Emails 33

The beloved Everton

I think that everyone should e-mail the BBC and demand that they commemorate 'The People's Club' being the first to complete a hundred years at the highest level. Almost certainly a world record since the Football League was in fact the first of its kind. Incidentally, the next is Aston Villa with 88.
Secondly, as you will be aware some sports stadia are named after commercial organizations who have paid for the privilege of being able to call a new stadium after themselves. For example, Bolton's 'Reebok Stadium and the Colonial Stadium, after a bank, in Australia. Do we really want this for Everton? I would prefer that the new stadium when it finally arrives it be called 'The New Goodison Park'. The campaign to prevent some atrocity being imposed on us should start now. What do others think?
James Carlin (Balmain, Sydney) (04/05/02)

To everyone concerned with BLUE KIPPER,

Thanks for the reminder of the great day out to Leicester City and the Braunstone working mens club. It is a shame that so many away games of this season are only ruined by the 90 minutes of football. I really do wonder what the fantastic members of ESCWARA would be like if we can celebrate an away win more often.
My example would be the recent away trip to Southampton. ( Where was BLUE KIPPER and the digi-cam when you need it ). We had 2 fantastic days in Southampton under the leadership of David Moyes. Long may it continue in next season.

May i take this opportunity to thank you for the great job you are doing for Evertonians on BLUE KIPPER,
and most of all the great name of EVERTON F.C. Long may it continue. Thankyou for you support,

Terry Seddon. E.S.C.W.A.R.A. ( also ON THE BANKS OF THE ROYAL BLUE MERSEY ).
Proud to be Blue! Terry. (04/05/02)

100 YEARS OR 125 YEARS?

Hi there from Cape Town, South Africa. Wot's everyone on about 100 years on top, and not the fact that we're also 125 years old (1878-2003). Can we also adopt the slogan, 100 n.o.(not out) tho' it's been fuckin close for the past few years. I love the plain Royal Blue jersey and our club here in Cape Town, Everton United, only play in Royal Blue and White. Cheers, Craig (Blue Bull). (04/05/02)

No sponsors on the shirts!

US baseball teams have never condescended to such base crassness. If we need a few measly grand so badly it's time to call it a day. Imagine Labone, Royle, Young et als with 'Hafnia' and
other similar abominations scrawled across their chests! Horrible isn't it? Paul Navarro. (04/05/02)

Summer Clearout

During the summer David Moyes ( as it was clearly shown on Sunday) needs to have a big clear out. this is my list of candidates:-
1. Does any one remember him it's Alec Cleland.
2. Daveeeeeed,obviously.
3. Paul 'Lets jump into are own players, drop anything that comes at you, get out of the way of the ball' Gerrard.
4. Super, it was good while it lasted but it's time to part company.
5. Lee 'Stay in Division One' Carsley.
6. Idan Tal, with Rhino and Blomqvist fighting for the same place, is there any room for him.
Then these are the players who should maybe go:-

1. The Rad
2. Scott Gemill
3. Tobias Linderoth
Also i know it the micky mouse cup and only that welsh woolyback side win it, but it is a way into europe, silver wear , first silver wear for 6 or 7 years so i think Davey Moyes should put a strong side out when the cup comes aroud next year. And a good way to mark the 100 years in top flight football, with silver wear.
Ryan Burns. (04/05/02)

Still a long way to go.....

Just recovered from a hectic few days of large beers. Quality night out on Tuesday, t' lads enjoyed much beer and good company. The best company in the world - An Evertonian. Well there were shit loads of Evertonians at the Blue Kipper do and I'm sure most were as shedded as myself! Even the scouse was ok but we did chuckle as we traversed the marble steps outside the Smithsonian only to see a fuck - off huge pan of the stuff boiling away outside the fire exit! A good time was had by all.
Not so on Sunday. Yet again lots of beer and fuzzy headedness but served up alongside REAL shite!
They were awful, me and the boys can't decide if that Interbred cup is to blame. Surely they can't be that daft as to miss a back door to Europe, surely that aint the team that rose away from Div one certainty like a phoenix from the flames, surely EFC means more to them than that shite performance depicted. Not one of them looked any good. Arse next Saturday we should tear them limb from limb!
Moyesy has done good but he must now be starting to see who is and who isn't. Hopefully he's got the bottle to spend and spend big. It'll soon be next season - Can't fuckin wait! EFC Blueboy Mark. (04/05/02)

Get the Talent from 'Down Under'

GA day from down under. This must be the 50th e-mail I've sent to different sites for the blues/ we keep saying that the club has no $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. well most of the other big name clubs/ are already in Australia setting up development programs in clubs over here. Why not us ?????????? the talent is tops 'you only have to look at the aussies now playing overseas // Micky Lyons was over here doing the job for s/hampton. When I asked him why not the blues. The answer: never been asked/////// the club we support over here is bassendean calladonians and yes they play in blue. Lets not miss the bus. Get some one to have a loooooook and find the players at the right price. ps rangers juventos are the last to clubs that have bought clubs as breeding grounds //////regards true blue from way back ppps lets hope we get the days of the kendell ball and so on again ////. Brian gore. (01/05/02)

Michael Dunford & Season Tickets

Everything Mr. Dunford has said about season tickets is a nonsense…well, hopefully anyway, because surely every seat in the new stadium should have a top quality view? - and there’s not going to be 55,000 people wanting a season ticket. However, to be fair, the new season ticket prices are reasonable in relation to other premiership clubs – but if it’s the shit we have seen the last few years/managers then it’s not worth half the value. Alex K. (01/05/02)

Season Ticket Renewal

The small increase in price if purchased prior to end of June, isn't going to cause mass hardship. Nice to see a bit of planning, prior to the seat scramble for the King's Dock, recognition of those who turn up week in week out whether we are good or bad. It would be great if the box office could take a leaf out of Argos and allow you to punch up area's of the ground you might like to move to prior to standing at the Box Office window, thus avoiding the historical ticket renewal farce. Park End Mark. (01/05/02)

...lookin' at me or chewin' a brick?

During Everton v Arsenal a couple of seasons ago, I took my fiancee along with me to experience the game and crowd at Goodison, Keown (FUCKING DONKEY) decided at one point he didn't like the fans slagging off his rather FUCKING UGLY LOOKS!! and flicked the V's towards the fans at the Gladys street end, as you can imagine we all start hurtling more abuse.....10 minutes later he's stood near the crowd with the ref and people start throwin coins and plastic bottles down from the terraces attempting to hit him, all of a sudden I felt a massive thud on my head!!! On getting back up the bloke behind me said "you OK son??"..."yeah I think"..."lucky u" he said, look what hit ya!!" and there he was holdin half a fuckin brick someone had lobbed from the terraces and had twatted me on the head 2 rows from the front!!! BASTARD!!!!! BLUE 4 EVA
Neil Spiers (Blackpool). (01/05/02)

Scrap The Scribbles - Get a Life

A bunch of us fans are fed up of the televised football coverage. Our particular moan is the graphics they stick on the screen. You know, the logo, team names, score and time. OK every 10 minutes or so, but not all the time. We call this stuff the "Scribbles" and we have set up a website against it. This website is not for profit. It is called www.scrapthescribbles.com and its aim is to let us see all the football action on all the screen
in time for the World Cup, If you agree with us we would be very grateful if you could let people know. Regards, Barry Tighe. (01/05/02)

CASH IN NOW MR MOYES!!!

I want to know why Moyes keeps playing the gobshite that is Kevin Campbell?? I mean a couple of years ago he was the best striker since 'the golden vision' but now he just falls over every game 4 £30,000 a week. I think we should use that money 2 get a top class centre forward. CASH IN NOW MR. MOYES!!!
Rob Wilkinson. (01/05/02)

Sweet FA

Firstly, great night at the Presentation bash, cheers (but I think someone must have "spiked" HK's vino !!!), and on to the new kit/100yrs debate. Love the idea of the badge on the sleeve for anyone who achieves this, and remains there, but does anyone else think that the thought of "100 YEARS" looks a bit naff. How about "CENTURIONS" or something more dramatic. Then when other pretenders catch us up, they have then earned the right to join the Centurions Club. I must strongly agree with the point that the FA should be promoting this, not only here, but (and can you clear it up-is it a World record?) should be taking an Everton delegation to the World Cup, and letting every fucker know. The history tells me that the kit should be the original colour, black or whatever, but I'd love a plain royal blue shirt. Let's hope that the club plan the pre season around Germany though, as it's the only fucking place we'll look sexy in lycra with ale guts !! Well, apart from in front of the mirror on a drunken Saturday night !!!! Cheers. Park End Bill. (01/05/02)

Hello from New York

AS AN EXILED EVERTONIAN & CELTIC FAN, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON
YOUR EXCELLENT WEB SITE. LIVING IN NEW YORK, IT'S GREAT TO KEEP UP WITH A
FANS PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CRAP ! Celtic Scouse. (01/05/02)

The 100 Years Club

Just a quick note on the 100 year thing. I am all in favour of the club commemorating such an event but aren't we approaching this from the wrong angle? Surely the FA and powers that be ought to be making far more of this than I suspect they will. After all if this was the RS or the Manc's the FA would already be salivating at the possibilities... For my part I would like the FA to present our club with some such honour for this achievement. As for the shirt I think they should present us with some form of badge (placed on the lapel or the arm) representing this new exclusive '100 Years' club (much the same as I believe they do for world cup winners). The badge could then be worn with pride throughout the next season and beyond!! Let's all give the FA a nudge and get them to spend some of their millions helping us celebrate the club's achievement! Regards, ROM. (28/04/02)

I can't believe all the emails I have just read (23rd). Watsons distributions was in Clarke's class, but was good to see him getting his match fitness back and he DID SCORE THE GOAL. 'Super' Kev could only improve. It can't be long now before GEMMILL is replaced but by who???
How great it was to come back from an away match with a car full of happy people. Full marks to Southampton for pleasant stewarding, a marked improvement from the grounds in the North east. It is pity a good ground is spoilt by the lack of decent (more) toilet facilities.
TWO GAMES TO GO AND A FURTHER SIX(?) POINTS and don't forget the FA YOUTH CUP FINAL AGAINST VILLA. Jim Farley Studley (28/04/02)

Lads, I've just read MBE's Soton report, and it's a fuckin scream. That boy has a talent with the biro that put's other scribes on the bench. One day I will return from OZ and buy him and the rest of you a fuckin big pint for the laughs you bring me, and with the job you do for the ''PEOPLE'S TEAM" , I can imagine the gobs on the shite whenever Moyese's ''evaluation'' is uttered within the walls of their '' house's of the twisted faces'' .
Good luck to youse all. Kenny Mac. (23/04/02)

Definitely should have something to celebrate the ‘100 year record’ in topflight football. Lets face it we’ve got Sweet FA else to be proud of at the moment. Something short, sweet and straight to the point so all the rest know exactly what it means. KIRSTY. Tunnage (Texas, USA) (23/04/02)

Saw your report for the Soton game and carthorse was Star Man again. Come on get real, you're taking the piss. If it wasn't for the immaculate Weir beside him he'd be roasted every game. He's wholehearted I will admit but he was to slow for the Scottish Premier, he's a bloody liability down here.

How about being a bit less biased. Gravesen was head and shoulders above the rest. If you can't be sensible, don't bother. Cyprus Steve. (23/04/02) (Blue Kipper says: Click Here.)

I have just recently came across ure site " Which I Find Is Brilliant". I've been a bluenose 4 over 30 years, fromm "66" until present day. Breathed a sigh of relieve that we beat Southampton 2 ensure our Premiership Position 4 next season. Now lets start building a better team (with limited funds i know) and playing the football we Evertonians demand and come 2 expect from the blue boys. JOHN. (23/04/02)

First of all I would like to thank David Moyes for making my life a lot happier again. The unbearable events this season, like the Charlton debacle can now be put aside and we can hopefully look forward to some exciting comings and goings from the club in the next few months. Surely the obvious omissions like Gemmill (how the hell is he an international footballer??), Gerrard and the likes of Cleland will hopefully be plying their trade elsewhere, as we try to move forward and improve what have been very irritating times at our beloved club. The situation across the Park has not helped of course, as I have come to realise more than ever, that a successful redshite side has brought out the worst kind of gobshite footballing fans ever known, they crawl out from everywhere with their constant arrogant bullshit and we can only hope that Arsenal do not blow the title . Anyway back to us. Credit must also go to Mr Kenwright for having the balls to do something, If he had not, it would have been us going down and not Ipswich. At one point it was hard to see where the next goal was coming from never mind the points needed for safety. So all in all well done David Moyes. For restoring pride, passion and a fighting spirit back to our club, which we at times thought were gone forever. I am not getting carried away, but I believe he has shown in his short time in charge, that this man could be a very seriously good manager. He has an aura about him which I believe will install fear into slackers and dodgers, who think that turning up on a Saturday with a half arsed attitude may get them by. The Leicester match was the most recent example that you don’t have to be the most gifted footballer in the world, but if you have the right attitude like Robbie Savage you can look a good player in the premiership with endeavour and hard graft. (I’ll take him over Gemmill any day). Anyway my last rant is, can someone please install a bit of hope in the miserable bastards who sit near me in the Upper Bullens please, it’s like a fucking morgue in there sometimes. GET BEHIND THE TEAM it’s why we go to football isn’t it?

Has Stubbsy bought shares in Blue Kipper. Yet another Starman for the Southampton game?? Do you ever see any other players in blue shirts?
What about (not so) Super who had his best game since a new contract was up for grabs, Watto was solid as a rock and finished like Jairzinho.

Since Moysey took over we must have shipped about 15 goals of which the beloved Stubbsy has been responsible for about 6or7. Davy Weir is constantly covering for him and we are going to have him as player of the season? Oh sorry I forgot, he was the only one who could catch Gazzas total. I'll clap him on Tuesday night anyway! Yours Inter Toto, The Blue Mac. (23/04/02) (Blue Kipper says: Click Here.)

If we do go without a sponsor or do a special without a sponsor - it must be classy, in keeping with the traditions of the club. A neat 100 year reference not blazoned across the middle of the shirt. Would a special be possible if we do have a sponsor? Ian. (22/04/02)

I've just read on ceefax that someone in the V.I.P lounge gave Kevin Campbell racist abuse.If this person is a so called everton fan then what kind of moron gives Kevin Campbell racist abuse in the legends bar at Goodison Park.This individual will be the same person who probably cheers when Kevin Campbell scores and chants out his name. This apparent evertonian has the memory of goldfish.Have they forgotten that it was Kevin Campbell who scored the vital goals to keep our beloved club up a few seasons. This person might call himself an everton fan but in my eyes that individual is a disgrace to every other evertonian. Shaun. (22/04/02)

That is a damn good idea, but i cannot see it happening with the current financial situation. Although it would be show the world that we are a club with a long and proud reputation. If we didn't have a sponsor on the front of the shirts we could get a club sponsorship to wear on all the training gear, to recoup some of the money back.Wright. (24/04/02)

Alright lads, Just informing you that Davie Moyes was at the Ireland v's USA match on wednesday and I was quite shocked to see him there. I have been a true blue for over 15 years now and I am irish as well and in all my years been a toffee I have never heard or seen an Everton manager coming over to watch irish players like he said he was. I said to him that Clinton morrison would be an excellent buy (If we had the cash) and he hinted he was one of the ones he was watching. When he was leaving he was talking to one of the players on the US bench and no it was'nt Maxi pad neither. I am delighted to see a former celt tracking irish players and actually scouting clubs and players like Ericksson does in England cause one things for sure, Smith or Knox never botherd their ass doing it. A committed manger, and pleasant as well I must add, is exactly what our beloved
club needs. Blue forever Bluesbrother1. (22/04/02)