Blue shoots of recovery
Back in January this year, we wrote a piece about Everton’s chronic lack of on field identity . It was a pop at Koeman, Allardyce, Walsh and the board for their poor appointments and hopeless underachievement. Under both failed managers, the areas we highlighted were...
Harry Catterick – Riches to Rags (Part 2) by George Orr
Wembley-TargetThe F.A. Cup Final 1966, before Catterick arrived at Goodison Park Everton had not won the League since 1939 we had not won the Cup since 1933, so what he had done in 5 years was nothing short of a miracle. I had a feeling at the start of the 1965-66...
Harry Catterick – Riches to Rags (Part 1) by George Orr
This is a story about the forgotten Manager of English Football, forgotten by all except Evertonians, Harry Catterick. To this day the media, especially Sky TV totally ignore his success in the 1960’s. I followed Everton in the 1960’s home and away, it was a Golden...
Everton ~ Big vision but no identity
EFC, despite a barren period of 22 years without a trophy, have a rich and illustrious history and seemingly an exciting future. But for their very long suffering Blues fans, a season that started with heightened expectation, there is enormous frustration based on a...
Summerbee to Sergio, Frannie to Fernandinho, Colin the King to Kompany
It started in 1968. I grew up in Surrey, Chelsea Arsenal and Leeds were the popular school playground teams, but for me it was City. Something about that shade of light blue hooked me. But it was the players who really captivated me. Summerbee, Lee and of course Colin...