News Archive – May

Tickets & Travel: Sheffield United (H)

08/05/2024

Tickets for sale, requests for spares, ride-share, meet-up information or places to watch from afar for Everton’s final home game of 2023/24 against Sheffield United 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 […]

The Birth of a Blue

08/05/2024

No, for me it was not a ‘road to Damascus’ moment.  There was no sudden realisation that I should support Everton rather than any other local football team.  Nothing shone about me like a light from heaven.  There were no encouraging ethereal Blue voices.  The fulfilment came about through a succession of rather small items […]

Urgent Request to the Premier League

08/05/2024

FROM:  ‘THE CONCERNED FANS OF EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB’  (TCF.0.EFC) In light of various new allegations surrounding 777 Capital Partners and their international business operations, this note is an official request to The Premier League on behalf of a large group of highly concerned fans of Everton Football Club, to immediately reconsider, reverse and withdraw the […]

FAB demands Moshiri look for new bidders

08/05/2024

The Everton Fan Advisory Board have joined the Shareholders Association in branding 777 Partners as unsuitable owners of Everton Football Club and urged Farhad Moshiri to open the door to other bidders as he seeks to sell his majority stake.

How many points is a top player worth?

08/05/2024

Amid the ongoing concerns about PSR, the takeover, administration and having to sell players, a thought struck me… Much has been made of having to sell Jarrad Brandthwaite to avoid another points deduction next season but I want to ask the question and start a debate about how many points a player like Jarrad is […]

Shareholders Association demand an end to takeover ‘farce’

07/05/2024

The Everton FC Shareholders Association have issued a strongly-worded statement criticising 777 Partners as being unfit to become owners of the Club and condemning both Farhad Moshiri and the Premier League for the "never-ending" takeover saga.

Bernard Hill, RIP

06/05/2024

Bernard Hill, who came to prominence as Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Black Stuff has died aged 79. His portrayal of the iconic character in Alan Bleasedale’s BBC series, set in 1980s Liverpool, launched a career that included the role of the captain of the Titanic in James Cameron’s 1997 epic and Théoden, king of […]

Howard lauds Everton and Moyes in HoF speech

05/05/2024

Former Everton goalkeeper, Tim Howard, was inducted into the USA’s National Soccer Hall Of Fame this weekend and he had some glowing things to say about the Blues and his former manager, David Moyes, during his acceptance speech.

777 Partners accused of fraud in US lawsuit

04/05/2024

In the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of negative headlines swirling around Everton's prospective new owners, 777 Partners are being sued for fraud in a New York court by a pair of London-based asset management companies.

Everton happy to deny Luton a win

03/05/2024

Everton pay a visit to the smallest ground in the Premier League as their roller-coaster campaign winds down after a fantastic week that ensured another season in the top flight

Elsewhere On The Web

Despite points deductions and uncertainty, Everton won’t stop fighting

02/05/2024

Mark Odgen summarises the challenges Everton and the Club’s fans have had to endure and overcome over the past few years while also explaining the fact that there are more hurdles ahead with the Blues’ financial future and ownership situation far from secure

Premier League — Matchweek 36

02/05/2024

This weekend’s round of matches spreads over 5 days and includes a catch-up game on Thursday night, with 7 out of 11 games televised in the UK. Thursday 2 May 2024 19:30 Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur — Sky Sports   Friday 3 May 2024 20:00 Luton Town v Everton — Sky Sports   Saturday 4 May 2024 12:30 Arsenal […]

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Dr David France Special: Gods of Goodison

01/05/2024

Although “Goodison Park: My Home” is a Royal Blue Podcast series mostly dedicated to Everton players, they make a change of gear for part 4 as Chris Beesley speaks to Blues super fan Dr David France. Growing up in humble surroundings in Widnes and coming from a family of Evertonians stretching back five generations, the […]

Luton Town vs Everton

01/05/2024

Beto, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Seamus Coleman have all rejoined first-team training this week to vie for a place in Sean Dyche's team to face Luton Town on Friday night.