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News Headlines & Features
Clean sheet for Ruddy in Reserves
27 Feb - After an early fumble, John Ruddy did a fine job in the
Everton goal for a very young Reserves / Youth Academy Under-21 side that
held their more illustrious counterparts from Birmingham to a creditable 0-0
draw on Monday night. Victor Anichebe was leading the attack for
Everton in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North encounter but had
to come off with an eye injury.
Undone by two
very good goals
25 Feb - With four players supspended and stand-in goalie Sander
Westerveld debuting, passionate Evertonains will be disappointed to have
lost this game. Everton looked well capable of winning it, playing
some good football and creating a number of serious chances before half-time
that on another occasion would have sewn things up. Arteta's free-kick
in particular produced a superb save from Given. But they paid the
price in the second half, and had no answer to two well-crafted goals
finished off by Noberto Solano, who blatantly shoved Valente out of the way
to convert the first and bent home a beautiful second. Match reports by
Lyndon Lloyd and
Paul Traill.
Move for Poom
goes West...
22 Feb - Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper, Sander Westerveld, will tomorrow
sign a short term deal, bringing him to Goodison Park. With both Nigel
Martyn and Richard Wright out injured, not forgetting Iain Turner about to
serve a one match ban, manager David Moyes has been keen to sign an
experienced goalkeeper to relieve the pressure placed on John Ruddy. No
doubt the signing of Francis Jeffers' old mate will raise one or two
Evertonian eyebrows!
Sit Down and Shut
Up!
22 Feb - In a powerful and persuasively penned article written in
response to the "Hidding in the shadow of Hillsborough" piece we were asked
to publicise the other day, Steve Guy blows away many of the dewy-eyed myths
surrounding this ill-advised campaign to turn the clock back. He has plenty
of memories of life on the terraces, and makes it very clear why he has no
wish to see them return. It's prompted some interesting
responses from Amamda
Matthews, who wrote the original article, and our own occasional commentor,
Peter Fearon.
Poom expected this week
21 Feb - Martin Poom is expected to join Everton at some point this
week on an emergency one-month loan allowed by the Premier League due to the
exceptional circumstances created by injuries to Nigel Martyn and Richard
Wright — both of whom will be out of action for some weeks. David Moyes has
apparently elected to take advantage of the arrangement rather than trust
the young hands of John Ruddy (who plays in goal for the reserves tonight),
or Iain Turner — who misses the Newcastle game while he serves a one-match
suspension for the unjustified red card he received against Blackburn.
Player of the Month: January
19 Feb - Cast your mind back to the summer during a time of frenzied
transfer activity, when it looked as though Leon Osman was not going to have
his contract renewed. He was rescued from a rumoured switch to
Portsmouth when David Moyes decided he was worth holding onto. And how
the diminutive midfielder-cum-striker has repaid that faith so far in 2006,
turning in some impressive performances and chipping in with vital goals as
the Blues' fortunes took a dramatic turn for the better.
Catching up on the deficits
18 Feb - As you would expect from Everton's recent unbeaten run in
the league, with six wins in the last seven, this has had a positive effect
on the Season Comparison that Steve Flanagan has put together for us.
We still have some way to go to match the home form of last season, but we
are almost there with the away form. And regarding the much talked
about decline in attendances, the deficit at away games is three times that
at Goodison Park, showing a smaller decline in local support from
long-suffering Evertonians, with price increases and season-ticket
displacement for corporate facilities probably a factor.
Stadium decision by end of the year
17 Feb - In talking with the local group Downtown Liverpool in
Business, Keith Wyness last night promised a "a big move forward on
something" by the end of the year, and he effectively ruled out
redevelopment of Goodison Park, or sharing a new stadium with Liverpool FC.
And following on from the D&T Top 20 success, he gave fans a new bragging
straw to cling to: "We are a different club compared with a year or so ago.
We think the bank would probably lend money to us rather than the team
across the park."
The Sky TV perception confirmed
15 Feb - After painstaking and detailed research work unequaled
anywhere else on the web, our statistician Stephen Flanagan has compilied a
unique table of Premiership team performance records under the glaring
lights of the Sky TV cameras. Since football was created by Sky with
the formation the Premiership, Evertonians have often felt hard-done-by in
terms of unfortunate exposure and poor results before the critical audience
of armchair fans across the nation and beyond. Finally, the facts are
made public here on ToffeeWeb for the first time. And they confirm our
fears. Note: this 31kB .pdf file is exclusive copyrighted material. Do
not use without express written consent of the author, Stephen Flanagan.
Blues apply for
Intertoto option
14 Feb - Everton have kept their European options open by applying
for entry to the Intertoto Cup. They will be England's representative in the
competition if they finish as the highest applying club outside the regular
European qualification places. CEO Keith Wyness explains that the new format
of the competition — where the English representative would be required to
play just one two-legged tie before entering the second qualifying round of
the UEFA Cup — was the biggest motivator.
Everton in new stadium talks
13 Feb - Everton are discussing the possibility of working with Peel
Holdings to get a new stadium built. Peel Holdings has recently acquired the
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company and all its land holdings, which include a
promising site at Switch Island, Maghull, and are to prepare a feasibility
study. Since Everton lack the financial resources to fund a new stadium, one
possibility being considered is a lease scheme that will allow the club to
acquire the stadium over the long term... just don't call it a 'reverse
mortgage'!
Ten-Man
Blues' Heroic Stand
11 Feb - Iain Turner's home debut turned to disaster after just 8
minutes when, following a mix-up with Alan Stubbs, he was sent off for
handling outside the area. But David Moyes's irrepressible charges
went on to not only score but put in a heroic stand and grind out another
1-0 win against all the odds. James McFadden started up front and
should have opened the scoring after 7 minutes but he went for power and
only found the bar with the goal gaping. A minute later Turner was off
and young John Ruddy was on but 10 mins before the break, Arteta swung in a
free kick and Beattie planted a header past Friedel. Blackburn probed but
Ruddy twice denied them while Everton had three "goals" chalked off for
infringements as they held firm.
Match Report from Paul Traill
Moyes: manager of the month
10 Feb - The Manager of the Month award David Moyes deservedly won by
guiding Everton to a sequence of unbeaten games that stretched through
January seems to have already started working its traditional spells a day
or two before it was officially announced. Richard Wright's ridiculous
accident, and the ensuing humbling by rampant Chelsea have taken some of the
shine off the accolade already.
An object lesson in
scoring goals
8 Feb - Everton went into their second successive FA Cup replay
looking to cause a major upset with victory over runaway Premiership
leaders, Chelsea, but it was not to be as three first-half goals sewed this
one up with time to spare. Everton had tried to play some decent
fooball but were undone by clinical stikes from Robben and Crespo, and a
silly penalty converted by Lampard. The Toffees stirred breifly in the
scond half, Arteta converting a penalty thanks to a Huth handball, but
Chelsea waltzed up the other end and Terry emphatically banged in the fourth
to underline a vast difference in class which was all but invisible 10 days
ago at Goodson Park.
Carsley getting
closer to fitness
7 Feb - Lee Carsley was the man among boys this afternoon as Everton
Reserves were relegated to playing their home game in front of a handful of
people on the touchline at Netherton — current home of the Youth Academy
portakabins. It was appropriate in many ways because most of the so-called
reserves playing were youngsters from the Academy, with John-Paul Kissock
impressing once again. Carsley played just the first half of a game which
the lads won through a first-half goal from defender Chritian Seargeant.
The Glass is
Half Full
6 Feb - Mark Langley takes a rosily optimistic view of Everton's
prospects for the rest of the season, happily dismissing concerns about the
players who failed to arrive during the January transfer window and whetting
his lips at thought of Andy van der Meyde [who?] whipping crosses in for
Duncan Ferguson [uh!!?!] to power home. Yes, I kinda lost faith in the
Half-Full scenario at that point... but it's nice to see some people can
recognize the achievements of David Moyes and his threadbare squad in
getting Everton to the brink of the Premiership Top Ten whan all anyone
could do previously was moan "where are the next points coming from?"
Blues' unbelievable
form continues with another win
4 Feb - A fortuitous 7th-minute goal by David Weir was enough to
extend Everton's terrific unbeaten run to 9 games as City's frustrations
ended with Steven Jordan being sent off in the dying minutes. Led by the
effervescent Leon Osman, the Blues burst out of the gates and the diminutive
midfielder-cum-striker bounced a shot off the crossbar inside 90 seconds.
Five minutes later, though, the Blues were ahead. Mikel Arteta swung in a
corner, David Weir missed it and when Dunne headed off the line, it
ricocheted off Weir and into the net. Darius Vassell and Georgios Samaras
both headed wide but the Blues were, on the whole, comfortable to ride out
the game and secure another 3 points. Read
Paul Traill's Match Report.
Make Yourself Heard
3 Feb - Our webforum has been online for nearly six months and has
grown into one of the largest and most active Everton communities on the
Internet. Today we're relaunching it, complete with brand spanking new forum
software, its own server and all the regulars guaranteed to be there
already. Have your say on Everton and discuss anything you have on your
mind.
Der ball ist Rund
3 Feb - ON Saturday we have visitors from Manchester, 41 years ago
this week since a club from that city played Everton at Goodison Park in the
Inter Cities Fairs Cup. The first leg of this third-round tie had been a 1-1
draw at Old Trafford. What happened in the second leg in February 1965? Read
this excerpt from Mike Owen's book - Der ball ist Rund: Everton in Europe.
''We're NOT
skint,'' says Moyes
2 Feb - In an unprecedented reaction to the insane clamouring of
Everton fans who are absolutely convinced they have been lied to by David
Moyes and the current Goodison regime, the Everton Manager addresses this
important and direct statement to all Evertonians, from the Official
Website. "The failure to bring anybody in was certainly not for the lack of
trying nor was it due to a lack of funds." Read that slowly and see if you
can still call him a liar!
Johnson's right-hand man
2 Feb - To take our minds off current concerns amidst Everton's
remarkable 8-match unbeaten run, Clifford Finch has popped up in the media
and reminisces about some of the tumultuous happenings when he was a
prominent Board member who worked very closely with former Chairman, Peter
Johnson. He lets go of some interesting snippets, like the fact that the
much-vaunted Kings Dock feasibility study was doomed from the start. Is
someone re-writing history for us, yet again?
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Snippets & Rumours
More Great Expectations?
28 Feb - All the pre-VDM hype paid off last time — for five games and
four wins — so let's get ready to rumble again... Andy van der Meyde is
about to resume full training after missing three months with a ruptured
thigh muscle.
Elbow on Cahill may get ban
27 Feb - Although referee Graham Poll missed it, Cellestine
Babayaro's elbow on Tim Cahill may get the Newcastle player banned after it
was highlighted by TV cameras,
Moyes rues missed chances
27 Feb - David Moyes rued the chances Everton missed in teh first
half, knowing that if they had scored then, they could have won the game.
International
action this week
27 Feb - A number of Everton players will be participating at
International level for their respective countries this week, including Nuno
Valente, who has been selected for Portugal.
Rooney wins his first silverware
26 Feb - After moving with some acrimony to Manchester United 18
months ago in his quest for glory, Wayne Rooney finally secured some
silverware, winning the Carling League Cup in Cardiff today. Everton's cut
of the winnings: nowt.
Neville and the
England squad
26 Feb - Phil Neville is conspicuously absent from Sven
Goran-Eriksson's latest England selection for the friendly against Uruguay
on Wednesday.
Decisions,
decisions...
26 Feb - Jim Hourigan provides a detailed tactical and strategic
analysis of Everton, the current football team, and identifies the issues
that he believes are holding us back.
The boys played
well
25 Feb - David Moyes was generally positive about the performance his
charges produced at Newcastle, despite the scoreline.
Toffees Dublin-bound!
24 Feb - David Moyes will bring his threadbare Everton squad over to
Dublin for a friendly fixture, now confirmed, against Bohemians on April 25
next, at Dalymount Park, with a 7.30pm kick off. "We're all goin' on a
European tour...."
Didn't he know
this would happen?
24 Feb - David Moyes laments the small size of his
Everton squad, claiming
there are only 12 or 13 outfield players traveling to Newcastle... and then
the article goes on to name 14 in the squad of 16. Isn't that why we have
Reserves???
Beattie looking to stake a claim?
24 Feb - It's "Let's talk up Beattie" time for you-know-who in the
Liverpool Echo... But thankfully Beattie himself is somewhat more
grounded: "I'm doing a little bit better now." — and there's still room for
improvement.
Next five games are crucial
24 Feb - Joseph Yobo returns from a month in Egypt and Nigeria's
advance to the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup. But nobody told
him we weren't mentioning the E-word... One game at a time, Joe!
Goalie knows fans will not forget
24 Feb - Sander Westerveld know the Everton fans he steps out in
front of tomorrow will have long memories that include his entertaining spat
with Francis Jeffers, which ended with them both getting sent off in the
last Anfield
derby Everton won.
Carney
makes International debut
24 Feb - David Carney played for a while in Everton's academy but was
released in 2003 and moved back to his native Australia — whom he appeared
for in their first Asian Cup foray, as an 82nd-minute sub in a 3-1 win over
Bahrain.
Westerveld to
start on Saturday
23 Feb - David Moyes has confirmed that Sander Westerveld will start
on Saturday in place of John Ruddy, who is too inexperienced to face the
challenge of Newcastle Utd. Moyes also explains why the deal for Poom
fell through.
Li Tie plays again for China
22 Feb - Li Tie turned out for China in an Asian Cup Qualifying match
against Palestine, with former Everton player Li Weifeng getting on the
scoresheet in a 2-0 win.
Reserves
crash to the Mancs
21 Feb - Everton Reserves crashed to their Manchester United in a 4-1
humbling this evening in Southport, with John Ruddy goal, Thordur Ingason on
the bench, Carlsey and Naysmith getting some good playing time.
The Blues are back in town
21 Feb - The Everton senior squad returned from their sojourns in
Miami, Florida, back to regular training at Bellefield in preparation for
the upcoming trip to Newcastle.
Martyn will need another month
20 Feb - Nigel Martyn will need another month to recover from an
operation last week on his injured ankle. He is targeting the Anfield
derby on 25 March for his rerturn to fitness.
Naysmith recalled for Scotland
20 Feb - Gary Naysmith has been included in Walter Smith's Scotland
squad for the upcaming friendly against Switzerland on 1 March, despite his
lack of match fitness. Weir and McFadden are also selected.
Hiding in the shadow of
Hillsboro
20 Feb - Some of you may be interested in supporting this campaign.
It's the latest from the Stand Up Sit Down group who want to bring standing
on terraces back to the Premiership.
Break: good or bad?
19 Feb - We always seem to get this rather meaningless discussion
about whether a break in the fixture list is a good thing ("recharguing
batteries", as Arteta says here) or a bad thing when you are on a roll
("disrupting momentum"). Guess we'll find out next Saturday!
Hibbert rues upcoming suspension
18 Feb - Tony Hibbert admits he will be "gutted" when he has to sit
out the trip to Newcastle next Saturday through suspension.
Moyes explains Intertoto application
17 Feb - David Moyes has explaqined his reasoning behind Everton's
apoplication for a place in this summer's revamped Intertotop competion,
which potentially provides a path to the Uefa Cup via just one two-legged
tie.
FA ask Beattie
about comments
17 Feb - James Beattie's comments about the officials at the
Blackburn game were apparently "taken out of context" from a radio
interview. The FA have written asking for the player's observations...
Ignoring the signs...
17 Feb - The Uefa.com Magazine section pokes a bit of fun at poor
Richard Wright for you know what...
Reserves
lose mini-derby
16 Feb - James Harris was red-carded for Everton Reserves in a feisty
encounter with their Liverpool counterparts that Everton then lost by a
single goal.
Reserves keeper may fit the bill
16 Feb - Everton recently signed Iceland's young keeper Thordur
Ingason, who gets to run out against Liverpool's second string tonight at
Southport. David Moyes may well be looking for him to warm the bench at
Newcastle on the 25th as there is no further word on the move to bring in
Mart Poom.
McFadden set to sign new deal
16 Feb - James McFadden is set to extend his time with Everton in a
renegotiated extension of his contract that will now run through June 2009.
Li
Tie to play again for China
15 Feb - Li Tie, who used to play for Everton (okay, he still does...
and yet he doesn't) will play again for China in the Asian Cup qualifier
against Palestine on Sunday. He is carrying an ankle injury (that
presumably prevents him playing for Everton), however, "his condition is
fine and he can be fit enough to play Sunday's game." Go figure!
Erm... we're
rich?
15 Feb - As announced triumphantly at the AGM late last year, Everton
have made the Deloitte Football Money League listing of the world's top 20
richest clubs, coming in at 18th with revenue totalling £60m last year. The
34% increase in turnover is due to increased prize money, television revenue
and commercial activity. Success breeds success, as they say.
Miami Splice?
14 Feb - Most of the Everton senior squad are on a recuperative trip
to Miami, Florida, in an effort to further improve bonding and team spirit
ahead of a final push to finish well in the league.
Peel Holdings only half the story
14 Feb - As seems usual with any local story about a new stadium for
Everton, our local press were only telling half the story. Everton are
apparently not too interested in the Switch Island site because it is green
belt outside the City of Liverpool.
4-0 to The
Everton
14 Feb - Evertonians are still bursting with pride over the way the
team (with the raucous help of the fans) overcame all the odds against
Blackburn. Derek Wadeson relives some of the game's memories.
Everton Blogs
14 Feb - We really should have a page listing the various Everton
Blogs. The latest is at the Real Life News site, and is penned by Ian
Marshall's Double. Please tell us of any more you come across. *Link
fixed*
Hughes gets loan
opportunity
13 Feb - Everton's Reserve captain, Mark Hughes, has been allowed out
on a month's loan to Stockport County. He will link up with ex-Blue Michael
Symes who is also on loan at Edgeley Park from Macclesfield Town.
Everton can sign
loan keeper
13 Feb - The Premier League have granted Everton permission to sign a
keeper on loan, subject to a review of medical reports on the injuries of
Martyn and Wright.
The Tribes
within The Tribe
13 Feb - Laurent Corneille provides some guidance for those befuddled
by the contrasting fortunes of Everton under the management of David Moyes.
Wright out for up to six weeks
13 Feb - Richard Wright may be out for up to six weeks given the
extent of the damage to his ankle.
Moyes may have to use Woods
13 Feb - David Moyes fears he may be forced to re-register Everton
goalkeeping coach Chris Woods to provde cover for John Ruddy, the only
gooalie he will have available for the game at Newcastle.
Iversen
joins Rosenborg
12 Feb - Steffen Iversen has joined Rosenborg after four months as a
free agent. The former Spurs striker signed on at the Norwegian club after
spending a couple of days on trial at Everton. [link in Norwegian]
Lineker says red
was wrong
12 Feb - Gary Lineker has pointed out on MotD that Iain Turner should
not have been sent off for handling the ball outside his area since it did
not deny Blackburn a goalscoring opportunity.
Liverpool exile
singing the blues
11 Feb - Florent Sinama Pongole may have endeared himself to
Evertonians by voicing these perceptions about the City of Liverpool's
fanbase and allegiances.
One-match ban for Turner
11 Feb - Iain Turner's innocuous handball incident should result in
only a one-game ban for the unfortunate young keeper. Fifth yellow
cards for Hibbert and Neville mean they will also miss the Newcastle match.
Player of the
Month: January
10 Feb - Vote for your pick of the Everton squad after a highly
successful month.
Uefa impressed
by EFPF
10 Feb - The concept of Everton Former Players' Foundation, a.k.a.
BlueBlood, the first charity of its kind in world football, has caught the
imagination of Uefa who hope to institute a similar scheme themselves
somewhere down the line.
Ferguson hit with hefty ban
10 Feb - Duncan Ferguson has had his suspension extended to seven
matches after the FA hit him with an extra four-game ban for violent conduct
at the JJB Stadium last week. He was sent off for punching Paul Scharner and
then tangled with Pascal Chimbonda as he left the field.
Goals, goals,
give me goals
9 Feb - We have heard inumerable pleas for the ellusive stirker that
last night's goalfest once again underlined, but this one from Mick Stanley
is a little different, using some impressive stats to make the point all too
clearly. Read this
response from Brian Mills.
Turner will get another chance
8 Feb - After Richard Wright twisted his ankle on a sign that quite
clearly said "do not warm up in this goalmouth" and crocked himself ahead of
the Cup replay at Stamford Bridge, Iain Turner will likely get another
runout against Blackburn on Saturday.
Osman back on form
8 Feb - Leon Osman feels he is now back on top form after struggling
during the first half of the season, and is relishing tonight's FA Cup
replay.
Yobo and
Nigeria fall in semis
7 Feb - Joseph Yobo captained Nigeria to a narrow defeat by the Ivory
Coast in the African Cup of Nations semi-final today. Chelsea striker,
Didier Drogba, whom Yobo would have been facing this week in the FA Cup
replay were it not their international commitments in Egypt, scored the only
goal. Joe will be heading back to Merseyside after the third-placed playoff
later this week.
No truth in
Iversen rumours
7 Feb - David Moyes has dismissed widely disemminated reports that he
is about to sign out-of-contract Norwegian striker Steffen Iversen...
although the player is apparently "in for a day or two".
Carsley in for
the Reserves
7 Feb - Lee Carsley gets another run out for Everton Reserves this
afternoon as they take on Middlesbrough.
Form for
Formation
7 Feb - Steve McBride provides a perceptive analysis of the tactical
variations David Moyes has employed, which underlie Everton's current
unbeaten run.
Amended poll
question
7 Feb - The original choices available in our latest poll question
about the January transfer window were a little restrictive so we've added
another choice. If you have already voted, feel free to re-submit your vote.
When you have to
scrap...
6 Feb - Sorry we have been a bit slow getting Paul Traill's Match
Report up from the weekend... but here it is.
Hopkins returns from loan spell
6 Feb - Everton Academy striker, Paul Hopkins, has returned from a
month's loan at Darlington.
Did we win or
lose?
6 Feb - Derek Wadeson is another fan taking a more positive read on
current happenings at Everton.
No beautiful football for Per
5 Feb - Reading between the lines, it seems Per Krøldrup didn't like
being told to wellie the ball aimlessly up field or into Row Z. We're just
not ready for that sort of defensive finesse...
'Not a straight
line'
5 Feb - After a massive deluge of criticsm for David Moyes over his
reticence in the transfer market, this note of praise for the manager from
Peter Moore makes a welcome change.
Top of the form league
4 Feb - By winning five of their last six games, Everton have moved
to the top of the Current Form league.
Nigeria
into the semis
4 Feb - Joseph Yobo missed the first spot kick in the decisive
penalty shoot-out but the Super Eagles went on to the semi-finals of the
African Cup of Nations ahead of Tunisia after it had ended 1-1 after extra
time.
The Offical End of
the Season
4 Feb - Peter Rea writes a piece that is stock full of popular
misconceptions, errors and false conclusions it is impossible to name them
all. But his response to the fruitless transfer window likely sums up the
feelings of so many who placed all their hopes and dreams on this missed
opportunity. Responses
Moyes accuses FA of victimization
4 Feb - David Moyes has accused the Football Association's compliance
unit of "victimising" Everton after Duncan Ferguson was charged with violent
conduct for an alleged shove on Wigan Athletic's Pascal Chimbonda following
the striker's dismissal at the JJB Stadium on Tuesday.
F E A R — For
everything a reason
4 Feb - More introspection and navel-gazing from John Audsley, who
looks back over the various factors that he believes have influenced the
current money situation at Everton.
The new Edward and
Mrs Simpson
4 Feb - That's Biffa and Bill, according to Stephen Guy, who reviews
the tenure of Everton's senior off-the-field executives, and reaches a
depressing conclusion.
Moyes
accuses FA of victimisation
3 Feb - David Moyes has hit out at the FA's compliance unit after
they slapped a further three-game ban on the controversial Scot for an
alleged shove on Wigan's Pascal Chimbonda as he left the field following his
dismissal for violent conduct.
Academy adds two
new faces
3 Feb - 19 year-old Icelandic goalkeeper Thodur Ingason and former
Arsenal trainee Kieran Agard have joined the Everton Youth Academy.
Dark
transfer-window cloud
3 Feb - I think we all know what happened — or didn't happen — during
the now infamous January Transfer window...
Balance and
redress
3 Feb - January was not the month many wished it to be, and opinions
have been in full flow as a result. One of our regular Mailbag contributors
Gavin Ramejkis provides this critique of the current club leadership.
FA Charge Ferguson
2 Feb - Duncan Ferguson has been charged with violent conduct by the
FA Ferguson for an incident that preceeded his red-card dismissal on Tuesday
for punching Scharner. Big Dunc shoved his hand into the face of Pascal
Chimbonda immediately after the Scharner incident. A six-match ban seems
highly likely...
Roberts says he didn't mean it
1 Feb - Jason Roberts ate some humble pie after admitting that the
elbowing incident which earned hi a red card on Tuesday night looked worse
than it was, and that he had no intention of hurting David Weir
Weir not in forgiving mood
1 Feb - David Weir is refusing to exonerate Jason Roberts following
the latest elbow incident involving the Wigan striker in the explosive
finale to a 1-1 draw at the JJB Stadium on Tuesday night.
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