Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Hilarous article about LFC vs EFC.

Taken from the official site. But it was taken down, probably from complaints by gracious Everton fans.


EVERTON PAIR GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT
Paul Rogers 21 March 2005

David Moyes and his captain Alan Stubbs may not have been on the winning
side in a game that was billed the most important Merseyside derby in 20
years but the pair have both been gracious in defeat.
Rather than make excuses for the defeat which moves Liverpool to within
four points of fourth place, both the Everton manager and his veteran
defender admitted the best team won on the day.

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played

"It definitely wasn't three minutes. I couldn't believe it. We'll check it
out. We might be wrong but, if we're not, we'll soon be letting them
know."

Alan Stubbs on referee Rob Styles

"We were the only team that had bookings."

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played (again)

"It was just three minutes. We scored and then the ball is in the crowd
and held by a fan, how long should you get for that?"

Alan Stubbs on Tony Hibbert's terrible tackle on Luis Garcia that led to
the opening goal

"Continental players will go down a lot easier. Referees have to be big
enough to see that but unfortunately they are not."

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played (again)

"I thought we were going to get the equaliser and if we would have had
enough time then we might have."

Alan Stubbs on the importance of Sunday's derby

"This game was important but we won't lose heart because we lost it. We
are still in the driving seat. The others still have to hope we drop
points and they would gladly swap places with us."

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played (again)

"After we scored, they kicked the ball into the crowd and we did not have
a ball to play with, never mind the substitutions and when Alan Stubbs was
down injured."

Alan Stubbs on Liverpool's celebrations at the end

"Liverpool celebrated at the end as if they had taken fourth place but we
will see how things stand at the end of the season."

David Moyes on how Everton didn't do anything wrong

"I don't think it was a matter of us doing anything wrong. It was more
Liverpool did things that theyhave not been doing this season."

Alan Stubbs forgives Milan Baros for his mistimed tackle

"It was a ridiculous challenge. I would crucify myself if I made a
challenge like that. It was a challenge that could finish a player's
career. It was a s***bag's challenge. I won't have it that it was a
striker's challenge; there is no such thing. I can accept players who turn
their back and leave their foot dangling. But no player should look at
another player, and leave their foot there and deliberately do it. No
matter what, there is no place for that in football."

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played (again)

"I think the referee played three minutes. He didn't even play three
minutes and a bit, he was right on the button."

Alan Stubbs admits the Baros tackle wasn't that bad really

"It will take a lot more than that to knock me down."

David Moyes on the amount of injury time played (again)

"The referee might be proven right and I'm not saying I'm right, but we
will look at the videos and check it."

David Moyes insists he doesn't want to talk about referee Rob Styles

"I don't want to talk about the referee, but the authorities just have to
make sure they pick the right ones for the big games."

David Moyes on referee Rob Styles

"The referees have got to be good enough for the games. Maybe today the
referee wasn't."

David Moyes asks how anyone could criticise Nigel Martyn after his amazing
season

"Who can criticise Nigel after how he has played for us this season?"

David Moyes on Nigel Martyn

"I think Nigel Martyn could have done better for both goals. There was
perhaps a case today for Nigel to hold his hands up, and to be fair, he
has done that. He has distinguished himself in the past and is a terrific
keeper that has saved us many times in the past and hopefully it won't
happen again."

David Moyes on referee Rob Styles (again)

"We didn't get a lot of protection and didn't get the decisions that
mattered."

David Moyes on the race for fourth

"We didn't set out to be here and we don't have the finance to be in this
position. Some people have spent 100 million to be in fourth."

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