Season 20-21 Opinion Columns
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The improved Everton star who is ready to perform at the highest level
Gary McCarty
There is always a player that surprises fans and pundits in the Premier League as the season progresses. In this campaign, it’s been Dominic Calvert-Lewin.23/11/2020
James Morris – A Shropshire Lad
Tony Onslow
The Trefonen-born player represented Everton during the inaugural Football League season in 188818/11/2020
‘Tosh’ – The Tommy Johnson Story
Rob Sawyer
Tommy Johnson's most memorable goalscoring feat may have come as a Manchester City player at Goodison Park but he would go on to help Everton back into the top flight in 1931 and lift both the title and FA Cup in successive years16/11/2020
William Wilson – The Last of the Originals
Tony Onslow
At the time of his death, Billy Wilson was the last surviving member of the Everton team that had taken part in the first season of the Football League14/11/2020
Richarlison: Growing into One of the League’s Best Wingers
Gary McCarty
Few can argue that Richarlison doesn’t have the right environment around him to become world class. Throughout his managerial career, Ancelotti has coached and developed some of football's biggest stars, and there’s no reason that he can’t do the same with the Brazilian04/11/2020
Walter Brown, the Kirkcudbrightshire Blue
Tony Onslow
Another of the Scots who played for Everton in the inaugural 1888-98 season, although he is believed to arrived on Merseyside with no knowledge whatsoever of the association game03/11/2020
Tricky Dick Forshaw: From Goal King to Outlaw
Jamie Yates
The only player thus far to win the League title with both Everton and Liverpool, the inside forward scored a hatful of goals before making a surprise move across Stanley Park. Quite the character, he fell into a life of crime after his career ended.30/10/2020
Lewis the Fire Bobby
Tony Onslow
Bangor-born and a regular Wales international, Billy Lewis joined Everton for their inaugural Football League season in 1888 but his time with the club was short-lived29/10/2020
Review: A Grand Old Team To Report
Lyndon Lloyd
As a slice of Everton history, David Prentice's new book is a fascinating and frequently humourous skip down memory lane; an insider’s insight into the way football used to be recounted with the enthusiasm and love of a devoted Blue.29/10/2020
A simple but fair redistribution of football revenues
Paul The Esk
A look at a possible solution to the massive imbalances that exist in the professional football game in England and a simple solution29/10/2020
Saints defeat and selection problems throw up early-season issues for Ancelotti
Lyndon Lloyd
Injuries, suspensions and, perhaps, an emerging dilemma over how best to accommodate James Rodriguez are some of the things that will be on the manager's mind as he prepares for Newcastle27/10/2020
Can Dominic Calvert-Lewin Become Everton’s Harry Kane?
Gary McCarty
The striker is fortunate to be working with both Ancelotti and Ferguson who, between them, will positively refine elements of his game. Should the 23-year-old surpass the 20-goal mark this season, then he’ll have undoubtedly put himself in the frame for a Euro 2020 call-up, as well as being in with a shout of winning the sought-after Golden Boot.23/10/2020
Red Myopia and An Embarrassing National Outcry
Lyndon Lloyd
The levels of pearl-clutching and near hysteria that has dominated the aftermath of Saturday’s controversial Merseyside derby really have been something to behold21/10/2020
Keane’s Emergence from his Comfort Zone One of Ancelotti’s Early Everton Triumphs
Matt Jones
It didn't always look as though Michael Keane would become one of the first names on the Everton team sheet but the England international is emerging as a consistent and dependable presence in Carlo Ancelotti's defence.21/10/2020
Big Picture proposals put the emphasis on Everton’s international development
Paul The Esk
Despite the initiative being rightly canned, the issue of international broadcast rights will be back. It is almost certain that the largest clubs will want to see an element of selling exclusive rights off their own platforms in this next round and those with the greatest numbers of overseas supporters are going to be the initial winners.15/10/2020
Short-sighted and hubristic, the Cabal's grand plan would kill the goose that lays the golden egg
Lyndon Lloyd
The "Project Big Picture" proposals cooked up by two of the big six and their Trojan Horse in the EFL, Rick Parry, would slowly and ironically erode what has made the Premier League the exciting competition it so often is today13/10/2020
'Project Big Picture' exposing the self serving interests of MUFC and Liverpool
Paul The Esk
The proposals have exposed the these two clubs' seek to secure their current economic advantage and protect their future revenues.12/10/2020
Richard Williams – An Everton Goalkeeper
Tony Onslow
The Bromborough Pool-born player played over 70 times for Everton after joining them when they were reigning Football League Champions in 188112/10/2020
The Finnis Family – An Enduring Everton Love Affair
Rob Sawyer
Harold Finnis is one of 90 players, to date, to make a solitary first team appearance for the Blues in peacetime football.09/10/2020
Everton’s Midfield Revamp: What Counts as Success for the Toffees?
Gary McCarty
The recent additions of Abdoulaye Doucoure, Allan, and James Rodriguez have sparked something of a competitive revival at Goodison Park.09/10/2020
Shrewd moves and decisive action: Everton can view summer window as a big success
Lyndon Lloyd
Everton have emerged from the close season with an impressively upgraded squad and go into the international break sitting on top of the pile having far exceeded expectations and infused long-suffering Toffees with overdue optimism08/10/2020
‘Football Is Simple’: Ancelotti Can Be Everton’s Anchor to Calm in a Chaotic Premier League
Matt Jones
Although the circumstances are undesirable, Carlo Ancelotti feels like a man who will come into his own in them and Everton’s high-class performances indicate he’s doing just that.07/10/2020
The 2020 Summer transfer window from a financial perspective
Paul The Esk
Analysing the business done across the Premier League and a nod to the turn-around in the overall levels of the squad at EFC with such relatively small increase in costs07/10/2020
Opposition View: We Are Brighton
We Are Brighton
Speaking with Scott from We Are Brighton to see get their fans' take on their start to the season and this weekend's clash at Goodison.02/10/2020
Eddie Wainwright – A Bright Light in Dark Days
Rob Sawyer
The immediate post-war era for Everton was one of austerity which made it hard for local youngsters to through the ranks to develop to near their full potential. Eddie Wainwright was, perhaps the sole exception.28/09/2020
Football Shorts – Part V: The Reality of Reducing Income and Fixed Costs
Paul The Esk
A look at the impact of virtually no crowds in the Premier League this season, the impact Covid-19 is having on broadcasting revenues and the volume of transfer business23/09/2020
Graft to Goals: Calvert-Lewin’s Changing Tastes Offer Everton a Fresh Edge
Matt Jones
Saturday against West Brom it felt like another significant step forward for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who fired in his first hat-trick for the club which felt like a rubber stamp on this section of his development at Everton.21/09/2020
A Knight of the Round Table at Inside-Left?
Jamie Yates
Did you know that Everton once employed a player with the Christian name of a mythical legend?21/09/2020
Toffee Soccer – Everton and North America
Lyndon Lloyd
Lyndon Lloyd chats with David France ahead of the release of his new book14/09/2020
The Man Who Created Merseyside Football
David Kennedy
In his new book, David Kennedy recounts the sporting legacy of John Houlding, the former Lord Mayor of Liverpool who was responsible for the rise of two of English football’s biggest and most successful football clubs — Everton and Liverpool.10/09/2020
Summer 'Evolution' Primes Everton for Better Things
Lyndon Lloyd
After last season, Evertonians have been understandably cautious in their optimism and outlook for the new campaign but with a significantly strengthened midfield and Ancelotti at the helm, there is hope that 2020-21 will be a season of marked progress10/09/2020
Brazilian dynamo Allan promises to be Ancelotti's midfield linchpin
Lyndon Lloyd
Allan Marques was unveiled as part of an anticipated £70m worth of incoming midfield talent today, with James Rodriguez and Abdoulaye Doucouré expected to follow shortly — a trio of moves that promises to radically overhaul the Blues’ massively under-performing mid-section05/09/2020
How do we fund squad improvements this summer?
Paul The Esk
An over-sized, over-priced, mostly under-achieving squad, financial constraints, and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis pose significant challenges to Everton this summer. Where is the money coming from for new signings?30/08/2020
The Short Life of an Everton Blue
Tony Onslow
Isaac Roberts would play just once for Everton in February 188929/08/2020
Brands's Challenges Make for Slow-Motion Summer
Lyndon Lloyd
Where recruitment is concerned, the buck stops with Marcel Brands but, ultimately, his efforts will continue to be hindered by a number of factors, some of them beyond his control26/08/2020
Can Richarlison and DCL Get the Goals That Fire Everton Into the Top Six Conversation?
Gary McCarty
If Everton are to achieve any hopes of a top ten….eight….six finish, clearly there is a need to bring in a more prolific goal-grabber.14/08/2020
“Van Den Hauwe – One Last Throw Of The Dice…”
Pete Jones
Without the benefit of the visual image, the unique medium of radio means that live football commentary comes to life in an entirely different way than television. Pete Jones recalls some of his most memorable moments experienced that way13/08/2020
Another Season Wasted Amid Continuing Instability at Goodison
Lyndon Lloyd
Marco Silva became the latest casualty of Everton's managerial merry-go-round, Carlo Ancelotti arrived before historic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic ensured that fans just wanted 2019-20 to be over as quickly as possible08/08/2020
The Financing and Accounting of Transfers and How We Operate in this Window
Paul The Esk
A detailed look at the financial implications behind the transfer options open to us, how it's financed and what it means for Everton04/08/2020
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