doll, dress it in a RS strip and let Reidy have full rein on it.

I'll more than happily supply the pins.

 

[Joey66]

It's penance for not paying the rent.

It was hiked up x3 - plus John Holding as the gates got bigger - he did not provide changing rooms at the pit - the teams used his nearby pub to change he was doing roaring business on beer sales on match days - Our fans & players built that ground as it was an old athletics track Anfield - he just owned the land & run the club with a board - The Board were no fools Dr Baxter on it broke away in an EGM after getting a price for land over the other side of the park a market garden named Mere - he gave the club an interest free loan & built then what was a state of the art stadium - the vote went through - Holding thought it was a big bluff at a meeting in a Library a few times Dr Baxter inspired share holders to get involved -

Holding a brewery chief & high standing in the city tried to pinch our name he took a lot of players off us - the FA told him Dr Baxter & used our name in building the new ground to be named Goodison Park -

so he had to rename his team = Liverpool FC - it was then in the area of Anfield ....

In the mid 1950s Everton Division one - Liverpool Division 2 most fans watched both games - My late father had a uncle who was a red so he did his & the state of Anfield's ground back then was awful - hence the blues fans named it THE PIT - hence the name stuck.....1964 a certain Bill Shankly got them promoted & they have been a thorn in our sides for most seasons ....