Welcome

Hello and welcome to the Everton 24-7 blog.

On here you'll find everything from match reports and reviews to random thoughts about the team, anything to do with Everton.

My name is Marthin (spelled with an h) and I have been a supporter for as long as I care to remember. I will always do my best to share my thoughts and give my views in a fairly intelligent way on here. I can't promise not to be biased though, because I am biased and will always be when it comes to Everton.

As you might have guessed from my name I am not English, in fact I am Norwegian. I did thankfully grow up in a highly Anglophile country (at least when football is concerned), and Everton was the first team I saw play. Naturally I chose to support the blue team, as that was my favorite color. Thinking about it now, I was incredibly close to becoming a Spurs fan and then my life would have been slightly different.

My brother is a Liverpool supporter, and so is many of my friends. That is not unusual for an Everton supporter, whether he is from the city of Liverpool, or Norway.

I have followed Everton through some ups and downs, and have learnt to enjoy the good times when they are there. Right now, my team is struggling with another hard start to a Premier League season.

There's no injuries this time to place the blame on, but Moyes' Everton is a team is always going to be one that needs a little time to gain momentum.  

The season of 2010-11 has started horribly (you'd have to admit) but I fully expect it to finish great, and that is far better than if it was the other way around. 

When the ginger Scot came to Everton in 2002 I remember being cautiously optimistic, telling friends that he had had some success with Preston in the division below and that he might be what we needed.

At the time, Everton was a club battling relegation. Since we have become a force to reckon with.

The kind of football that Everton play is entertaining yet simple, not very flamboyant, but elegant in its simplicity. And Everton is a club with a long and proud history. 

Please check out the other 24-7 blogs if you want, and if you are interested in discussing the club why not join soccer24-7?

Whatever you do, bookmark this blog and come back as things will only get better, both with the blog as I have some time to play with all the buttons on here to make this place look nicer, and Everton as Moyes has some time to fix what's not working over at Goodison.

-MF.