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Hoddle is a god
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Everton are now Merseyside's top team and long may it continue.
In many ways, they always have been, TMT. Even when 'Pool was spending silly money on transfers and wages to ensure that they always have the best players in the league, and were "buying" their way to glory, Everton (like us) always stuck to their principles, and operated a grass-roots policy throughout their club, using raw scouting and coaching talent to find and nurture the best footballing talent. It wasn't our fault that the likes of 'Pool, with their big cheque-books, came along and stole our players off us. Rooney stolen from Everton by United, Judas stolen from us by Arsenal with bribes of silly wages. Well, the bank finally had enough of 'Pool's silly spending and told the club, in no uncertain terms, that it's free-loading days were over, and that if it couldn't afford to pay for the player from its own resources, it would have to join the Norwiches and the Readings of this world, and scrap for survival. And that's exactly how it has turned out.
Everton (and us), on the other hand, has survived by sticking to its grass-roots policies, and has grown in stature, now that its greatness is no longer being hidden by the obscenity of 'Pool's silly spending. 'Pool's days of buying glory are well and truly over.
I liken the whole sickening episode to the Lance Armstrong scandal. All those fantastic young riders were sneered at and thought inferior, next to Armstrong, until it was discovered that he was popping more pills than a Gold's Gym body-builder. Well, using that analogy, 'Pool used to be the Arnold Schwarzneggar of the football world (in the days when he was popping steroids like smarties and winning all the Mr Universe Competitions), but now 'Pool is like the drug-free Arnie of today - shrunken, shriveled, and a bit toady-looking. No way will he "be back," and that's exactly how it is for 'Pool. LFC's pill-popping, glory-hunting-steroid-days are over for good.
If you seem what I mean.




