Ratcliffe to replace Kendall as Echo Columist

dave11 · November 12, 2015

Is it only me that sees it as somewhat fitting, that Everton's most successful manager is replaced by his captain?

roydo · November 12, 2015

Toast said:
Bang on.

He had the lot did The Rat. Pace, power, tackle.. Utter snide when needed, and he scored at Anfield !

No one would argue with that. But he aint the best pundit!

Baines' left foot · November 12, 2015

Toast said:
How you pronouncing that mate ?

Def-in-ate-lee. The Sharpy way.

Toast · November 12, 2015

roydo said:
No one would argue with that. But he aint the best pundit!

That's why he only gets Everton matches on the telly. Most of which, off the top of my head we have played gash in !

blueblue · November 12, 2015

The great thing about Kendall as a commentator on the club is that you had the feeling he wasn't trying to compare everybody and everything with the club as it was when he was there.
Everything was taken on it's own merits and when he did throw in an anecdote about things that happened in his time it made the story all the more enjoyable.
I think he was a man without a big ego.

I do think that Kevin Ratcliffe cannot help but remember back to the club during his "reign" and is comparing what happens now to what happened then....or what he remembers as what happened then.

I always found Howard Kendalls articles very insightful and I do hope that Kevin Ratcliffe can partially at least fill the void left by the great man.

Bazlar · November 12, 2015

Big shoes to fill for The Rat. Best of luck with that one

Zed Car · November 12, 2015

Can't believe some of the comments on here about him being too negative.
Ever been on a match thread when we are 0-0 at half time against anyone.

mightymoyes · November 12, 2015

He's an idiot, thinks garbutt is a centreback

Bungle · November 12, 2015

jal123 said:
He's an illiterate blert, might as well get @chicoazul or @Bungle to do it, at least it will be readable.

If I can squeeze it in next to running the Daily Mail sports column then I'm up for it.

hibbos left peg · November 12, 2015

Zed Car said:
Can't believe some of the comments on here about him being too negative.
Ever been on a match thread when we are 0-0 at half time against anyone.

But were fans/supporters/stalkers/sociopaths*, were allowed to sway from one polarized opinion to the other scaling the extremes of fandom.
He's a pundit, gets paid and is supposed to be neutral, but just comes across a bit bitter and negative.

On a side note, the only game I've heard him commentate on where I agreed with him is the Kiev fiasco

barneygumble · November 12, 2015

Tbf, even if 'Jag-E-L-ka' isn't how you pronounce his name, and it is 'Yag-E-L-Ka', its still not what Kev calls him which is 'JAR-JELKA'

rbm · November 13, 2015

strummer said:
Oh great.a thread slating our greatest ever captain. Just don't read the echo instead

Agreed. Rats could talk drivel for 20 years and still be ace to me.

Nymzee · November 13, 2015

I didn't think it was possible to make the Echo worse but low and behold they've gone and done it. Let's just get Sharp in as a dual-columnist and end it all.

banno · November 13, 2015

He is a bit negative when commentating on Everton similar to Barry Horne. They would fit in the match thread perfectly

Pienaar's gloves · November 13, 2015

Ratcliffe did my head in on TV years back when he commentated on us for Five in the UEFA Cup, however I went to a 'night with' him and Big Nev in Southport last year and found him really quite interesting and insightful.

Hardly look at The Echo these days anyway sadly, half their articles are adverts.