Everton protests ‘do not sit comfortably with me’ – Jamie Carragher
Boyhood Everton fan Jamie Carragher is not pleased with the protests that supporters have been making against chairman Bill Kenwright.
Toffees fans are more than displeased at the club’s current situation which leaves them without a manager and languishing in 16th in the Premier League more than halfway through the season.
Supporters made their feelings known on Wednesday with loud protests against club owner Farhad Moshiri and Kenwright outside Goodison Park.
Carragher, now a pundit for Sky Sports, wasn’t happy to see Kenwright receive grief from Toffees after everything he has done for the club.
“The attacks on chairman Bill Kenwright, for example, do not sit comfortably with me,” Carragher wrote in his Telegraph column.
“Kenwright’s response to fans who surrounded him outside Goodison Park last weekend – insisting that there have been ‘good times’ in the last 27 years – has been met with ridicule and criticism.
“For an older generation, the definition of ‘good times’ is winning league titles and European trophies. Wake up. Given the competition, the season in which Everton finished in the top four under David Moyes was more than good. Being a regular in the top six is good.
“Kenwright sacked only one manager – Walter Smith – after giving him as long as possible to revive the team, and moved for Moyes at the right time. Moyes was the best Everton manager since Howard Kendall.”
A step too far
Maybe this time Everton fans have gone just that little bit over the line when it comes to Kenwright.
The 76-year-old has, as Carragher points out, done an awful lot for the football club in the past and he should be respected by every supporter of the football club.
Having said that, sometimes people overstay their welcome and despite all the good Kenwright has done, it is perhaps time to take a step back.
Moshiri is understandably getting the brunt of the abuse and he is far more at fault for the turmoil that Everton find themselves in but Kenwright is getting an unfair share of the blame.
It’s a similar situation to when Arsene Wenger was coming to the end of his time at Arsenal.
He had done wonders for the club and helped elevate them to new heights but he stayed a couple of years too long but the fans didn’t protest to the extent Everton fans have.
Toffees should take a leaf out of the Gunners book; Kenwright, thanks for the memories, but it’s time to go.
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