26 Jul 2018 21:07:35
Hello, boys and girls - I'm back!

{Ed033's Note - Welcome back.

1.) 26 Jul 2018
26 Jul 2018 21:16:56
welcome back sid. good to have you back. i was sure bobby c was you. similar posts as to the squad sizes ages numbers etc. anyhow good to have you back.

2.) 26 Jul 2018
26 Jul 2018 21:25:35
Welcome back Sid you've been missed by us regulars.

3.) 26 Jul 2018
26 Jul 2018 21:34:59
Good to have you back cowpat. How about a squad rundown.

4.) 26 Jul 2018
26 Jul 2018 21:40:34
Welcome back mate.

5.) 26 Jul 2018
26 Jul 2018 22:20:44
I first posted under “Cowpat Sid 2” because a cantankerous ;-) Ed banned my original i'd of “Cowpat Sid”. I think the Ed was annoyed by me repeating a question - or me seeking clarification of a response - in a thread. Anyhow, it’s their website and their rules so c’est la vie.

After a further while, I took a break from posting - mainly (as best I can recall) because the later months of Martinez’s reign had seen me go from enjoyment (of his first season) to anger (at his stubborn tactics) then indifference and apathy (as the club dawdled) until I just fell out of love with football.

It didn’t take too long for my addiction to Everton to get me enthused again, so - despite the worst efforts of Koeman and Allardyce - I started posting again. Here’s the confession: to start with a clean slate, I did indeed start using BobbyC1878 - as some of you posters (and Eds! ) believed.

Going forward, I’m taking a break from posting on here (under both pseudonyms) , as the info I often post (about squad lists, regulations, etc. ) is readily available elsewhere and doesn’t need repeating by me. I’m also wearing myself off other social media - not just as an active contributor, but also as a “passive” reader - so that I’m not ruled by it. It’s time to get a life ;-)

My final words for the time being are that, in my humble opinion, the club has a huge task on and off the field in order to make satisfactory progress and I don’t want to be let down again by another false dawn and broken “promises” - I definitely want ambition and confidence from the club, but I don’t want unrealistic BS or double-speak that disrespects the fans.

By the way, I’ll enjoy the sarcasm (irony? ) of the usual contrarians giving a “thumbs down” to this post - ha-ha!
Enjoy the Summer and look forward to the new season.

6.) 27 Jul 2018
27 Jul 2018 13:18:09
The big reveal.

A proper Scooby Doo ending there cowpat Bobby.