What’s that mean lad?

But who cares if you’re an Evertonian? You win the title with a very strong team. The media could shun them and football all they wanted. Everton were still great and won the league title. I’m sorry they couldn’t compete in the European Cup. I don’t think it was as cut and dry as some evertonians make out, that they have won a EC cup.

@@peterlpool1387 Agree re The European Cup. Everton were in the draw for the '86 tourney before being expelled and were drawn against Anderlecht, who were a very strong team in Europe at the time. The Belgians reached the semi finals, knocking Bayern Munich out of the competition along the way.

Many thanks Frank! Yes we agree! 💙

Many thanks! Yes, we agree! 💙

Matt, regarding 'stepping up,' we have been working on this for at least three years, which has included meetings with representatives from the club at board level. Ken as chairman, with the committee, already leads this work, together with the rest of the membership, which includes Rob and members from St Luke's. We are working together on this, but we cannot force the hand of those making the decisions. The club do already support us in many ways, and have listened to our appeals, but we can only wait and see. In the meantime, we hope to secure a temporary home near the stadium. Of course, there is nothing stopping fans from 'stepping up' and making the club aware of their feelings.

Bert played 5 games in the 1955-56 season. We did wish him a happy 93rd on the 21 November. If you visit our social media for that date we did post a couple of photos, although it would be good to do something more for our oldest living player.

Thanks, Henry!

@ it’s a pleasure Rob I’ve just brought it 👍

I still can't accept the 68 cup final loss,its weird how for such a young boy at the time can still all these years later be upset at that poxy result,thanks to Jimmy husband by the way!

@@tonynesbit9673....you can’t blame Jimmy Husband for that defeat!!..Jimmy was a brilliant young footballer for us...I was at that game and yeah it broke my heart seeing the ball hit the back of our net from a great striker like Jeff Astle...Everton done everything but score...💙UTFTOFFEES!!...

Mick, Some years ago I had a article published in the Man City fanzine "Cite for life" on the 1969 FA Cup semi final at Villa Park when Tommy Booth scored in the last minute to deny Everton a second successive FA Cup final. I was at that game and recall being forced to park on and industrial estate and travel by Bus to the ground, which caused the group I was with to miss most of the first half. The blues gave their worst display of the season that day, this after completing the league double over city that season. Why it also still irks how they lost that day. Is that the ground PA announced the details of the replay seconds before the late goal. Everton fans leaving before the goal were saying we cant be as bad at Burnden Park Bolton for the replay ! And in 1979 due to my work I attended a soccer presentation by Joe Mercer at the former Kirkby Sports Centre. He mentioned the semi final in 1969 saying that Malcolm Allison is assistant had worked out a plan to stop Everton that day. First was to have a player ( David Connor) follow Alan Ball to allow him no time on the ball. second to have 2 players Book and Coleman close in on John Morrissey to prevent the cross. When he did escape these markers he put a cross in late second half and Alan Ball turned in a weak shot that was going in saved by Oakes kicking off the line we were high on the terrace above that goal. Joe Mercer said after the game he told his team had just beat the best side in England, an accolade given to Everton in January 1969 by the Wolves and FA Chairman, John Ireland, who also said they were the best post-war side Years later many ex Everton players from this era lamented that Harry Catterick showed no interest in tactics, it was just 11v 11, Yet on that freezing day in March 1969 many fans could see Alan Ball being was being nobbled, and play disjointed. When a good coach, like Don Howe, would have moved players around to stymie the opposition, and force a change of their tactics.

@@MickRussell-jr5rf Frank l am not blaming him for the defeat but with just a few minutes of normal time left it was easier to score than head it over the bar for a pro footballer plus Alan ball was perfectly placed just behind him to bury it and the cup was ours plus west brom did not deserve to win that day,Frank it's so typical of everton in semifinals and finals we always somehow fall short, we have to be right up there as the team that's lost most semis and finals.l know because l was at most of them,the worst for me was the villa trilogy in 77 followed by the 85/86 collapse to those lucky bastards of all teams it just had to be them.

@@fisherpeter695 beat these beauts city twice that season murdered west brom twice previous season murdered man utd in 85 twice plus l think we knocked them out of the league cup but lost all three finals! All over liverpool in the 3 semi finals l went to plus a final and lost the lot,a game lasts 90 mins not 65!

Lynn, I am so pleased that you were able to share the video with the Sloan family. Thank you for doing that and I am certain that their pride in Donald and his brothers and their sacrifice is merited.