News Archive – Aug

Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched

18/08/2023

By Joe Mercer – Everton, Arsenal, and England. During a temporary stoppage about 4 minutes from full time, with the score 2-0 in our favour in the 1950 Liverpool vs Arsenal FA Cup Final , my old friend Walley Barnes said to me,  “What does it feel like to win a Cup medal?” My words […]

Premier League — Matchweek 2

18/08/2023

The second weekend of the new Premier League season includes a Friday night game (Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United) that is not being televised in the UK, while there is no lunchtime game on Saturday and Luton Town’s home fixture against Burnley has been postponed as refurbishment work continues at Kenilworth Road.  The five matches […]

Aston Villa vs Everton

18/08/2023

Everton travel to Villa Park for their first away game of the season with Sean Dyche saying that Dominic Calvert-Lewin has completed his planned rehabilitation and is "in the thinking" for Sunday

Tickets & Travel — Sheffield Utd (A)

17/08/2023

Tickets for sale, requests for spares, ride-share, meet-up information or places to watch from afar for Everton’s trip to Bramall Lane should be posted to this thread. Face value or at-cost ticket sales only, please. Note: We provide this purely as a means of fans letting other fans know of potentially available tickets or when […]

Anfield derby will now kick off at lunchtime

17/08/2023

Two of Everton's October fixtures have now been moved for live television broadcast, with the Anfield derby now set for a lunchtime kick-off and the trip to West Ham moved back a day.

Blue & White chess sets

17/08/2023

I wish we could get some Everton business to create and sell Everton-themed chess sets along these lines: Iconic Chess Sets – based on Scottish Football’s fiercest rivals. I assume Howard Kendall would be the King, Alan Ball the Queen, and Colin Harvey the Bishop?  Where would we place Dixie Dean though as he has […]

VAR is not for me — Ashley Young

17/08/2023

Ashley Young says that it were up to him, football would go back to the days of on-the-pitch human eyes and decisions rather than continue with the Video Assistant Referee experiment that remains controversial despite the promise of a fairer game.

A reminder on comment moderation policies

16/08/2023

I just wanted to address the issue of comments moderation and accusations that posts only stay on the site if they tally with the opinion of the moderator(s) or were submitted by one of the “cool kids” after the lead-off comment on the Jack Harrison interview article (together with subsequent comments referring to it) was […]

Harrison excited to get going at Everton

16/08/2023

Jack Harrison says he is excited to be on the other side of the intimidating Goodison Park atmosphere now that he is an Everton player following his season-long loan switch from Leeds United.

Women’s World Cup

16/08/2023

Please post your thoughts here about the FIFA Women’s World Cup which will see England’s Lionesses attempt to follow their European Championships success with an even bigger prize Down Under on Sunday when they take on Spain in the Final after beating joint-hosts Australia in the final four.

What’s Left on the Shelf?

15/08/2023

There's still time and there are still options out there to improve the playing squad before the transfer window deadline

🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: ‘Cautiously Negative’

15/08/2023

The fellas pick through the season opener against Fulham where Everton somehow failed to score, ponder whether things will ever click for Maupay, assess the signing of Harrison and then look ahead to Villa (A).

Elsewhere On The Web

All you wanted to know about Everton Stadium’s construction

14/08/2023

This article in Construction News gives a highly-detailed insight into the modern methods of construction employed by Laing O’Rourke to build Everton’s new ground at Bramley-Moore Dock that began with completely doing away with blockwork. From hammer rigs, thixotropic grout sealing and precast concrete lattice landings to screed levels, transparent polycarbonate roofs and plug-and-play toilets, […]

Goals Win Games

13/08/2023

Everton 0 – 1 Fulham Despite the frustration of the result, in hindsight and after a much-needed night’s sleep, it wasn’t that bad. We created and had the chances but couldn’t convert. Defence will get you so far, but you are always testing the law of averages with those tactics. We did test that rule […]

ToffeeWeb Fantasy Premier League

12/08/2023

The ToffeeWeb League for the new Fantasy Premier League season has belatedly been renewed. If you were a member last season, you are automatically enrolled for this season but scoring will begin with week 2. Apologies for the delay! If you’d like to join the League, here are the details: Simply use this link and […]

Plus ça change…

12/08/2023

A new season kicking off under a different manager than the one who began the last with hope rather than optimism this time that the club won’t be mired in a relegation dogfight come May… There has been change at Everton over the past 12 months and yet so much remains depressingly the same.

Wasteful Everton punished by sub-par Fulham

12/08/2023

Everton began the new season with a 1-0 defeat but only had themselves to blame as they spurned a hatful of chances and were eventually done by Bobby de Cordova-Reid’s 73rd-minute strike.

‘Made in England’ — An Italian Tribute

12/08/2023

By Frank Swift, Manchester City and England. It was my first match as captain of England in a full international, it was my greatest match and it was also one of England’s greatest matches. No man can ask for more than that, and I know that I will never forget the golden sunshine of that […]

Chermiti signing finallly completed

11/08/2023

The protracted signing of 19-year-old Sporting forward Youssef Chermiti was finally completed today in an initial €15m deal that runs through the next four years to 2027. 

Can Everton Challenge for the Title This Year?

11/08/2023

As the new football season kicks off, fans and enthusiasts are already buzzing with excitement and anticipation. One question on many minds is whether Everton, the underdog of recent years, has what it takes to challenge for the title this year. The Premier League landscape is ever-evolving, and this season could potentially hold surprises and […]

Everton vs Fulham

11/08/2023

Everton kick off what might be their last full season at Goodison Park this weekend as the Premier League resumes again and the Blues take on Fulham.

Premier League — Matchweek 1

10/08/2023

  The Premier League returns with 6 of the 10 games scheduled for live coverage this weekend in the UK: Friday 11 August 202320:00 Burnley v Manchester City — Sky Sports Saturday 12 August 202312:30 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest — TNT Sports 1 17:30 Newcastle United v Aston Villa — Sky Sports  Sunday 13 August 202314:00 Brentford […]

The (Thick and) Thin Blue Line

10/08/2023

John Daley's latest Epistle to The Evertonians traces football, family and fatherhood through three generations of Goodison faith and godly misfortune.