This does not feel like a football club in crisis; yet today there was a protest march before the game by a group called 'Blue Union'. They complain that Everton does not have enough money; they want Mr Bill Kenwright, the owner of the club, to find a rich buyer so that the blues can compete with the premier league billionaires. Nobody it seems wants to invest millions in Everton. Personally I would rather have Kenwright as an owner than some Hedge Fund that did not care about the game or the club. Kenwright comes to every game and is an Evertonian to the core. When his face was shown on the large screen monitors the vast majority of fans applauded.
Everton dominated the game. They deserved three points, but luck was not on their side. The match was pulsating, played at an amazing pace, with skill shown by both sides. It is expensive to watch premier league football yet it is entertainment of the highest order. Somewhere recently I heard football described as opera for the common man: indeed there are villains, heroes, and the unlucky. Like opera it is played on a grand scale and emotion is often raw and visible. All this was on show today and I rather enjoyed it.
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| Look closely: Baines slots home Everton's second goal from the penalty spot. |
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