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City Scandal Should Be a Watershed Moment for European Football
26 September, 2026
If found conclusively guilty, Manchester City need to be summarily dealt with and serious measures be put in place to preserve the health and future of the Beautiful Game
Nothing. Ever. Changes.
2 September, 2026
With promises broken and trust shattered in a calamitous week that culminated in a transfer deadline day that will live in infamy, The Friedkin Group’s road back with Evertonians could be as long as the team’s route back to success now appears
Everton and Iliman — An All-Too-Brief Love Affair
1 September, 2026
Ndiaye’s particular blend of technique, swagger and industry is going to be sorely missed at Bramley-Moore Dock, exponentially so now given the manner in which Everton's summer transfer window collapsed into farce
Beto — If Attitude Alone Were a Determinant of Footballing Success
31 August, 2026
While he didn’t quite make the grade, he was an ever-willing stop-gap who always gave maximum effort even if his limitations ultimately prevented him from realising his dream of becoming Everton’s undisputed No 9.
Harrison Armstrong Represents Hope for a New Everton... That’s Why He Can’t Be Sold
29 August, 2026
As reports broke of an approach from Nottingham Forest to sign the midfielder before the transfer deadline, Blues fans have been vocal in their demand to keep him
Such a Relief: David Moyes Got it Right
27 August, 2026
A strong Everton line-up put in a strong performance at Preston
O’Brien wrinkle would complicate the last week of the summer window
25 August, 2026
In a somewhat surprising turn, the Irish defender could go from being James Tarkowski’s natural successor to creating an awkward void in the squad that will have to be filled in short order
2026/27 Season Preview
21 August, 2026
In familiar fashion, a new season kicks off without Everton appearing completely ready. But preseason has engendered some optimism should good business be done before the deadline
Proactive Approach Can Lead Everton from Reactive Patch-up Jobs
20 August, 2026
Work must start in earnest for future seasons
Right Back Where We Were
18 August, 2026
Almost incredibly, either Jake O’Brien or Merlin Röhl will line up in the right-back spot on Saturday afternoon, that despite Everton's hierarchy having had 18 months to address what is a glaring problem
Johnson/McNeil Swap is Pragmatism with a Side of Optimism
10 August, 2026
A trade that brings the 25-year-old former Forest winger to Bramley-Moore Dock and sends McNeil the other way makes a lot of sense, both footballing and financial, for both clubs.
‘Who’s the Greatest of Them All?’
30 July, 2026
Little Curly Alan Ball! In August 1966, Harry Catterick wrapped up what many supporters of that era would contend was the club’s greatest signing in the post-War period.
Priority Number One
12 July, 2026
Long overlooked and left to chance, the right-back spot at Everton has become a point of pain for the team and supporters alike. Moves are afoot but how far are the club prepared to go to address this acute need?
Reading Between the Lines
2 July, 2026
David Moyes's contract situation may conveniently be on the back-burner but two possibly imminent transfer deals paint a reassuring picture of Everton's appeal and might hint at a shift in the manager's approach in 2026/27
The Toffees in North America – 70 Years Ago
7 June, 2026
Recounting Everton's trip to the United States and Canada in the mid-1950s where they played a series of exhibition matches to help raise the profile of soccer in the continent
Actions Speak Louder than Words
31 May, 2026
The Friedkin Group have thus far quietly demonstrated a lot of ambition, vision, professionalism and sound under-pinnings for success since acquiring Everton. The missing piece appears to be the manager situation
Fifty Years of Jethro and Han’s Tours: Meet the club celebrating half a century of Everton aways
30 May, 2026
It all started watching Bob Latchford lead the line at Filbert Street. From early starts and night-time delays waiting for new tyres to demoralising defeats and last-minute winners, Jethro and Hana know it’s never dull watching Everton away.
An Unexpected but Incredible Chat was the Highlight of Matchday
18 May, 2026
I could have sat there for hours...
Everton Need a Giant Mentality Reset and Brand New Approach
10 May, 2026
"I'm struggling to comprehend what Everton is about"
The Scourge of VAR
9 March, 2026
In concert with FIFA’s constant meddling with the rules, Video Assistant Refereeing is killing the fan experience. Can it ever be made to work satisfactorily?
Nigel Groome – Everton and Me
28 January, 2026
An apprentice in Everton's reserves in the mid-1970s, Nigel talks to Rob Sawyer of the love he has had for the Blues for more than five decades
There’s No Place Like Home
22 January, 2026
The old adage was true for Goodison Park in so many ways, albeit not so much recently when it came to Everton's form. Bramley-Moore Dock hasn't yet been much of a fortress either but that should change
Damon Minchella – Blues Man
20 January, 2026
Alongside Leon Osman, the former Ocean Colour Scene bassist and devoted Toffee forms part of Billinge’s holy trinity. His new memoir is published today.
Knives in a Gunfight
11 January, 2026
Home of the quintessential No 9, Everton have never been further from the standards set by Dean and other legendary strikers from the club’s storied past
Will Everton Ever Take Competing Seriously Again?
11 January, 2026
Everton endured a disastrous week but it's self-inflicted and so the excuses have to stop
The Premier League: Dull as Dishwater
21 December, 2025
VAR, daft kick-off times and robotic football have made for monotonous matchdays
Gwyn Lewis – Playing in the Shadow of the Cannonball Kid
11 December, 2025
Playing second-string to Dave Hickson for much for his time at Everton, the Bangor-born had to work for opportunities in the Toffees' first team before carving out a successful career in the lower leagues
Could Everton’s recent uptick tempt TFG to “twist” in charge for Europe?
9 December, 2025
Currently sitting in seventh, how the Blues close out 2025 and manage the absence of their AFCoN stars could well shape the club hierarchy’s approach to the January transfer window
James Garner — Everton’s invaluable “Swiss Army knife”
14 November, 2025
Everton's lack of full-back options could have been a significant issue this season and while the square-pegs-in-round-holes approach hasn't always been ideal, there is one highly versatile presence giving David Moyes options in numerous positions
Everton’s deficiencies put focus back on incomplete summer window
1 November, 2025
This weekend's opponents may have been shopping in different markets with more modest goals than Everton over the summer but Sunderland's early-season form is vindicating their more holistic approach
Fuelled by hope, Everton prepare to face City
16 October, 2025
14 years on from his famous "knife to a gunfight" remark, David Moyes takes his Toffeemen to the Etihad Stadium still out-matched but hopeful of eventually closing the gap
Bramley-Moore Takes on Goodison’s Bedlam Baton to Arrive in Style
5 October, 2025
At Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, there was a knowing sense that Bramley-Moore was yet to have its moment. But with the magic that is Everton, it would come.
Everton’s deficiencies are causing growing problems
30 September, 2025
In some ways, Everton were lucky that West Ham were the opponents here at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night because a better side would have pounced and inflicted a defeat on us.
Everton’s Unnecessary Approach to a Very Necessary Competition is Maddening
24 September, 2025
The Toffees made changes and are out of the League Cup. Again.
Why it's Time for Thierno Barry to be Everton's Main Man Up Front
21 September, 2025
The striker has played 144 minutes this season and has now shown why he needs to start
Kevin Campbell and Everton's Iconic Anfield Derby Winner
19 September, 2025
The striker was delighted when the Toffees finally beat Liverpool away from home again following his heroics in 1999
How 130-year Grealish Family History is Entwined in Everton vs Aston Villa
12 September, 2025
Jack Grealish's great-great-grandfather Billy Garraty is a Villa legend who scored against Everton at Goodison Park
Bad luck and timing may have scuppered Chermiti’s Everton dream but the next potential young star is out there
2 September, 2025
Taking calculated gambles on potential stars is part of football. Everton's experience with Chermiti and the likes of Kean, Sandro and Lookman before him shouldn't dissuade the club from taking similar punts in future
Everton and the Return of Joyous Football: The Pleasure is Ours, Jack
31 August, 2025
Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delighted Blues in the win at Molineux
Putting in the Miles: Tyler Dibling’s Dad on the Long Road to Everton
29 August, 2025
From Tyler’s first kick as a toddler to his first kick for Everton, he has been supported by his dad, Sam, every step of the way. The hours spent driving his talented young son between Exeter, Bath and Southampton paid off with his big-money move to Merseyside this month
2025/26 Season Preview
16 August, 2025
The first season at Hill Dickinson Stadium should hold little fear for Everton given last season's paltry, record-equalling tally of just five wins at Goodison Park. Ultimately, though, how the Toffees fare overall could well depend on the remaining two weeks of the transfer window.
Legends
15 August, 2025
Ahead of the 2025/26 season, which Everton players have the chance to stake their claim as icons in our first campaign by the banks of the royal blue Mersey?
From Dycheball to Dynamism — Grealish Adds 'X' Factor to Everton's New-Look Attacking Unit
13 August, 2025
If the loanee is able to recreate the form that made him a breakout star and which helped Manchester City to a historic treble two years ago, he will be a thrilling addition to a team that has lacked genuine creativity for years.
Why Jack Grealish can be the Maverick Figurehead to Spark Everton Revival
12 August, 2025
A genuine star with bags of skill, desire, personality and a point to prove, Jack Grealish could be the statement signing to light the blue touch paper and ignite a new era.
Everton Legends Game at Hill Dickinson Stadium Combined the Hope of the Past with the Hopes of the Future
10 August, 2025
Everton and Everton Legends were in action against Roma at Bramley-Moore Dock on Saturday and Ell Bretland was there to experience new match day routines for the first time
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: How Snooker and the West End led 'Baby Beckham' to Everton
6 August, 2025
The product of Shepshed in Leicestershire has joined the Toffees from Chelsea in a £25m deal via the Foxes
Adam Aznou's Everton Journey: The '304' with Lamine Yamal and playing for R9
29 July, 2025
From the humble environs of Rofaconda and then Barcelona's famed La Masia academy alongside his more famous friend, the Toffees' newest signing arrives in England ready to take on the Premier League
The Waiting Game
25 July, 2025
Everton's season opener at Leeds is a little over three weeks away but the first team squad remains worryingly thin with few signs of further additions on the horizon. Blues fans have been asked to be patient a lot in recent years and they find themselves having to bide their time once more as the club navigates the summer transfer market
Everton in North America – 1961
25 July, 2025
As the Toffeemen kick off their participation in the Premier League Summer Series, a look back to almost 65 years ago when the Club toured the USA and Canada.
Joe Clennell – Twice a Champion
20 July, 2025
A league title winner with Blackburn, the inside forward from Wearside would repeat the feat with Everton a few seasons later before top-level football was halted for the First World War.
The Rise of new Everton striker Thierno Barry: From Montchat to Merseyside
9 July, 2025
Born in Lyon, the French forward has taken a number of steps across Europe before signing for the Toffees
Idrissa Gana Gueye Extends Everton Stay: When Players Become Fans
7 July, 2025
The Senegal international has signed a new one-year deal with the Toffees
My Everton: Shaping a Life
1 July, 2025
Childhood, career, friendships. Everton has played a part in it all
Strikers are Judged on Goals but Dominic Calvert-Lewin was Never That Guy
29 June, 2025
Dominic Calvert-Lewin was a top centre-forward, not a top goalscorer.
Jarrad Branthwaite Commitment the Biggest Step on the Right Path
28 June, 2025
The Everton defender is close to signing a new five-year deal, according to reports, and it would mark an opportunity for the club to make genuine progress
Review of the Season 2024/25
26 May, 2025
In the end, Sean Dyche was probably as relieved to depart as many fans were to see him gone but the appointment of David Moyes is now generally viewed as a master stroke. A comprehensive look back at the last season at Goodison Park
Goodbye Walton but only farewell to the white socks?
27 June, 2025
Everton's decision to trade white socks for blue for 2025/26 marks a departure from what has completed the look of the home kit since for 11 years and which until 2022 set us apart from everyone else. Colour me somewhat miffed!
The Casualty
5 June, 2025
In many ways, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is emblematic of Everton' struggles over the past few years. From the fleeting highs of Carlo Ancelotti’s reign, he has since struggled through the doldrums
Everton wise to clear the decks despite daunting summer rebuild ahead
26 May, 2025
The clear-out of the all but one of the loan players combined with the other confirmed departures of first-team players offers Moyes and Everton the prospect of a fresh start and sizeable step away from the ancien regime
Rays of Hope and Winds of Change
24 May, 2025
This season, the theme feels very much like the year of the supporter, the underdog, and hope for greater diversity when it comes to the winners of silverware. If that continues, Everton are now well-positioned to join the party
The Grand Old Lady of English Football
21 May, 2025
On Sunday we bade an emotional farewell to Goodison Park, a place like no other in English football and, arguably, the last — perhaps the most magnificent — footballing venue of her kind.
Doucouré’s stance should offer clarity for Everton’s summer plans
10 May, 2025
Judging by comments made by both the player and his manager recently, the chapter of Everton history dominated by Abdoulaye Doucouré is coming to an end. Knowing that now can only aid the task of replacing him
The Man for the Moment
21 April, 2025
What now for a player who has been something of an enigma during his five years at Goodison and increasingly so as Everton have begun to pivot towards one day being a club competing again at the right end of the table?
Stephen Reeves — Being Number Two to Everton’s Number One
11 April, 2025
Being an understudy to Big Nev Southall was a double-edged sword. You got to learn from one of the World’s best — but you knew your chances of dislodging him were miniscule.
An Anfield derby too soon?
31 March, 2025
In nearly 12 years as Everton manager, David Moyes was never able to taste victory at Anfield. In his quest to finally get that particular monkey off his back, Wednesday might come too soon but the plan is to build towards a day where he finally can
The Revolving Door
23 March, 2025
It’s rare for a team to have around half their players out of contract at the end of a season but Everton will find themselves in that very rare position this summer. Some of them will surely return but which ones should and which very probably won't?
Andy Tucker – Harry Cooke’s Right-hand Man
13 March, 2025
When Everton’s assistant trainer, Bertram Smith, was tragically killed in June 1929, the club's search for a replacement led them to a Plymouth-born former Olympics coach and he would spend a decade with the Toffees
One-match Everton wonders of the inaugural 1888/89 Football League season
12 March, 2025
The story of the eleven players who only turned out once for the Toffeemen during their first league season.
Under New Direction
4 March, 2025
As the summer approaches, there will be an unprecedented number of players out of contract at Everton and either a new sporting director or a new structure to oversee a significant revamp
Everton and the FA Cup — Seasons 1886/87 to 1896/97
2 March, 2025
Though founded seven years after the FA Cup's inaugural season of 1871, Everton FC didn't enter the competition for the first time until 1886. A history of the Moonlight Dribblers' first decade or so in the competition
Everton in Europe — The First Five Seasons: 1962/63 to 1966/67
22 February, 2025
Despite boasting some of the finest teams in the Club's history, Everton's campaigns on the Continent in the 1960s were a decidedly mixed bag, sadly with no silverware to show for them.
A Summer Rebuild Beckons
18 February, 2025
The scale of what is required in terms of the squad this summer could either terrify or excite us. Everton have many positions in the squad to fill but how much money will Moyes be given to spend to complete the rebuild?
“Khyber” – The Ben Williams Story
17 February, 2025
Among the roll call of Welsh players to have played for Everton, arguably the Blues’ best player to hail from the Valleys was Benjamin Williams.
Another failed January window? It depends how you look at it
4 February, 2025
Thanks to David Moyes, Everton's outlook for the remainder of the season has changed significantly since the day he was appointed but the Club will be riding its luck where the centre-forward position is concerned and it could end up costing them financially anyway
Long-term injuries cast grave doubts on key duo’s Everton futures
29 January, 2025
The Club’s recruitment team were already up against it this month but potentially season-ending injuries for Calvert-Lewin and Mangala are not only big personal blows to each player, they'll require a shift in focus before the transfer deadline
Coming Full Circle
9 January, 2025
When it comes to the prospect of David Moyes returning to his old stomping ground, context is everything and that context has shifted significantly as Everton's fortunes have eroded in the years since he departed Goodison in 2013.
Graham Potter would be an unlikely ‘quick-fix’ option for Everton
9 December, 2024
Speculation surrounding Sean Dyche and who might replace him bubbles away on social media, discussion forums and in the betting markets, but if results between now and the New Year demand a swift change in manager, it's unlikely a man for whom the word “build” is foundational to the way he works would be the short-term answer
Dyche risks undermining his own argument regarding Ndiaye
21 November, 2024
The manager has responded to calls to move Everton’s best forward player into a No 10 role by suggesting that he doesn't yet have the experience or work-rate for it but neither the metrics nor the "eye test" seem to support the argument.
Blues Brothers — Jack and Bert Sharp
19 November, 2024
The story of two brothers: one an international-standard cricketer and footballer who was named an Everton Giant earlier this century; the other having a career in the same sports, but something of a footnote in the Club's history
Jamie Baker’s Beautiful Last Day
22 October, 2024
The touching story of a young Evertonian who was mascot for the Blues' clash with Manchester United in September 1986 and died from Leukaemia within hours of his special moment at Goodison Park.
One Glaring Absence
21 October, 2024
When the time comes next year to bid farewell to Goodison Park, the Everton heroes from the 1980s will be in attendance. One Club legend, however, looks likely to be a notable absentee from the reunion with no indication that he is willing to end his self-inposed exile from the Grand Old Lady
Ted and Alan Storey — Guardians of Goodison Park's Pitch
4 September, 2024
For four decades, the responsibility for keeping the famous Goodison Park playing surface in top-top condition lay with the Storey family
Les Shannon — A Footballing Odyssey
29 July, 2024
Locally born, he served both Blue and Red during a long and varied career as a player, coach and manager that took him well beyond Britain's shores.
Billy Cook — The Original ‘Secret Footballer’ and his Peruvian Adventure
9 June, 2024
A member of Everton's 1939 title-winning team that was broken up by WWII, Billy Cook went on an extraordinary coaching journey that took him around the world, including to South America where he took charge of the Peruvian national team
Alf Milward — The Toffees’ First Great Left Winger of the League Era
1 May, 2024
Everton's original great left-sided partnership was formed by the contrasting but complimentary attributes of Edgar Chadwick and Alf Milward, a huge factor in the Club landing its very first Football League title in 1891
Alf Harland: The Irishman who became a Toffee and a Linnet
22 March, 2024
Hailing from County Tyrone, he had the unenviable task of taking over from Everton's pre-WWI championship-winning goalkeeper, Tom Fern. He went on to make 70 appearances for the Blues
Colin Harvey — An Evertonian Life
24 March, 2024
Immortalised as part of the Toffees’ midfield ‘holy trinity’ in the late 1960s and dubbed "the White Pele" by his adoring Goodison faithful, it could be strongly argued that Colin Harvey is currently the greatest living Evertonian.
John Lindsay’s Unlucky Break
18 February, 2024
John Lindsay was a classy full-back who suffered injury misfortune that meant he never did get back to the level of fitness and sharpness required for a Blues first team comeback
John Hurst (1947-2024) — A Tribute
19 January, 2024
Brian Labone wasn't the only Everton stalwart of his era to embody the Corinthian spirit. "Gentleman Jack" leaves a legacy of being one of the School of Science’s most polished centre-backs and one of its finest men.
The Goodison Bugler’s Last Post — The Life of Francis Hamill
11 November, 2023
Rob Sawyer recalls the man who provided the Toffees with their own musical soundtrack in the late 1920s and 1930s
Nick Walsh and the First Biography of Dixie Dean
17 October, 2023
It would be nearly 40 years before the supreme Everton marksman’s amazing life story was properly told. The person to thank for capturing Dean’s memories in book form was fellow Birkenhead man, Nick Walsh.
Between the Devil You Know and the Deep Blue Sea
3 October, 2023
In light of the somewhat chaotic developments in the takeover saga in recent weeks, the question on Evertonian minds now is just who are 777 Partners and are they both capable and worthy of running one of England’s most storied and successful football clubs?
The Story of The Bullens
31 July, 2023
Now giving faithful service into its 97th year, the Bullens Road stand and its Archibald Leitch-designed cross-braced panels has provided Goodison Park its key motif since 1926 and the days of Dixie Dean
Peter Corr: Winning in Blue — and Green — at Goodison Park
28 July, 2023
Four decades before The Corrs made their musical breakthrough in the British and Irish pop charts, their uncle was an Irish international and Everton footballer. Less appreciated is his role in bringing Howard Kendall to the Toffees.
The Life of Barrie Rees
6 June, 2023
Turning pro in 1961, the versatile Rhyl-born player made his senior bow for the reigning Champion Toffees during the 1963-64 season before leaving for Brighton and tragically losing his life not long afterwards
Another Great Escape — Season 2022-23 in Review
29 May, 2023
2021-22 was supposed to be the nadir of the Moshiri era but Everton somehow ended up in even more peril by the end 2022-23. It took another managerial change, the fans going to the well of passion a few more times and one tortuous final day game before Premier League survival was achieved.
Seventeenth Not Going Under
28 May, 2023
It was the longest 43 minutes of our lives but Abdoulaye Doucouré’s 20-yard rocket would be just enough and the power of the spirit that courses through this wonderful institution proved indefatigable
Goodison Avenue — Everton’s Celebrity Street
30 March, 2023
Between the 1930s and 1950s, on this modest terraced cul-de-sac backing onto Goodison Park, you could have chanced upon Everton stars of their day going about their daily business
Sam Chedgzoy — A Star on Both Sides of The Atlantic
9 February, 2023
The Ellesmere Port-born player spent 16 seasons with Everton, forced a change in the rules of the game with his famous corner in 1924 and went on to have a 13-year career in North America
Less stardust, more salt-of-the-earth — Can Dyche's grounded approach save Everton?
28 January, 2023
Sean Dyche may be far removed from Farhad Moshiri's 'Hollywood manager' ideals but his no-nonsense, 'needs-must' style of football could be just what Everton need after the more idealistic Frank Lampard tenure. More importantly, he has pulled off this kind of 'Houdini act' before
Johnny Holt — Everton’s Little Devil
7 January, 2023
T.G. Jones is widely cited as the club’s finest centre-half, with the next generation of fans also holding Brian Labone in the highest of esteem. But let us not overlook Johnny Holt, the Little Devil
Remembering 'Chick' Meagan
30 November, 2022
The death, at 88, of Mick Meagan this week reduces the illustrious cadre of players who contributed to Everton’s first post-war League Championship title to just five. Rob Sawyer and David France pay tribute to 'Chick'
Tom Walker — Nonagenarian Toffee
26 November, 2022
In April 2022, Rob Sawyer and Sarah from Mint Collective caught up with venerable Toffee, 93-year-old Tom Walker in a café near his home in Upton.
From Barry to the Blues — The Keith Webber Story
24 October, 2022
The Welshman's time at Everton got off to a dream start but he would later admit to ruing the decision to leave Goodison Park in search of first-team football in 1963
The Transformation
21 September, 2022
Largely written off at one time by the bulk of the Everton fanbase, Alex Iwobi has undergone a metamorphosis unlike any in living Evertonian memory... and it has come just when the club desperately needed it
Warney Cresswell — The Prince of Full Backs
7 September, 2022
A natural tendency to favour players we have seen with our own eyes and the tactical evolution of football makes ranking players spanning many decades fraught with difficulty. But this cerebral, balding, defender, who played for Everton into his 39th year
The Avatar
15 August, 2022
For most of last season, Anthony Gordon channeled the passion, desperation and energy of a fearful fanbase on the pitch. 2022-23 was supposed to be a season of further development for him at Goodison but a big-money offer from Chelsea has thrown up a hard choice for the club.
Tom Griffiths: The Player with More than one String to his Bow
12 August, 2022
T.P. Griffiths may have understandably been overshadowed at Everton by his countryman and fellow centre-half T.G. Jones but he enjoyed a distinguished career with some of the greatest clubs in the land
O Guerreiro
16 June, 2022
Committed and loyal, talented and misunderstood outside of Goodison Park, Richarlison has cemented himself in the hearts of Evertonians, especially this season when he rose to the fore as the warrior who scored many of the goals that assured the Blues' Premier League safety
Salvation Achieved on a Night for the Ages
19 May, 2022
Just like that “That Game” in 1994, Everton refused to lie down and over 45 minutes that are now irrevocably woven into Goodison folklore, amid an atmosphere that somehow surpassed those that have stunned neutral observers in recent weeks, they dug deep and pulled off a thrilling comeback victory.
This Just isn't Football
2 March, 2022
The spirit of the game is being eroded by meddling and incompetence amid poor implementation of supposed "technological advancements"
Moshiri's Big Gamble
30 June, 2021
His prior association with Liverpool and diminished reputation mean the appointment of Rafael Benitez is fraught with difficulty and he will have very little margin for error with many Everton fans. It's either a hugely courageous or tone-deaf decision by Farhad Moshiri that could be mad enough to work or go the same way as his last four managerial appointments
Nuno Espírito Santo: Seal of Mediocrity or Hero-in-Waiting?
12 June, 2021
With his seemingly imminent appointment as Everton manager, Blues fans are having trouble seeing past Wolves' sorry 2020-21 season under Nuno Espirito Santo. Worrying metrics thrown up in this past campaign are definitely pause for thought but observations from students of the game reveal a more complex, astute and driven man than his reserved demeanour suggests.
Christophe Galtier — A Gallic Gamble Worth Taking?
10 June, 2021
Untried in the Premier League but with demonstrable success under his belt with Saint-Étienne and Lille, the 54-year-old with the piercing eyes has been described as France's hottest managerial property. In a field devoid of exciting candidates, might he be the outsider option to ignite Everton's revival?
The Number One
8 March, 2021
Jordan Pickford has come in for criticism at Everton for his past mistakes and apparent lack of focus and it wasn't that long ago that many were doubting his role as first-choice keeper. Fast forward past the hysterical media reaction to his part in the Van Dijk incident to today and you have a player who appears to have matured tremendously in the harshest of spotlights
Red Myopia and an Embarrassing National Outcry
21 October, 2020
The levels of pearl-clutching and near hysteria that has dominated the aftermath of Saturday's controversial Merseyside derby really have been something to behold
The Predator
31 May, 2020
The Coronavirus crisis came at the worst time for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, forcing the shutdown of football when he was in a rich vein of form and on the cusp of the England setup but the young striker is no stranger to hard work and difficult circumstances
The Most Improved
3 July, 2019
It's not hyperbole to suggest that at one stage Michael Keane was close to being written off in some quarters as another expensive but ultimately inadequate signing from the Steve Walsh era. He's come a long way since in the space of Marco Silva's first season in charge.
The Misfit?
22 May, 2019
Sometimes things just don't work out in particular circumstances and it could be that Ademola Lookman and Everton were never meant to be. If so, it would be a massive shame.
The Machine
11 May, 2019
Idrissa Gueye has been the ideal foil for the high pressing game that Marco Silva has instituted at Everton this season; a key factor in what has been a remarkable run of defensive form since early February, especially at Goodison Park, and a platform from which the manager can build for next season. But can the club keep him?
El Muñeco — Could Everton go for “the next great Argentine manager”?
12 April, 2019
An international team-mate of Diego Simeone and Mauricio Pochettino, Marcelo Gallardo has spent the last seven years building an impressive resume of trophy wins in South America and has restored River Plate as one of that Continent's giants. On the landscape of potential replacements for Marco Silva, the 43-year-old is easily one of the most intriguing and, interestingly, he has leapt into pole position in the betting to be Everton's next manager.
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