Pround Kenwright

Blues Chairman and fan Bill Kenwright is rightly proud of Moyesy and the boys for taking the club to The New Wembley for this season's FA Cup Semi Final. It has been a long time coming for the Blues, fourteen years in fact to make the trip back to the Twin Towers, or the Arch thingy whatever it is now called. We certainly won't be going though just to enjoy the day as history shows us when manure have been the hot favourites against us, the Blues have done a job on them and gone on to win the cup, 1995 and 1966 ring any bells.

Blue Bill says: "There might be a happier man in the world, but I doubt it. A wonderful day. A day that came out of a first half that really, really left us wondering at half-time if this was going to be our year or not. And as ever, this season, they just pulled it out again. I've had congratulations messages from every other club in the Premier League other than the four still left in the Cup. I think this is a will towards Everton being successful this season because a), they know what we've come through, and b), they know what an extraordinary squad and manager we've got - and that's great for me.

There was a bit of tension in the Boardroom just before the draw, but we knew we were going to have to beat them (Manchester united) either in the final or the semi-final, they are an awesome team, as we saw on Saturday. But what a way to get there - if we actually get to the final, via Villa, Liverpool, Man United, Middlesbrough - and don’t forget Macclesfield, who put up a great performance against us. You can’t imagine how extraordinary it feels to be chairman at this Football Club. It always has done to me but, I find it unbelievable. It was certainly beyond my wildest dreams at the start of the season, but there won’t be a prouder chairman in the world that weekend.

What he (Moyesy) has done is just remarkable. I have to say, it’s been an odd season of upheaval at this Football Club. I’m always a very proud chairman. I was a very proud chairman at Macclesfield and I will be the proudest chairman in the world at Wembley, so proud." (10/03/09)