Days don’t get
ANY better than yesterday. Because here, in the City that our shared passion represents, it means
EVERYTHING!!!!!
Yesterdays admin-
Title Defence Countdown:
16 wins down/ 5 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 27 wins.).
55 points down/ 15 to go. (Adjusted from pre-season target of 89 points.).
Current PL unbeaten run:
P 2 W 2 F 4 A 1 CS: 1
2 Straight Wins.
I get that to the Worldwide fanbase, the biggest game of the season is a week Sunday against Utd. Well arguably the biggest game in World football. But if you are from the City, or still live here, it’s Everton. By a Country mile. There really is
NO contest. Bragging rights on a daily basis tops everything. And as Derby’s go, I can’t remember a build up that’s lasted all season like this for the first one at there shinny new home ……
On the Hill Dicko, that was a mixed experience. Great in the stands. Don’t think there’s a bad spec in the ground. S under them. For a new ground, you’d think there’d be great facilities but the toilets were worse than Goodison. Lots of space the concourse, but a mad scrum every kiosk with no queuing system you’d expect at a new gaff. Much easier getting away than Blue mates have been saying all year. Mad getting in when a volley of bottles and, bizarrely, blue paint was launched at us, from whomever had the bright idea to put a home boozer right outside the gap the arl’ dock wall where the away turnies are.
Before the Matrix quickly intervened and pushed them back. If you wanted to design a football ground that created the potential for flashpoints as people enter and exit, you couldn't have done better.
And the oh so hilarious wag the separation to the turnstiles saying ‘
Scousers to the right/ Norwegian wools to the left.’ Considering the amount of Irish and Welsh Blues on the walk down from town, that irony was even funnier. Farcical getting your moby to work the NFC the turnstiles too having to hold it in different places the scanner dependent on Android or Apple ‘phones. Massive kudos to the stewards like with some proper gobS above who were lashing ale down on us, and giving it the wall pushing/ faces against fences gestures, when asked what they were going to do about that, informed us ‘
We have them on CCTV. Don’t worry, they are getting lifted as soon as they try leave.’ The ‘
friendly’ Derby aye?Once it gets developed again down there, it’ll be a lot better. But there’s already more bars popped up than there’s been in decades along the Dock Road. The half-hour walk from town wasn’t as bad as expected. Although the sun was cracking the flags which helped. Play them the winter, with the wind whipping in off the river, it won’t be half as pleasant.
Back to the actual game, and it honestly doesn’t get
ANY better than that. One of the best days at the match in years. Not only did L’pool find a new and excessively cruel way to ruin their miserable little existence once more with a 110th minute winner. The fact it was the first Derby there, that we won, in such devastating fashion, will destroy them for decades and something they’ll have no comeback to when they start their bitter narking. The irony of the tannoy announcer screaming about McNeil scoring the first ever Derby goal there, only for that honour to fall to Mo, was delicious and
SO Everton! To win with our training goalie in nets keeping a clean sheet, and our captain who was P poor all game, scoring the late winner after the abuse they slung his way ….. You couldn’t have scripted it ANY better! And they deserved it too for the heart and desire they showed all game. Which is what you need most in the Derby. We were the second best footballing side. But by heck we matched their graft and desire to come out on top! The celebrations with the players in front of us the end was like winning a final too. Magical stuff.
The fume among them the walk back to town after was glorious. And town was bouncing all night! Since they’ve finally discovered town for the first time in their existence this season, the Ev’s self appointed ‘Blue Mile’ of Dale Street, the last stop in town before you drop down to walk on the ground, was uncannily a bouncing shade of Red. Even the much maligned manager’s name was being belted out as we partied the night away haha. I said before the game this was a massive chance for everyone to earn redemption for much of the S that went before. We can forgive a LOT if you come out on top in the Derby. And they grabbed it with both hands to become immortal history makers who will forever be remembered for painting the first ever Derby at the Ev’s new gaff
RED!!!!!
And in amongst it all, big Virg has pretty much both confirmed CL football once more for a third straight season. And kept some Dutch fraud in a job for one more year at least. The irony of that having a lot of folk as miserable as Evertonian’s this AM is equally as delicious if that means more to you than beating them on opening night.
The City belongs to us again.
Last season, it did for completely different reasons. And it will again before too much longer as we get back up there at the top of the mountain. But town felt equally as brilliant as winning the league last night having the first win there. You really can’t understate just how massive a Derby the first one there was. You’d probably have to be Scouse and living it on the daily to fully appreciate that sentiment but it was utterly magnificent and hard to top.
Days don’t get
ANY better than yesterday. Unmatched joy and despair in equal measure. Because here, in the City that our shared passion represents, it means
EVERYTHING!!!!!
Up the history making, Blue life destroying, MIGHTY Reds.
#NOT A POUND IN THE GROUND!
#ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
#WE ARE LIVERPOOL. THIS COSTS MORE!
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