• An Eventful European Away Day

    by Joe Strange

    Everton's first competitive match in France was notable for many of the wrong reasons but the travelling Blue army made it a trip to remember regardless of heavy-handed treatment by police and a forgettable match at Stade Pierre Mauroy.

  • Great Expectations

    by Lyndon Lloyd

    Disrupted by a non-existent pre-season programme and dogged by a toe injury, Romelu Lukaku's start to life as a full-time Everton player has hardly been ideal. Now that he appears to be fit, can he find the hunger and can his manager find the right attacking blend to start firing Everton to where they need to go?

  • Everton and England: A Complicated Relationship

    by Lyndon Lloyd

    Many Blues fans have an increasingly indifferent attitude towards the England team, and not just because the media circus that surrounds it and the uninspiring management of Roy Hodgson. There's a history behind this ambivalence and there's more to it than just football.

  • Missing Pieces

    by Rhodri Cannon

    A look at some areas where Roberto Martinez could improve on the squad given the gaps that currently exist and those that will open up as some of the older players are eased out.

  • Home Fires Smouldering: The Month In Review

    by Lyndon Lloyd

    October – November 2014: Everton are going great guns in the Europa League and are on course to top Group H but have yet to catch fire on the home front. Thanks to inconsistency among the clubs who are, on paper, their main rivals for the top four, however, there is still time.

  • Follow, Follow, No Matter How Far

    Distance and difficulty was no object for 500-odd Evertonians who made the trek to Krasnodar for Everton's first competitive match on Russian soil.

  • Post-Brazil Comedown

    by Joe Strange

    It seemed as though Tim Howard's decision to take a year-long sabbatical from the US Men's National Team could only benefit Everton but he has not been himself following his World Cup heroics.

  • The Missing Spark

    by Luke O'Farrell

    Injured on the eve of the season, the return of Ross Barkley and his precocious talents are eagerly anticipated.

  • Man of the Moment

    by Matt Cheetham

    He was signed for nothing, struggled on the wing in his first season at Everton under David Moyes but Steven Naismith is now thriving as the team's most clinical and reliable finisher.

  • "Greed and Avarice" – Can the Idea of Overseas Games Be Stopped?

    by Lyndon Lloyd

    The prospect of playing Premier League fixtures beyond British shores, with particular focus on the fertile ground of the United States, is seen as an inevitability. How much is too much for the overlords of the domestic game and can supporter power rise up and stop it?

  • 'LD' – What Might Have Been

    by Lyndon Lloyd

    Evertonians might always wonder what kind of lasting impact Landon Donovan, the last Goodison No.9 with a goal to his name, might have had on the club had he opted to play full-time for the Blues but perhaps it's fitting that his legacy will be unquestionably American.

  • Everton USA

    The English Premier League is enjoying unprecedented exposure and attention in the United States and EvertonUSA is well-positioned to connect American fans – long-standing and new – with Goodison Park.

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