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Something to Believe In
Despite an utterly forgettable year, Evertonians are still buying season tickets in record numbers but they have been at their most engaged when they’ve had genuine hope. Farhad Moshiri and the Board’s next moves are of vital importance
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A Path Through the Gathering Gloom
Evertonians have been struggling to see the light amid this chaotic season but survival in the Premier League could beget the opportunity to reset and restore faith in the Moshiri project
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Taxi! Everton Ditch Koeman at the Right Time
An ideal appointment on paper, Ronald Koeman's tenure as Everton boss has come to an ignominious but needed end
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Giant Leap Or Just Forward Steps?
With a newly reinforced spine, Everton look as though they could be a stronger outfit than last season, even without the departed Lukaku. Is it enough, however, to crack the top six or four?
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Pat Nevin and the Mel Harvey Mixtape
In, perhaps, the only documented case of a football club wooing a potential signing via the medium of music, Pat Nevin has referenced an "indie" music cassette being played to him in Colin Harvey's car. Now, at long last, the full story of this fabled car stereo C60 compilation cassette can be told.
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A Place to Call Home
Everton could be closer than ever to leaving Goodison for a new stadium. It's a massive undertaking fraught with risk but at the right location and with the right design, it could be the awakening of English football's sleeping giant.
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Begin Again
2016-17 marks the beginning of the Ronald Koeman era, one that is off to a slow start but which hints at having plenty in store as the Dutchman beds in alongside new Director of Football, Steve Walsh.
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Blue Diamond
He's the homegrown talent who is shrugging off a disappointing second full season in the Premier League and emerging as a bona fide star in Everton's promising attacking team. Ross Barkley is the jewel in the Goodison crown.
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The Supplier
His name in Catalan translates to "God made him" and you'd be hard-pressed to find an Evertonian who disagrees. Gerard Deulofeu is creating magic this season in his adopted home and is transforming Everton's prospects.
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Goodison's Greatest Gaffer
He may have left us but the legacy of Howard Kendall's transcendent and unmatched achievements at Everton Football Club as a player and manager will forever endure.
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Miral-less: A Missing Piece in Everton's Resurgence
Kevin Mirallas's best year at Everton thus far coincided with Martinez's first season. 2015-16 is already bearing similarities but to date the Belgian has played a mere bit-part. Can he re-find his form?
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Coming Up Short
Everton's summer transfer window promised much but even though the club spent over £18m, in the absence of either Roberto Martinez's much-vaunted "No.10" or a marquee creative signing to transform attacking midfield it doesn't feel as though the squad has enough to support a top-four challenge.