Season › 2012-13 › News Cahill excited for next chapter Lyndon Lloyd , 27 July, 12comments | Jump to most recent Tim Cahill sat down for his first full interview for his new club as he prepares for perhaps the final step in his career with New York Red Bulls and spoke of his commitment to and love for Everton after eight years at Goodison Park. Millwall played a massive part of my career for six years. And then I moved on to Everton for eight years. I had loads of opportunities probably to try different things, but with a manager like David Moyes and Bill Kenwright, the chairman, I think loyalty is something that I learned at such a young age [as being] really important. Because I've run through brick walls for the club. It means so much to me. And it's so emotional as well. Because they're my teammates, it's part of my life, it's part of my family, which is so special. And it was a good fit. I never wanted to go to another Premier League club out of respect to the chairman and the gaffer and obviously the fans who mean so much to me. But to have this transition and this opportunity, I'm blessed. I'm in a privileged position. It's just nice to leave Everton in such high esteem and now have one of the biggest challenges facing myself in football. Having left his Everton family behind, the Australian is now focused on life at Red Bull Arena. All I've ever wanted to do my whole life as a kid was be a footballer. To play with some of the best in the world, to play with such a good product with the right people pushing the game in MLS. And I've traveled here for the last 10 years. Holiday, watching games, visiting stadiums, visiting different pitches — I knew it was right. It was right in my heart. It was right for my family. And I'm going to be part of a revolution. I'm coming at 32 years old. The medical was really stringent. Seven hours, making sure that I'm in peak condition. And from there it's me putting my heart and soul into New York. To show the fans that I'm not here to come for a holiday. I'm here to work hard. To run through brick walls. All you can do as a footballer that's played professionally for 15 years and done what I've done, is give everything. So New York Red Bulls is another massive chapter in my life. They want success and I want to help be part of that. It's one of the most exciting things for me and my family now and everyone surrounded with me, it's just a perfect transition. Quotes or other material sourced from New York Red Bulls Kenwright's 'heartfelt thanks' to icon Cahill Reader Comments (12) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Tony Doran 1 Posted 27/07/2012 at 18:50:58 Good luck Tiny and thanks for the memories. Tony Cheek 2 Posted 27/07/2012 at 20:06:49 Still gutted that he has gone and don't think it will hit home until the new season starts. We should be as gutted as RS fans if Gerrard left or Chelsea fans if Lampard left or Giggs at United.We bought him at the right time and are probably selling him at the right time too, but know his presence alone will be missed by the others in the squad, especially the younger ones... good luck Tim, you deserve it! Michael Summers 3 Posted 27/07/2012 at 20:23:47 Thanks, Tim, for 8 years of total commitment. It's a big wrench to see you go and it will be big hole to fill and to try and find someone to fill who has the same desire ad you and tenacity. I wish you well and your family on your new life in the States but remember Tiger, Once a Blue, Always a Blue... Good luck mate and once again thanks, COYB. Laurie Hartley 4 Posted 27/07/2012 at 23:42:18 Hey True Blue! All the best Tim - Mr 120%. Andy Crooks 5 Posted 28/07/2012 at 05:26:44 Tim's gone. A fine player and by all accounts a good bloke. It seems to me he was the best signing, not necessarily the best player, ever made by David Moyes. So who was the best ever?For me, it was our last statement as a big club. Our last go at signing the best. Our last chance at looking at who could strengthen out team and say we will have him. Gary Lineker – The best striker (after Dixie) who ever played for the club. Yes, you have to forget MotD. Richard Styles 6 Posted 28/07/2012 at 06:03:00 I have already had my say about Tim and wish him well in the USA... AND SO onto that last statement about Gary Lineker being the best Everton striker since Dixie... Goals wise I would say yes, but we had G.Sharpe and he has won more as a striker and lasted a lot longer than Lineker did! And then there was Andy Gray... Not to mention my all time favourate Bob Latchford!!!! So for me Lineker was my 4th choice after Dixie based on the fact that he was a one season wonder for us and we lost the double that season he played for us and he Won nothing with us!SHARPY HAS TO BE OUR No1 STRIKER AFTER DIXIE... 1 FA CUP, 2 League titles, and Uefa Cup... Those medals mean more than the goals that Lineker scored.... Liam Reilly 7 Posted 28/07/2012 at 08:35:39 Interesting comment from TC "I never wanted to go to another Premier League club out of respect to the chairman and the gaffer".Wondering where all the negative posters of Cahill are, the ones who suggest he was only loyal to the money and there were no offers? Colin Potter 8 Posted 28/07/2012 at 17:24:45 Richard, how about Davie Hickson? He ran through many a brick wall for Everton, and scored some fantastic goals! Chris Clarke 9 Posted 28/07/2012 at 22:23:09 @ Andy Crooks - post 389. Gary Lineker is way behind in our great striker list.He had speed and an eye for goal but fact is his goals counted for nothing at everton and he was never a true everton striker.Now as for Sharp, thats a different story. Legend springs to mind.... John Pickles 10 Posted 28/07/2012 at 22:32:06 We have had a few players recently who are great Everton players but nowadays it is rare to have a player who is a great Evertonian. Tim is one such player. Chris Clarke 11 Posted 29/07/2012 at 02:12:55 @ Richard Styles - post 394: "but we had G Sharpe and he has won more as a striker and lasted a lot longer than Lineker did!"It's Sharp!!!! Lineker scored goals everywhere he went but clubs had to fit in with him and for his time at Everton, this was a problem for us. Everton had just had an amazing season (1984-85) and we should have gone on to win the league in 1985-86 and I think we would have, had we not changed our style of play. Our success in 1984-85 and 1986-87 was down to goals being shared through out the team. In 1985-86, players and the team suffered as our style of play was all around Lineker's pace.BTW, A useless bit of information – Gary Lineker was well known to not like training and he preferred to sit in a warm bath for most of the training sessions!!! Chris Clarke 12 Posted 29/07/2012 at 02:42:21 @ Colin Potter - post 505.Don't forget Tommy Lawton, Alex Young, Joe Royle and Bob Latchford. Much better strikers than Lineker. Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads