Geoff grew up about a mile from Goodison Park in nearby Bootle in the early 1960s. He used to ask for the back kitchen door to be left ajar so he was able to hear the cheers and groans from the Everton crowd. When Liverpool were playing the door remained firmly shut! His first match was a 3-0 victory against Sunderland in the successful 1966 FA Cup run and he attended games regularly in the following years. Although lucky enough to have seen many successful teams such as the mid 80s teams under Howard Kendall his favourite time was and remains the teams over the years 1968 to 1970 with the magnificent midfield trio of Kendall the player, Alan Ball and Colin Harvey. Kendall was his favourite player followed by the short lived but explosive forward play of Alan Whittle (uncle of current player Tom Davies). Football is in his blood albeit distantly as 2 of his great uncles were professional footballers, one of them, Billy Blunt, was top goalscorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers a long long time ago! Geoff lives near Blackpool now but gets to the game at Goodison as often as he can. When not supporting or writing about his beloved Blues he is either walking his 2 Cyprus rescue dogs Grace and Doris or playing bass with his rock covers band SKRATCH or holidaying in the UK or Europe.
Everton Under-19s hit form to progress in Premier League Next Gen Cup
Youngsters learning to cope with the Indian heat
Young Everton wilt in the Mumbai heat against Wolves
Wolves cruise to a 4-0 win in Wednesday’s Premier League Next Generation Under 19 contest
End of season trip to India for young Everton side
A select Under-19 squad is heading out for the Premier League Next Generation Cup
Everton Youth Round-Up - Goals not hard to come by for Under-21 & Under-18 sides
Goals not hard to come by at youth level
Everton Under-21s shine against Leicester
Fine attacking display by Paul Tait’s young side
Honours even in Merseyside Under-21s derby
Late leveller for the Reds after Blues go down to 10 men
Wolves Under 21s tear toothless Toffees apart
Revenge swift and sweet for the Midlands outfit against Everton’s youngsters
Impressive Everton Under 21s hound Wolves out of Finch Farm
Dominant first half saw Blues take and retain a 3 goal lead
Six-goal thriller in another late show for Everton Under-18s
Thrilling comeback by youthful Everton side against Leeds
Relentless Everton Under 21s show the way rescuing point against Chelsea
Friday night’s away result at Chelsea set a precedent for the first team performance the following day