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TFG-owned Roma hire Ranieri as new boss

11/11/2024

Updated While The Friedkin Group await the green light from the various regulatory bodies in the UK to proceed with their takeover of Everton, they continue to grapple with instability at AS Roma. This past weekend, owner Dan Friedkin felt compelled to sack Ivan Juric, the man brought in only weeks ago to replace club […]

The First Twelve Steps

10/11/2024

The first 11 games of the season reveal a team in search of identity and stability. Defensive inconsistency and a lack of attacking power have hindered results, despite some moments of good football

Premier League — Matchweek 11

09/11/2024

Only 4 of this weekend’s 10 Premier League games are being shown live in the UK, with no lunchtime fixture: Saturday 9 November 202417:30 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City — Sky Sports 20:00 Liverpool v Aston Villa — TNT Sports 1  Sunday 10 November 202414:00 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle Utd — Sky Sports 16:30 Chelsea v Arsenal — […]

Open message to Daily Mail reporter, Ian Herbert, about Graeme Sharp

08/11/2024

For context, this post is in response to Ian Herbert’s follow-up aside from his earlier, much bigger article about the supposed “alienation” of Graeme Sharp that has already been reported and discussed in depth on this site: Graeme Sharp says he’s been hurt and won’t come back to Goodison Park Unfortunately, it’s behind a paywall […]

West Ham United vs Everton

07/11/2024

Abdoulaye Doucouré will be given every chance to prove he is fit enough to feature in some capacity when Everton travel to the London Stadium this weekend to face fellow strugglers West Ham.

Stability at the top

07/11/2024

The advice I was given at the start of my career about the need to create stability at the top was to think of a pyramid.  When the top stone goes on, there are cheers and celebrations; but in reality, the congratulations should go to the architects who designed the base that provided the top […]

What happens when dogs no longer like the dog food?

06/11/2024

There’s no guarantee Sean Dyche can see us through to the end of the season, securing our “survival”. In fact the evidence is clear that in competitive terms Dyche is lagging his peers.

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Michael Ball: Selecting Branthwaite is a ‘no-brainer’

04/11/2024

Michael Ball says he is “baffled” by Sean Dyche’s decision to leave his best defender on the bench for the last three games. Writing in his latest column for the Liverpool Echo, the former defender says: “You can’t keep a player who you value at over £70million among the substitutes when you’re not winning games. […]

Blunt… to all of this

03/11/2024

The football isn't pretty but, come on, we shouldn't have lost that. We shouldn't have even drawn it.

South Coast Blues

03/11/2024

Another week, another disappointing performance. It isn’t always about the result, but you want to be entertained and see the team perform.

A Positive Step Backwards

03/11/2024

This season needs fixing. A new approach, a better manager. Inspiration for the players.

Saints sucker-punch sinks sorry Toffees

02/11/2024

Everton failed to create many real chances and allowed a rapid Southampton counter to win the game after Beto saw his close-range header smack the face of the bar

Premier League — Matchweek 10

01/11/2024

We pass the quarter point of the season with 5 of the 10 matches this weekend being shown live on TV: Saturday 2 November 202412:30 Newcastle Utd v Arsenal — TNT Sports 117:30 Wolves v Crystal Palace — Sky Sports  Sunday 3 November 202414:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa — Sky Sports 16:30 Manchester Utd v Chelsea — Sky Sports  Monday […]

Southampton vs Everton

31/10/2024

Dwight McNeil could miss this weekend's match against Southampton having not trained all week after sustaining an injury that forced him off against Fulham last Saturday.

It was 65 years ago today…

31/10/2024

31 October 1959 — the date of my first ever trip to Goodison Park. Growing up in Ellesmere Port in the 1950s, the name on every kid’s lips was Dave Hickson, who lived in the town. My dad said we’d go and see him play and arranged to go to the game against Leicester City. […]

What Were the Chances of That?

30/10/2024

A timely installment of Real Footballers' Wives featuring Maureen Temple, wife of Everton's FA Cup goalscoring hero Derek, who was born Maureen Molyneux in Dovecot on 31 August 1941 and sadly passed away this week

Business as usual where Calvert-Lewin is concerned

30/10/2024

Everton have no intention of selling Dominic Calvert-Lewin during the winter transfer window and the striker’s contract situation will have no bearing on how Sean Dyche uses him for the remainder of the season.

If not Dyche, then who…?

30/10/2024

Will the Friedkins take a chance on one of the up-and-coming managerial names, or will it just be another uninspiringly obvious appointment of whoever happens to be on the dole at that point in time?

Our goalies

30/10/2024

It’s an admittedly well trodden path for many of us on TW but I’ve always been fascinated by the uniqueness of our goalies (and goalies in general) when it comes to scrutiny and accountability.  I’m therefore inviting any memories of our ‘keepers who delivered man-of-the-match performances regardless of their standing now being well less regarded […]

I hope Friedkin appoints Thomas Frank as our new manager

29/10/2024

Seeing as it looks like Man Utd are about to appoint the Sporting Lisbon manager, I hope Friedkin comes in soon and appoints Thomas Frank as our new manager. The question many will ask is why would Frank come here rather than stay at Brentford? There are two reasons: he will be paid considerably more […]

🎙ToffeeWeb Podcast: ‘Beto Bits’

29/10/2024

The guys trade opinions on the home draw with Fulham, the team selection, certain players' performances and mull over the future of Sean Dyche.

Born again Blue

28/10/2024

I stopped watching the games, even on TV; I visited this site now and again but didn’t participate; I tried to even not read news about them or discuss with relatives and friends.

Takeover update

27/10/2024

The takeover of majority ownership in Everton Football Club by The Friedkin Group is believed to be on track for approval some time in December.

Beto: Goal means so much

26/10/2024

Everton’s goalscoring hero against Fulham, Beto, expressed how much his stoppage-time equaliser meant to him after what he described as some really hard weeks without seeing any action.