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Money Talks
James Roberts
Posted 29/06/2021It is becoming clear that the man paying the Piper and calling the tune at Everton FC is not Farhad Moshiri, but his wealthier benefactor and partner, Alisher Usmanov.
The 67-year-old oligarch owns the Russian multinational, USM, which has m...
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To Go or Not To Go... ?
Rob Halligan
Posted 27/06/2021Many fans are threatening to either not renew their season tickets, ask for a full refund, or buy their season t...
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Has Dominic Calvert-Lewin already peaked?
Michael Kenrick
Posted 25/06/2021» Read
Why Roberto Martinez could be the ideal man for the current Everton squad
Kevin Prytherch
Posted 20/06/2021Remember Roberto Martinez’s first season? That 72-point haul and some of the best football we’ve seen in over 30 years. Well, look back at how he did it….
He came into the club and had that famed Moyes defence. He had a steady, if not ...
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New manager - new team
Robert Tressell
Posted 19/06/2021I thought it might be interesting to look at how we might line up under the various manager options, where the missing pieces in the first 11 might be and how we might fill them.
The formation / tactics ...
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Roberto Martinez: Whistle to Whistle
David Cooper
Posted 15/06/2021I came across it by chance and, since it was bound to have something about his time as boss of Everton, I thought I wou...
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Back where we belong
Andy Crooks
Posted 07/06/2021» Read
Blood Brothers
Jerome Shields
Posted 06/06/2021“I thought, I thought we always stuck together. I thought we were blood brothers.”
“But the dreams were not forgotten, just wrapped and packed away in the hope that she could take them out & dust them off one day.”<...
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England Call-ups Aren’t Anything New for Everton Players
Gary McCarty
Posted 09/06/2021With the Euros approaching, fans have been reminded of what it means to athletes to play for their countries. While getting called up is never a guarantee because every season brings forward new talent, which makes betting on tournaments even mor...
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Everton's Euro 2020 players and expectations
Gary McCarty
Posted 01/06/2021With the rescheduled Euro 2020 around the corner, only four Everton players are in contention for making an appearance at the final tournament.
Gareth Southgate announced provisional England's 33-man Euro 2020 squad on Tuesday, with three Ev...
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Covid Recovery & Blue Legends
Anthony Ormesher
Posted 28/05/2021I spent 10 weeks in hospital, was on a Ventilator and had a Tracheostomy. During this time, it was very traumatic for my family, and they tried everything to try and get a response or reaction from me through nurse-...
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Just like the girl in Dr No... no, no
Darren Hind
Posted 25/05/2021Carlo Ancelotti being totally humiliated by Pep Guardiola made for a very uncomfortable watch. I felt like I was watching a rerun of the Larry Holmes v Mohammed Ali fight. A great man and champion was being battered into submission by the new Ch...
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The emperor’s new cloak
Tony Abrahams
Posted 23/05/2021I believe Farhad Moshiri once wrote to the Arsenal board expressing concerns about the road the club was taking, and this showed a bit of foresight considering the way the Gunners have slowly fallen from grace.
Everton fell from grace a long...
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A big dilemma
Tim Kelly
Posted 20/05/2021As you all know, soon after half time, we scored and subsequently won the game. <...
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If you know your history .... 350+ EFC appearances
Jon Harding
Posted 20/05/2021With the football so stupefying against Wolves, I was distracted by the Sky commentators stating that it was Seamus’s 350th appearance for the Blues and that he was the 25th man to achieve this honour.
So I started to list who the other 2...
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Football Cultures Engulf
Don Alexander
Posted 18/05/2021I started supporting Everton when we were amongst the few teams with more Championship trophies than all ...
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The Everton Squad, 2021-22
Derek Wadeson
Posted 10/05/2021» Read
Our Speedo Mick
John Burns
Posted 04/05/2021Just watched a heartbreaking newsreel shown this morning by BBC's Breakfast on Speedo Mick and his difficulties during lockdown.
He said, just becaus...
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They are all sorry, but what for?
Tony Everan
Posted 22/04/2021It’s becoming nauseating, the "We listened to the fans, we are sorry."
Sorry for what exactly?
Sorry for subversive secrecy?
Sorry for lying to fellow Premier League members?
Sorry for damaging fellow PL members' business m...
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A great name for a young footballer from Scotland!
Trevor Powell
Posted 20/04/2021» Read
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