Have we finally given up?

[dholliday]

Without casting judgement on whether it is for better or worse, have we finally lost the Everton Football Club of the last couple of decades? The one that tried to maintain the old footballing values whilst still persevering to compete with those capable of winning silverware merely by producing the chequebook, the one that put team spirit and a feel for the Club on a par with ability, and one that acted with class and dignity in all footballing matters?

The trend towards aligning with everyone else in the chase for success has been evidenced since the departure of Martinez, most recently with the merrygoround of managers at GP, the tapping up of Silva last year, and now the blatant demotion of younger talent in the wake of yesterdays foreign signings.

Again, I'm not suggesting this is necessarily all for the worse. Heaven knows we've suffered enough under the 'plucky Everton' culture. But there is still a tinge of sadness in now just joining the rest in the unseemly quest for success.

I'll drink to that!

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

 

[efcjames]

Never happy us are we.

 

[Librarian]

Giving up? We need waking up ffs

 

[TmoMoney0721]

This fella's clearly fell and smacked his head, anybody know a good physician he could go and see.

 

[BostonToffee]

The use of the label 'foreign' was on purpose , since the records of integrating overseas players into the British style of play and settle in a new environment etc (ie and so helping maintain team spirit) do not by and large make for the greatest read. It's bad enough nowadays even to get southern based players to move north!

Looks at the top four squads...nope buying good foreign players works pretty well. Buying crap ones is the problem.

 

[BostonToffee]

Cause honestly Chelsea should buy more Ross Barkley's if I'm being honest. Get back that English history.

 

[dancing llama]

Ah yes, the glory days of Moyes never winning anything.... great times

Also ignores the fact that we now have the official Classiest Guy In Football Ever as our DoF!

Deary me.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I mean every time we were good it was because we were spending more than anyone else. But yeah sound, I’d have the Walter Smith years any day

 

[ilikecheese]

We need to go back to the days of selling Arteta and loaning in Drenthe and Stracq.

 

[mrb85]

Seems like few respondents have bothered reading the OT properly. Nowhere does it say that the old days of failure were good days and preferable to success. It also refers to there being only a 'tinge' of sadness now ( -- a sadness in not having been able to bring success without buying it)

 

[Caolam]

There is no room for the Corinthian spirit in the Premier League.

 

[DanEFC92]

When we didn't try to loan Anthony Gardner I knew something was amiss.

 

[Nymzee]

Adapt or die.

 

[billyblue80]

If you know your history...