Tuesday, October 29, 2002

One more thing before I head of for my tea and settle down for the night, here is my story of how I become a blue . Its off a really good website called Bluekipper have a look, its got quite a bit on it of interest, I am also on here photographed with duncan ferguson, who is my favourite player. You will need to scroll down the page and look for the Sam and Duncan picture. I also have an MSM community with more stuff on but still trying to work out how I link that up - I think I will need to actually get some webspace and do some sort of website eventually. If you are reading this Ken expect some questions on my next visit or an email asking how to!!!
just been on the everton website and Moyes is really putting a lot of confidence back in the team and this is rubbing off on the fans. For any of you who have not really followed Everton's progress and I suppose there are a lot of you out there, this time last year we had Walter Smith as our Manager, who although was an experience manager and lead Rangers to win the Scottish equalivant of our Premiership,This man in my eyes and many Blues eyes just seemed to have the most negative tactics ever and seemed reluctent to let any of our youth through and do well at the club. We had unfit players who were really unmotivated and lacking in any self respect or confidence and it was awful to see.I know there are all sorts of rumours about the financial state of the club and Smith blamed a lot his performances on lack of money and upstairs at the club (anyone see him on Sky on Sunday) You can imagine, how frustrated the fans were and the pvitol point was against Middlesborough in the FA Cup when I was ashamed to see a team play without any of the charicteristics that we expect of an Everton Team. I should explain our club motto "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" means nothing but the best is good enough and to see a display without any pride or effort was disgusting. We had all spent a fortune that day on a mini bus getting to Middlesborough, queing up to get tickets etc, and for what. Well, it worked out well, in the long term, Smith was Sacked and Moyes came in. Since then the players look fitter and more motivated (look at Campbell and how much weight he has lost) and their is an air of enthusiasim around Goodison not seen for many seasons. To be where we are in the table is an acheivment and hats off to Moyes for what he has done so far
Looks like I am up and running at last fingers crossed. Anyway a bit about how I come to do this. I absolutely am obsessed with Everton Football Club and I quite like writing and airing my views on this, My boss and friend Ken Clare has set up his own blog and yesterday I was asking him how you go about doing one and he said I should do one on so here we are. Mine probably won't be as interesting as Ken's (he has gone a life changing operation click here to see his blog) but hopefully some people might read it.
Anyway, being an Evertonian is a lifestyle, there is much more to it than simply turning up at the match every other week. It involves travelling round the country (in my case) and it being the difference between having a good and bad weekend!! Sometimes, even a good week or bad week. It involves all sorts of decisions around entertainment and it seems most blues are similar in tastes in music and clothing attire (adidas being the prefered I think) If this sounds like rubbish just take a look on the message board on When skies are Grey which is the fanzine that I prefer to read. I recently got an article published in there and was really pleased.I recently went to Florida and missed the Fulham home game (it was the first one in three seasons Ive missed) and Mickey Mouse or not, it just wasnt the same! Also sitting in 95 degrees in my Everton Kit watching the Man U game (we were robbed) left me feeling so despondant at how the game ended up I actually wanted to go home. My boyfriend Peter (also a blue) wanted to do exactly the same thing.
Anyway, you will find I am quite excitable this week due to an impending away game on Sunday to Leeds and home game the week after. It might be just me but the home games seem really spaced out this season.
it looks like I am up and running possibly, I had loads of error messages yesterday and just couldnt get it to work, we will wait and see

Monday, October 28, 2002

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