For the ill-informed, Everton is a football club in Liverpool, England that plays in the Premier League. It is a club that has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other; a club that is among the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the League nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup once; and a club that yours truly supports very passionately.
Everton's glory days, however were in a bygone era and for years the Toffees(A nickname for Everton) have been lost in mid table mediocrity. Though David Moyes(The present manager) has been doing his best with limited resources, including a 4th place finish recently, Everton are certainly not setting the world alight. Since, the club is prone to oscillate between the efficient and the shambolic ( A 1-0 win over Manu and a 7-0 loss to Arsenal in the same season should prove my point) Evertonians have a roller coaster ride throughout the season. I, cool as a cucumber during normal life, find myself having the irresistible urge of jumping up and down when watching Everton play. The Mersey side Derby(match with fierce rivals Liverpool) is an eagerly anticipated fixture in my annual calendar and I can forgo almost any social engagement in order to watch it(or read live commentary when in the Hostel). Though these derbies aren't easy occasions for me. With Liverpool's star players, Steven Garrard (a boyhood Everton fan, that's atleast a moral victory, right?) in particular, wins in a derby aren't easy to come by and defeats are difficult to take, especially with so many Liverpool supporters around me. But, I take most of them on the chin, unless if the referee (read Mark Clattenburg) snatches away our point(s). So, that's that, being an Evertonian requires a lot of heart, but I guess it could have been worse, I could have been a Spurs' fan!
Everton's glory days, however were in a bygone era and for years the Toffees(A nickname for Everton) have been lost in mid table mediocrity. Though David Moyes(The present manager) has been doing his best with limited resources, including a 4th place finish recently, Everton are certainly not setting the world alight. Since, the club is prone to oscillate between the efficient and the shambolic ( A 1-0 win over Manu and a 7-0 loss to Arsenal in the same season should prove my point) Evertonians have a roller coaster ride throughout the season. I, cool as a cucumber during normal life, find myself having the irresistible urge of jumping up and down when watching Everton play. The Mersey side Derby(match with fierce rivals Liverpool) is an eagerly anticipated fixture in my annual calendar and I can forgo almost any social engagement in order to watch it(or read live commentary when in the Hostel). Though these derbies aren't easy occasions for me. With Liverpool's star players, Steven Garrard (a boyhood Everton fan, that's atleast a moral victory, right?) in particular, wins in a derby aren't easy to come by and defeats are difficult to take, especially with so many Liverpool supporters around me. But, I take most of them on the chin, unless if the referee (read Mark Clattenburg) snatches away our point(s). So, that's that, being an Evertonian requires a lot of heart, but I guess it could have been worse, I could have been a Spurs' fan!
17 comments:
this is viresh here. Nice post buddy.. and full english here:)
--viresh..
(viresh918@gmail.com)
Real Maggie Stuff!!
The best of knowledge in the best of his language at the best of places on the best of times... :)
wow!
Overwhelming compliments. Thanks Praharsh
Well, soccer is not really up my alley, but it's neatly written. And have you just pasted your hair behind your head for the pic or is it really gone?
well, it's not all gone, but it's much shorter now and now I've started to compete for the Best Hairdo in IT(for real not the booby prize :) ).
i just wanna say
Welcm to the wrld of blogging
Hey,hey, thanks Kaifu. That is you isn't it?
indeed,this blog truly shows your affection for everton and at the same time it reveals your fear for everton being underdogs or unknowns by many.....but,my dear, dont get disheartened by this and other's club supporters surrounding you....
at,least your kaifu is with you regarding this...
if you are Kaifu then who is dead man walking?
Really with yankee money and petro-dollars pouring into the sport Everton's glory days are long gone. but then this is the best thing about supporting the underdogs- the tiniest of vicories delights....so while you wait for the premiership title i wait for south africa 2010
rooting for ... Columbia? Venezuela?...Oh right Argentina. Think Messi will be captain by then?
thats very nicely written ..........
as a LIVERpool DIEHARD fan...
i have to laugh at this blog...
really everton are very unfortunate there derby is against the best in the world...
about moral win due to boyhood gerrard,he has kicked everton's AS*
so many times that doesn't count.
so many wonderful goals against everton........
really thats fun of being fan of liverpool fan.......
these nevertonions never gonna win.....
but still i'll say.
MR. WHOCARES.......
YOU"LL NEVER WALK ALONE
BY LIVERY..
Its nice to see a few Liverpool supporters commenting. Where are the rest of you?
there are so many merseyside reds that it almost flood away merseyside blues......
GOD have mercy on merseyside blues.....
Ah...this is getting feisty. Yes, god may well need to have mercy on us coz the referees' sympathy always seems to be directed to the Red side of Mersey.
no its me Aditya Goyal frm 4th Vhem
ok bhaiya
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