Deckard2049
Player Valuation: £15m
I honestly don’t think any of this bothers them. I don’t think they care about anything whilst they’re winning things and we’re not. They don’t give two sh*ts about our self proclaimed “nobleness and dignity”.
HOWEVER... I think there’s a fear there. A fear that we could get our act together like we did in the 80’s and push them all the way and even usurp them. Since 1990, they’ve seen united knock them off their perch. Arsenal have won leagues. Then came Chelsea under Abramovich. Now it’s Manchester City. There’s a weird affinity between the two sets of supporters at the moment but watch what happens if Newcastle get taken over by mega-wealthy owners. Soon the cries of “oil money” will be aimed at them and that “friendship” will break down. How many reds do you know who went ballistic and cheered like they hadn’t done in years when Aguero broke united hearts with that late winner against QPR? All of my mates went bananas. At that point, city were their friends, now they’re a mortal enemy. Because anyone who succeeds more than them is an enemy. They can’t handle it.
Any reds reading this would probably laugh at the idea that they “fear us”. And I could see why- we’re not exactly challenging for top honours or league positions right now. But what if? That’s the question which haunts blues- what if we could just get our act together? But more than haunting us, I truly believe that question haunts them. They don’t fear us as we are... they fear what we could be. Because being pipped to the league by state backed Manchester City is one thing. But can you imagine how they’d feel if it was us? Little old Everton. Would be quite embarrassing for them wouldn’t it? Now that’s a pretty big leap admittedly, but just wait and see what happens if we do start to get our act together.
To me this notion of fear is why they can’t just enjoy their victory this weekend without overtly gloating about it and rubbing our faces in it. Prince Rupert’s tower is the ultimate example of this. I’m sure they would counter by saying we revel in their defeats, which is fair comment. But between two clubs in the same city, there will always and should always be sporting rivalry. Enjoying the losses of your local rivals is perfectly normal. To me there’s an aspect of belittling, humiliation and downright bullying that comes from elements of their fan base in regards to us. The constant need to reference us even in their victories tells me this. They want to rub it in as much as possible, to lord it over us whilst they can because they don’t know how long they will be able to do so. One day it can all change. That’s my hope. And that’s their fear.
