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150. Fergie (aged 12). I met my Dad when I was 2 when he met up with my Mum in Hammersmith London. I was from a family who supported Arsenal but it wasn't long before my Dad, an Ex-pat Scouser, showed me that the colour of my veins were blue and therefore Blue blood coursed through my veins.

All his family on Merseyside, in the Midlands, New Zealand and Australia are mad Evertonians. He adopted, me I adopted Everton. First match was New Years Day in 1995 (?) against Wimbledon which we won - cant remember much except seeing the biggest Everton tattoo on the biggest arse in the world in the pub before the game; Next: loads of long trips up to Goodison and away games with the ESCLA crew; great memories of Pat Slavin and all the fella's putting pounds in my hand; a season ticket in the Park End aged 4, falling asleep in the second half; crying when Ferguson was sent off (again) only to find all the other Evertonians crying as well; being mascot at the Everton VS Arsenal game at the end of the season 1996 when they won the Championship (lost 4-1) ( Ferguson took me on the pitch, I met Michael Ball (Dad's second cousin, twice removed) and was looked after by Ian Wright); season followed season and eventually we moved back to Liverpool to fulfil my Dad's dream; met players in pubs and clubs in Liverpool, been to Bellefield and met the players, seen the rise and rise of Rooney; witnessed the wonder goal against Arsenal and now the disappointment of watching Rooney turn his back on us, the Blue Blood of the club.

Once a blue always a Blue. Easy to say, easy to write on a shirt about other players; harder to keep the faith. (31/08/04)

149. Allan Ryder. I'm 55 but I've supported the Blues for 98 years - 2 years till my centenary! Everton got into the Family blood in 1906 when my Grand-dad first started watching the Blues - the year we first won the FA Cup, of course. He told me how news of the win began to filter through on the Sunday afternoon as the first people got back to Merseyside. Grand-dad and my Uncle Ray took me to matches from 1959 onwards - aged 11, I suppose I was a late starter! Not missed many matches since! My Grand-dad spoke constantly about Dixie Dean - his statue at Goodison means a lot to me and no doubt to many others who have heard about his exploits. I saw Alex Young of course and all the other stars in the past few decades, but when Rooney emerged, I thought we finally had someone to equal Dean's status. I can't come to terms with the fact that we're not big enough for him to want to stay for ever. (31/08/04)

148. Billy KEYS – Born in ’75 I originate from a Scouse/Irish family but was born in North Wales. My great uncle from Anfield used to fight against all the reds in the family to convert the youngsters to blues. My arl fella used to travel up from North Wales every other weekend and my great uncle George used to take him to watch the blues. Dad always talks about 60,000 + in Goodison watching the likes of Alex Young playing Burnley and Wolves.

When I came along there was only ever going to be one colour in my blood. When I was very young me arl fella and George took me to my first match. Before the game we went to the restaurant in Goodison and I stuck my finger into a live table lighting socket resulting in a nasty shock and a Jackson 5 hairdo. I guess I’ve been electrified ever since. I remember being overawed by the sheer scale and atmosphere of Goodison Park

When I was old enough I moved up to Liverpool to live and was a season ticket holder going home and away regularly for five years where I made many friends and saw Everton win the Cup Final against Man Utd. You may have seen my “Duncan’s Retro Army” flag during those years. The best game I’ve ever seen was either the Wimbledon game or the Semi-final against Spurs. I remember being so skint that my last tenner was either going to be a ticket to watch Everton V Rekjavik or food for the next few days. Boy was I hungry.

Alas now I live and work in the Midlands and don’t get to as many games as I’d like. I have however converted my wife and my step-son into blues – Once a blue always a blue! (26/08/04)

147. Rokas Grajauskas. 16 year old. Klaipeda, Lithuania. I realised I was Evertonian only this season. It's a shame, but I... I haven't even really seen a single match of Everton, but even seeing the badge of Everton makes my mood good for the rest of the day. I haven't even heard of Everton a couple of years before, but now it's my favourite team in the whole world. In Lithuania all the people are basketball mad, but not me. And my biggest dream is to see Everton playing at the Goodison park. Good luck to ya all, it's nice to be with you. (26/08/04)

146. Pete Francis. Born 1986 in Birkenhead, my whole family are blues, an if i was anything else i wouldn't be living at home! My first game was Norwich in 1994, I sat in the top balcony and watched us lose 5-1, Efan Ekouku (or however u spell it) bagged 4! i got my first season ticket the following season and have only missed one home league game since (it was a derby as well, i was well ill!) and get to as many away games as possible. When I was 11 I moved to Preston, when I was 17 I got the everton badge tattoo'd on my arm. Best games was probs the coventry game in 1997, the Cadarmateri derby, and the Arsenal game season before last (what a goal!). Worst game was probs the Sheff Wednesday game were we conceded 2 goals with 2 dodgey pass backs. Basically I'm a LOYAL TRUE ROYAL BLUE! Once A Blue, Always A Blue. (26/08/04)

145. STEVEN FROM DONCASTER. IVE BEEN A TRUE EVERTONIAN SINCE 1992 PLEASE NOTE IM ONLY 12. I WISH THAT EVERTON COULD REPEAT 1995 FA CUP FINAL WHEN THEY WON MAN UNITED THAT WOULD BE THE BEST. I COME FROM DONCASTER AND HAVE BEEN AN EVERTONIAN SINCE I WAS 1 YEARS OLD AND MY MUM AND DAD ARE ALSO EVERTONIANS AND SEE THEM 4 TIMES A YEAR. I LOVE EVERTON BUT CANT GET TO EVERTON EVERY GAME BECAUSE IM ABOUT 4 HOURS FROM GOODISON PARK. BUT IVE GOT ALL THE VIDEOS AND ALL THE MERCHINDISE. DOES ANYONE THINK ROONEY WILL STAY? I THINK HE MIGHT BUT HE MAY GO AND EVERTON WILL GET 35 MILLION TO GET OUT OF DEPT. (26/08/04)

144. Roy Jones. I was born in Liverpool in 1963. But My family and I moved away to the south of England when I was very young. We used to travel back occasionally to see my Grandparents, my Mums side lived in Kirkby and My Dads side lived on Gwladys Street. My Dad and Grandad would go off to the match while My Nan and I would sit in the parlour watching the crowd and the horses pass by the window. Occasionally there would be a huge roar from over the road, my Nan would be able to tell from the roar whether it had been a goal, a near miss, a corner, she even knew when the ref had made a decision that the home crowd didn't like!

I must have become inquisitive about the game 'cause with 15 minutes to go she asked me "Would you like to go and watch the rest of the match?" "ok" I said, not really knowing what to expect. We walked over the road and through these big blue doors, "Hello Nelly" the man at the doors said, "Is this your grandson?" "Yes, I'm taking him to see his first game." He ruffled my hair as we walked passed him and up these concrete steps. I could see peoples legs and heads and bright blue sky as I walked up the steps. As I reached the top, My breathing nearly stopped. It was as if my heart had leapt up into my throat blocking my windpipe. It was just too much to take in. What I remember the most was how green the pitch looked how white the sidelines and nets were and how blue Everton's shirts looked.

Nan asked a man if I could stand up with him and I was pulled up onto the terrace. I don't even remember who Everton played that day but I do
remember them scoring near the end and the crowd going mental. The sound was deafening and people were just so incredibly happy hugging anybody with enormous smiles on their faces. I never shut up about it for ages. I wanted more and still do. I tell this story to try and explain to people who 'don't get it' that Everton is in your blood. It still gives me goose bumps every time I come back to the ground as the pitch slowly comes into view, as I walk up the concrete steps. Thanks Nan, You were a Beautiful person. (23/08/04)

143. Mick Dalton. I didn't become an Evertonian, I was born one! Born in 1965 I lived in Gerrard Gardens until I was six, then we got shipped out to Kirkby. My first memory of being an Evertonian was my Dad showing me the back of the paper in 1970 with the EFC players sipping champagne in the dressing room under the headline "Champions".

I think my first game was the following season at home to Chelsea, we won 2-0 and I think Colin Harvey scored both. I was fascinated by how green the pitch looked, how blue the shirts were, how tiny the players looked from the stand and by the bizarre smell of pipe or cigar smoke! But I was hooked for life. I can't even pin my hatred of Liverpool on their derby domination of the seventies, how jammy they were in cup finals or even Heysel...I remember crying when Liverpool took the lead in the 1971 cup final...as a six year old! That can only be put to proper Blue breeding! Rather be dead than red! (23/08/04)

142. Paul Oldfield. If anyone can say they were born a blue it's me, because when I was born as soon as I popped out, my dad put an Everton shirt over me. It was like a blanket, but who cares since then I can't get enough of Everton. My first time at Goodison was when I was 1. Can’t remember it obviously but it was against Bolton we won 2-0, so my dad tells me. He said I sat on his shoulders all the way through and shouted to the players. My worst time was when we played Crystal Palace in the league cup and crappy kev ballooned the ball over the bar to lose 5-4 on pens. oh well bring on Bent. (23/08/04)

141. Sean Whelan. Southampton. I was born in Seacombe. Moved down to Southampton when my dad moved down with the Cunard ships. Went to school in central Southampton however there were quite a few Scousers or kids from scouse families as more and more people were moving down with the ships. In fact I always wind up my southampton mates telling them that the reason they are such good supporters is because they are all Scousers who forgot their roots.

Anyway My older brother and my dad introduced me to Everton and I have become a fanatic. I have followed them everywhere and won't hear a bad word said about them. I am a season ticket holder in the street end and have renewed me and my sons tickets. Clearly it's hard travelling back down the M6 when they've been beaten (Last year was tough). However that's the way it is. It will turn around. It may have to get more painful but eventually it will turn around.

People say "You must be mad ". And I can't really answer that. All I know is that Everton have been with me all my life. When times were tough they would help me get through and when times were good they would make it even better.

I look at teams like Chelsea and Man Utd and I can honestly say that i wouldn't want to be part of a plastic club culture At least we haven't lost our culture and tradition. Thank god that russian fella didn't buy us we would be priced out of our own club with corporate packages and Plastic marketing people. No, there's only one Everton no matter what happens this season I must remember that I was chosen I did not choose. (23/08/04)

140. Marie. I'm 37 I live in cheshire. I take my two sons to the home matches. My first game was when I was 6mths old and my parents took me in my pram (didn't see much back then). I used to run two fan clubs one was for Gary Lineker and the other for Pat Van Den Hauwe. All I can say is I Love EVERTON with all my heart. (14/08/05)

139. Matt Mclaughlin. 30 years old. Born and live in Wellington , New Zealand. Its not easy being a football supporter living in a rugby mad country, especially when any football supporter over this way is either Manure, The Arse or the Redshite. My mum used to work with a Scouser called Jimmy Byrne who was Everton mad and started the ball rolling with me. It was hard back in the 80’s to get any info. I had to wait till Monday mornings paper to see the results but back then it was worth the wait. The highlight of my LIFE was finally getting to Goodison on Boxing Day 97 to see Dunc take the captains armband and score a hatrick against Bolton. I try and get over as often as I can but from here it is pretty difficult. My last game was v Charlton opening home game of the season a few years back when Dunc came home and scored 2. I think I'm good luck for the big fella!! I now proudly wear the crest on my arm. People often ask to see it as Kiwis are a little confused by my fanaticism for a team so far from here. They are made to kiss the crest when it’s shown. Can’t wait to see the Blues in action again soon. I own a pub in Wellington called ‘The Big Kumara’. If an Everton game is on TV (usually 4am) it is shown live it will be played on the big screen so if you’re down under and don’t want to miss out, come and see me. Blue till I die. (03/08/04)

138. Craig Dicken I always tell people I was born an Evertonian! Nobody believes me but I know better. Its just in the blood! I live in Dordon in the Midlands, about 100 miles from Everton. I like to forget my 1st live match I watched Everton (losing 6-2 at Villa, and I sat in the Villa end!) but have very fond memories of my 1st time at Goodison (when I was 14) when we beat Leeds 2-0 in December 1995. It was very cold, the water had froze but hey, we won. The atmosphere was electric! My Mum, Dad and Sister came as well (my Dad wasn't pleased cos he's a Leeds fan!) and it was a great day for me. Now I can drive, I go up regularly with my Fiancée Anne, who is now a converted Evertonian! My Everton all time hero is Big Dunc, and my favourite moment over the last 10 years had to be the FA Cup win in 1995! Best memories at Goodison was when Unsy equalised against the shite in April 2003 (the fans in Gwladys Street went mental, I got hugged by a guy down the other end of the row!) and Rooney's last minute job vs. Villa the following week! Once a Blue, always a blue! (03/08/04)

137. Alan Godfrey. Born 1974 in Redhill, Surrey. Been Evertonian since I was 6 which being a Southerner has been interesting. My first live Football match saw Everton play Forest on TV and become obsessed with Everton much to the bewilderment of my parents, neither of which had any interest in Football. Happy times.... I can remember being in a pub in 1995 for the FA cup semi final, it was full of Spurs fans, telling me the cup "had their name written on it". Result 4-1! My first visit to Goodison, the warmth of the Blue Scousers, passion of the Gwladys Street end (well, the whole Stadium) , and any Derby win as there are loads of Liverpool fans down South. The Train journey back to London after Everton had drawn with Coventry in last game of season in 1998 to preserve Everton's Premiership Status. Bad times.... Losing to Palace in the Zenith Data Cup, being surrounded by Arsenal fans in London in 1998 when Arsenal won the league after thrashing Everton at Highbury. Being told Wimbledon had sent Everton down and spending a good few hours completely gutted before same person told me they were joking!! I might not have been born Scouse but I was definitely born Blue! (03/08/04)

136. Carol Avis. I waz born a blue an then changed to become a red. The stupidest mistake ever! am back now tho! it never left me i av always had a blue heart. ONCE A BLUE ALWAYZ A BLUE!!!! an remember lads NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM!!! (03/08/04)

135. çï ùáú henzohar. I AM FROM ISREAL AND I LOVE EVERTON FC FUCKKK LIVERPOOLLLLL (03/08/04)

134. Mike Barlow. My first memory of knowing that i was blue was when i was walking home from primary school when i was growing up in New Zealand. My friends were all talking about liverpool being in this thing called the FA cup final this weekend, and so I thought to myself, 'my mum's from Liverpool, and so is grandad' so that must mean were in the cup final. I ran home to my grandafathers house and proudly pronounced that we were in the cup final this weekend. My grandfather beamed as he thought he had finally got this stupid rugby thing out of the way, and i was now focused on a real sport. I said, " yeah, come'on Liverpool" with that he wacked me me across the head and forcefully informed me that we were actually the other team playing the cup final that weekend, and we were called Everton. "We are Catholic" he said, "and we are Blue". Of course a young boy such as myself was quite confused about the fact that their were two teams in Liverpool and the better one was called Everton. Proudest blue moment... Well their's actually two. first was staying up all night getting drunk (being about fifteen at the time this was quite a turning point in our relationship) with my dad (a dedicated Man U shithead) and watching Paul Rideout nod the winner with about 60 minutes to go!!!! I couldn't watch the rest (esp with him in my ear) but we got it! My second would go down as the greatest moment in my life. I moved from New Zealand to Ireland about four years ago to get closer to Goodison, but two years ago i actually had to move to Liverpool because dublin wasn't close enough. My arrival coincided with Arsenal arriving at the holy ground with an unbeaten record to protect... The blues had someone called Wayne Rooney up their sleave and the rest is history. I was actually spotted of New Zealand TV by my family singing and dancing at the end of that game (I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE!) I am claiming to have been the blue who has traveled the longest distance having come all the way on a number of occasions just to watch the blues from Wellington, N.Z. (the second to last city in the world). We are in for another dogfight this year but I'll be there every step of the way because i love the blues. (03/08/04)

133. Richard Gill. Born in '79 and as I grew up both my older brothers were Liverpool fans (bear in mind they are from York) and they were just glory seekers...as I realised that glory was not everything but pride was I soon started supporting Everton, it gave me something to hit them for! My first real experience of watching Everton as a teenager was the Tottenham/Everton semi-final for the FA cup in the 94/95 season...not a bad first match :)

As for the final I could not get tickets and instead stood outside Tandy in town and watched with a bunch of mates (my Pa is a Manc and would not let me watch in the house) Of course times have been hard but still a blue to this day 19 years on. (03/08/04)

132. Joey Beney. 25yrs old from Batley (home of fox's biscuits). I am actually from Bradford first off. I grew up in the armed forces and moved around a lot. I started supporting Everton when I was 7. I had a friend growing up called William Hilbert. His dad was called herby. They were a family of HARD core blues to the bone and from Liverpool. I only knew them for 3 years but that was enough to send me mad and possessed blue. My first emotional memory as a fan was when we went away on a school camping weekend. It was the 1988 FA cup final and I was listening to the game on a radio on the bunk beds in the dorm where we were staying, I think it was in Salisbury. Yes we lost but only just.. I don't get to watch Everton a lot, but was in the Leeds exec box cheering when Rooney won us the game two seasons ago. So what I don't talk Scouse ... but we all share one motto ONCE A BLUE, ALWAYS A BLUE. (19/07/04)

130. Graham Gill. Born near Everton Brow. Lived in Scarborough, then Ellesmere Port & now Melbourne Australia. Son Sam an avid Evertonian.. How did that happen? He wondered why Dad had so many Everton shirts... And all the stories about growing up in England, and being surrounded by bloody Reds.. Proudly wearing me 1970 Everton shirt everywhere.. And that his Grandad was on Everton's books for a while, and his Dad's cousin for that matter. My triumph was returning for a trip to England in 1985.. WOW was that a time to be back eh?? There may be 14,000Klms between us but it feels like nuthin when I watch em play on Telly.. Always an Evertonian! (19/07/04)

129. Greg Doyle. Dad a blue and everyone else in family. Born in 1968 and early memories of of my dad bemoaning the fact the we never got on the telly. How things haven't changed. The first game I went to was in the 1975/76 season, I think if memory serves a 0-0 against Middlesbrough. After that things are a bit hazy, but I recall our 4-1 drubbing of Villa in the cup, and me and my dad being on the telly. (We were standing in the Park End between the Everton and Villa fans and the cameras picked us out.) The most significant memory from the era was of course Big Bob's 30th of the season against Chelsea. 5-0 up and I think Mickey Droy pushed Mick Lyons over so Bob could get his 10,000 quid. I also recall being appalled by fans wanting to rip up the pitch. Even then I knew it to be hallowed turf. Of course there have been all the up and downs since then. Wimbledon and Coventry stand out, but, I keep telling myself, not as much as the games against Luton (1984/85) and QPR (1986/87) when we imperiously strode to victory and lifted the Championship at the end. One of my best memories of Goodison though was last August, when the wife and I tied the knot in the Dixie Dean Suite and then ate and partied in the Alex Young Lounge. Getting married is always special but for it to be at Goodison was even more so. Even the redshite who attended - and laudably contained themselves - were humbled when we sneaked out onto the Main Stand at sunset. Every seat, every rafter, every step, every blade of grass contained an emotion, as tangible then as when the Evertonian who created it was there. (22/04/04)

128. Steve Green. I was born in London, Ontario, Canada, but my dad was born in Liverpool (Huyton, I think). His father played for Marine in the late 1920s or early 1930s -- I have a Lancashire Cup or Liverpool Senior Cup winner's medal of his -- and family lore has it he spent a brief spell with the Everton reserves. While I wasn't able to confirm that on a trip to Liverpool in 1990, I was very close to my grandfather, so Everton was my team for as long as I can remember (I'm 41 now). My car -- Everton blue of course -- has the licence plate EFC 1, my previous dog I named Goodison (sadly no longer with us) and in my office at home I have five Everton jerseys along one wall under an Everton scarf, with five Everton banners hanging on the opposite wall, over the desk. I've been lucky enough to see Everton play twice -- once in Toronto in an exhibition match the summer after their 1985 league title, and in Nottingham in 1990 (unfortunately, a 3-1 loss). Long live the Blues. (09/03/04)

127. Arthur Small. My dad took me to my first game in the 91/92 season, but for some reason I wasn’t interested. After the 94 world cup however I was transformed, and I attended every home game except the opening day, because I was on holiday. I was a jammy bastard and got a ticket for the cup final in 95, which still remains the best day of my life. Since then, I would say that I have missed around 5 home games because of holidays, and we have the best team since Joe Royle's class of 96. (09/03/04)

126. Anon ( Read on and see why) I grew up in a football household, in fact my dad played for the Mighty Blues. I was about four at the time when my mum came home and said that the boy down the road had grown out of a load of new clothes and gave them to me. I was over the moon when I saw a load of t-shirts etc, one of them being that red with a white pinstripe effort that the redshite wore in the early 80's. So my dad comes home from work, (he had left Everton by then) and sees me wearing a liverpool shirt around the house, he went Ballistic at my mum and says he hopes she didn't pay money for "that!!!" With in 15 minutes I am in the car going to the nearest sports shop getting fitted for a spanking new Royal Blue Hafnia kit, the one with the round white neck.

After that he even went to the lengths to get a mate who went to the games to take me every week (my dad was still involved in football and couldn't take me himself) so I would be given a solid education in the finer points of total football. In those days it certainly was. As soon as I could go myself, me and my mate wouldn't miss a game until I was 17, then playing a bit myself, I had to cut myself off from my weekly fix. I have lived all around the world now playing footy and enjoying my youth, but everyday I still check the official web site and Bluekipper. I still get to as many games as possible and although we are nowhere near the team of the late 80's, I would say watching a game at Goodison is my favourite time of the week. Its been said before, but I have to agree "Once a blue, always a blue!" Anonymous (please!!) (09/03/04)

125. Sarah Needham. I'm 19 and from Liverpool. I was born to a BLUE Dad and a Red Shite Mum. Being a Daddy's Girl I obviously chose to follow his team, and have been football crazy ever since. When I was a kid I went to the match as often as my dad or uncle could take me. Just before FA Cup '95 my dad cued from 5am for tickets to the final, but came home empty handed. I cried for ages!!! But I was over the moon when we won... Even though it was 8 years ago I'll never forget that day! Since then I don't get to the match as much as I'd like to, last one was Leeds (4-0!!!) What a match!!! Two months ago I made my dad a very proud man by getting an Everton tattoo on my right shoulder. It says "BORN A BLUE LIVE A BLUE DIE A BLUE". Say no more. (12/01/04)

124. Fat Phil. I get asked all the time why I support Everton if I'm from Leeds, well hear goes (I think I'll get this engraved on my grave stone). I love Everton football club with all my heart and just wish I could get to more games (finances). I'm a born and bred Yorkshire pudding and proud of it being brought up in Leeds. As all supporters of the lower non-entity clubs languishing in the then 2nd Division I had to support a First Division team.

This is where my dad comes in. He lived in Liverpool for a few years when he left home and naturally at the time went to Everton with his mates as they were the bigger / better / more glamorous more appealing on the eye etc... plus all his mates were Evertonians. So back to my story, when growing up in the 80's everybody else supported the RS naturally, so through my father pointed out a) why should I follow the crowd, and b) Everton may not have won as much but have more class than any other club in the world "..yes son even Leeds..". So it was growing up supporting Everton and Leeds Utd, really thinking I was a Leeds fan up until my first game. It was vs Newcastle on a miserable December afternoon, shiote game, shiote crowd, shiote atmosphere and worst of all we lost 2-0. Beardsley and Cole if I remember. But I came out of that game with the biggest smile on my face. I think the locals must have thought I was a Geordie, but no that is when I realized that I was only kidding myself thinking I was a Leeds fan when I was really an Evertonian. But from that day on I have been and will forever be "A True Blue Evertonian". I think its right what people say, "your not just an Everton fan your born one" and me and my old fella are. So wish my fortune in the hope I can get to more games in the future. (12/01/04)

123. PIA. I am 27 years old and have been an Evertonian since 1988 or so. I saw a match on tv, EFC-Derby 3-0, and I have stuck around ever since. I'm from Denmark and nobody here (who I know) share the passion. Of course, been an Evertonian in this country isn't the same as being it in England, but I don't think that it's much different in the heart. In school my friends were in for teams such as Norwich, Nottm Forest and QPR but that changed when they got relegated. Now they are in for Liverpool. Yeah, that sucks pretty bad. One of them are still an Arsenal-"supporter" but that's easy coz' they are in the top of the table all the time. For better and for worse, you know. The latter being more frequent since the 80's Unfortunately I have never seen the Toffees live, but hopefully I will some day. Everton forever! (12/01/04)

122. Howard Rowles. I became an Evertonian in the mid seventies I was brought up in Coventry in the West Midlands and me and my mate used to watch the Sky Blues every week.
Then one day we were outside the ground and the police stopped the traffic . We could hear this muffled chanting which got nearer and nearer and louder and louder until we could see thousands of Evertonians chanting EVERTON . So instead of standing in the Coventry end we went with all these fans and went in the away. I remember Bob Latchford got the equaliser , after that we were hooked and every time Everton played in the midlands we told our Mums we were going to town and instead went to watch Everton . I think that was '73 so I've been a blue for 30 years I now live in the south but I have a season ticket for the Upper Bullens. Good luck to all Evertonians everywhere. (12/01/04)

121. Tommo. I love Everton. I am from Morecambe about 1hour from the home of Goodison Park because my dad is from the area and I thought I'd support the respectful part of merseyside as oppose to the rest of the bastards supporting the redshites. Recently I have had to move down south to Kent but I'm still up 4 travelling 360miles to see the blue boys because after all ITS A GRAND OLD TEAM TO SUPPORT and I LOVE EVERTON F.C. (22/12/03)

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