A brief guide to … Everton, and why they think they deserve better

You can nudge the dial back almost a century to find out why the Merseyside club’s supporters expect more than they’ve been getting

With the Guardian’s unstoppable rise to global dominance** we at Guardian US thought we’d run a series of articles for fans wishing to improve their knowledge of the sports history and storylines, hopefully in a way that doesn’t patronise you to within an inch of your life. A warning: If you’re the kind of person that finds The Blizzard too populist this may not be the series for you.

** Actual dominance may not be global. Or dominant