Easy tigers!!
Im a Blue, well the Darker shade of Blue.
I think its nailed on that Lescott will sign for City, not completely for the money either.
Sure he loves it at Everton, but in all honesty, at the best, we will finish 5th again, and thats going to be even harder than last season.
City / Villa / Spurs will all spend more than us, so will all be favorite's to finish above us, but they have been for the last 3 seasons, its upto these teams to actually get their act together, and put in a real challenge with us.
Lots of you really underestimate Everton on here, we stick with a wining formula, which we were forced into....real scouting of a player, and actually going watching him over and over...rather than just buying players on press reputation. which very rarely works if we are ALL being honest.
BUT, I just cant see how City can NOT become a real force in the Prem, Im not sure if Hughes is the best man for the job, you guys will know more than me. He doe's not seem to be a good man manager, and doesnt seem to get the best out of his players on many occasions.
One great example of this is Jo, his goalscoring was sublime at CSKA, and at 20 looked to become a star, joins City, and looks a joke, really looked out of his depth. Fast forward a few months, joins Everton, as if by magic, looks a player again, and a good one at that.
This is no magic trick or coincidence, Moyes man management skills, and the great team spirit and work ethic he has created at Everton is the reason behind this.
Just look at the rest of our squad, some superb players that would walk into any of the top 4, but also some average to decent players, that work in a system of Commitment, teamwork and togetherness.....something money can never buy.
I am quite jealous of the money City have, but thats were it stops.
I have no doubt that City will get better than they have been, and even make the odd Cup / League Title surge, but it is not a nailed on fact they will even finish in the top 6.
All this history bollocks, and big club this, and shite ground this, is all irrelivant, and all bollock.
City have always been a big club, in whatever terms, so too have Everton.
In this day of age, money talks....and City are a bigger Club than Everton, on that point alone!
I like City, proper Club, like us. Some knobhead fans....just like us, they seem to have passion for the shirt more than most other Clubs......just like us.
That passion is labeled as "Delusional", by other fans. But the fact is, nobody other than your fellow Clubs fans understand what it feels like to support YOUR club.