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Season 2007-08 Diary
ToffeeWeb's comprehensive news archive
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If it happened and it was Everton-related, it's right here in the comprehensive Season Diary. Items are in reverse chronological order (more recent first).
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News Headlines & Features Moyes won't accept lock on Sky 4Moyes confirms 4th was on the cards 9 May - "I can't turn up at the start of next season believing we can't be up there [in the top four]. Even this season, until the beginning of March, we had a realistic chance. And if we could have got there it could have changed Everton for a long, long time. We're probably more ready now than we were three years ago, and if we'd got in I think we could have made the group stages. With the money that's on offer we could have changed things..." Joleon is the tops Player of the Season 8 May - Joleon Lescott was voted the Player of the Season by fans and also by his fellow players at Everton's lavish awards dinner in St George's Hall, Liverpool, last night. The 25-year-old has performed superbly in 53 games for Everton this season and notched an impressive nine goals, mostly from his position as makeshift left-back. Kirkby plans to be resubmitted Shrinking retail element 7 May - Tesco will resubmit plans for Destination Kirkby that will respond to a number of complaints about the project, including a sizeable cut in the amount of retail space that was needed to "cross-fund" the new stadium for Everton. Lots of positive and negative spin from proponents and opponents as to what this means for the future of the project. Discuss it here in our Mailbag. Hibbo: Defensive dervish Moyes on keeping it tight 6 May - David Moyes has been talking up Tony Hibbert after the much-maligned full-back put in a good day's graft at The Emirates against Arsenal, and kept Theo Walcott well bottled up. Interesting that Moyes sees him primariliy as a defender for the bigger games (ie, against the Sky 4) — but chooses to rest him and play Neville at right back when a slightly more expansive gameplan is warranted. Discuss this in our Mailbag Lack of ambition prolongs uncertainty Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton 4 May - Everton go into the final game still not sure of 5th place as an under-strength and under-motivated Arsenal grabbed the goal they needed to record yet another win over the Blues. Johnson led the line with Yakubu on the bench but it was Jagielka with the best chance of a pedestrian first half that at least saw Everton playing it on the deck, his header cleared off the line. Arsenal were there for the taking but Moyes seemed content to play out the draw, so Wenger put Traore on and he soon created a simple winning goal for Bendtner. Moyes belatedly responded with Yakubu and Anichebe for the last 10 mins but it was all so disappointingly predictable. Dixie Dean Radio Feature Listen again to Radio Five Live 3 May - Eamonn Holmes on Five Live featured an interview this morning with filmmaker, Ian Lysaght, the director of a feature-length docu-drama being made by Tabacula, 80 years on from the hat-trick Dean scored for Everton against Arsenal that sealed his unequalled 60-goal season. Scroll forward in the 2-hour porgramme to the 1:31:00 timepoint to listen again, the highlight being the recollections of Harry McLeish, who was there, age 7, at Goodison Park. Arteta succumbs to injury Spaniard ruled out of last two games 2 May - Everton have finally decided that someting different needs to be done about the niggling stomach and groin injury that has plagued Mikel Arteta since last October. But they are still insisting that he does not need surgery to fix the problem — just rest. He will not play against Arsenal or Newcastle as injuries continue to bite into the team's final run-in. Everton hover outside the Top 20 Club valued at ~£100M 1 May - Forbes magazine has published its annual Rich List of Soccer Club valuations as of May 2007, with Everton hovering just outside the top 20 at a total value of just under £100M ($197M). Debt Value, at 30% of the total valuation(?) would seem to be understated, with current indications that it is closer to 50% of the £100M club valuation. Sefton Council lodges Kirkby objection 29 Apr - Neighbouring Sefton Council has joined the opposition to the joint Tesco-Everton "Destination Kirkby" initiative on the grounds that the scale of the development is disproportionate to Kirkby's size and role and status in the area. In an official objection, the Council says, "we would be especially concerned about the impacts on Bootle and Southport which are shown to be included in the Kirkby Catchment Area." Blues surrender precious advantage Everton 2 - 2 Aston Villa 27 Apr - In what eventually became a pulsating encounter, Everton allowed Villa back in in the last 10 minutes to prolong an increasingly nervy push for 5th place. Ashley Young smashed a direct free kick off the crossbar in a dour first half but, after Stilian Petrov got away with handling Lee Carsley's drive in the box, Phil Neville's deflected shot gave Everton the lead on 55 minutes. Lapse marking allowed Gabriel Agbonlahor to turn in an 80th-minute corner but Joseph Yobo popped up with a striker's finish to sweep home Lee Carsley's sweet cross three minutes later. Everton couldn't close it out, though, allowing Gareth Barry too much time to serve it up for John Carew to head home. Match report by Lyndon Lloyd Arteta back for Villa showdown? Star returns from Spanish break 23 Apr - Everton expected Mikel Arteta back from another rehabilitative break in Spain on Friday. Arteta has been struggling with groin and stomach problems. However, the signs are that he may be in contention for a return to the team and he should be fit to start in what could be a make-or-break game for the Blues against Aston Villa on Sunday. Update: Arteta has asked to spend another day in Spain (with his girlfriend?) for "more treatment". David Moyes is "frustrated". Steven Pienaar will join Everton Permanent deal secured 22 Apr - After a rather long and worrying "48 hours" that lasted more like a week, Steven Pienaar has finally been secured on a permament contract with Everton. This completes his loan move from Borussia Dortmund, who accepted an incredible £2.05M for the midget gem. The contract runs through 2011 and sees yet another important piece of team-building for the future under David Moyes who's also reportedly been on a scouting mission to Moscow to watch Arshavin and Dudu in action this week. The Dixie Dean Story Watch the play 21 Apr - 5 May 2008 will mark William Ralph Dean's 80th anniversary of scoring 60 league goals for Everton in one season. Arts2u and John Keith have collaborated to stage a tribute production to a man heralded as Merseyside's greatest hero. Venue - Crosby Civic Theatre Premiere Night 5th May at 7.30pm £10 Afternoon Performance 6th May at 12.30pm £7.50 Evening Performance 6th May at 7.30pm £10 “Another five or six years” ... Moyes says it again! 19 Apr - "It will take us another five or six years to be up there with a chance of breaking into the top four... We have good foundations here, a good structure. The club is on a firm footing with the playing staff we have. We need to build on that the way we have been doing and then the success will come. And if they want me to be here for five or six more years, that will be OK. What I need to see is that they have the same ambitions as me, and that we are going along together to try to get Everton back to the dizzy heights of a few years ago." Nice to see he has moved on from Everton being perennially releagation-threatened to acknowledging that they used to be a top team. Moyes senses the danger Villa closing in... 18 Apr - Although he makes the typical excuses for failing to challenge Chelsea yet again, it does sound as if Moyes is aware that the season could now just peter out: “We have to make sure we keep going because we have teams behind us pushing us hard. The target is to qualify for the UEFA Cup. We had European football this year and we enjoyed it and we want to try and make sure we achieve that again.” Let's hope that galvanises his team selection, training, and player motivation for the last three games... |
Snippets & Rumours Damn that internet!9 May - It helps if you are threatening legal action that you get the right target. Everton's recent letter threatening legal action against vociferous opponents of Destination Kirkby, KEIOC, cited keioc.com — turns out to be the website of a Japanese orthodontist — and not keioc.net, their intended target... Ooops! Wyness: Moyes talks going well 8 May - Everton CEO, Keith Wyness, insists that talks with David Moyes regarding an extension to his current contract are going well and that, "there is absolutely no problem there at all." Finally, Arteta has surgery 7 May - After being told for months that Mikel Arteta did not need surgery to fix the problem that has dogged him since October, and reduced his performances to a pale shadow of what we know he can do... Guess What?! He's finally had surgery to fix his niggling stomach/groin muscle problem and will hopefully be fit for pre-season training in July Rumour: Bradley wants Bundesliga 7 May - Michael Bradley favours a move to Germany: "He likes the clubs, the league and he knows it better. I think he will feel good in Germany." So says his agent. Rumour: £3M Bid for Sidwell 7 May - David Moyes is set to make a £3M bid for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell, according to The Sun. Rumour: Interest in Joaquin 6 May - Joaquin of Valencia is another big star on Everton's shopping list... Rumour: Keeping an eye on Bradley 6 May - David Moyes and a delegation from Goodison Park went to watch USA midfielder Michael Bradley playing for Heerenveen in their clash with Ajax last night. Valente staying for another year 6 May - Nuno Valente, 33, is set to sign a new contract at Everton and will commit himself for a further year at the club. From my seat: Arsenal (A) 5 May - Ken Buckley's match report Rumour: Everton looking at Huddlestone 5 May - With big changes afoot at Spurs, Everton are being linked with Tom Huddlestone as the man to breath life into the Blues midfield. Arsenal (a) — some thoughts 5 May - Michael Kidd's views on the game Rumour: Come back for Dickie Dunne? 5 May - If Richard Dunne is about to leave Manchester City, could a return to Goodison be on the cards? Rumour: Everton in talks for M'Bia 5 May - According to The People, representatives from Everton are in Rennes, France, talking about the possible transfer of attacking midfielder Stephane M'Bia. The pressure is off! 3 May - After Saturday's games, Everton need just a point from their last two matches — perhaps not even that — to secure 5th place in the Premier League and qualification for the Uefa Cup next season. Aston Villa, the biggest threat in the chasing pack, crashed 2-0 in a must-win game at home to Wigan. Portsmouth also lost 2-0 at Boro. Doing what you say you will do? 3 May - Paul Niklas on the value of good management Size really does matter 3 May - Chris Marks on the Midget Gems Goodison lights up for Madeleine 3 May - Goodison Park will be floodlit for half an hour after 9:30pm this evening to mark the first anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the four year-old Blue of whom there is still no trace after she was apparently snatched from her bed in the Portuguese Algarve. Moyes settles Rooney libel case 2 May - David Moyes has apparently settled his libel action against Wayne Rooney and Harper Collins, the publisher of his autobiography which contained allegations that the Everton manager felt, "injured his professional and personal reputation and caused serious embarrassment and distress". Tickets: Wanted and For Sale 2 May - For those interested, there's been a flurry of requests for tickets to the Arsenal, Newcastle and Uefa Cup Final games on our Bulletin Board. Rumour: Today's link: Simon Vukcevic 2 May - More agent talk: Simon Vukcevic of Sporting Lisbon, anyone? AJ: Be a pest in the Box! 2 May - David Moyes is looking for Andy Johnson to ditch the "nice guy" routine and revert to being much more of a pest in the penalty box. What better place to do it than at Arsenal — since Wenger's diving jibe, AJ has resigned himself to being a corner-ball chaser and has not been awarded a single penalty. Rumour: We're mad for Madlung 30 Apr - With a new player linked every day this week, things are really hotting up for the summer madness of the transfer window, Alexander Madlung ia the latest name in the hat. The Croke Park Parallel 30 Apr - KEIOC recently interviewed Peter McKenna, Stadium Director for Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, about the decision to redevelop the stadium in a "landlocked", residential locale rather than a greenfield site as Everton plan to do in Kirkby. His answers return regularly to the benefits of staying in a thriving city and staying true to tradition and history. Rumour: That old Koumas chestnut 29 Apr - Jason Koumas, now 28 and still unable to make any sort of mark at the top level, is once again being linked with Everton, despite the fact that he is far from the calibre of player we should be looking at. Downes to stay with Yeovil? 29 Apr - Everton Youth Academy striker, Aidan Downes, 19, is out of contract in the summer, and seems likely to convert his current loan spell at Yeovil into a permanent move. Rumour: More Agent Talk 29 Apr - Modeste M’Bami’s agent claims that four Premier League clubs have approached the Marseille player, with Everton believed to be in pole position for a summer transfer. Rumour: Arteta: £12M price tag 28 Apr - If Arteta is to move to Spain this summer — despite signing a new contract — Everton will be looking for a transfer fee of around £12M, according to the Daily Star Carsley expected to stay 28 Apr - Lee Carsely is apparently keen to sign on for another year at Goodison Park after his current contract expires this summer. Johnson rejects paper “rubbish” 27 Apr - Andy Johnson says he is angered by fresh newspaper reports suggesting that he is set to leave Goodison this summer after "falling down the pecking order" at Everton. From my seat: Villa (H) 27 Apr - Ken Buckley's match-going observations. |
