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Sorry But That was the worst

Once again there was some great support at WBA despite the locals efforts of trying to drown us out with loud music. I just had to write in and tell you that I have not seen such a terrible performance for many many years and Moysey's reign has hit an all time low. I (Like many ) would die for Everton on and off the field I would make every tackle count run every blade of grass for Everton if i could. But what the hell was the team doing? They do not deserve such great supporters. I was so close to tears we didn't even compete, we didn't want to win as much as WBA did, and they deserved to win.

So whats the solution? for the first time in many many years I am speechless as to what we should do next we seem to insist on one man teams Rooney, Gravesen, Cahill, and when the one man gets injured or leaves we go to bits. Who is he building the team around?

You have to question the buy's Moyes has made and ask yourself have they worked? Beattie IS a disaster he seems to always be in the wrong place surely him and big Dunc should have got to know each other by now. BUT The most worrying thing was the way we collapsed after the second goal went in it was a disgrace and just heartbreaking that we have worked so hard and got nothing for it. I'll be there next week but I would suggest we need to prepare ourselves for a relegation battle and on yesterdays evidence we may not survive. Heartbroken. Sean Whelan. (21/11/05)

Relegation Blues

In the mire again. I am 100 per cent sure that DM blew it in summer when he failed to buy a pacy forward. Beattie is so flatfooted and lacking in technique that you wonder if DM ever checked him out. And as for Simon Davies. What is he? Spurs must be laughing even now. Bent has an attitude problem; Killbane has blown it; Hibbert is one of the premier's poorest passers of the ball; Weir needs to be used sparingly; Everton were terrible. WBA are crap. I have a real bad feeling about this season. Mike Weir. (21/11/05)

Gobsmacked again !

I have finally calmed down after watching the dross served up at West Brom. I know this is getting a bit boring but what has to happen before Weir is replaced by Kroldrup? We have just played a team that has not kept a clean sheet in twelve of thirteen games this season and lost 4-0!! I do realise that we only started with ten men, Kilbane was playing, that it wasn't a penalty etc etc, but it was West Brom for pities sake.

Our non running, non jumping and non tackling captain has been almost ever present this season and we are back in the bottom three. Meanwhile we have a 25 year old Danish international, who has played in Serie A for a few years, who cost £5m, sitting on the bench. I read Moyes quotes about how much experience Weir adds to the team. That is total bullshit! The only experience he has added so far this season is how to get gubbed every week. Just to add insult to injury it now appears that we may buy another no mark, Webster, from Scotland. When will Moyes listen and/or learn ??

I read last weeks e-mails and I was absolutely gobsmacked again with two of them. One suggested we should buy a centre back and a striker. Could not agree more with the striker bit but a centre back? We have Kroldrup, Yobo and Ferrari. Yes Ferrari is a centre back although he has played anywhere but to accommodate Moyes love child. The other mail suggested, I believe, that Moyes should be left alone whilst he works on making Everton a world force! What are these people on ?

I sat down this evening, with my son, also an Evertonian, fully expecting at least a point but possibly three. I switched over to the Rugby League when the third goal went in. At that point we had Davies and Kilbane, two wide midfielder's, playing central midfield and Arteta playing wide on the right. What the **** is going on there? I have been undecided up to now as to whether Moyes should go or not. Now I say let him go to Rangers and with a bit of luck he will take bloody Weir and McFadden with him! A not at all happy John. (21/11/05)

Disgrace

The result today was nothing short of a fuckin joke. Lets be honest, the team never had a fuckin clue. That as a team performance was as bad as the Arsenal 7-0 fuckin joke. Someone, somewhere has got to start answering some fuckin questions SOON! Otherwise we've got problems. No heart, no passion, no idea. I like every other Evertonian love this club, but we have got serious problems. The keeper has got no confidence in the defence, the defence has got no confidence in the midfield, and the strikers are fuckin awful. David Moyes as a manager, I rate him, but sometimes his tactics leave a lot to be answered for, and at the end of the the day a lot better managers have been sacked for better results. Has he lost the dressing room? Has he lost the respect of the players? Something is just not fuckin right. We will always be there for them. but for fucks sake sort this shit out NOW!! Tony Jacques. (Pissed Off) Like every other bluenose. (21/11/05)

Lost for words (well almost)

I am writing this albeit it a bit emotionally about 10 mins after the West Brom game But fuck me here we go again. I apologise for the language cos I know kids read this site, but get your head out of your fuckin arse Moyesy once and for all. I am fuckin sick of the Walter Smithesque comments that appear to be coming out of your mouth with monotonous regularity ie after every defeat and spineless performance by the bulk of the team which you fuckin pick and you dictate the fuckin tactics to....."Worst performance"......"Couldn't get going"....."Hard luck"..... "We'll put it right" .....blah blah fuckin blah.

3 games.... spunky draw against Chelski and 2 scraped wins against Brum and Boro has only papered over the cracks. We are still wanting big time in most departments. What is it with you Kilbane why do you keep picking him. Oh and I see your other love child Hibbert is well and truly back in the fold. And your other mate (that colossus ....NOT) Davey Rip van Winkle Weir is still a regular. Oh and what about this great team spirit you have supposedly created within the squad? Not much of that on view when you dragged that sulky faced Spaniard off. McFadden does not and is not able to give a fuck.

The whole team is total disarray. That's down to you. Big fuckin gaps all over the park. That's down to you. No apparent game plan. That's down to you. No fighting spirit being instilled. That's down to you. No organisation. That's down to you. Do you see a theme developing here? This whole sorry mess is your fault and don't anyone tell me once the players cross that white line bullshit. Everton Football club playing wise is down to you, your players, coaching, tactics who plays who doesn't. Player for player Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, Steve Bould and Nigel Winterburn where perhaps the 4 most average players ever to play in the premiership, but fuck me where they ORGANISED which made them look like world beaters.

Moysie! We are in the last chance saloon and you are doing fuck all about it. If these twats can't play, won't play or looks like it most of the time don't want to play or maybe I am doing you disservice and they aren't listening to you, fuck them off. Get the kids in and spend BIG in 4 weeks time. Chris B. The original Wirral Blue. (21/11/05)

Time To Go

Sorry get rid of Moyes now. Joeverton. (21/11/05)

Thanks For The Memories

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all at Blue Kipper for a fantastic night in Rhyl. It was 100 times better then I thought it was going to be & definitely worth the long trip from Merseyside. Joe, Barry & Dave were great. It was a really well run night & I will definitely be going to more Blue Kipper events in the future. Cheers lads, well done. Mike. (21/11/05)

Everton For The FA Cup

The past years have traumatic effects on Evertonians, fighting off relegation, then becoming a team confounding every one with a place in Europe. What is in store this year? My forecast: Everton to win the FA cup. You will laugh, but do so at your peril. Moyes will lead his men to greater success. They laughed last year remember. COYB. John Lea. (17/11/05)

Players Come and Go

I suppose I'll be hearing howls of indignation when my fellow Blues fans read what I'm about to say, but read on and you might change your minds by the time I've finished.

I don't want to sound as if all is forgiven for the way Wayne left the Club last year, but be honest and tell me you didn't jump through the ceiling when Wayne put the ball in the back of the net against the Argies last Saturday. I did the same when he hit the post earlier on in the game.

I know we don't have the lad running onto the pitch for us anymore, but I have to admit I can't help thinking that in an England shirt we have someone who is capable of creating and scoring goals that will present us with the best chance we've had for forty years of lifting the World Cup. The lad still gets stick when he plays against us, 'once a Blue' and all that, but I for one will be hoping he plays to his full potential in Germany next year. If he does, then we should fear nobody.

As an Everton fan, I always say that players come and go and that we were all gutted when he left, but at least we can lay claim to the fact Wayne started his career with us when he's being carried on the other England players shoulders, just like Bobby Moore, when we lift the gold trophy next year.

Anyway, that's my shout for this week, except to add that I hope the lads continue the unbeaten run against the Baggies next week. Eddieparkend COYB. (17/11/05)

Malta Blues

Dear friends. My name is Lawrence Cutajar and I am from the island of MALTA. I am 44 yrs of age and a police superintendent. I am a keen Evertonian and I follow my team on sky sports in every game. I am just writing this letter to congratulate you on this site. Keep it up!!!! Up the Blues!!!! Your friend. Lawrence from Malta. (12/11/05)

Moyes Is The Man

Every time Moyes makes a move we have a panic attack. Sign this player. We will live to regret it. Will someone please leave Moyes alone to carry on with the recruiting of players, He knows you know, give the man a free hand.
Kenwright has already told you. The man is in the house. COYB. John Lea. (12/11/05)

Credit where it's due!

Credit where it's due to the manager and the players, for recent performances and results and also a steady climb up the league. With a two week break and West Brom away, we won't be far away from mid-table and with other clubs now beginning to flounder...Birmingham, Portsmouth, Middlesboro to name a few, it is looking better for us. What a difference a winger can make?

There is no doubt, that a change in tactics has brought about the recent revival, and from a fans point of view it is better to watch, than that 4-5-1 drivel, with poor old Benty running side to side, when he is a better player than that in his own right, spearheading a 4-4-2. So Benty still has to play in a 4-4-2, he will score goals.......he cannot be singled out and blamed for, what is, a managerial, tactical whim!

We are now 7 weeks away from the transfer window, and I expect at least two new signings.....a striker and a central defender. I have said before on this site, the old guard have had their day, thank them for their services and pay them off let them go on free transfers, but go they must. The players coming in must be YES players who want to come immediately, none of this "I'm not coming because I want more money". If they won't come for a reasonable contract, tell them to 'get lost', close the door on them completely, and move on to the next target! None of the fans at Everton have time for reputations and egos!

The ideal ages for a team who are rebuilding, and are seeking success are players between 21 and 28, and this should be rotational as players reach the optimal age. Spurs have done it this season, and they are flying, and they will have some success! I would like to see Everton adopt this policy, and this way we wouldn't be stuck with the 'elderly' and 'infirm'! Replenishing players will give us a sustained chance of success, and a possibility of catching up with the big boys!

In the meantime, the players and manager should keep hard grafting until xmas, and then introduce a couple of new players! Mal (trueblue) but not holdings! (12/11/05)

We've Nearly got a Team

For me the first 6 weeks of the season has provided most of the answers to our pre-season hopes and fears. OK the results have been awful but there's no way we're going down, in fact we're on the up. But how far? What have we got?

Nearly a team : starting XI: Martyn, Ferrari, Yobo, Kroldrup, Valente, Arteta, [Davies/Cahill] Neville(capt), Van Der Meyde, Beattie, Blank.
Bench :Turner, Weir, Ferguson, Silva [Davies/Cahill]

Backup: Ruddy, Hibbert, Carsley, Vaughan.

Not good enough: Wright, McFadden, Kilbane, Bent, Osman.

Not fit and probably in the above category too:Naysmith, Pistone.

Blank is the famous striker we didn't sign. He is mobile and quick with an excellent striking record and he'd better turn up fit and ready in January.
Kroldrup and Silva are acts of faith. The players in the not good enough category have proved it for themselves this season, giving extended
contracts to some of them and the two unfits was a major error. We have to move one of the young goalkeepers into second position in case Nige needs to collect his pension - we all know what would happen if the current pecking order stands.

The starting 16 would give almost anybody a game and might just look like a famous Everton team when we look back in years to come. Neville can drop into the back 4 and both Cahill and Davies play, there's lots of flexibility in this team. I hope. Peter Hall. (05/11/05)

Lee Trundell

Everton have a problem at the moment, Goals. Lee Trundell (Swansea). Scores week in week out and has that same natural ability and confidence to do what Ian Rush did at that level. I really don,t know why we have not attempted to sign him. The lad has scored goals at every level and is without doubt a better option than Marquis Bent. Oh and incidentally he loves Everton. Peter Farrell. (05/11/05)

How many more times?

How many more times do fans who go to the game week in and week out have to keep writing e-mails on bluekipper.com to explain the basics of football to all the moaners out there who seem to not have a clue ? It is the same on the phone-ins after the games.

After the Chelsea game someone phoned in and said Hibbert was a disgrace. No I kid you not. Another after Bucharest at home how Yobo was a ‘waste of space’? In both instances both players had good games so perhaps these people are basing their opinions on the 1 or 2 games they actually see live and wait until they either get their e-mail published or get through on the phone so they can have their say as it is the only thing they have to talk about?

Opinions are what football is all about but with so many being so way off the mark it makes you wonder if these people are professional moaners who are the epitome of pessimists.

I have just caught up on recent bluekipper.com e-mails and the vitriol and spite being spat by some supporters towards the team and David Moyes is just way out of line.

David Moyes is a very good manager. He now enters the critical 4th year of his tenure when he will either take the next step up to being an excellent and then onto a great manager or he will not. Time will tell over the next 7 or 8 games. I believe in Moyes because he has demonstrated all the attributes so far that he can make the next step and become one of the greats. Is this not what we have been waiting for since the late eighties ? Of course it is and we have to back him to the full. Yes there is a possibility that he will not be able to move forward and we may have to look elsewhere but not yet. You can count the truly great managers on both hands yet just how many managers have worked in the old first division and Premiership over the last 50 years? Exactly. The outstanding managers do not come along that often and we just might, just might have one of them who wants to turn Everton into a dynasty again from the top of the club to the bottom – financially, commercially and on the playing field. I cannot understand why people do not want David Moyes to become a true Everton legend and one who will be remembered for ever for turning Everton around and creating a club that is competing domestically and abroad every year.

I know people will be reading this and possible saying I am wearing "blue rose coloured glasses" but that makes me laugh even more. The ones calling for the head of Moyes are blind as they are the ones who cannot remember the state of the club when Moyes took over and now seem to think that since then we have become financially stable with world class players in every position. Now because we have had a bad start it is time for a change. Scary. Moyes is trying to build a club with solid foundations on and off the field. Yes their may have been a ‘civil war’ going on inside the club since the loss to Villarreal ( hey Jose we should have won that game as well remember ! ) but this was always going to happen at some stage. Anyone who manages people will understand that it happens even when you have a brilliant team around you. I am sure the players questioned Stubbs release and lots of other things which they would not have done had we qualified for the league stages of the Champions League. Maybe Moyes remembered the influence Stubbs had over Wayne Rooney and Wayne's decision to leave and felt he had to act. I would have not forgiven him even if he did only play a minor role in Wayne’s decision.

But the bottom line remains – this is the critical ‘4th’ year in charge and either Moyes will fail or go on to become an Everton legend for years to come. We shall see in the next few weeks and I for one hope and believe that yes David Moyes will be and is the Moyesiah. And what is wrong in believing in a man who has admitted himself that he wants to be remembered in Everton folklore ? All you doom and gloom merchants can have a field day writing in and telling me what an idiot I am and what an optimistic fool I am being and I bet tell me ‘ I told you so’ in a couple of months if the worse comes to the worse. Is that what you really want? Because I am struggling to find reasons why you are so aggressive in wanting Moyes out right now and therefore looking to wait for another amount of years for the new man to do it his way.

David Moyes and Everton FC could be very close to becoming a major force and all the hard work Moyes, his staff and the players have put in will pay off. Why not give them that chance ? We were 4th on merit not because everyone else was crap – on merit. That is how it works – 38 game season. We finished 4th no-one else did. End of story.

So if you can keep yourself under control and hold on to your emotions for another 8 weeks then maybe, just maybe you will see Everton climb the table and start proving to the doubters that the start of this season has only been a huge hang-over from finishing 4th and being robbed of our rightful place in the Champions League stages AGAIN. It was an amazing achievement that every other team this year wants to emulate and we had it taken away. I know how I feel towards UEFA,Collina and the Red Shite over this sorry business and how my feelings border on extremely violent thoughts so how does it feel to have played right through last season – earn the place and have it taken away ?

Anyway I digress. Time will tell and I for one hope above anything else that the Moyesiah achieves what he originally set out to do and build Everton into a world force for years to come. The Park End is starting to rock – rolling back the years. Keep the faith. Still a disciple of the Moyesiah. One of the Blues Brothers. Paulie. (05/11/05)

It wasn't till they took their old fashioned rattles out that I was in real disbelief

Around 2002-2003 season I went to Valley with our Kid and my two cousins who all live down here. We made the journey in with four mates of our kid's mates who support Charlton. We all had a pint in Greenwich and jumped on the train to the ground. (mobbed with blue boys causing havoc). For a long time my brother had joked that Charlton fans where just middle aged accountants from South London and that they would take sarnies' and
brovil to the match, something I never really believed.

On leaving the boozer one of the lads picked up his ruck sack, I asked him what he had in there he replied he had "two cheese sarnies' and a flask of brovil" (It wasn't till they took their old fashioned rattles out that I
was in real disbelief) I fell over in shock, our kid had known these lads for years and it was no surprise to him.

We lost the game 2-0, but had a great time watching all these middle aged fella's with no songs,taking notes on the performance of Scott 'he'll go far' Parker. Dave. London (unfortunately). (05/10/05)

A message to Josie Moan'inho

What the hell was all that about Josie, you big tart? I can't believe you've got the nerve to rant on the way you did after being held by us yesterday. Sounded just like Wenger and Ferguson when they don't get their own way. How can you demand an apology from the referee after the decisions that went Chelski's way yesterday?

Looks like you suffer from the temporary blindness that Wenger et al get when one of their own players commits a 'crime', apparent when you 'miss' the blatant penalty when your second goalkeeper John Terry makes a save Cech must have been proud of. I won't dwell on the two footed tackle by Essien last week against Bolton, something else you obviously missed.

I'm overjoyed that we proved yesterday that Chelski won't have it all their own way this season. Your oil tycoon's millions might buy you class players but you can't put a price on the true grit and passion that our lads displayed yesterday.

If you want to become the laughing stock of the Premiership then carry on churning out the same verbal garbage week in week out. We're pretty fair minded when it comes to judging footballing displays, so take a leaf and think about what you're saying.

Eddieparkend COYB. (05/11/05)

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