I'm a level headed guy and was very pro moyes (much to my derision for many a year on bluekipper). He came and saved this club from perennial relegation scares and turned us truly back onto the path to recovery. He did all the right things such as investing in youth, finch farm etc and was a brilliant ambassador for the club in the first few years meaning us blues could finally hold our heads up after one of the worst decades for the club. Despite Kenwright's constant need to drag us to the brink of disaster splodging our limited funds and even out future on ****e like the Kirkby deal... you at least felt, on the pitch, things were headed in the right direction.
Moyes made some astoundingly good buys (Lescott, Jags, Coleman, Baines, Howard) for a pittance! But as the price went up, they were less than impressive... AJ, Bily, Beattie, and couple more who's names escape me just now... Fellaini completely dumfounded me for a couple of seasons. My impression was 15Mill on this player was shear madness... but over the course of his stay (and considering we made 10 mill profit in the end) he was probably a good bit of business too. He turned rough diamonds into first class players. He made rough gems into good, disciplined, hard working, diamonds and did it so well.
I quaked at the thought of what would happen to us when he went. I was certain he would go, and I was also ridiculed for saying he would replace SAF four or five years ago. I saw him as a mini-SAF... determined, wouldn't suffer fools, demanded the highest levels of fitness and performance from every single player... he demanded respect. I was ****ting my pants when he finally went. I really wished he would have success when he left... almost to the point of making united my favoured of the top 4 to win the league. I wanted to see him be successful in europe after never really getting the chance with us. But ****... who is dimwit BK gonna saddle us with now? My biggest fear (apart from some really desperate choices like Stubbs/Weir) was Martinez. Ermmmm the guy just got wigan relegated.... cup wins are like getting 3 numbers on the lottery... mostly luck and ultimately forgotten within a few weeks
-------------> Fast forward 6 months.
What the **** just happened???!! This guy I had only respect for has spent the entire summer and autumn convincing me he is a prick! I think its a combination of trying to distance himself from us and wear his fancy new shoes more comfortably (though we can all see he is walking with a definite limp as they rub like a bitch). He has a huge media responsibility and real pressure on him. He is the definition of a rabbit in the headlights. I'm sure deep down he just wants to be on the training ground and thinking only of football.... but now he is broadcast around the world daily and every word is dissected in the full glare of a fanbase used only to success. See even now I am trying to make excuses for him!
But this manager who I saw as one of the classiest, trustworthy managers in england has turned into an utter ****! I won't repeat what every one else has already said, but statement after statement belittling us, stupid bids for players who I would have expected him to at least wait a year or so before trying to nick (just common decency for a man of such impeccable morales and respect right?), and a constant impression that we are ultimately some **** he stood in by accident whilst walking the red carpet up to his golden throne at the Vatican of Dreams have left me with an impression of a bitter scottish ****. He is out of his depth, he is panicking, and even given the chance in the press this week to say positive things about the club that ultimately made him the choice of the most successful manager in history... he just piles on the snark, and tries his hardest to convice everyone that Everton owe HIM and could you please start forgetting he ever soiled himself with work for such a little local club.
Well **** YOU! That was a ****ing giant bowl of humble pie delivered on Wednesday... in your ****ing face. We had a bit of luck, so did united at times, but you didn't outplay us, we were in your faces, playing football, and frankly all over you in the last 15 minutes or so. It can't be me being 'fickle'... I have sung your praises to so many people over the years that it is actually a considerable achievement to have managed to turn me this far, and so quickly. I don't think you will ever earn back your respect... and come to think of it... the more I look, the more I find holes in the "11 years we owe you". The ****house tactics I could understand in the early years with **** players ... but you have made me revisit the last 5 years or so and I see now why we never won anything and always failed on the big day.... YOU!
Moyes made some astoundingly good buys (Lescott, Jags, Coleman, Baines, Howard) for a pittance! But as the price went up, they were less than impressive... AJ, Bily, Beattie, and couple more who's names escape me just now... Fellaini completely dumfounded me for a couple of seasons. My impression was 15Mill on this player was shear madness... but over the course of his stay (and considering we made 10 mill profit in the end) he was probably a good bit of business too. He turned rough diamonds into first class players. He made rough gems into good, disciplined, hard working, diamonds and did it so well.
I quaked at the thought of what would happen to us when he went. I was certain he would go, and I was also ridiculed for saying he would replace SAF four or five years ago. I saw him as a mini-SAF... determined, wouldn't suffer fools, demanded the highest levels of fitness and performance from every single player... he demanded respect. I was ****ting my pants when he finally went. I really wished he would have success when he left... almost to the point of making united my favoured of the top 4 to win the league. I wanted to see him be successful in europe after never really getting the chance with us. But ****... who is dimwit BK gonna saddle us with now? My biggest fear (apart from some really desperate choices like Stubbs/Weir) was Martinez. Ermmmm the guy just got wigan relegated.... cup wins are like getting 3 numbers on the lottery... mostly luck and ultimately forgotten within a few weeks
-------------> Fast forward 6 months.
What the **** just happened???!! This guy I had only respect for has spent the entire summer and autumn convincing me he is a prick! I think its a combination of trying to distance himself from us and wear his fancy new shoes more comfortably (though we can all see he is walking with a definite limp as they rub like a bitch). He has a huge media responsibility and real pressure on him. He is the definition of a rabbit in the headlights. I'm sure deep down he just wants to be on the training ground and thinking only of football.... but now he is broadcast around the world daily and every word is dissected in the full glare of a fanbase used only to success. See even now I am trying to make excuses for him!
But this manager who I saw as one of the classiest, trustworthy managers in england has turned into an utter ****! I won't repeat what every one else has already said, but statement after statement belittling us, stupid bids for players who I would have expected him to at least wait a year or so before trying to nick (just common decency for a man of such impeccable morales and respect right?), and a constant impression that we are ultimately some **** he stood in by accident whilst walking the red carpet up to his golden throne at the Vatican of Dreams have left me with an impression of a bitter scottish ****. He is out of his depth, he is panicking, and even given the chance in the press this week to say positive things about the club that ultimately made him the choice of the most successful manager in history... he just piles on the snark, and tries his hardest to convice everyone that Everton owe HIM and could you please start forgetting he ever soiled himself with work for such a little local club.
Well **** YOU! That was a ****ing giant bowl of humble pie delivered on Wednesday... in your ****ing face. We had a bit of luck, so did united at times, but you didn't outplay us, we were in your faces, playing football, and frankly all over you in the last 15 minutes or so. It can't be me being 'fickle'... I have sung your praises to so many people over the years that it is actually a considerable achievement to have managed to turn me this far, and so quickly. I don't think you will ever earn back your respect... and come to think of it... the more I look, the more I find holes in the "11 years we owe you". The ****house tactics I could understand in the early years with **** players ... but you have made me revisit the last 5 years or so and I see now why we never won anything and always failed on the big day.... YOU!
