Mike Preece

hi im mike preece evertonian for 39 years,seen the blues play about 400 times,i go when I can,i could lie and say I go every game but hell whats the point,my first game was Bristol city away think it was 1979 we won 1-0 a trevor ross goal. favourite game ever for performance everton 5 man u 0 oct 84 just sublime most total football ive ever seen. most emotional fa cup final 84,never thought I'd see us win a trophy ( a lot like now) and I was behind the goal when sharpy scored the first,and another that stands out the Wimbledon 3-2 survival win,cried like a baby,a very emotional day. my home is an everton shrine have,nt missed a home programme since I was 12 ( im 49 now).iam very very proud to be an evertonian,and never miss an everton game ( watch the lads on computeter or sky if I cant go.trying hard to get a ticket for the Cardiff game ( no luck yet).was due to be at goodison for Newcastle,but sky changed it to a Monday night.so I,ll now be at the hull city game oct 19th. I can only go when there is a trip cos cant afford to drive up alone.i know there is a south wales branch,but I,ll contact them when or if I can go more often.i hate Liverpool football club with a vengeance because the best team we ever had never had a chance to prove how good we were cos of their fans at heysel,and ever Liverpool fan I know my age in my town abertillery,gwent only started following them when they were winning everything.up my local the commercial there are 3 evertonians and the usual mancs and kopites. im known for never ever wearing red,even though its welsh colour,just cannot and will not do it. my favourite ever player is peter reid cos he was the engine of the best team we ever had,my first idol was Ronnie goodlass,who always held the cuff of his long sleeved shirt when he was playing.pie man joe Parkinson was another favourite what a wholehearted player.over the years nev southall gave me a dressing room and pitch tour. when I got married kevin ratcliffe and Adrian heath organizied a wedding card signed by the whole team and howard kendall. at present felt strongly it was time for moyes to go,although I'll never forget the atmosphere for his first game v Fulham,the whole 4 sides of goodison were absolutely rocking.delighted with the Martinez appointment,and I for one will not get on his back if we get a bad spell,he,s a football gentleman with a philosophy I admire,iam totally behind him.and for the record the worst everton football I ever saw was under walter smith,even though he was another gent. I totally love our club,my pride and joy and goodison park is my favourite place on earth.another thing I always wondered,evertbody remembers sharpys famous anfield screamer best ever everton goal,but in the final home game before the 84 cup final sharpy scored a similar fantastic goal v QPR but no one seems to remember it. well hope I aint bored you all too much all the best to you all mike preece. ps for some strange reason toffee talk has my member title as toffee lady,god knows how that happened,and I don't know how to change it,very annoying !

1. david moyes,good but not that good.not being churlish,but in every big game tha really mattered we came up short.an fa cup final,the semi,and last seasons 2 cup competitions prime example.we just threw too many games away from a good position,never seemed to have a plan b.we threw away so many games last season in the final minutes,and I,ll never forget the infamous 3-0 anfield surrender.and of course we never won at old Trafford,anfield or the emirates.4th spot seemed far more important to moyes than a trophywe had our chances and I was devastated by our cup exits last season.our best chance for years was blown.overall he,s a good man but we needed a change and so did moyes. 2.delighted with Roberto Martinez.in reality we were never going to attract the big big names,our only options in my opinion were Roberto or Michael laudrup and in no circumstances neil lennon.i was rooting for rm the best available,like his football philosophy and a true gentleman.which is good media wise.already we are more of a passing outfit,and he needs to keep our traditional hard to beat ethos. my only worry is wigan were kamikaze at the back ,great to watch but so slack in defence.really wish Roberto all the very best and pray he does well. 3.the money question the great everton mystery ! why do investors never go in for everton ? is it because whoever came in would immediately be faced with funding a new stadium before they even start on forking out on players.is that the reason,and it has never been explained why we are so skint in the first place,does it all stem from peter Johnson chairmanship ? and also there is a man called lord grantchester on the board supposed to be one of Britain,s wealthiest men.so why the hell has,nt he ever put is hands in his pockets for everton ?money isn't everything but the gap between the have and haves not is getting worringly larger. 4.the new crest is a disgrace,like something drawn in a school competition.and actually it is very relevant because of the big drop in merchandise sales as so many fans including me are disgusted with it.simply cannot believe ithat bill kenwright didn't stop it. 5.wayne rooney,first game back at goodison he was kissing the united badge,i,ll never forgive him for that.its blatantly obvious him and moyes don't get on.and I imagine moyes is furious tha his arrival and settling in period at old Trafford has totally been ruined by the rooney situation.and rooney is hated by evertonians and now he,s hated by united fans.does,nt that say it all. 6.city have got their signings in early no fuss and that gives them the advantage,chelsea have their prodigal son back and they will be strong.united have the squad that just won the league.a good start for arsenal,spurs,liverpool us or anyone else and who knows, but you cant see beyond the usual suspects. 7.obvious advantage of a settled title winning squad with ferguson upstairs to offer advice.but the big question is if moyes has a bad start or a bad run later on,then how will united fans react,will they give him time ? 8.finishing above Liverpool is nice and no more than that.it only really matters if we were 4th and they were 5th say.but overall the form and performance of everton is all we care about,trophies are a dam sight more important .but of corse if we were doing well and they were having a struggle then im delighted 9..if we could get a top 6 finish I,d be delighted,it isn't beyond us,but that's if we can stay more injury free than the usual carnage everton seem to suffer,the cups must be taken very seriously,because a trophy would mean the world to us.i just want us to do well play good football,and im totally behind Martinez,and for 1 am prepared to be patient. 10.united will do well,they always do,but I hope moyes respects us enough not to try and nab bainesy'fellaini I expect to leave. he,s been making come and get noises for a few seasons now,totally sick of it.dont wont to sound petty.but if moyes comes back for bainesy,i hope he fails at old Trafford.im not one of those united haters.tts just I passionately love everton football club,always have always will.