News Archive – Jul

Les Shannon — A Footballing Odyssey

29/07/2024

Locally born, he served both Blue and Red during a long and varied career as a player, coach and manager that took him well beyond Britain's shores.

Meeting players pre-game?

29/07/2024

Hello all,  I’m bringing my kids to the Roma friendly and wandering if anyone knows if you can wait and see the players arriving and grab autographs? I know they stopped doing it during Covid; does anyone know if it was reintroduced or now a thing of the past?  Thanks everyone 

Everton close in on Lyon’s O’Brien

27/07/2024

Jake O'Brien looks set to become Everton's latest signing amid reports the Club are either close to or have already agreed a deal with Olympique Lyonnais for the centre-half.

Blues narrowly defeated by Salford City

27/07/2024

Everton players got a decent run-out in their second pre-season game this afternoon against Salford City but could not stop the home side edging a narrow win.

What a team they might have been…

26/07/2024

Some great players have worn our shirt — or at least been on our books and not been great. If only we could have had them when they were…  Pat Jennings Kenny Samsom  Ashley Young (yeah I know he’s still here) Richard Gough (yes, he was good for us) Per Krøldrup (okay, not great for […]

How will we even get there?

25/07/2024

Everton FC is the footballing equivalent of a cut-and-shut car. Looks great on the forecourt and appears to have all the right credentials, but closer inspection reveals signs of hastily repaired accident damage, irreparable corrosion, and a gearbox that struggles to find 4th and 5th. We’ll be lucky if we’re picked-up by the buyer equivalent […]

The Everton Squad: Summer 2024

23/07/2024

Sam Hoare runs his eye over the Everton squad as it stands this summer, and muses over possible incoming players who could improve it.

More midsummer musings

21/07/2024

This is a general thread for various topics people want to talk about.  Posts on other threads that are off-topic may be moved here. Update: This thread is now closed.

🎙TW One-On-One Podcast: Rob Sawyer

20/07/2024

The second installment in the series, this time with a renowned Everton historian and author whose new book is Broken Dreams: Everton, the War and Goodison’s Lost Generation

Blues steal a draw in lively Sligo run-out

19/07/2024

The business of football resumed this afternoon when Everton secured a draw with Sligo Rovers in the first of their pre-season friendly games at The Showgrounds

Friedkin Group takeover of Everton collapses

19/07/2024

The proposed purchase of Everton FC by the Friedkin Group will not proceed after the Club confirmed that negotiations between Blue Heaven Holdings and the Texas-based firm have ended.

Southgate steps down

16/07/2024

Gareth Southgate has officially resigned as England manager. It ends an 8-year rein as Three Lions manager, having first taken the role on a permanent basis in November 2016. In that time, Southgate took England to the finals of Euro 2024 and Euro 2021, the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the quarter-final of […]

What have we learned from the Euros?

15/07/2024

What have we learned from the Euros? With the Euros having come to a predictably disappointing finale, I thought I’d have a look at what learning points there are for Everton.  Here’s a top 10 in no particular order. 1. Tournaments are not the place to judge transfer targets Based on performances at the tournament […]

Dele flies to Ireland with Everton squad

15/07/2024

Dele Alli was among the Everton party that made the short hop from John Lennon Airport to Dublin today as the players begin their pre-season training camp on the Emerald Isle.

England lose despite crucial saves from Pickford

14/07/2024

England and Jordan Pickford fell short of European Championship glory for the second time in three years as Spain pressed home their evident superiority to win the Final in Berlin with a goal four minutes from the end of the 90.

Seamus — The Documentary

14/07/2024

Seamus, an hour-long documentary produced by EvertonTV about the journey of Seamus Coleman, is set to premiere at an exclusive fan event in Dublin this week before being broadcast on the Club's official YouTube channel.

Euro 2024 Final

14/07/2024

A massive day for Gareth Southgate’s England team and the nation of supporters so desperate to see them win this trophy. Sunday 14 July 2024 20:00 Spain v England — BBC 1 and ITV 1

Thelwell and Dyche are not really doing a good job for Everton

13/07/2024

Kevin Thelwell is just an average Director of Football as every decision he has made and brought in players, it’s expected each one in the Premier League is capable.  I don’t rate Sean Dyche at all. He doesn’t learn; he only knows defensive football and doesn’t make subs. Why? Probably because he has no idea.  […]

Everton in talks over Dele Alli’s future

12/07/2024

The uncertainty over Dele Alli's future continues with reports that Everton have held talks with Tottenham Hotspur to renegotiate conditions that would apply if Everton were to re-sign the former England international

Why not Howard Kendall?

11/07/2024

In 1990, England reached a World Cup semi-final for only one of three times in the history of the competition to date, with a team featuring some key current and former Evertonians.  Immediately afterwards, the then England manager Bobby Robson called it quits and Graham Taylor, long-ball merchant who’d never won anything was handed the […]

James Tarkowski is Everton’s most underrated player

10/07/2024

Everton’s decision to sign centre-back James Tarkowski on a free transfer from Burnley in 2022 is undoubtedly one of their best transfer moves in recent years. He was brought in to strengthen a defence that had struggled to stay afloat in the Premier League, and the club expected plenty from him when he arrived. While […]

Euros 2024 — Day 20

09/07/2024

The first semi-final, from Munich: Tuesday 9 July 2024 20:00 Spain v France — BBC 1

Everton set to miss out on Hull’s Philogene

08/07/2024

Everton were said to be favourites to land Jaden Philogene from Hull City, with the clubs reportedly agreeing a fee in the region of £16m, but the Blues are refusing to engage in a bidding war.