Mental block

[The_La]

Seen this mentioned quite a lot when it comes to the team, especially in big matches.

But I wonder if it applies to the fans as well? Just reading some of the constant negativity - feels like some people are only happy when they can moan about the club and don't know how to get behind the team and be positive.

People seem to have settled on Everton being a has-been, also-ran club.

There needs to be some collective head-pulling from collective arses.

 

[eurosrees]

When you've been Evertoned over and over for 30 years, all you can reasonably expect is to be Evertoned again.

 

[Abraders]

I'm 23, I have barely, if ever, seen us win an important match of note. Even if we do win an important game, we follow it up by an embarrassing display vs the likes of Crystal Palace, or Reading etc.

I used to have all the Everton optimism in the world but I eventually became Evertoned.

 

[Donald Twain]

Can't see how having a knees up will help us

 

[Noble Savage]

I remember when my mental block appeared . It was the Zenith Data cup final against Palace . I was there and I was so excited . We were so bad Geoff Thomas scored . Warzycha scored an amazing goal that day too .
So , whenever we are doing well against a top team ( like against Man City ) I see John Salako's face and then I realise . We are Everton .

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

It's simple for me, when the club are doing well, then they they'll get the plaudits, when everything is going tits up, then I have every right to moan.

At the end of the day there has been so many False dawns' it's hard too always be overly optimistic.

 

[Papa Shango]

There is deffo something in it.

Any time we are linked with anyone above our "level" you see comments like "why would he come here" etc?

Look at the other lot over the park. I genuinely think we are at least a match for them player for player but they have a belief that we do not have. Obviously they take it a bit too far as every player of theirs is the best player ever but it does help them at times.

 

[Walter Ego]

I thought this was a thread about a rather severe traffic jam. "M6 I bet" said I as I clicked the link. Hey ho, maybe next time.

 

[abelard]

I actually think the higher we climb the table, and the more we spend, the wetter the collective forum bed will get each summer.

I bet long-time City fans don't even log on to theirs anymore - it's probably all just swamped with gnashing and moaning from Essex and Moldova and China and the California suburbs about how City are being "embarrassed" by PSG

 

[Khalekan]

Seen this mentioned quite a lot when it comes to the team, especially in big matches.

But I wonder if it applies to the fans as well? Just reading some of the constant negativity - feels like some people are only happy when they can moan about the club and don't know how to get behind the team and be positive.

People seem to have settled on Everton being a has-been, also-ran club.

There needs to be some collective head-pulling from collective arses.

Au contraire.

If people just settled for Everton being a "has-been, also-ran club" then there would be quiet contentment round these parts and no one would be "negative".

We would happily assume our place among the Stokies, the Baggies and the Sainties.

But the vast majority of us refuse to settle for owt less than an Everton capable of challenging at football's top table.

We care about our club.....hence we give off "negative" vibes when the powers that be at Goodison make such an apparent hames of the striker situation and every other embarrassment we have witnessed off and especially on the field this past twenty years and counting.

If you are looking for supine, recreational happy clappy chappies you are in the wrong bailiwick, sir

 

[sharkey1001]

Kenwright, Moyes and Neville created this culture of 'plucky old Everton'.

We are not plucky, we are not punching above our weight; we are Everton FC, the Mersey Millionaires... we do our scouting in World Cup finals (Alan Ball) and nothing but the best is good enough.

Last win at Anfield was in the last Millenium, one win at Old Trafford since 1992. Haven't won at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (I think). 2 derbies every year we lie down and die... it disgusts me. I thought Moshiri and Koeman would change that mentality - but this "begging bowl" attempt to get a striker in is absolutely pathetic. koff Everton

 

[Moomin]

Whats his stats on FIFA?

 

[zzr45]

When Arsenal had a perfect season people still rang football call ins calling for Wengers head.

As football fans we will complain about anything as we are jealous of footballers as we aren't getting paid tens of thousands of pounds a week and we aren't hanging out the back of lingerie models

 

[KaiserEFC]

I think it's because the club as a whole has such a blatantly weak mentality. Rubs off on the fans

 

[Gladystweet]

I blame it on the Park End




And sometimes on the boogie.