Everton kick off 2012 on the road at West Bromwich Albion on New Year's Day hoping to reclaim their place in the top half of the table with victory at The Hawthorns. Jack Rodwell has returned to training but may not be risked, while Marouane Fellaini misses a second game with an abductor injury.
19-year-old hot prospect Rory Donnelly has explained why he felt the need to snub Liverpool and Everton to link up with Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers.
The incredible devotion of Dr David France has been recognized at the highest level with the announcement that Everton?s greatest fan has been awarded the OBE in the New Year?s Honours List. The award is for services to Football in the UK and Europe, elevating the son of a Wigan railwayman to heights rarely achieved by any Evertonian, living or dead.
Landon Donovan believes he is a better player now than he was in his first spell with the Toffees. "Since being here first time I've played in a World Cup and had another couple of years' experience so I feel more prepared this time. I know exactly what I am getting into and exactly what is expected of me and hopefully I can fit in."
David Moyes has been talking about the need for rebuilding the team as his old favourites age, and of the long time it takes to get younger replacements bedded in. But the real barrier is lack of funds, yet Moyes again denies any requirement to sell off his bigger stars to finance regeneration, and adds that no offers are being made for them.
Everton are poised to pass the 1000-point landmark in the Premier League era ? the last of the seven ever-present clubs to do so.
Matt Cheetham covers the struggles of the Everton striker
Cheltenham Town have extended the loan deal of young Everton defender Luke Garbutt by a further month. Garbutt, 18, has made 11 appearances since October and helped Cheltenham climb to second in League Two. Jake Bidwell (Brentford) and Shane Duffy (Scunthorpe) have also had their loans extended.
Marouane Fellaini is a big doubt for the New Year's Day clash with West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns as he struggles with the abductor strain that ruled him out of the draw at Sunderland on Boxing Day.
The Blue Union has announced a strategy meeting to seek suggestions for the next steps to take in their campaign to highlight the stagnation of Everton Football Club. The meeting is planned for 7pm on Wednesday 25 January at The Casa, Hope Street in Liverpool.
Today, Everton and Liverpool fans launched their prospectus for The Football Quarter, a conceptual development plan that includes ideas for redeveloped stadiums at the historic locations of Goodison and Anfield on either side of Stanley Park. The prospectus outlines a joint vision for the area surrounding both Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs.
Landon Donovan has joined up with Everton earlier than expected to start his two-month loan spell, but he won't be eligible to play in Everton's next game, at West Brom on Sunday.
American Brad Friedel has had to explain a comment made in a BBC interview that referred to Landon Donovan's career choice of "the easy road" in the MLS, when he compared it with Clint Dempsey's development in the Premier League.
Louis Saha and Tim Cahill have scored one league goal between them in 2011-12.
Marouane Fellaini was added to the injury list, and missed the game at Sunderland with an abductor strain, David Moyes explained after the match. ?We had to make a few changes,? said Moyes. ?With Marouane being out it affected us. He?s got an abductor strain. Asked how long he felt Fellaini would be sidelined for, Moyes replied: ?I don?t think it?s too bad so who knows.?
David Moyes has said the onus is on Louis Saha to demonstrate he deserves a new contract at Everton as the club's leading forward enters the final six months of his existing deal at Goodison Park.
A controversial penalty, awarded when Osman kicked the turf and tumbled inside the area, gifted toothless Everton a point at the Stadium of Light when Baines lashed home from the spot. Colback's fortuitous opener had put improving Sunderland ahead in the first half as the Blues laboured to make their early pressure pay.
Everton's 4th Round tie in the FA Youth Cup away to Queens Park Rangers will be played at Loftus Road on Thursday 12 January 2012, kick-off 7pm.
David Moyes is hoping that Tim Cahill's disappointment at being dropped from the Everton starting XI will allow him to refocus and rediscover his form as a full year elapses since the 30 year-old last scored for the Blues.
Cliftonville chairman Gerard Lawlor is defending his u-turn over a prior agreement with Swansea City for a fee for Rory Donnelly as he invites the Welsh club to increase their bid to match Everton's.
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has hinted that he will be looking for a move in January if, as is likely, he continues to warm the Everton bench.
Ahead of the game at the Stadium of Light on Monday, acclaimed Everton author James Corbett has been giving a Sunderland fansite his views on the state of the club.
David Moyes is looking to bring in a forward of genuine pedigree who can immediately improve the team but he feels a temporary loan deal may be the only way he can do that.
The fear of potential relegation is still front and central for David Moyes who can only think about getting another 20 points at this stage of the season, repeating a mantra from back in October: He said: "I can only look at our games and I am only looking to, first of all, get 40 points. Once I have got 40 points I will see what I can do after that."
Everton have emerged as favourites to sign Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly after making a formal offer for the Northern Ireland U21 international. However, The Mail seems unaware of this and claims the lad is going to Swansea (see link below).
David Moyes expects Seamus Coleman will miss the Boxing Day clash at Sunderland. The lively wingback aggravated a thigh injury that caused him to be substituted in the first half-hour of Wednesday's win over Swansea, and Moyes thinks he could be sidelined for a couple of weeks.
Pressed on the latest media froth over Chelsea supposedly making a £20M bid for Jack Rodwell, who is unlikely to play again this year, David Moyes said: ?All I can say is we?ve had zero contact. We don?t want to be seen as a club which is preparing players for other clubs; I don?t certainly."
David Moyes walked out on Blackburn Rovers' defeat to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night. Moyes left at half-time because he was so disgusted by the abuse Rovers fans were aiming at his pal and fellow Glaswegian, Steve Kean.
Leon Osman scored for the second time in four days and it was just enough to see Everton through against Swansea City. The Blues' lack of cutting edge in attack was again preventing them from turning possession into goals ? though Gueye went close twice in the first half ? until Osman headed Drenthe's superb corner home with an hour gone.
Following reports of a three-way battle to land the 19 year-old striker, David Moyes has confirmed that Everton are interested in signing Rory Donnelly from Cliftonville.
ToffeeWeb contributor Robert Daniels was on TalkSport this evening (hear the audio), talking about Everton with Mike Parry where he raised some of the key issues and challenges facing the club at this perilous time and got some discussion going with one of Kenwright's stoutest defenders.
The Telegraph provides a seasonal retrospective on what Everton achieved and failed to achieve in the last 12 months: no trophies, fan fall-out, David Moyes's and Maroune Fellaini's loyalty. And look forward to the development (or sale!) of their prodigious young talent: Barkley, Fellaini and Rodwell.
In an interview on ExtraTime Radio on Monday, David Moyes said he expects to throw Landon Donovan right into the thick of things when the current LA Galaxy man begins his two-month loan spell with the Toffees.
Anyone who hasn't been following the financial backstory that underlines Everton's current parlous predicament could do no better than read this hard-hitting analysis of last week's Accounts. The "ferociously spun" figures portrayed as "stable" are shown up in a detailed rebuttal of the Annual Report's positive bias, demonstrating how Everton represent English Football?s failed business model heading for financial ruin.
Ending his word tour in Liverpool on Tuesday night Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed his Everton leaning. He said: ?My dad was born in Everton, so I?m an Evertonian. Yes, I?ll cheer Liverpool on too. People say you can?t support them both but I got a special dispensation from the Pope. But if it comes down to a derby match I would have to support Everton.?
Ross Barkley will continue to spearhead this season's FA Youth Cup challenge, as David Moyes feels he should be playing with boys in his own age group.
"...but a permanent one is" says Michael Lewis
He's been a hero at Everton for years, but without goals he adds little but tenacity and forces a certain style of play on the team. Thanks for the memories, Tim, but it's time for a change...
David Moyes has explained the surprise absence of Seamus Coleman from today's line-up as caused by a thigh strain. Jack Rodwell felt his hamstring and was therefore never going to get on from the bench, and likely will miss Wednesday's game as well. Top goalscorer Vellios? "I just decided he looked a little bit below it in training..."
"There's going to be a great deal of attention paid to Donovan and Everton for the next two months, which is exactly what Bill Kenwright and his 'Knights of the Idiotic Table' want."
No Barkley, Vellios or Coleman; Drenthe, Distin and Rodwell on the bench... and the misfiring pair of Cahill and Saha to score the goals upfront. But it was Norwich who predictably opened the scoring through Holt on the half-hour after the usual Everton onslaught had yielded nothing. A poor second half until a good driving run and shot from Drenthe was turned in very cleverly by Leon Osman to draw level with 10 mins left. Drenthe did his best to win it for Everton with a potent rocket that pinged off Ruddy and over the goal.
Everton hope that the boost provided by the impending arrival of Landon Donovan, Ross Barkley's new contract, and the possible return to action of Royston Drenthe and Jack Rodwell can translate into a third home win of the season as Norwich City come to Goodison Park. KO is 3pm.
Tim Cahill has revealed the deep-seated loyalty he has for Everton Football Club ? the manager, the chairman, the players and the fans ? as the reason why he has stuck by the Blues when it might have been easier to leave.
Certain characteristics are common to most of the successful Scots. Chief among these is an old-fashioned working-class resilience, work ethic and sense of authority born of a background associated with mining or heavy industry.
David Moyes is hopeful that Landon Donovan won't be the last addition to his squad before the end of the January transfer window.
Everton improved across the board when Donovan got there [in 2010]...
Ross Barkley has signed a new 4½-year contract, that could make sure the hugely promising youngster stays with Everton until at least 2016. David Moyes's faith in Ross Barkley has been rewarded with some superb displays. Barkley, 18, has made four starts and three substitute appearances this season and has impressed in Everton's first team.
Everton have announced that Landon Donovan will return to the Club on a short-term loan when the transfer window opens, starting with the visit of Bolton at the beginning of January and returning to LA Galaxy after the Anfield derby on 25th February.
RBM writers Darren Melling and Daniel Miller give their take on where Everton are and where the club is headed.
The Executioner's Bong provides his 5-Point Tactical Plan for tackling Norwich City
Louis Saha has admitted there are still tensions between himself and manager David Moyes after he was dropped back in September. The France ace is still in and out of the Everton side with a recurring knee injury but back in September he stormed out of Goodison Park after being left out of the squad to face Wigan by Moyes.
"He is already a club legend and has won almost every trophy he possibly could with the Los Angeles Galaxy. It is time for him to move on and make his mark with Everton FC."
Everton won 2-1 after extra time at Selhurst Park this evening, coming from behind with a strong display to beat Crystal Palace in their opening tie of this season's FA Youth Cup campaign. Ross Barkley equalised Palace's opener and the Blues bombarded the home side but could not make the breakthrough until Anton Forrester got the winner for the Blues in the first half of extra time.
David Moyes has been talking up the prospect that Jack Rodwell and younger players like him will play a key part in reshaping the England team for Euro 2012. ?Jack might have a good chance of making the squad because he has got what Germany went into the World Cup with,? Moyes told the Daily Express.
Ross Barkley is frustrated he's not been playing much for Everton but says he understands the manager knows best... and he's looking forward to playing in the FA Youth Cup.
Louis Saha is the latest player to highlight the Club's lack of transfer funds as the reason behind Everton's lack of form this season, citing the sale of Mikel Arteta in particular as a disruption.
David Moyes has revealed he sounded out New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry over a loan move before the Arsenal match. "I asked Thierry Henry on the way in, he'll tell you. I said if he wants a game to let me know," said Moyes.
David Moyes felt Everton competed well with Arsenal before slipping to a 1-0 defeat thanks to Robin van Persie's sensational winner. "I thought the boys did a great job and worked really hard to stay in the game," he said on Sky Sports.
Ex-Everton midfielder Barry Horne warns that the Club is in a downward spiral and that if Bill Kenwright's asking price is anywhere near the £150m quoted recently by Keith Harris then it's too high.
David Moyes says that Ross Barkley will sign a new contract with Everton next week once the finer details on his improved deal are worked out.
A sublime Van Persie volley 20 minutes from time was enough to lift Arsenal to victory as Everton failed both to punish the Gunners for their profligacy in the first half and force a single saw from Szczesny, although surprise teenage substitute McAleny almost produced a moment of magic of his own in injury time.
Everton travel to The Emirates for a meeting with an old foe in Arsenal, and a familiar friend-turned-foe in Mikel Arteta, who has settled in well with the Gunners after departing Everton on Deadline Day earlier this year. Team selection for David Moyes is again constrained by injuries to key players, Rodwell and Osman added to the list of concerns with hamstring injuries.
The People's Group sent a letter to John Thompson, Sports Editor of The Liverpool Echo, after last Sunday's frustrating defeat at home to Stoke City. The thrust of the letter was seeking to persuade the local media to provide more in-depth coverage and critical analysis of the affairs inside the corridors of Goodison Park. No reply... so far.
David Moyes's comments about the contribution Mikel Arteta is now making to Arsenal's progress only serve to underline the impact his absence is having on the way Everton are playing this season, and the frightening lack of accurate supply balls to players in attack.
David Moyes has revealed that both Jack Rodwell and Leon Osman are set to miss out on the trip to Arsenal tomorrow as they have both picked up hamstring injuries. Rodwell sustained a hamstring injury in training on Thursday, while Osman, who also has a damaged hamstring, was injured late on in the defeat to Stoke.
Everton have returned to a more timely schedule for the release of their Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes the Accounts for the year ending 31 May 2011. The Accounts show an operating loss of only £½M thanks to the sale of Bellefield, with still over £23M in "Other Operating Costs" that are unaccounted for on turnover that increased marginally to £82M. And there was a similar increase in wages to £38M (71% of turnover), with the net debt listed as steady at £44.9M.
The Mersey Juror lays into the Everton Fans' Liasion Officer, no holds barred!
It's become an all-too-familiar lament from the fans, manager, CEO, Chairman... that Everton don't have enough money. In this piece on the BBC website, Phil Jagielka provides his take on the financial constraints that are holding Everton back.
Tim Cahill insists he is not concerned about his current goal drought and is confident his scoring form will return. The Australia international has not found the net for Everton since last December, despite his solid goalscoring record - 65 in 251 appearances for Everton and 57 in 250 for Millwall. Cahill, who has just turned 32, is determined to keep plugging away in search of that elusive breakthrough.
David Moyes feels patience is key if the club are to see Apostolos Vellios fulfil his potential. The 19-year-old striker has proved a surprise success so far this season, scoring three goals from the bench and earning two Premier League starts. But Moyes is wary of piling too much pressure on the youngster, who arrived from Greek second division side Iraklis in January, as he continues to adapt.
Just what it says on the can...
Opta stats show Cahill in the top 20 for fewest touches of the ball recently: has managed 388 touches in his 822 minutes of football this season ? an average of less than 43 every game.
Does Tim Cahill really say Everton will come good again? Not really... he says we're doing pretty well. One game at a time... etc.
Gary Speed's funeral will take place later this week after his widow decided to have a small, private service. Speed's wife Louise opted against a huge public service for the former footballer, who took his own life last month. However, it has been announced that there will be a memorial service for Speed later this month for those who want to pay their respects.
Louis Saha withdrew from the Stoke City game just 24 hours before kick-off with yet another injury problem, this time a thigh strain. It meant David Moyes had to give 19-year-old Apostolos Vellios only his second start. up the problems facing Moyes.
Jack Rodwell believes Everton have got into a bad habit of conceding the first goal in matches which is impacting badly on results. Sunday's 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke was the seventh time in nine Premier League games the Toffees had gone behind and ended up losing ? a fourth league defeat in seven matches at Goodison Park this season.
David Moyes has slammed referee Lee Mason for some poor decisions against Stoke but was more disappointed with his own side. Everton did not muster a shot on target for the entire 90 minutes against a Stoke side who have a poor record when they play after a Europa League week.
David Moyes rues the poor performance of the referee, the players' inability to make or take chances, giving away a goal and not getting one back.
Everton have been drawn to play Tamworth at Goodison Park in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. Non-league Tamworth play in the Blue Square Bet Premier - Conference National and will be relishing a big payday and possible go at giant killing a massive Premier League club.
On a very emotional day at Goodison Park where fans and former teammates honoured the memory of Gary Speed, Everton fell to their fourth home defeat of the season. They started well but went behind after Stoke's first corner, Huth clipping a Whitehead shot past Howard. The Blues couldn't find the craft, however, or match the gamesmanship of a very physical Stoke side given far too much latitude by the poor refereeing of Lee Mason to find an equaliser.
For all those concerned about the polarisation of the Premier League, John Heitinga has sent out a chilling message that the gap between Everton and free-spending Manchester City is becoming almost impossible to bridge ? says Oliver Brown.
Everton are looking to win three successive Premier League games for the first time since November 2008 January 2010 as a Stoke City side who have won just one of their last six in the League come to Goodison. Pre-game tributes led by some of his former teammates will honour the memory of Gary Speed. KO is 3pm tomorrow.
David Moyes was clearly refusing to get carried away in his pre-match pronouncements ahead of Sunday's game with Stoke City, suggesting that recent wins after a successions of losses "might just be putting on a bit of make-up".
The Anfield derby in February will now kick-off at 12:45 on Saturday, 25 February, and will be shown live on Sky Sports... but will be postponed should Liverpool reach the Carling Cup Final, which is also that weekend.
Anticipating an emotional Everton tribute for Gary Speed before Sunday's kick-off, and from Evertonians during the game against Stoke City, Barry Horne recalls what Everton meant to the former player and fan; also, Speed's reaction when he heard David Moyes considered signing him in 2004.
Sylain Distin could be in contention for a return to the first team this weekend as he recovers from a groin injury that has kept him sidelined for most of the last month. Also, Jack Rodwell has been putting in extra training to get back in shape after his rib injury.
Duncan Ferguson has revealed that he resisted interest from teams like Wigan and Portsmouth towards the end of his playing days because he wanted to finish his career at Goodison Park and be remembered as an Everton player.
Patience will be key on Sunday but it won?t be pretty. Both sides are in the league?s top 5 in terms of fouls conceded so the game will unquestionably be scrappy.
Sean Johnson, first-choice goalkeeper for MLS side, Chicago Fire, and Zack MacMath of Philadelphia Union will train with the Everton squad at Finch Farm this month.
If Everton fail to bring in new cash flow, then their only option will be to offload their best players; Mikel Arteta?s sale to Arsenal makes it a bit more believable that the aforementioned key players could also move on, either because of wages, or due to the club?s desperate need for funds.
A table listing Agents' Fees paid by Premier League clubs in the 12 months ending last September has been published; Everton sit in 11th place at £2.931M.
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