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I can fully understand Sharpy's reasoning; the thing that gets me are all the young ones now not going because their parents aren't. That's the real downer in all of this...
 
A fall in attendances is not unique to Everton.

ALL of the Midlands clubs have had attendance drops. One of which has witnessed 6000 season ticket drop!

I haven't checked the North East clubs but theirs may be skewed by Newcastle's relegation the season before last.


The economic situation is as much as anything and the associated uncertainty surrounding it.
 
Im sitting in the family enclosure on saturday and when i booked the tickets most of the section was still available. The next day i had a look again and nearly all seats were gone. The club must have given them to local schools for free or something. Suppose its better than having them empty.
 

Dushku said:
I've been a season ticket holder on/ off since the late 1980's, worked as a pitch steward and then re-bought a season ticket. I fully understand the negativity and the angst here. We've all seen our beloved Blues through the clichéd 'thick and thin' - but what we are serving up right now , is dreadful, to put it mildly. You can blame Moyes for his team selection, Kenwright for not doing enough to sell the club - but at the end of the day, when a Centre half opts for hoofing the ball blindly, up the field at every given occasion ( Jags) or a centre forward who looks disinterested and lack lustre (Saha), the blame for or performances has to lie with the player themselves. Too many times, our 'midfield' look like deer caught in headlights when given the ball. Their initial first response is to hold the ball, play it sideways or backwards. Rarely will they pass, move and seek the ball back. Using Tottenham as a yard stick, look at Modric ,Van Der Vaat and Parker. Three attack minded midfield players, who are constantly moving into space, seeking the ball and looking to make 'that pass. Now look at our set up, Heitingar,, Neville and Osman.. need I say more ? Last night versus Bolton, we dwelled on the ball, looked devoid of ideas and kept moving the ball left to Baines or hoofed it up to Dennis. Every time Landon got the ball to feet and tried to launch a counter attack - no one went with him. It's going to be a long, frustrating and possibly regrettable loan period for our American saviour, if no one is willing to be on his wavelength or share his enthusiasm.

Our team looks jaded and negative, they can't even master the basics of short passing and moving. Over hitting, wild passes to isolated strikers. I personally cannot see where any sort of saving grace is going to come from. There's no quick get out clause. We have scored 20 goals this season collectively..Demba Ba has scored 15 on his own. We went 162 minutes without having a single shot at goal and our attendances are dropping like a stone. The rot isn't setting in - it;s been here here for a long long time. Landon Donovan, bless him, appears to be the only person, vocally proud to wear the Royal Blue of late. The others, if they left wouldn't bat an eyelid.

But one of my fiercest gripes is with Moyes, himself. "Barkley is one of the brightest prospects in English football, today". Yet days later, he was quoted saying that we wouldn't see him this season, in any major capacity. The team is screaming out for some guile, enthusiasm and a spark to ignite the team and the more importantly, the crowd. Yet, he's muzzling the boy, mothballing him and letting him kick his heels and get more and more frustrated - not even benching him ! We all know, Moyes frowns upon youthful exuberance and anyone with an ounce of creativity, but some times the man has to throw his convictions out of the window and realise that some times you have to gamble every now and then.

Do the right thing, drop the old guard and bring in some fresh blood - it can't do any worse than what the current lot are serving up as 'entertainment' :unsure:
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Dublintoff said:
I will never ever turn my back on everton. No matter how bad it gets i will continue to follow the club as best i can. I was at the wolves game with my son and i,ll be at the tamworth game with him aswell and he one of the reasons im not giving up. Whenever( it has to happen some time, wether it be months or years) our clubs fortunes change for the better i want to be able to enjoy those moments with him, and if i give up now then his interest will drop off also.

What sharpy says about having a heavy heart is a great description of how everton fans in general are feeling, i think. I dont know why last night of all games this season has provoked such heavy words on here but it has. Maybe(like me) a lot of people felt we had kind of turned a corner and also with donovan coming back, we all expected so much. Im hurting and it hasnt got any better since the final whistle blew against bolton.

I wish a player, someone we know cares, like cahill, could read this and other forums to see what the players are doing to us. Its killing us, its dividing us, its making people like sharpy turn their back on something they have loved for all their lives.

I know its only tamworth, with all due respect to them, but the players better show some sort of empathy with us fans and go out and make sure they put a smile on peoples faces again, and most importantly for me, put a smile on my sons face. My love of everton has already rubbed off on him and and i just want to make sure he goes home happy on saturday evening.
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Great posts. I don't go to the game, cos I live down in London, but will try to get to some down this way, but I was just numb when Bolton scored. It's not that I don't care, it;s more like I just expect **** like that to happen nowadays... I should be fuming FFS! :@

Matt Damon said:
It wouldn't matter if you were kicked. It wouldn't shift you.
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Lols. MD 1 - 0 MG :P
 
I have hit rock bottom and really I am accepting mediocrity for the rest of the run in. I have never been this hurt by such lackluster play and it doesn't seem to get any better.
 
Tennessee Blue Mike said:
I have hit rock bottom and really I am accepting mediocrity for the rest of the run in. I have never been this hurt by such lackluster play and it doesn't seem to get any better.
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move away from the bleach ffs!!!!! It's not worth it!! we'll come good again. . . . . . . . one day. . . . . . hopefully. . . . . . . maybe not!! [Poor language removed] it pass me a bottle we'll go together!!
 

Sharpys top lip said:
Fuck me it's Socrates....

Words of wisdom there son!!!!
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You are very welcome, and in some inter forum cross thread working from the I love guns thread.... no one has or has ever had a gun to your head making you go to the game, go to aways, buy kits, programs, changs, or bring your kid/s up blues.
You could very easily do something much more productive with your time and money - get further educated, work the overtime you mentioned, take you lad (?) to saturday or sunday league and get him playing a bit....
In the current climate perhaps you might count your blessings that you have enough disposable to have that choice when a lot of others are being squeezed out.
Only my 2 cents though, the 'negative reputation barometer adder to' is in the bottom left.
 
BigBlueBalls said:
You are very welcome, and in some inter forum cross thread working from the I love guns thread.... no one has or has ever had a gun to your head making you go to the game, go to aways, buy kits, programs, changs, or bring your kid/s up blues.
You could very easily do something much more productive with your time and money - get further educated, work the overtime you mentioned, take you lad (?) to saturday or sunday league and get him playing a bit....
In the current climate perhaps you might count your blessings that you have enough disposable to have that choice when a lot of others are being squeezed out.
Only my 2 cents though, the 'negative reputation barometer adder to' is in the bottom left.
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im not even sure how to answer that.

How about....

Fuck off..!!!


Yep that worked for me, just my little two cents worth.
 
Sharpys top lip said:
im not even sure how to answer that.

How about....

Fuck off..!!!


Yep that worked for me, just my little two cents worth.
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That isn't very nice, is that the example you set for your kid/s ? Perhaps you and your ill tempered sort would be better off away from Goodison and Everton altogether.
 

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