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Turkish wake-up
call
30 Jul - Was it "only a friendly" or a "dress rehearsal" for the
Champions League? Either way, 5-0 is pretty poor by any standards and,
coming on the heels of some unconvincing pre-season displays, this result in
Turkey offers little comfort that we are sufficiently equipped for
Villarreal. James Beattie led the line in the increasingly unpopular 4-5-1
formation but he barely got a sniff as Everton fell behind when Tuncay
scored with a deflected shot from the edge of the box. 9 mins later, Marcio
Nobre doubled the lead when he headed home a free kick. It was more of the
same in the second half; Mehmet Yozgatli blasted home from 25 yards before
Alex curled a brilliant free kick around the wall and past the hapless
Wright, and the Turks finished the game when Onder Turaci headed home a
fifth.
Euro adventure will start with
Villarreal
29 Jul - Everton's hopes of reaching the lucrative group stage of the
Uefa Champions League rest on their ability to overcome
Villarreal following this morning's
eagerly-anticipated Third Qualifying Round draw in Nyon, Switzerland. The
Blues avoided the nightmare of facing local rivals Liverpool (who drew CSKA
Sofia or Dinamo Tirana) and have what some regard as the daunting task of
hosting the Spaniards in just under a fortnight's time for one of the most
important games in the club's recent history. The away leg will take place
on 23/24 August. Qualification for the group stages could be worth millions
of pounds to the Everton coffers; defeat would relegate them to the far less
lucrative Uefa Cup. Either way, our
Euro Tour T-shirts will
still be valid — order yours today!
Another Year Goes
By...
28 Jul - In his self-appointed position as business auditor, Jamie
Rowland provides this interesting review of the progress that has taken
place at Everton off the field in terms of meeting and beating the various
business challenges that confronted the Club last summer. Jamie sees the
performance of Keith Wyness in a positive light despite those many fans
whose season ticket seats have had to be sacrificed to the god of corporate
entertainment.
Where do we go from
here?
27 Jul - It's time to circle the wagons, take stock of what we've
got, and look forward with anticipation and excitement to the new season.
That's what Dave Timmins thinks after running through the now ritual
rationalization over the growing litany of missed players and a squad that
is still low on quantity and quality. But In Moyes We Trust!
And here is more positive thinking from
Jim Potter.
Blues lose out on Davids?
26 Jul - Tottenham Hotspur appeared to have added to the world's
largest collection of midfielders by beating Everton to the signature of
Dutch midfielder, Edgar Davids on a free transfer from Inter Milan. His
lawyer, Rob Geerling, however, says that their announcement is premature. In
what is perhaps a veiled reference to Everton, he says that his client wants
to play at the highest level and that there are pros and cons to all the
clubs currently interested in his client's services.
Assuming Moyes
was interested and the initial report of him joining Spurs is true, the
bright lights of London are apparently more enticing than the prospect of
Champions League football.
ToffeeWeb
European Tour T-Shirts
26 Jul - The draw for the European Champions League Third Round
Qualifiers is just three days away and Everton's first foray in Europe's
biggest competition begins just two weeks after that. You can join the Euro
fever with the special ToffeeWeb European Tour T-Shirts — we still have a
few of these must-have shirts left in stock in two of the three original
designs in either elegant navy blue or traditional royal blue. Numbers
are limited, though, so order yours now!
Cahill says 'No' to contract extension
25 Jul - Everton made a nice fanfare about offering a new contract to
Tim Cahill as a "reward" for doing so well in his first season as a Blue ...
only that gesture fell rather flat today when Cahill announced his
disappointment that they could not agree terms and his doubts that he will
be able to sign a new contract! This should not mean anything as Cahill
remains under contract with Everton for another three years and could be
just posturing as part of ongoing negotiations... but this is football,
amidst the craziest transfer season for many a long while! Much gnashing of
teeth in the Mailbag.
Everton 1 - 1 Manchester
City
23 Jul - Everton carried off the Asian Wooden Spoon Trophy in a
loser-takes-all challenge for third place to wrap up their tropical trip to
Bangkok. After going behind to a goal from Cole, Cahill's equalizer was
ruled out before Beattie scored again from the penalty spot. Another strike
(by Weir) was cancelled out by referee Mark Clattenburg before the dreaded
penalty shoot-out. Good job they don't use them to decide key European
fixtures... Oh, strike that.
Irvine: More additions needed
22 Jul - Everton Assistant Manager, Alan Irvine, has moved to
reassure supporters that the club is committed to strengthening the squad
ahead of the close of the transfer window at the end of next month. He
acknowledges that the Blues cannot expect to have the same luck with
injuries they enjoyed last season, particularly with the extra games from
our qualification for Europe.
Great Expectations
21 Jul - Rob Fox takes a slightly different tack on a familiar theme,
demonstrating the improvement in quality David Moyes has wrought within the
Everton squad, albeit at the expense of quantity. Once again, he argues with
conviction that David Moyes is an excellent manager doing an excellent job,
which will pay dividends in the future for Everton.
Thailand U-23s 1 - 1
Everton
20 Jul - Everton were unable to overcome their younger and livelier
hosts in the opening game of the Premier League Asia trophy, going down to
an excellent goal from Pitchitpong inside the first 10 mins. Marcus Bent
scored the equalizer just before the break, but Everton could not seal the
win, and failed in the penalty shoot-out, Yobo having his shot saved. The
Blues will face Manchester City, who also lost on penalties following a 1-1
draw with Bolton, in the third-place playoff on Saturday.
Skelmersdale 0
- 2 Everton Reserves
19 Jul - Apart from Richard Wright in goal, it was a very young
Reserves side who ran out at Skelmersdale for their second pre-season
kickabout. Victor Anichebe proved to be the star up front drawing the foul
that was awarded a penalty which Scott Phelan converted before scoring
Everton's second goal for good measure. Good games too from Paul Hopkins and
John Paul Kissock — names to watch out for this season as they look to
progress their Everton careers.
Everton arrive in Bangkok
18 Jul - Everton have arrived in Bangkok, together with the other two
Premier League sides, Bolton and Manchester City, who will compete with the
Thai national side for the Premier League Asia Trophy. David Moyes has left
Richard Wright behind as he has contracted a virus. His threadbare squad is
boosted by some of the lads from the Youth Academy (Christian Seargeant,
Stephen Wynne, Mark Hughes) who have just signed on as professionals, but
Alan Irvine is
concerned about the heat.
Motherwell 0 - 0
Everton; Match Report
16 Jul - Everton visited the old stamping ground of Jamie McFadden
for their second pre-season kick-about. And it was all about Faddy, who was
highly regarded at Fir Park and was made Everton Captain fro the day. Gary
Naysmith and Lee Carsley both miss this one through injury James Beattie and
Simon Davis were rested with minor strains. Paul Trail provides this
personal travelogue and detailed
match report along with his Player Ratings.
Gone... but not
forgotten
15 Jul - The departure of Pistone, Watson and Stubbs, compounded by
the failure to bring in any new faces, leaves the first-team squad woefully
exposed on the left side of defence. David Moyes is putting a brave face on
it while the rest of us become increasingly worried about how we will
sustain an onslaught on the Champions League and the Premiership with an
increasingly threadbare squad. Time to rehabilitate one of our best
left-backs in recent years?
Progress on the David France Collection
14 Jul - The Everton Collection Charitable
Trust, designed to secure the long-term future of the
David France Collection,
finally got off the ground with a launch at Goodison Park today. The Fund
needs to generate £800k to buy this incomparable collection of Everton
memorabilia and artefacts, painstakingly collected over many years, and at
substantial cost, by Dr David
France, now a retired management consultant. The collection is
conservatively valued at £1.2M; the club has chipped in £250k and Lord
Grantchester £100k.
Arteta deal finally agreed
13 Jul - The haggling between Everton and Real Sociedad regarding the
details of Mikel Arteta's permanent transfer to Everton is finally over,
with a transfer fee of around £2.6M being agreed. However , the
Daily Mail says it's more like £2.2M, with Arteta reducing his
wage demands to £30k/wk. He is reputedly due on Merseyside on Friday to
undergo a medical, with formalities to be completed "within 48 hours".
Moyes the Galvanizer
12 Jul - In this revealing interview with the Sporting Life,
David Moyes talks candidly about how things were at Everton last summer when
he began the heroic task of dragging them up from fourth from bottom to
finish the season fourth from top and a chance to be Champions' League
qualifiers. "It is my job now to take Everton forward, not just for now but
for the future. I want this club back on an even keel, there have been far
too many cuts and changes for my liking."
New Book:
Champions League...
11 Jul - Stephen O'Neill has been combining two pursuits to provide
plenty of meat for a new book that will appeal to diehard Evertonians and
benefit the Everton Former Players' Foundation. Champions League – We're
having a laugh captures the spirit of following Everton from deepest
Lincolnshire, and of playing pool with the Royal Joiners in taverns across
that county. To order, click
here for more details.
FC Gamlitz 0 -
9 Everton
10 Jul - Everton got a nice workout and banged in a good hatful of
goals against local side FC Gamlitz on Austria today. It was their first
pre-season game and provided a nice finish to a week of hard training in the
Austrian Tyrol. The goals came from Bent and Beattie (pen) before half-time
with a second-half deluge from Wilson, Vaughan (3), Hopkins, Anichebe and
Krøldrup. With many subs from the Youth Academy coming on for a strong
second-half performance, the only player to play the entire game was Li Tie —
fully recovered from his horrendous shin fracture ordeal.
Goldfish out of his
Puddle
9 Jul - The Everton squad that will face the challenge of next season
is looking increasingly fragile as yet another transfer target slips though
our hands... and goes to Liverpool of all places!!! Patience and
deliberation are traits that underlie the strong personality of David Moyes
as a team coach, but this painful trend is showing up a serious lack of
business skill in dealing with the wiley participants and the slippery
dynamics of the transfer market. Alex Jones takes no prisoners in this
hard-hitting critique of Moyes's lukewarm performance so far off the field.
[Lots of Reader Responses...]
Chile Evening in Liverpool
8 Jul - Friday 8 July will see the Ruleteros Society hosting an
evening at Liverpool's only Chilean Restaurant, the Valparaiso, on Hardman
Street. Starting at 19h30, they are delighted to welcome Dave Hickson and
his wife Pat as guests of honour. The evening will consist of a Chilean
buffet, conversation on all things Everton (UK and Chile,) reminiscences of
the recent trip to Chile and any other topics that happen to crop up.
Anybody not already booked is welcome to attend. The event costs £20 per
person, payable on the night. Anybody interested should indicate their
attendance by contacting steve.bickerton @ btopenworld.com (delete the
spaces around the @) so that they can confirm numbers Friday afternoon.
Everton to play Udinese
6 Jul - Everton will play Udinese in a friendly on Wednesday 3 August
2005, kick off at 8pm. There will be a pre-match game: Snodin's Snarlers
versus Latchford's Nines, kicking off at 6.30pm. Proceeds will go to the
Everton Former Players' Foundation (EFPF). Admission prices for the game
will be £10 while hospitality, priced at £30, is available by calling the
Testimonial hotline on 0151 520 2362 any day between 9am and 10pm. This
entitles the ticket holder to a seat in the exclusive areas, a free
match-day programme, plus complimentary tea and coffee before the game and
at half-time.
Boyle signs on
5 Jul - Patrick Boyle has signed professional forms with Everton and
will boost by one the potential number of players David Moyes will have at
his disposal in the first-team squad, even though it may take a while before
we see his senior debut. The 18-year-old defender joined Everton two years
ago from his native Scotland and last season became a regular with the
reserves.
Opener on TV for Saturday Lunch
4 Jul - Everton will kick-off the 2005-06 Premiership campaign at the
ungodly hour of 12:45 on Saturday 13 August as their opener with Manchester
United will be broadcast live on Sky Premiership Plus. Everton's other
Premiership Plus games are Man City (A) and West Brom (A). Meanwhile on
Sky
Sports 1, other Everton dates include Bolton (A), Arsenal (A), and
Chelsea (H).
Win the New
Strip!
1 Jul - Everton have unveiled the new home strip for the 2005-06
season, our first in the Uefa Champions League, and you can order yours as
of today to ensure you receive it on the launch date of 8 August. Or, you
can win the full strip in our latest competition. Not only that, the lucky
winner's prize will be signed by the Everton player of their choice.
Click here for full
details on the new kit and to enter to win one for free.
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Snippets & Rumours
Concern for
Carsley
31 Jul - Very little Turkish Delight for Lee Carsley who finds
himself once more a doubt as we look forward to the new season. David Moyes
said, “he has had a problem with his knee all summer and we wanted to try
and get him right for the game tonight but he jarred it again." Carsley now
looks set to miss the beginning of the season which has triggered one or two
media reports indicating an Everton interest in Newcastle's Nicky Butt.
In Moyes we no longer trust?
31 Jul - Plenty of frustration in our Mailbag following the "Fenerdebahçle",
with more and more fans questioning the manager's transfer dealings at the
top end of the market. It's the end of the world as we know it...!
Away day in
Spain
29 Jul - Here's a site to bookmark when planning your trip to see the
Blues take on Villarreal in next month's CL3QR away leg: check out the
CFW - Tailor
Made Travel website.
Walking wounded
— already!
29 Jul - Bent misses the Turkeyfest with tendonitis; McFadden and Li
Tie are doubtful; Naysmith is still off... Let's hope this lengthening
litany of injury dropouts is not an indication for the new season!
Villarreal are
quaking too
29 Jul - The Villarreal Club President manages to be both fearful,
confident and confused in this piece from Marca, translated by Peter
Fearon.
New 'away' kit
unveiled
29 Jul - Coming in complimentary shades of silver and black, adorned
with a green elephant motif, this is the new second strip that Everton will
wear against Fernerbahçe on Saturday.
Sharpy talks up Blues' prowess
28 Jul - Goodison legend Graeme Sharp believes that of all the
unseeded clubs in tomorrow's draw, Everton is the one the big boys will want
to avoid.
Club initiates IT overhaul
28 Jul - As part of wide-scale improvements being carried out at the
club, Everton are overhauling their IT infrastructure to better serve
corporate clients and meet the growing merchandising demand following the
recent tour in the Far East and the Blues' qualification for Europe.
Moyes concerned about ECL draw
28 Jul - David Moyes is one Evertonian who has no wish to be pitted
against Liverpool in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round draw that
takes place tomorrow. For conspiracy theorists, the only reason Uefa have
made such an issue of withdrawing Liverpool's "country protection" is to
facilitate a Merseyside playoff that will ensure no more than four English
teams make it to the group stages.
A Lack of
Leadership?
27 Jul - Lifelong Everton fan Kevin Gillen is clearly on the "glass
half empty" side of the table with this Fans Comment piece in which he has
the temerity to question the leadership of the club!!!
Weir named as Captain
27 Jul - David Weir will be the new club captain in place of Alan
Stubbs. Congratulations Davey... now you need to take command of the players
during the game, alright?
Cahill does not want to leave
27 Jul - Tim Cahill has confirmed with David Moyes his desire to stay
and play for Everton, with his advisers telling him to reject the £23k/wk
offer (up from £15k in his contract). They want to see him get £30k/wk,
according to The Guardian.
Carsley to miss
opening games
26 Jul - Reading between the lines in this bizarre "Faddy Boost"
article, it appears that we should not expect Lee Carsley to be fully fit to
play his crucial mid-field role in Everton's key opening games next month.
Football's Fooked!
26 Jul - Colm Kavanagh has been ruminating over the summer, pondering
the state of the game we love and where it is heading. And Colm has
concluded that the game is changing beyond all recognition as the role of
money in the game assumes prime importance and the glory of the underdog
winning against all odds becomes increasingly less likely.
Wyness lays out
Chinese strategy
25 Jul - Everton, along with Bolton Wanderers and Hull City, will use
Lynx Group International to implement a long-term strategy for increasing
the club's visibility in China.
Hibbert inks
contract extension
25 Jul - Home-grown full-back, Tony Hibbert, has given Everton a
piece of long overdue good news by signing a new four-year contract that
will keep him at Goodison until 2009.
Moyes generally pleased
25 Jul - David Moyes was generally pleased with the Thai tour and the
way his team played against Manchester City, although he admitted they
didn't score enough goals.
Drinking with the
devil
24 Jul - Evertonians who have worked hard over the years to develop a
pathologic hatred of Carlsberg lager may be rather disturbed by this
analysis, provided for us by Stuart Mackay.
Blood
everywhere
23 Jul - A reporter from The Times witnessed the unholy fracas
that erupted in the bar of the Radisson Hotel, Bangkok, when City's Joey
Barton and an unnamed Everton fan got into a fight that Richard Dunne tried
to stop when it all went mental.
The heat gets to Joey Barton
22 Jul - Manchester City player Joey Barton (who reputedly supports
Everton) has been sent home following a confrontation with a 15-year-old
Everton fan at a hotel in Bangkok. City captain and ex-Everton player
Richard Dunne stepped in as Barton set on the big fella. Everton and City
are due to play each other tomorrow for Third Place in the Premier League
Asia Trophy.
Stubbs trains alone
22 Jul - At 34, Everton would have a tough time giving Alan Stubbs
the kind of deal that brought Sandro Pistone back, so he continues to train
alone, waiting for someone to give him a few more years at the top of his
game.
Everton re-sign Pistone
21 Jul - Given the plight at left-back, Everton have relented and
agreed to give Alessandro Pistone a two-year contract to stay at Goodison
Park (after his move to Lecce allegedly fell through).
Fans: left-back was an area
for concern.
Moyes not
too impressed
20 Jul - David Moyes did not sound too pleased with the performance
of his team after they were humbled by the Thai Under-23 side that included
Chang wantaway trainee, Teeratep Winothai, who claims he learnt nothing
during his abbreviated stint at Everton's Youth Academy last season!
Moyes
consults with Taggart
19 Jul - David Moyes has been chatting with Sir Alex Ferguson about
how to approach the upcoming Champions League qualifiers and will seek
further advice once he learns of the Blues' first opponents. High on his
list of suggestions might be to make sure you have enough players...
Moyes cautiously optimistic
19 Jul - David Moyes, ever the realist, tries to steer a middle path
between raising expectations and realising limitations for success in
Everton's campaigns as they gear up for the new season.
West Ham game in
December
19 Jul - Correction: Everton will
play West Ham at home on 14 December, kick-off 8pm, after the fixture
computer failed to anticipate a clash with Champions League qualifiers on or
around August 24.
Appiah
going to Fenerbahçe
19 Jul - Yet another gets away... Stephen Appiah leaves Juve for
£5.6M — probably well over our valuation.
Burstin'
18 Jul - Martin Wallace unzips and takes aim at the bonfire of
negative publicity that surrounds Everton's transfer dealings this summer.
Forget about it
18 Jul - Paul Traill calls for continued trust in David Moyes's
transfer policy by passing on some thoughts on the abilities of Simon Davies
from fans of his two previous clubs.
Youth Academy Fixtures
18 Jul - Pre-season friendlies start today with the visit of FASE to
Netherton, and continue each weekend until the first game of the new season,
at home to Reading on 20 August.
Calls again for a shared stadium
18 Jul - With costs spiralling and public agencies vowing not to fund
Liverpool's commercial ventures in Stanley Park, the prospect of a shared
stadium for Everton and Liverpool is creeping back onto the radar screen...
Oh, that's alright then
18 Jul - Nigel Martyn says David Moyes will sign some new additions
and improve the squad soon.
Squad Numbers for
Thailand
17 Jul - Some new squad numbers have been announced for the Premier
League Asia Trophy in Thailand, with Duncan getting back his Number 9
shirt. Per Krøldrup gets 2 and Simon Davies is 10.
Tiny Tim's massive contribution
16 Jul - Over at Footballing World, Chris Cooper looks back at Tim
Cahill's role in Everton's fantastic 2004/5 season as part of their "Five
Footballers of the Year" series.
Support for
tsunami victims
15 Jul - David Moyes and Nigel Martyn have been pencilled in as
Everton's representatives on a visit to Phuket to stage a football clinic
for survivors of last December's devastating tsunami. Man City and Bolton
will be sending their respective players and manager as well. This
Bangkok Post link also contains details of how to obtain tickets for the
Asia Trophy games.
Moyes offers support for
McFadden
15 Jul - David Moyes has issued his annual backing of James McFadden
who is once again being linked with a move to one of the Old Firm in
Scotland.
Youngsters sign
as professionals
15 Jul - Four more Youth Academy players have signed professional
contracts with Everton: Stephen Wynne, James Harris, Christian Seargeant,
and Scott Phelan.
Arteta finally signs
5-year deal
15 Jul - Mikel Arteta is finally a fully-fledged Everton player after
committing to a 5-year deal at somewhere approaching £30k/wk.
New deals in the works
15 Jul - New deals are being negotiated with Tim Cahill, Lee
Carsley
and Tony Hibbert.
'We go by our valuation'
14 Jul - CEO Keith Wyness justifies Everton's transfer policy that
may have been responsible in part for the relatively poor return in terms of
new faces.
Mystery Men
beat Connah's Quay
14 Jul - Everton Reserves played a pre-season friendly against
Connor's (sp?) Quay Nomads at Netherton tonight, and the team bizarrely
included the Trialist (sp?) triplets — one of whom (Johnny?) scored the
first goal after just 2 mins. Willie Trialist and Dickie Trialist did their
utmost to get on the scoresheet but that honour went in the end to the more
mundane names of Vidarsson and Hughes.
Kilbane to fill in at left-back
13 Jul - David Moyes is talking about using Kevin Kilbane in the
left-back role after the deal with Valencia for Emiliano Moretti broke down
. Another possibility is blooding youngster Laurence Wilson at right-back,
with Hibbo on the+ left...
Pre-Season in Fiji, 2006?!
13 Jul - This article in the Fiji Times has representatives of
that nation's football association playing down speculation that Everton
will help them establish a football academy there. A similar arrangement
with Samoa was mooted a couple of years ago.
Watson
sorry to leave
12 Jul - Steve Watson says he regrets having to leave Everton after
David Moyes declined to offer him more than a one-year contract.
Sissoko loves Rafa
12 Jul - Sissoko was apparently tilted by the presence of Rafael
Benitez at Liverpool, and was unimpressed with Everton's offer. Cue a right
roasting for him at Goodison on 28 December!
Sponsored
Route 66 Bike Ride
12 Jul - A group calling themselves the Barmy Farmers Army, half of
which are Evertonians, will ride the length of America's famed Route 66 this
month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief and Ashley School, Widnes. They're
looking for sponsors to reach their goal of raising £25,000.
Paging Smith, Gorman,
McCready
12 Jul - Would Andrew Smith (linuxmail e-mail address), Daniel Gorman
and Robert McCready who recently ordered from our European Tour T-Shirt
collection please contact the Webmaster via the
feedback form? Thanks.
Yobo returns, fit and excited
12 Jul - Joseph Yobo has returned after his summer break and is
looking forward to Everton's European challenge.
Thai trio
selected for Academy
11 Jul - The Bangkok Post reveals Sakkarin Chanyotha, Naruepol
Arromsawad and Ronnachai Rangsiyo as the three 17 year-old Thai hopefuls who
have been selected to train at Everton's Youth Academy for a year under the
Chang Beer sponsorship agreement.
Bent says be prepared to work
11 Jul - Marcus Bent has never had to work so hard in his footballing
career as he has at Goodison Park. And that's what awaits new players who do
commit to Everton...
Transfer Market,
You're havin' a laff
11 Jul - Maintaining your sanity amid the onslaught of transfer sagas
is getting to be just too much of a strain. Gary Willock believes the
problem is that EFC doesn't really have any money...
Wait a minute, Mr
Postman
10 Jul - Lots of mail today, partly in response to Alex Jones's
provocative views [more
here], with opinions ranging right across the spectrum from happy to sad
with Everton's faltering progress in the transfer market. But the responses
are starting to repeat the same things... so, if you want to get published,
make sure you have something original to say!
Moyes talks to The People
10 Jul - Cut through the unnecessary Stevie-G tag lines to read the
rest of this wide-ranging interview David Moyes gave Steve Bates of the
Sunday People.
Calling Thailand-bound
Blues
10 Jul - Are you heading to Thailand later this month, either with
the tour group organised by Everton or under your own steam, and fancy
getting in touch with other Blues traveling to the Asia Trophy in Bangkok to
swap notes over planning or just to hook up when you get there? If so,
contact the Webmaster via the feedback page and
we'll make it happen.
Bellamy: Lack of Ambition
9 Jul - Fulham Fan Matthew Day is not too impressed with Craig
Bellamy's choice of club, in this well-written article at the Footballing
World website.
Slow recovery for Naysmith
9 Jul - Earlier predictions that Gary Naysmith would be fit by the
end of July following his ankle surgery are proving too optimistic, with the
Daily Reocrd he will miss the start of the season.
Liverpool
steal Sissoko
8 Jul - It looks very much as though Liverpool have stepped in and
stolen Mohamed Sissoko from under Everton's noses, despite his agent's
protestations yesterday that there was no interest from Rafael Beneathus.
And they wonder why we're bitter. David Moyes's search goes on...
Understanding Moyes's Patience
8 Jul - In the Liverpool Echo, David Prentice takes pains to
inject a little reality into the sea of angst and trepidation gripping many
Evertonians who are struggling with the latest slew of "failed" transfer
sagas.
Everton to play Fenerbahçe
8 Jul - Everton have added a major European test to their pre-season
schedule with a game in Istanbul against Champions League regulars
Fenerbahçe at the end of the month.
Everton face Thais in opener
7 Jul - Everton have been drawn to play the Thai national side in
their first match of the Asia Trophy in Bangkok later this month. The winner
of that fixture will play the winner of the Bolton-Man City game in the
final.
Bosnar
leaves for Croatia
6 Jul - Australian international Eddy Bosnar has left Everton without
having made a first-team appearance. The defender joins Dinamo Zagreb in
Croatia after his one-year contract at Goodison Park came to an end.
Ruddy relishing the opportunity
6 Jul - John Ruddy is very excited about the prospect of competing
with Ian Turner to put pressure on Nigel Martyn for the Everton goalkeeper
shirt.
Watson
signs for WBA
5 Jul - Steve Watson has secured a three-year deal with West Brom
after turning down the chance of another year at Goodison.
Moyes interest not tempting duo?
4 Jul - David Moyes has confirmed his interest in Mali international
midfielder Mohammed Sissoko and Italian left-back Emiliano Moretti combined
fee of £5m but both players have since registered their desire to stay
at Valencia.
Barlow
moves to Bury
4 Jul - One-time product of the Everton Youth Academy, Stuart Barlow
has joined Bury at the ripe old age of 36.
Pictures in the Park
4 Jul - Danny Relph snapped these candid shots of a rusty-looking
Everton squad out training in a local park on Saturday morning.
Li Tie declared healed
4 Jul - Everton midfielder Li Tie has been given the go-ahead to
resume full training after being told that the shin he broke nearly 18
months ago has fully healed.
Blues to play
friendly in Austria
3 Jul - Everton fly out to Austria on Tuesday for five days in
pre-season training camp and have a friendly arranged with local side FC
Gamlitz for next Sunday.
Bent in
"Big Squad" stunner
2 Jul - Marcus Bent managed to at once confuse and placate a
significant number of readers when he stated confidently: ''We know there is
going to be competition for places and we know we are going to have a big
squad.'' That's good to know, Marcus... but where are they?
Grand gesture for Kendall
1 Jul - Everton will set up a testimonial for
Howard Kendall (date and
opposition TBD) in recognition of his past services to the club as player
and manager.
They must have gone now
1 Jul - David Moyes acknowledged the contribution of three players
who failed to agree new contracts and who did not turn up for
pre-season training today . Alan Stubbs, Alessandro Pistone and Steve
Watson are Everton players no longer.
Best
laid plans...
1 Jul - Our Champions League bow is just 6 weeks away but the glut of
star players we anticipated coming through the gates of Goodison has failed
to materalise. The club's refusal to mortgage its future on the likes of
Parker and Emre is laudable, but we need to get Arteta signed and draft in a
number of other new faces before we're properly equipped for the new season.
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