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March 2005


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2003 all over again?
31 Mar - Two years ago, Everton went into March in fourth place having occupied a place in the top four for many weeks prior but the campaign eventually fizzled out to a seventh place finish and the club missed out on European qualification. Despite being even better positioned this season, the same pattern is emerging and while some fans are content to just be in the top 10, Lyndon Lloyd says that it will be devastating if the Blues let fourth place slip and they end up with the Uefa Cup as a consolation prize. Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, and all that...  Readers' Responses.

Boro & Everton each fined £8k
31 Mar - Both Middlesbrough and Everton have been fined £8,000 for the part played by their players in the goalmouth melee sparked off when Boudewijn Zenden reacted to Duncan Ferguson's challenge for the ball on goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer in January's Riverside match-up, and most of them ended up flailing handbags at each other in the Boro net.  The relatively mild punishment by FA standards hopefully reflects some sense of proportion about an incident that referee Dermot Gallagher deemed to be unworthy of much concern.


Nottm Forest Res 0 - 1 Everton Res
29 Mar - With Reserves games coming thick and fast as Everton struggle through something of a fixture pile-up, Neil Dewsnip is fielding some very young teams with few recognizable names as he uses more and more players from the Youth Academy.  At The City Ground on Tuesday, 16-year-old John Irving came on as a substitute for his debut at this level, with Mark Hughes scoring a late winner from the penalty spot.

Rob Fox: A Better Hand
27 Mar - Rob Fox pulls together a series of cogent thoughts about the present personnel forming the Everton squad, and he analyses the probable improvements David Moyes will be looking for as we head towards another summer that will no doubt be rife with all manner of transfer rumours.

Reasons to be Cheerful
25 Mar - Some great stuff in this little article from Andy in London, who reels off his top ten positive points about the good side of being an Evertonian. And in response to this warm glow of fine and wonderful feelings about Everton on the first day of Spring as we approach the Easter weekend, we hereby declare Supporters Day — No negativity allowed, especially in the Mailbag.

Get a bloody grip
24 Mar - Knee-jerk reactions published on ToffeeWeb from fans who were distinctly unimpressed with Everton's derby performance have brought out a slew of "real fans" who have another view: "What’s with all the misery? We’re enjoying the best season Everton have had in more than a decade. We’ve got a manager who shows every sign of knowing what he’s doing, without needing to mortgage the club for the next 25 years to pay for it." So says Laurence Jones...

Numbers, Part 1: Shuffling the pack
23 Mar - "No complaints," says Rob Fox in his latest double-header. "We were outplayed and didn’t really deserve anything from the game, even if their two goals were both avoidable up to a point. Sorry to be predictable, but I’m going to defend Moyes yet again. I honestly don’t think 4-4-2, Yobo in defence rather than midfield, Arteta or even Gravesen would have made a lot of difference on Sunday."

We Shall Not Be Moved?
21 Mar

Creativity and desire win out
20 Mar - All the pre-match hype was about doing the double over Liverpool but when the curtain was raised it was the reds who burst out of the gates and blitzed Everton's defensive stand with two goals in the first half an hour. Steven Gerrard broke the deadlock on 27 minutes when he stroked the ball through a gap in the wall from a direct free kick and four minutes later, Fernando Morientes hammered a half-volley that Nigel Martyn flapped onto the bar and Luis Garcia followed up to easily head into the empty net. Lee Carsley curled a free kick agonisingly wide in first-half injury time but Everton struggled to create anything until, with the reds down to 10 men, Ferguson flicked on for Cahill to bury a phenomenal strike past Dudek and set up a grandstand finish. But the telling statistic, as usual: two shots on target all game long. Report

Walk Don't Run, Part 3
16 Mar - Rob Fox concludes his latest analysis of Everton's current management decisions and choices regarding potential players, as demonstrated with increasing skill and commitment by the manager, David Moyes.  Rob is convinced that Moyes is fully in control and knows exactly where he is going, and where he is taking Everton Football Club.  In Moyes We Trust!

Walk Don't Run; Part 2
15 Mar - Rob Fox continues with his latest theme, trying to put some real numbers on the potential value of Champions League qualification [note: monies now quoted in Swiss Francs, not Euros], and what this may mean in terms of the current game of cat & mouse developing for David Moyes and the Club regarding the numerous players who will be out of contract at the end of this season.

Walk Don't Run
14 Mar - Rob Fox has been busy again this weekend, as he analyses the prospect that it could in fact turn out to be Bolton who thwart Everton's European aspirations this season.  In the discussion, Rob uses the example of Joe Royle and his signing of Nick Barmby as an example of the kind of thing David Moyes is not doing as he shapes his long-term transfer policy through progressive implementation.

Nil Satis Nisi 4th Place
12 Mar - With no football to speak of this weekend, why not put your feet up and read all the way through the latest extensive analysis of all things Everton from our resident tome-writer, Rob Fox.  This week, he looks at the split personality that adds a dose of uncertainty with regard to which team will be turning up at 3pm next Saturday... oh hang on; we don't kick off at that traditional hour any more, do we?

Unsie suffers the hardships
10 Mar - This sad story about David Unsworth reminds us of the human trials that players still suffer, despite their elevated status.  Remember the role that his wife reportedly played some years ago in getting him to blow off Aston Villa in favour of a direct return to Everton from his season's sojourn at West Ham?  Obviously, it's not all plain sailing, especially in the twilight of your career.  Hang in there, Unsie; we feel for you.

Living on a prayer?
9 Mar - The home defeat by Blackburn at the weekend is still smarting but Colm Kavanagh is still optimistic that David Moyes and his men can hang onto that fourth spot and earn qualification to the Champions League, either through our own endeavours or the "consistent inconsistency" of our neighbours whom we visit in a titanic showdown at Anfield next week.

Watson in reserves comeback
8 Mar - Steve Watson returned from a niggling stomach injury that has kept him out of action since before Christmas. He played 45 minutes for Everton Reserves this evening as they lost for the first time in 2005 against Manchester City, 1-0.  The goal came form Mikkel Bischoff, whose swerving shot flew through the flailing hands of Richard Wright in goal.

Everton fall flat when it matters most
6 Mar - Everton threw away the opportunity to stretch their lead over Liverpool to 11 points as they were frustrated and then killed off by a disciplined Blackburn side who made David Moyes's outfit look decidedly ordinary.  After the Blues had lost Mikel Arteta to injury after just 25 minutes, they reverted to long-ball predictability when Duncan Ferguson was introduced in his place. Ironically, the Blues' only real chance of the game came from route one but Marcus Bent was foiled by Brad Friedel in a one-on-one situation. With Everton going nowhere, Rovers stole the game when Stephen Reid released John Stead and he buried the ball past Nigel Martyn with a sweet strike from the edge of the area.  With Tim Cahill and Leon Osman showing no inspiration, there was no way back for Everton. What a waste... Report

The Curse of Ghoul Din
3 Mar - Are supernatural forces at work, exerting some strange and mystical influence on the happenings that befall Everton FC over the course of time? After 'minutes' of exacting research, Rob Fox has unearthed the chilling tale of Ghoul Din, describing the powerful hold it has exerted over the Club and those who would cross our path. If you know your history...

Everton holding their own
2 Mar - Steve Flanagan's statistical comparison with last season shows that, although Everton stuttered a little over the eight games before Aston Villa, amazingly they held their ground point for point when compared with the same games last season. And the win at Villa pushes Everton's points differential over last season's corresponding games to its highest yet — 21.  Is it too soon to say we are back on track?

Beattie attacked in nightclub brawl
1 Mar - James Beattie was the victim of an unprovoked attack in some Birmingham nightclub (why Birmingham?) on Saturday night (news travels slowly in these days of the global Internet...) while out celebrating his birthday with his girlfriend and a group of other friends. David Moyes is reportedly surprised that the player would chose to venture out in Birmingham after turning down a move to Aston Villa.

 		  

Snippets & Rumours

Micro-mini-derby loss
31 Mar - Everton's youngsters just couldn't do it in their 8th game over the last 16 days, losing 2-1 to Liverpool U-18s at their Kirkby Academy — the first win for them since 9 October 2004!

The Invisible Aussie
31 Mar - Eddy Bosnar, the Australian player signed by David Moyes who has yet to appear for the first team, talks on the Official Everton Website about the value of his time at Everton.

Wyness off to Thai up deal
31 Mar - Ouch... aren't those tabloid punchline puns just hideous?  Keith Wyness is traveling to Thailand to negotiate an extension of Everton's sponsorship deal with Chang Beer.. or a new deal with Air Asia.

Hall of Fame Gala photos
31 Mar - Take a look at a selection of photographs from last week's Hall of Fame dinner at The Adelphi.

Moyes concerned about jet-lag
30 Mar - David Moyes thinks Tim Cahill will need a few days to fully recover from jet-lag after he flies in following a week in Australia on International Duty, although the media sources who said earlier in the week that Cahill would not get back for the West Brom game on Sunday appear to be somewhat mistaken.

Irvine looking for focus
30 Mar - Very little news around at the moment, so we have the words of Alan Irvine inspiring the team to achieve their own results at West Brom this weekend...

Kilbane in action again
29 Mar - Kevin Kilbane, who leads this season's appearances list for Everton, played his second game in 4 days for Ireland before being substituted.

Cahill warms the bench
29 Mar - So, after all the bluster and media posturing, Tim Cahill sat warming the bench throughout Australia's 3-0 win over Indonesia in Perth.  Will he now be able to get back to England by Sunday???

Mikel Arteta nearing return
29 Mar - Mikel Arteta is expected to be fit for Everton's trip to West Brom on Sunday after recovering from an ankle injury sustained against Blackburn.

Vaughan scores for England
28 Mar - James Vaughan scored his first international goal for England U-17s in his full debut as they defeated Northern Ireland 3-0 in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA European U-17 Championship.

Cahill in Aussie struggle
27 Mar - Tim Cahill played the first 71 minutes of a stroll that turned into a struggle for the Aussies, who eventually beat Iraq 2-1 in Sydney.

Li Tie's long road to recovery
27 Mar - Li Tie is still recovering after re-injuring the leg he fractured in training with the Chinese team over a year ago, and will not play for Everton again this season.

International action
26 Mar - Gary Naysmith and David Weir started for Scotland in Walter Smith's first game as manager (with a 4-1-4-1 formation © David Moyes), but they could not stop the key goals from Pirlo for Italy (with Marco Materazzi).  Kevin Kilbane played earlier for Ireland in a 1-1 draw in Israel.

It's in Our Hands
26 Mar - Daniel Mckeown offers up the heart-warming prediction that we can stave off the challenges for fourth place... in theory.  It really is all in our hands.

Virtual Reality
26 Mar - It's a funny old game; Paul Traill illustrates just how easily things could have been quite different last Sunday at Anfield... while Eddie O'Neill believes we must rid ourselves of The Monkey on our back.

Kilbane looking for glory
25 Mar - Kevin Kilbane talks about his improved game for Everton and Ireland.

McFadden's hamstring problem
24 Mar - It seems that Jamie McFadden contracted a pretty nasty hamstring injury in training 12 days ago, and will now miss next weekend's encounter at West Brom.

Reserves draw with Liverpool
24 Mar - The local mini-derby between Everton and Liverpool reserves ended all square at Haig Avenue. Eddy Bosnar and Vladimir Smicer scored the respective goals in a 1-1 draw.

Cahill does the Aussie thing
24 Mar - Tim Cahill is keen to play in both upcoming games for Australia, despite reservations of his Everton boss David Moyes. Sky Sports say this means he will miss the West Brom game a week on Sunday...

Anthony Gerrard off on loan
24 Mar - Anthony Gerrard will spend the rest of the season on loan at Walsall, getting some first-team experience under his belt.

Team Selection?
24 Mar - Jonathan Fruin has no truck with those critics who think the team selection for the derby was flawed, while Tom Maher provides some additional analysis.

Naysmith admits to sulking
24 Mar - Gary Naysmith is an automatic choice for Scotland against Italy under his old mentor, Walter Smith, which makes it all the harder for him to understand how he has continually been overlooked by David Moyes.

Cahill on International Duty
23 Mar - Tim Cahill plays two games for Australia, in Iraq and Indonesia, before returning (hopefully) in time to play West Brom. David Moyes has concerns about his hectic schedule.

What Happens Now?
23 Mar - Fan Paul Coleman has some ideas on the strengths and weaknesses in the current squad that are probably widely held after Sunday's derby defeat.

The Ball is Still in Our Court
23 Mar - The title says it all for the latest piece of analysis from Nick Armitage, in which he calls upon David Moyes to bin the 4-5-1 formation.

Man Utd game now on Sky
22 Mar - Everton's game at home to Manchester United will be shown on Sky TV in the UK and in the usual markets around the world on Wednesday 11 April, KO 8pm.

Getting Real, or Getting Mad?
22 Mar - Everton fan Martin Kulkarni is not a happy bunny after Sunday's dreadful display... compounded by 36 years of watching Everton.  (I thought we had won a few gongs in that spell?)

Driven by fear???
22 Mar - Kilbane produces a typical stream of fairly lame excuses for the poor derby performance, confirming that being driven by fear just doesn't cut it.

Contracts on the table
22 Mar - Martyn, Stubbs, Weir, Naysmith and Osman have been offered contract extensions at Everton.  Only Martyn has accepted and only Naysmith has rejected these offers.  Pistone, Ferguson and Watson remain in limbo.

Lost in Translation?
22 Mar - "I closed my eyes and ran for it and unluckily I hit his knee.  I am sorry.  My style of playing is based on aggressiveness." — Milan Baros provides this bizarre explanation for his criminally dangerous lunge at Alan Stubbs.

Reserves draw at Birmingham
21 Mar - Steve Watson played another full game for the reserves in Birmingham, where James Vaughan scored the Everton goal in a 1-1 draw.

Moyes the Master
21 Mar - The Times provides a post-derby boost with a salute to the hard graft David Moyes has put into being the best he can be.

"Stubbsy" t-shirt competition closed
20 Mar - Our competition in association with Goalhanger.com has been closed and the winners announced.

Naysmith set to leave...
20 Mar - ... in the summer.  His agent says they have received no encouragement from Everton, so go figure!

Ladies in FA Womens Cup Final
20 Mar - Everton will face Charlton in the FA Women's Cup final after surprising favourites Arsenal 3-0 in the semis.

Fan conduct crucial to Blues' hopes
20 Mar - Alan Stubbs admits that Everton are probably on a final warning from the FA for failing to control their fans this season amid concerns that one more transgression could mean docked points, especially as the heat is turned up in the final few games.

Lineker rues the Heysel ban
20 Mar - Much of the pre-derby build up has brought focus back to how Everton, widely regarded as the best team in Europe in 1985, were denied entry to the European Cup that year. It's rare for Gary Lineker to talk at length of his time at Goodison but, as he tells the Telegraph, he believes the Uefa ban cost him and others their only chance to play in that competition

We should have been invited back
20 Mar - Howard Kendall talks to The Independent about today's derby, his time at Goodison and the Blues being denied entry to the European Cup because of the ban on English clubs between 1985 and 1990. He says Everton should have been invited back first as a gesture by Uefa.

Spare a thought
20 Mar - Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Bernard Murphy, who was killed by a piece of flying debris on the way to the Walker's Stadium for an away game at Leicester City. Our thoughts are with his family and friends and you can read a tribute to the committed Blue and family man by Ian McDonald here.

Stubbs in bullish mood
19 Mar - On Sunday afternoon, Alan Stubbs will lead out an Everton team intent on completing the double over Liverpool for the first time in 20 seasons.

Martyn remembers
19 Mar - Nigel Martyn relates the strange tale of his encounter with Clifford Finch, the Everton director who, instead of signing the player in 1998, gave him directions to Leeds!!!

Not a level playing field
19 Mar - In this pre-derby interview with The Times, David Moyes talks about how the Blues' current position means it's often forgotten how far apart Everton and Liverpool are in terms of resources.

New Arsenal date scheduled for TV
18 Mar - Everton's re-arranged fixture with Arsenal will now take place on Wednesday 11th May and will be screened live on pay-per-view in the UK. The game had to be moved from 16th April because of the Gunners' involvement in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Turner joins Doncaster on loan
18 Mar - Everton's young goalkeeping prospect, Iain Turner, has been allowed to join Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season.

Bet on the derby
18 Mar - ToffeeWeb's betting partner, Blue Square, have some very tempting prices for this weekend's big game, like 9/1 on Everton winning 1-0, 16/1 on them winning 2-1 and 12/1 on Tim Cahill scoring the first goal. If you're a first-time member, they'll give you a free £10 bet.

Beware the chasing pack
18 Mar - David Moyes points out that the chase to displace Everton from the fourth Champions League qualifying spot is wide open, with Bolton, Charlton and Middlesbrough putting strong pressure on Liverpool.

Lessons of the past
18 Mar - Saying Everton have learnt the lesson of a poor run-in from two seasons ago (and last season, for that matter!) is one thing... proving it on the field is what we need to see now!

Calm Down, Calm Down...
18 Mar - Just another game, eh, Davie?  Some folks have spotted there's a little bit more riding on this one...

Strachan backs Moysie
18 Mar - Gordon Strachan obviously has a lot of respect for his fellow Scot, David Moyes, but he ends up recycling most of what we have read and heard many times already this season.

Expectations of Beattie
18 Mar - David Moyes notes that James Beattie probably owes something to his teammates (not to mention Everton fans), and his first chance is on Sunday.

McFadden struggling
17 Mar - McFadden looks unlikely to overcome back and hamstring problems in time for Sunday's Anfield derby.

Oceania Player of the Year
17 Mar - Tim Cahill has been named the Player of the Year for Oceania, the continent that includes Australia. Well done, Tim!

What's at stake?
17 Mar - As the Anfield derby approaches, this BBC page summarizes what's at stake in terms of potential European placings.

Watson helps Reserves top Wolves
16 Mar - Steve Watson played the full 90 minutes and scored a fine winner as Everton overcame Wolves 2-1 at Haig Avenue. James Vaughan scored the other goal for the Blues' second string.

Blackburn deliver derby boost
16 Mar - Evertonians had one nervous eye on events at Anfield tonight as Liverpool were frustrated by Blackburn Rovers and had to settle for a goalless draw. The result narrows the Blues' points advantage to 7... but that's better than 5!

Everton counter with derby DVD
16 Mar - After Liverpool released a greatest-wins-over-Everton DVD, the Blues have responded as this weekend's clash looms by releasing a collection of their own. Entitled "Victories Over Liverpool," it features eight famous derby wins since 1978 and is priced £15.99.

The Derby Cometh
16 Mar - Nick Armitage gives his views on what is being hyped up as the most important Merseyside derby in years.

Once an Evertonian...
16 Mar - Members of the Ruleteros Society wish to express their thanks for the donation of shirts they will be taking to Chile this week.

McFadden to be withdrawn
15 Mar - David Moyes is planning on withdrawing James McFadden from the Scotland squad traveling to Italy for a World Cup qualifier on March 26th because of his lingering hamstring injury.

ToffeeWeb Complaints
15 Mar - We are finally getting around to dealing with complaints we received last July. As you can see, the list is quite diverse, but we appreciate your feedback and will ensure that some of the offending departments are severely disciplined before the end of the season if they don't improve.

Never satisfied...
14 Mar - Every season, someone has to moan about the fixtures.  This time, it's "two games in a month" crows the Echo.  (Actually it's four games between March 20 and April 20, but that would spoil a "good" story...)  But hang on!  Weren't they just telling us last week that a break was good for the players? 

History repeating itself?
14 Mar - It's sad when you can't read a nice piece about an Everton manager talking up one of his players as an ideal candidate for the England squad, without your memory conjouring up vivid pictures of... Nick Barmby.

Player of the Month: February
14 Mar - A familiar face scoops the award for February ahead of the only non-defender to have won the ToffeeWeb PotM this season.

European Club Rankings
14 Mar - After the silly World Club Rankings, this one from EuroFootsie seems more reasonable: it is based on the last 50 domestic and European games played, and puts Everton currently in 31st place.

Arteta still a doubt
13 Mar - After promising that he would be fit for the Anfield derby next Sunday, Everton are now listing Mikel Arteta as doubtful for the game, although he still appears to be making progress...

Patrizio Pascucci finally spotted
12 Mar - This BigSoccer forum carries a thread relating to Patrizio Pascucci, the Italian youth player who secured a spot in last season's Everton first team squad, only to vanish without trace, presumably as part of last summer's deadwood clear-out.  Apparently he now plays for the youth team of Italian Serie C club Sora.

Getting better all the time
12 Mar - Everton have moved up 31 places to the heady heights of 177th in the IFFHS World Club Rankings this month. "The World Club Ranking is a precise classification showing the real level of the clubs free of any subjective influence. It is the result of a profound analysis that allows us to fairly report the level of international performance for each country." ... which clearly explains why Newcastle United are ranked Number 2!!!

Uefa confirm Nightmare Scenario
11 Mar - Uefa have confirmed that a 4th-place finish for Everton may not guarantee Champions League football next season, if Liverpool win this season's competition.

Club respond to Gregg statement
11 Mar - Everton have distanced themselves from Paul Gregg's recent attempt to get the groundshare proposal back on the agenda. A club statement seeks to make it clear that Gregg's views do no necessarily represent those of the rest of the Board.

Final day switch
10 Mar - The last set of fixtures in this season's Premiership campaign have been shifted to Sunday, 15 May 2005. All games will kick off at the same time: 4pm.

Gregg still pushing groundshare
9 Mar - Just when you thought the prospect of a shared ground with Liverpool had been killed off, Paul Gregg — a big supporter of a groundshare solution — says that the site for any proposed stadium must be right and that Stanley Park may not be it.

You wouldn't let it lie
8 Mar - Walton MP Peter Kilfoyle is angry that the Northwest Development Agency is withholding £11M in funds for Anfield's regeneration and other local improvements unless the groundshare proposal between Everton and Liverpool is resurrected.

Vaughan gets U-17s call-up
8 Mar - Everton's James Vaughan, who was an un-used substitute against Chelsea and Villa recently, has been called up for England U-17's European Championship qualifiers later this month.

Yobo takes the fall
8 Mar - Joseph Yobo has magnanimously taken full responsibility for the defeat against Blackburn after his mis-placed ball from defence set up the winning goal for Jonathan Stead. Not your fault, Joe.

Voting still open for PotM
7 Mar - It's time again to reflect back on the month just passed and select who you thought was the best performer for the Blues overall in February.

Arteta looking to mend in time
7 Mar - Everton hope to have Mikel Arteta fit for the Anfield derby in 12 days time — he is suffering slight damage to ankle and knee ligaments following a tough tackle on Sunday.

Blues did not play well
7 Mar - David Moyes admits that against Blackburn there were too many below-par performances from players who had excelled themselves the previous week at Villa Park.

Local hero
6 Mar - The Independent profile the Leon Osman who, unlike Rooney and Jeffers, has made a gradual entrance to the Premiership scene but looks like sticking around at Goodison a lot longer... assuming he's offered the kind of contract his superb form this season deserves.

Gravesen making his mark in Madrid
6 Mar - There were many who scoffed at Real Madrid's decision to sign Thomas Gravesen but the former Blue appears to be winning over the fans and critics at the Bernabeu, just as he did in his final months at Goodison Park.

Hyperbole in overdrive
5 Mar - In The Mirror, Brain Reade gushes in full Len Capeling style over the marvelous feats the Moyesiah is on the brink of achieving this season.

Nyarko set to Start on second pass
5 Mar - So in the end Nyarko wasn't that crooked after all as he managed to pass his second medical test with newly promoted Norwegian PL side Start.  He will now travel with the team for a pre-season training camp at La Manga where he will also sign the contract.  He'll probably have to see a hefty paycut as his annual wage will now be around £85k... Thanks to Sverre for the above link (in Norwegian).

Bad memories for Hibbo
5 Mar - Tony Hibbert says the memory of United celebrating winning the Premiership at Goodison two years ago still smarts, and that will spur the lads on to a better finish this season.

Nyarko move in doubt
4 Mar - Alex Nyarko's proposed move to Norwegian club Start could be scuppered by the fact that he has apparently failed a medical. Thanks to Sverre for keeping us up to date, including this Norwegian link.

Tommy Speaks
4 Mar - One-time Everton favourite — now Madrid mercenary — Tommy Gravesen talks up the prospects for Everton under David Moyes.

A night with Nev
4 Mar - Mid-Cheshire Blues presents an evening with Everton legend Neville Southall at Winsford United's football ground on Saturday night, to raise funds so that the Winsford Diamonds Under-15s can go to a football tournament in Holland in the summer. Tickets are just £17 including Buffet and a comedian; contact Kenny on 0794 4623512.

Tim Cahill — £8m man?
4 Mar - The Aussie version of the Daily Telegraph features a nice little piece on Everton's Tim Cahill following his "perfect" display against Aston Villa. Ex-Premier League player Robbie Slater likens him to Roy Keane and the article suggests his price tag has quadrupled since last summer.

Lies, Damned lies, and Statistics
4 Mar - This statistical analysis is a bit harder to get your head around, but in his third part of the series, Phil Roberts extends Steve Flanagan's game-by-game seasonal comparison for all the teams in the Premiership, and uses it as a predictor of this season's finishing positions.

Everton to defend FA charge
3 Mar - Everton will present a defence against the charge that they failed to control their players during the silly handbags incident provoked by Zenden's zealous retaliations at Middlesbrough last month.

Search for coin thrower continues
2 Mar - Merseyside police continue to pour over many hours of CCTV tapes of the crowd for Everton's FA Cup tie with Man Utd, searching for the culprit who threw a coin that hit Roy Carroll, while the FA patiently awaits the outcome.

Reserves complete Villa double
1 Mar - A young reserves side made it two Everton wins over Aston Villa in a week with a 1-0 triumph at the Bescot Stadium thanks to Patrick Boyle's 5th-minute strike.

25 years ago today...
1 Mar - Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of William Dean, the greatest striker ever to grace English football. Fittingly, the true Blue legend passed away at Goodison Park just moments after the end of a Merseyside derby.

Nyarko's taste for lutefisk?
1 Mar - If you follow this link (in Norwegian), you'll see that former Everton "great" Alex Nyarko is rumoured to be on his way to Start, which last season was promoted to the Norwegian Premier League.
 

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