Plucky little toffees hold mighty reds

[ONEDUNME]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...on/6329221.stm

Everton have responded angrily to Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez branding the Toffees a "small club".


The Spaniard said after Saturday's 0-0 Merseyside derby: "When you play against the smaller teams at Anfield you know the game will be narrow."

Everton chief executive Keith Wyness responded on the club website and said: "Benitez is in a minority of one in believing Everton is a small club. "Somehow we just expect more of a Liverpool manager."



He said: "There was only one team that wanted to win and one team that didn't want to lose, they had nine men all the time behind the ball.

"When you play against a big club, a draw is sometimes a good result."

Everton manager David Moyes was not happy with Benitez's comments. "I would not say that about any football club anywhere," said the Everton boss. "I am disappointed that has been said.

[mrmuzeman]

Boo hoo

[ONEDUNME]

Blimey...that didn't take long Muze

[MickeyPaul]

He didn't call them a small club though. He said, "When you play against the smaller teams.." and they probably are a smaller club than Liverpool, no? Fight! Fight! Fight!

How did Everton do in that 'big clubs' thread we had not long ago?

[mrmuzeman]

Pretty fcuking great Mick

[MickeyPaul]

Well maybe we should print it out and paste it to Rafael's eyes! It's Tranmere I feel for in all this.

edit: You in a bad mood today btw? Your posts all sound grumpy this morning.

[rcgills]

Gillingham have done the double over Tranmere this season. They deserve all the abuse you can possibly give them

[mrmuzeman]

Thanks for caring Mick. But nah im in a decent mood actually, visit the Doyles Room thread in poker for evidence of the jovialness