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Ancelotti Sprinkles Some Colombian Stardust with a Point to Prove
As signings go, James Rodriguez is arguably the most high-profile and glamorous acquisition Everton have ever made. He arrives on the back of a frustrating season at Real Madrid looking to revitalise his career under the man who has now managed him at three different clubs
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Ancelotti – Can the Quiet Leader Bring Order to Everton's Chaos?
The question, "What is Everton?" has been asked a lot by outsiders recently. It's unlikely many thought that Carlo Ancelotti could form part of that answer but the calmly authoritative managerial great is the latest step in Farhad Moshiri's gradual shifting of the identity of the club
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Trevor Steven and the 80s heroes who did it Howard's Way
The wing wizard, along with many of his ex-team-mates, has been back on Merseyside to reminisce about the gaffer who masterminded the Blues’ glory days.
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The making of Marco Silva and Luis Boa Morte the managers - a journey through Portugal
The coaching duo will join forces at Goodison Park after Boa Morte’s arrival as assistant this summer – and Elliott Bretland finds a lot of love back home
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Neville Southall: A Man Too Good for Mere Mortals
Southall is unquestionably one of the greatest goalkeepers that the game has ever produced – even if many outside of Everton don’t know it. At his peak, he exuded skill and confidence and had few equals amongst his contemporaries.
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A New Hope
Having been handed the reins, Marco Silva gets to prove he is worthy of the Everton hierarchy’s faith but the outlook is already considerably brighter after one of the best transfer windows the club has seen
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The Dark Shadow of '86
That feeling of disappointment from that season never went away. Every time I looked at those three years from 1985 to 1987 something always felt disjointed, smudged. The 1986 season was the one that got away.
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Seven Days That Destroyed a Decade!
Everton in 1971 had a unique opportunity to establish themselves as a power in Europe and as the top team on Merseyside. One week in March crushed those dreams. It took Everton nearly fifteen years to reach those heights again.
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Was This The Last Ever Title For Everton?
A whole generation of Blues may never see days like this again.
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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.