Walk tall Everton fans and always keep the faith!

Football FanCast columnist Joe Jennings is still hurting from Everton's derby defeat and has called on Evertonians to keep the faith.

I live, breath and sleep Everton. When we lose you can undoubtedly write off the next couple of days, as the grief you get off your "mates" is simply unbearable.
 
Are we different to other Premier League fans? I genuinely cant pin-point what it is but I do feel we are. Is it because the vast amount of supporters vividly remembers, when we were the best in the business and others remain oblivious? Possibly.
 
Being an Evertonian is my religion, my passion.
 
Having said that since the Kirkby stadia issue reared it's ugly head I have definitely felt different about the way I feel about the club and it's owners. For me a move outside the City would finish off a lot of Evertonians and the sheer emotion they have for the club would simply diminish.
 
We may have lost the local derby and the Champions League riches that came with it, but I genuinely believe we have won the greatest prize of all, for we were born Evertonians. I can admittedly accept Liverpool were the better side yesterday, and deserved the three points, we simply weren't good enough.

Throughout my life, Everton have brought me many good memories, whether based on success or not. For me it is an enormous experience, a life-long process to be a blue.
 
There is joy, frustration and at the end of the day, only we know what it means to be an Evertonian. For me, I have never once regretted that I was born to be a Blue, regardless of how many trophies our neighbours have won.

The sad thing is that the more Everton Football Club hurt you the more you become immune to it. I crave and desire for this club succeed and yesterday was nothing short of an utter knife blow to our aspirations.
 
People just don't comprehend that I want my club to be back up there, standing proud, I refuse to settle for anything less, we must have ambition. I don't remember those days when Everton sat proudly at the top of the league table, however I know my history.
 
The Blues have and will always mean so much to me and words don't do it justice. They are my life. I'm driven through highs and lows, by the Club that sometimes makes me feel on top of the world, and, at other times, that life's not short enough.
 
Remember what Everton legend Brian Labone said, One Evertonian is worth twenty Liverpudlians. I am proud to say I am part of the Everton family – we are a special breed of people. Evertonians never lose face; never ever lose faith.

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