24 Dec 2019 12:24:17
So we have some negativity on here about our new manager. I understand trepidation because, well, its Everton.
However, you have got to let this go and back the club and manager. It's so important that we mend as a club and as a fan base. there's so much bitterness among our supporters it is making it an almost impossible place to come as a player or manager.
Now it's not blind faith we have it's just faith. I mentioned this in a previous post to DC. I will give my support to any player or manager we have. Until I think that they have lost their own belief in what they are are doing. For Silva it was the Shef United game when he made panicked and rashed decisions. It was this point I felt he realised he didn't have answers.
The reason I still believed is because I've been a blue for 45 years and I've seen many managers turn situations around when they look bleak. Including Silva last season when it was worse than it looks this season.
With Koeman it was very similar in his first season but turned it around from christmas into probably the best 5 months I've have seen at Everton since the 80s.
So blind faith it isn't, its experience. However, to not back a manager, whoever he is, is not right and is not being a supporter. You can call yourself a fan which is a flimsy, self gratifying, glory hunter and is the usual type that does nothing but slate the manager, team and players and can't even bring themselves to say anything good even when we are winning.
Me and many others will continue being supporters. We'll even have a go at players and manager if we think so but will balance it out with the positives. Criticism is fine, being spiteful against your own for no reason at all is not, especially when a manager has not even got his feet under the table yet.
I will always believe we can win the next game, our players and manager can do the unthinkable. Faith in the players from the manager, faith in the manager from the players and faith from the stands in our club is the only way we will ever be successful again.
24 Dec 2019 12:47:47
Outstanding post BlueJohn, wholeheartedly agree.
{Ed025's Note - yeah thats a great post..
24 Dec 2019 13:03:45
Good post bluejohn I think big dunc has done what many will agree was unachievable under silva, galvanised us again. I wish silva good luck in his future it didn't work out we move on, that's football. I look forward with excitement yes we all should, but let's remember this is not his team and there's still deadwood floating around. While I believe we will start to improve I don't expect us to be fully amongst it till at least season after next, there's no quick fix here just progression.
24 Dec 2019 13:20:32
To be honest guys I didn't want to post it because I'm on such a high. Even if this doesn't work out, we are starting to think like the Everton I know again.
Plus our owner for the first time managerial wise in my opinion, is doing so as well.
Bring on Burnley, Man City and Liverpool. I don't care who you are, WE ARE EVERTON!
24 Dec 2019 16:56:21
Nailed it there, BlueJohn, absolute cracking post. Maybe the previous few managers have been uninspiring but if someone can't get slightly excited at the prospect of CA then I don't know what would please them. The foundations are now firmly in place so let's see what Brands and Ancelotti can bring to the club.
25 Dec 2019 02:59:03
Really good post BJU. I think it captures perfectly the optimism from the vast majority of the fan base in the appointment of CA who is recognised as one of the best managers of his generation.
I'd also like to echo Dunc09's sentiments where he wished Silva good luck in his future. It didn't work out for him but I hope no one would doubt the effort and commitment he put into the job. He was often first in and last out but couldn't find the answer. I know a lot of you say he getting a big pay off and maybe he is but not one of you should have failed to see the stress, the true concern and the character he showed in the last couple of months. It's a shame a couple more of the players couldn't have shown the same
it's always the manager, not the players that pay the ultimate price of a sacking. I'm not saying it wasn't deserved but - at Christmas time especially- we should show compassion to someone who did try his best
I wish him well for the future
COYB NSNO.
25 Dec 2019 10:39:52
Spot on with that post and the responses, wish Silva well myself hopefully he will take something away from it all and come back stronger!
I am so glad Dunc is still in the setup, really want his passion giving the players that fire in their bellies!
It’s going to be an uphill struggle but as BlueJohnUns says we need to get behind the team the manager the staff and the club! COYB.