How did you become a fan of Everton?

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Family ties back to the days of us playing at Anfield. No brainer really.


Born in Fazakerly, dragged up in kirkdale for the early part of my life.


Being a toffee is as natural to me as telling bad jokes. And by [Poor language removed] can I do them.
 

my brother supports liverpool and he got me in to liverpool when i was about 5... or so..

but the rest of my family is blue and once i was taken to goodison when i was about 7 there was no turning back.

funny thing i went to anfield when i was in transition but i did not feel the magic goodison gave me. just seeing the main stand tower over the houses on goodison road gave me goosebumps as i walked towards the ground. back then anfield was quite a squat stadium and it just looked like a tramps house. i just loved the double tier all round goodison with those white crosses on the bullens... i was easily pleased back then! and of course neville southall was my hero... so there was no competition in the end! lol!
 
Being born in Wavertree and brought up in Garston to a family of blues I didnt have much choice really. My dad took me to my first match in 1970/71 when I was 11 and I've been going ever sinse. Looks like the long line ends with me though as 3 out of 4 of my kids are all red and the other doesnt like football. When I got divorced from their mother they knew how passionate I am about Everton so they all changed. They were only young then but they still havent woken up to the fact that it was a nasty choice. I cant bring myself to hate them because of who they support but it really plays [Poor language removed] with my head.
 

Watch my first football game on tv when I was 5, FA cup final against Liverpool. We wore blue, my favourite colour. That's how I got hook, by the colour of our shirt.
 
My Dad was from Blackburn and supprted Rovers. My mum was from Glasgow and was - on a religious level, as opposed to 'religiously', as she hated fıtbae, a Ranger supporter - although the rest bof her family were/are staunch Partick.
Growing up im Maghull I could have gone either way but the lad next door who was 2 years older than me and who I thought I was best mates with supported Everton.
Thing is, he was a bit of a bully and a shameless liar. He got me in trouble loads of times. But even after I'd stopped talking to him and palled up with kids my own age who supported the other team, I never ever considered switching.
Once Everton touches you etc..
 
I was born with blue blood in my veins. Just like my two older brothers, dad, grandad, great grandad. Then a younger brother came along with the same blood.
Its family.
 

Told the story earlier this year. Started back in 1984, when my home-town club Fortuna Sittard was drawn against Everton in the ECWC. As soon as the draw was made, I started to look out for the Everton results and I probably felt instantly, there was something special about the club.

Was only thirteen years old at the time, so wasn't allowed to travel with Fortuna to Liverpool. Listening to the radio though, the commentator was talking about the way the Evertonians applauded Fortuna off the pitch during the half-time interval and after full-time.

went to the return in sittard with my father and was stood directly besides some adult Evertonians. Seeing the reputation of the English following in thes days, it was safe to say, I didn't feel comfortable at all. One of the Evertonians must have noticed that, as he came over to me and handed me his scarf. From that moment on, I knew I was destined to become an evertonian.

Will be forever gratefull to that fella, for handing me his scarf.:D(y)
 
BlackToffee said:
Sharpy, not sure where I stand then!!!

Black guy, don't have any relatives in the City of Liverpool. Furtherest relative was brummie.

Became a blue in 1969 as I thought that they would win the league, which they did. No london club ever interested me. Two clinchers for me, the first is that the Beatles are my all time pop group, and when I began to read about the blues, I was caught hook line and sinker by our glorious tradition. We were more than just a football club, we contributed to making football what it is!!!

There could only be one team for me.

I use to walk 6 miles a day instead of taking a bus to and from school to save up enough money so that I could watch Everton whenever we played in London, but had to sit in the opponents end!!!

So Sharpy, am I a manufactured blue?b):P
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Not a chance mate, Everton was always in your heart. You just did'nt know it. You were born an Evertonian......Fact!!
 
I had no option,my dads dads,dad was a blue,and no one has bucked the trend.we all have to take our children to at least one game,took my grandson to the games this season and he is now the fifth generation blue.looking forward to him taking his grand kids bit of a wait though hes only 8:lol:
 
coyney said:
I had no option,my dads dads,dad was a blue,and no one has bucked the trend.we all have to take our children to at least one game,took my grandson to the games this season and he is now the fifth generation blue.
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Same here Coyney, I had no option, and now my children are 5th generation blues !

My great-grandfather played for Everton in the 1890's and scored in the losing 1897 FA Cup final against Aston Villa at Crystal Palace. Almost without exception, the family have been blues ever since. My grand-father was perhaps our family's greatest fan not missing a home game for very nearly 50 years.
 

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