News Archive – Oct

Ipswich Town vs Everton

17/10/2024

With the penultimate international break of the year out of the way, Everton are back in action this weekend as they travel to Portman Road for the first time in 23 years to take on Ipswich Town.

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Pickford ‘facing fight’ to keep his England place under Tuchel

17/10/2024

It’s an assertion made in both The Telegraph and the Daily Mail (so someone has been briefing journalists) but Jordan Pickford will apparently have to fight for his place as England’s first-choice goalkeeper now that Thomas Tuchel is in charge. With the German’s appointment now confirmed and the initial jingoistic nonsense already out there from the […]

Tickets & Travel: West Ham Utd (A)

15/10/2024

Tickets for sale, requests for spares, ride-share, meet-up information or places to watch from afar for Everton’s away game at the London Stadium on Saturday 9 November 2024 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 […]

Pickford dropped for Finland encounter

13/10/2024

Jordan Pickford was dropped by Lee Carsley among six changes the interim England manager made after Thursday’s emabarrassing home defeat to Greece. Pickford was replaced by Dean Hendersson for the League of Nations Group B2 game against Finland in Helsinki, but he could not stop a near-post header from a corner in reply to England’s […]

Realistically, who replaces Sean Dyche?

13/10/2024

Our current manager’s contract is up at the end of the season. Taking into account the dire circumstances Sean Dyche has had to put up with, he has surely earned a new contract. But taking into account the often dire football, question marks remain.

Ndiaye injury concerns abate as he returns to action

12/10/2024

Doubts over Iliman Ndiaye's availability for this weekend's clash with Ipswich Town have eased after he came on as a second-half substitute for Senegal against Malawi in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying today.

The International Return of Gylfi Sigurdsson

12/10/2024

I noted with interest last night, the 84th min substitution of one Gylfi Sigurdsson, making a brief appearance for Iceland on the international stage. Despite almost 2 years left hanging by Greater Manchester Police and the Criminal Prosecution Service after being suspended by Everton — prematurely in hindsight, rather than waiting to actually see what […]

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Sean Dyche chats to Juliette Ferrington

09/10/2024

Sean Dyche chats to Juliette Ferrington about life at Everton, how he deals with 'noise' around the club, advice from Sven-Goran Eriksson, and Oasis tickets on Sky Sports' new "One on One" podcast.

Everton takeover on course for December completion

09/10/2024

There has been some more clarity regarding The Friedkin Group takeover of Everton released by i News and carried elsewhere, apparently garnered from an article at the Josimar independent website.

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777 Partners in crime

07/10/2024

Philippe Auclair and Paul Brown continue their reporting in Josimar on the collapse of 777 Partners, the Miami-based firm whose eight-month-long takeover bid for Everton eventually ended in May. 

The Friedkin Group register new holding company in UK

07/10/2024

In a significant step toward completion of their Everton takeover, The Friedkin Group have registered a new holding company that is expected to take over legal ownership of Farhad Moshiri's Everton shares

Blues hold out against the Magpies

07/10/2024

It wasn’t pretty to watch and arguably Newcastle should have won that. But we got a result and ground out a valuable point through dogged resilience

Everton announce new Fan Wall initiative

05/10/2024

Everton will install a mosaic comprised of photographs submitted by Evertonians that will honour famous figures from the Club's past on a Fan Wall at the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

Dele comeback on hold again due to fresh injury setback

04/10/2024

Dele Alli's hopes of taking his final steps towards full fitness have been checked by another muscle strain that has forced Everton's medical and coaching staff to put back a series of practice matches they had planned for the former England star.

Premier League — Matchweek 7

03/10/2024

Only 4 of the 10 Premier League games on the fixture schedule for this weekend will be broadcast live in the UK: Saturday 5 October 202412:30 Crystal Palace v Liverpool — TNT Sports 117:30 Everton v Newcastle Utd — Sky Sports Sunday 6 October 202414:00 Aston Villa v Manchester Utd — Sky Sports16:30 Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur  — Sky […]

Everton vs Newcastle United

03/10/2024

Jarrad Branthwaite could be missing from Everton's back line again this weekend after suffering a minor thigh problem in training.

Friedkin Group to plug BMD funding gaps

02/10/2024

The Friedkin Group will continue to provide Everton funds to cover working capital requirements and the ongoing fit-out of the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock while they await approval of their takeover.

Tickets & Travel: Ipswich Town (A)

02/10/2024

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

Looking Ahead at the Everton Squad in 2025-26

01/10/2024

With the current season barely 2 months old and the ownership situation yet to be fully resolved, it might be a bit early to be thinking about next season.  However, with some time on my hands, I was curious to see what our full first-team squad looks like and was surprised – and I was […]