Will Everton EVER win the Premier League??

[davek]

 

[Brownie]

This is why I don't get it when people say they'd rather not qualify for the Europa League and play weakened teams etc. It's the hardest competition to win that we have any chance whatsoever of winning. Other than that, the Premiership has become about league placings for additional income, something that should really be irrelevant to fans. It's a sad state.

 

[Bedfordshiretoffee]

It's a 20-1 chance at the start of very season, but like in every 20 horse race some will never win.
Some teams much better equipped than us money wise won't win it, so not again in my lifetime.
We could win a cup, they are different and luck of the draws help

 

[Tobin]

Not just a bloody salary cap. Need for clubs to be only allowed to spend say £20mill per season on players and make do on that....

But it won't happen...

 

[Cena]

Simple answer is no

 

[No8Bally]

Not a cat in hell's chance in my lifetime - I was there as a nipper in 1963, 1970, 1985, 1987.. The Lord blessed me with those four (plus the few other bits of silver we won in between).

I just wait for the arse to fall out of footy, and those with monster debts such as Man U, Man C, RedSh*te etc all go to the wall while well run clubs currently living close to their means survive.

 

[tadpole]

3 things can happen

The arse end falls out of football and we reap the benefits of a having a very good base of solid professionals.

OR

We get lucky and find one of the good eggs that are also billionaires.

OR

We have a very good season and actually qualify for the champions league, do a decent enough job and use that money wisely in both the team and ground and stay consistent for a few years building up the team, brand and money making opportunities within the stadium.

The last option may take 5 years, 10 years or 20 but how sweet would it be when it happens (not if )

And just supposing one of those scenarios happens, and we get to the point where after 35 games we're neck and neck with Man United or Chelsea for the Premiership title. First thing that will happen, some strapping Villa defender will slide in on Jelavic and rupture his cruciate ligaments. Then if we get past that little hurdle, a graduate of the Clattenburg School of Fair and Honest Refereeing will award two penalties to our opponents while disallowing a perfectly good Naismith goal. Or more likely, the players will freeze up on the day, knowing how much is at stake. Getting close is one thing, winning the league is quite another ...

 

[Tubey]

Not a cat in hell's chance in my lifetime - I was there as a nipper in 1963, 1970, 1985, 1987.. The Lord blessed me with those four (plus the few other bits of silver we won in between).

I just wait for the arse to fall out of footy, and those with monster debts such as Man U, Man C, RedSh*te etc all go to the wall while well run clubs currently living close to their means survive.

So that's us out then, as we're far from being a well run club.

It saddens me this poll in a way. The results on the face of it suggests Kopite levels of extreme delusion, but in reality I think most people voting "yes" are doing so as there'd be no reason for supporting a football club like Everton if you didn't always believe on some level that things will come good.

 

[chriswho]

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It is frustrating though, because you see City having to spend about 500m quid to win the league, then you see the shite spending god knows how much in their efforts to stay in the Premier League, whilst knowing that we would not need half of either of those amounts to become competitive.

We just need a group that is capable of even just some investment at all, the current strategy being employed by Kenwright will get us nowhere.

Spot on.

 

[nigelcoyb]

Yep on the basis that throughout footballing history there's always been financial imbalance people like to think it's a new thing or the disparity is greater - hairy tits and minge.

Someone always comes, Herbert Chapman, Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, Bill Nicholson, Don Revie, Brian Clough, Howard Kendal, Alex Ferguson (Aberdeen), Mourinho(Porto) who's ideals and bravery defy the odds.

The crop of millionaires masquerading as football managers during the Prem are complete sh1tehawks accepting the dominance of Ferguson and Wenger as long as they get their loot.

Some day someone will break the mold and defy the odds again - why not here?

 

[Cena]

The million post thread will get a million posts before Everton win the league

 

[Maestro Haze]

Yes, if we get an investor in with hundreds of millions.
I'm not Kenwright's biggest fan, but some of the hate he gets is unwarranted in my opinion.
He seems a passionate guy, who genuinely loves this football club. Who in this day and age is the same? Dave Whelan perhaps? I don't know. As everyone knows (I assume), we are losing money, 5million a year. Is it Bills fault he hasn't got a lot of money? No.
We haven't had any offers for the club to be bought, so I actually think Bill is doing quite well with the resources he has to keep the club afloat. Yes it's frustrating for any of us to see our best players go, then to use the money to buy someone else, but it works because we have a manager who is adept at bringing players in.
I would love to see us win the league but we can't, not enough depth for a whole season, but I don't want Everton to be bought like City have been.

 

[ToffeeMike]

We will when we get takenover by arab billionaires, most teams buy the league these days anyway.

 

[ToffeeBlueNose]

So that's us out then, as we're far from being a well run club.

It saddens me this poll in a way. The results on the face of it suggests Kopite levels of extreme delusion, but in reality I think most people voting "yes" are doing so as there'd be no reason for supporting a football club like Everton if you didn't always believe on some level that things will come good.

The question is will we EVER win again. I see no wrong in believing that someday we may win it, I don't think that's delusional in the slightest. Football changes, football has cycles. There are too many probabilities on every level to say NO. The reality is nobody knows what will happen. Nobody knows what is going to happen next week never mind next season or 5, 10 or 20 years.

For those who polled not ars'd why are you even following a club at all.

 

[Goat]

So that's us out then, as we're far from being a well run club.

It saddens me this poll in a way. The results on the face of it suggests Kopite levels of extreme delusion, but in reality I think most people voting "yes" are doing so as there'd be no reason for supporting a football club like Everton if you didn't always believe on some level that things will come good.

Its delusional to suggest that Everton wont EVER win the Title.

Its not like we are Leeds stuck in the stiffs, but whos to say Leeds wont EVER win the Title?