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December 2000
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If it happened and it was Everton-related, it's right here in the comprehensive Season Diary.
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December 2000 |
Dec 31: Bill Kenwright has been named in the New Year's Honours List to receive the CBE for services to the entertainment industry.
Dec 30: Today's Premiership match against Leeds United was postponed, mainly over safety concerns about snow and ice on approach roads and pavements.
Dec 29: Everton FC held their AGM for shareholders at Goodison Park. This report is from Phil Pellow
Dec 28: Lee Wilkie, the tall Scottish U-21 defender who has fallen out with coach Ivano Bonetti at Dundee, will be coming to Everton next week for a three-week trial.
Dec 27: The stupidity of an imbecilic Everton fan could cost the club dear after yesterday's fiasco.
Dec 26: Duncan Ferguson was on from the start and Everton began well, but failed to score from a number of good chances. Coventry came back into it, finally running out 2-1 winners and confirming Everton's new position as relegation contenders.
Dec 25: It is not certain that Campbell and Pembridge will really be fit for the Boxing Day scrap with Coventry.
Dec 23: Tommy Myhre back in goal, watches a Charlton corner flash past him as Svensson heads the Addicks into the lead after just 7 minutes. Duncan Ferguson livened things up in the second half, but failed to score...
Dec 22: Joe-Max Moore has come third in the US Footballer of the Year stakes.
Dec 21: Everton face the dreadful prospect of losing both Kevin Campbell and Mark Pembridge to the ravages of a viral infection in the build-up to their match at Charlton.
Dec 20: Duncan Ferguson is expected to return to the subs bench at Charlton on Saturday as he fights to regain match fitness.
Dec 19: The Everton website is trumpeting the start of new contract negotiations with Kevin Campbell.
Dec 19: The FA have granted Everton permission to cut short Tommy Myhre's loan spell at Tranmere.
Dec 18: After the injury to Paul Gerrard, Everton have issued a plea to the FA for Tommy Myhre to return early from his loan spell at Tranmere.
Dec 18: John Suenson-Taylor, aka Lord Grantchester John Moores' grandson is to step down as a director of Everton FC.
Dec 17: Paul Gerrard could be out for two weeks after twisting his knee near the end of the West Ham match.
Dec 17: Everton have appointed a new Commercial Manager, Andy Oldknow, 30, previously with Octagon and IMG.
Dec 17: Everton are keeping tight-lipped about Paul Gerrard's injury a twisted, damaged or dislocated knee that might force the return of Tommy Myhre???
Dec 16: A very even match against West Ham United ended 1-1 due to two key interventions by full back Steve Watson. One a headed goal, deflected on the line by Cadamarteri; then a ridiculous penalty-area dribble that went wrong; Kanout pounced.
Dec 15: Everton's young bucks put up a tough fight at the City Ground but a critical last-minute goal gave the tie to Nottingham Forest by a score of 3-2 in the FA Youth Cup 3rd Round replay.
Dec 13: Everton have postponed their reserves match against Man Utd on Thursday to ensure a strong line-up for the FA Youth Cup replay at Notts Forest on Friday. This weekend's youth league games have also been postponed.
Dec 12: Richard Gough is visiting the knee doctor today hopefully for some good news on his protracted injury woes...
Dec 11: Everton players were forced to relive their abysmal performance v City on video after today's training session.
Dec 10: An unhappy Walter Smith cancelled Everton's Christmas fancy-dress party and instead called the players in for extra training on Sunday, after the Man City dbcle.
Dec 10: Everton have been drawn away to Watford in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup.
Dec 9: A fifth yellow card for badboy Alex Nyarko means an automatic suspension for the Charlton (a) match.
Dec 9: With more players (including Big Dunc!!!) back from injury, Walter Smith had the freedom once again to mess with the team selection... to utterly dire effect. Everton crashed 5-0 at Manchester City.
Dec 8: Everton FC Co Ltd announced losses of over 11M last financial year, with player-contract payoffs (Bilic and Williamson) accounting for 5M of that!
Dec 7: Everton, in dire need of some good news, are projecting the return of Duncan Ferguson to competitive football... by the end of the year.
Dec 6: Forgotten Dane Peter Degn has returned from a two-month loan spell with Aarhus.
Dec 6: Another blow to Gazza's renaissance with Everton: he needs a hernia operation and will be sidelined for at least another month.
Dec 6: A Daily Mail hack has picked up on the recent Daily Post story and found his own unnamed sources to slam Everton's bid for Kings Dock as a "non-starter."
Dec 5: Sunderland hold the jinx over a weakened Everton reserves side, running out 1-0 winners.
Dec 5: Francis Jeffers had an operation to remove the bone fragment that has been troubling him; he will miss at least another six weeks of the season.
Dec 5: Everton have finally set a date for the Annual General Meeting of shareholders on Friday 29 December 2000. Click here for more stuff from the Fans Focus meeting with Dunford et al.
Dec 5: Former Everton player Dave Jones has been cleared and declared innocent of all charges after the protracted child-abuse case against him collapsed.
Dec 4: Everton failed to make it four in a row after creating then squandering numerous chances before Sunderland recovered to take the game 2-0 with plenty to spare.
Dec 3: Walter Smith's selection conundrum was eased tonight when Niclas Alexandersson was withdrawn with the flu.
Dec 2: The U-19s beat Bolton 3-0, but our intrepid reporter watched the U-17s lose a close match with the Trotters, 2-3.
Dec 1: Walter Smith has received a massive setback in his hopes to once again see a full squad available for selection, with Jeffers in pain when he kicks the ball.
Dec 1: Tony Grant is being sent out on loan from Manchester City to West Brom, apparently confirming his failure to make the grade at Main Road.