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Generations and Mediocrity

By Adam Bennett :  14/12/2010 :  Comments (17) :

There are two points I would like to make. Firstly, a possible generation gap in the opinions viewed. Secondly, the passiveness of Evertonians.

Regarding the generation gap, my father fondly remembers the Golden Vision. Labone. Kendall, Ball and Harvey. The School of Science. He wants Moyes gone.

Myself, I grew up on the 80ss team of Southall, Ratcliffe, Reid, Sharp et al who where Champions of England and won in Europe. While I?m not screaming for Moyes?s head just yet, I am very very close to doing so.

We have both seen Everton great. We have seen success and want it again. We also want the club to be the pioneers of the English game, both on and of the pitch, like we once were.

We both want Kenwright gone, and are fed up with the very poor running of our club off the pitch.

Basically, we will not be happy until the club is again living up to our motto, and demand that those associated with the club have that same burning desire.

So I wonder if those who want Moyes to stay 100%, and think the sun shines wherever Mr Kenwright is, are the Sky generation of Evertonians who have only known relegation battles, and have been brainwashed by the media into believing we are a mediocre club, happy to finish mid-table to 5th and reach a Cup Final once every blue moon?

Those who think not fighting the drop is considered success, and accept the backhanded plaudits from the media in their patronising way. ?Aawww look at Everton, aren?t they doing well. Plucky little Everton. Pat them on the head, and tell them how happy they should be?.

Failing to realise that we are the 4th most successful club in the country, and going 15 years without a trophy is simply not good enough.

Now, secondly, I think a problem with most Evertonians is that we are too easily pleased, too easily rolled over. Too passive, too meek. Too willing to accept mediocrity because ?Bill?s a blue? and ?look where we where when Moyes took over?.

Unwilling to vent any fury, because when we do, we then get accused of not supporting the club, get told to stop behaving like ?them lot?.

Well, let?s have a look at ?them lot?. They were angry, very very angry, about how their club was being run. They organised protest marches, bought space on billboard signs. They had sit-ins after the game, appeared on TV and radio, making their feelings clear. What did we do? Laughed at them, took the piss out of them, told them how pathetic they looked. Said we?d never do stuff like that because ?we?re Evertonians and Evertonians support their club?. Well, it worked for them didn?t it? They got what they wanted and needed to begin to move their club forward, so who?s laughing now?

It?s about time us Evertonians started standing up for ourselves. Stopped being too scared to criticise. Stopped being scared of being labelled ?like them lot?. Stopped being scared of being accused of not being supportive. Basically, grew some fucking balls (not sure what the female equivalent of that quote would be, sorry!), started demanding success (of the silver kind), and showed some fighting spirit.

Well fuck it. If I?m not happy I will blooming well say so, and if anyone dares tell me that I should be ?supporting? my club one more time, which has happened on a couple of occasions this season when I?ve vented fury at David Moyes for one reason or another, I?ll show them my fucking bank statements and let them see how much money I spend every single season going all over the country (and Europe) supporting my club.

If I?m completely and utterly fed up with the shite that gets served up, both on and off the pitch, I will bloody well say so ? and yes, I am ?supporting? my club, because, sometimes, the best way to help someone is to be harsh with them. Tell it like it is. Cruel to be kind.

The upshot being, the sooner Kenwright fucks off, takes Earl with him, and thus stopping Green having huge influence on the club, the better.

If Moyes doesn?t stop dropping the striker most in form at the time, doesn?t stop playing the same system and style in every single game during every single season, doesn?t start showing some kind of imagination, attacking intent, and doesn?t, basically, shake things up big time with the so-called best squad in 24 years ? then he can do one too.

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