dixie1928
Player Valuation: £1m
Some time ago, about 7.00 a.m. yesterday, I wrote that teams that win things don't need excuses. They just do it. As it happens, I believe that there's another few weeks to go before we can make any kind of reasonable assessment of the current mob. The jury is out.
1984 / 85. horrible bloody start, n'est pas LCAB?
However, there is this thing which bothers me: Camp A: whatever Moyes does, he's right and Camp B: whatever Moyes does, he's [Poor language removed].
The bloke is a human being who is very, very well paid to get it right most of the time. He isn't paid to be superhuman. In my view, he gets an awful lot of things right, but, because he's human, he also makes the occasional mistake.
Now, does that mean if the mistake(s) is/are noticed and commented on, that there are traitors in the city? Does it mean that there are two grades of Evertonian, real and shallow?
I'm not going to answer the question, because I think the question answers itself.
What I will say, from personal experience, is this. I know Evertonians who would have strangled Catterick with their bare hands. I know Evertonians who called Kendall (Mk 1) everything from a pig to a dog. And God knows neither of those managers were perfect (being human like), but they got on with stuff, took the flak, produced the goods some of the time.
As it happens, I just don't have the powers of imagination to dream which universe, this or any parallel one, in which either Osman or Tim are better midfield players than Rodwell (did ya see the U21's, Moysey?) But I also know that I don't have to take the flak for a pretty farty performance.
So what am I saying? You're not a heretic if you question some of the guy's decisions. You're not blidingly stupid if you support him: most things in life are grey not black and white. Give the team a chance for a few weeks and if they turn out to be wanky, let them know then and don't spare the criticism ... they can cry all the way to the bank.
I wish all a very good morning.
1984 / 85. horrible bloody start, n'est pas LCAB?
However, there is this thing which bothers me: Camp A: whatever Moyes does, he's right and Camp B: whatever Moyes does, he's [Poor language removed].
The bloke is a human being who is very, very well paid to get it right most of the time. He isn't paid to be superhuman. In my view, he gets an awful lot of things right, but, because he's human, he also makes the occasional mistake.
Now, does that mean if the mistake(s) is/are noticed and commented on, that there are traitors in the city? Does it mean that there are two grades of Evertonian, real and shallow?
I'm not going to answer the question, because I think the question answers itself.
What I will say, from personal experience, is this. I know Evertonians who would have strangled Catterick with their bare hands. I know Evertonians who called Kendall (Mk 1) everything from a pig to a dog. And God knows neither of those managers were perfect (being human like), but they got on with stuff, took the flak, produced the goods some of the time.
As it happens, I just don't have the powers of imagination to dream which universe, this or any parallel one, in which either Osman or Tim are better midfield players than Rodwell (did ya see the U21's, Moysey?) But I also know that I don't have to take the flak for a pretty farty performance.
So what am I saying? You're not a heretic if you question some of the guy's decisions. You're not blidingly stupid if you support him: most things in life are grey not black and white. Give the team a chance for a few weeks and if they turn out to be wanky, let them know then and don't spare the criticism ... they can cry all the way to the bank.
I wish all a very good morning.
