The Fiver | Ancient history and empty promises for Evertonians

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So Everton didn’t start the Twenties particularly well, did they? The 1920s, that is. The first match of that roaring era saw the Toffees miss two penalties against Sheffield Wednesday in the league. Then a few days later they played their first FA Cup tie of the new decade, and went down miserably at second-tier Birmingham after passing up a series of decent chances. Whether things have improved much a century on, after a supine loss at Manchester City, and then that, against Liverpool, a mid-table rabble from the Professional U23 Development League, is a moot point. It’s up to you to decide, The Fiver’s not getting involved.

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