Column and Opinion Articles

Should the Toffees sign Jack Grealish on loan?

Anjishnu Roy

The England international has fallen out of favour at Manchester City and is determined to secure a move away.

29/07/2025

Everton’s record with young signings: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Angus Kearney

With 19-year-old Adam Aznou joining Everton last week, we decided to analyse Everton’s record with recruiting young talent.

08/08/2025

The 'Stitched' Pitch – A Modern Marvel or a Troubled Turf?

Michael Kenrick

The Everton first team step foot on the gorgeous green expanse of pitch inside Hill Dickinson Stadium in front of an (almost) packed house for the first time this weekend.

07/08/2025

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: What will he bring to Everton?

Harry Diamond

Everton have announced the signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea for an initial fee of £25M.

06/08/2025

Everton’s defence is now even more reliant on James Tarkowski

Angus Kearney

James Tarkowski made his first start for Everton in nearly four months in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United in Atlanta.

05/08/2025

Talking points ahead of Manchester United vs Everton

Anjishnu Roy

Everton are searching for their first win of the Premier League Summer Series.

03/08/2025

The 'Stitched' Pitch – A Modern Marvel or a Troubled Turf?

Michael Kenrick

The Everton first team step foot on the gorgeous green expanse of pitch inside Hill Dickinson stadium in front of an (almost) packed house for the first time this weekend.

03/08/2025

Talking points ahead of West Ham Utd vs Everton

Anjishnu Roy

The Blues have been underwhelming in the pre-season so far.

30/07/2025

Opposition analysed: West Ham United

Harry Diamond

Everton continue their pre-season campaign on Wednesday night against West Ham United in the Premier League Summer Series.

30/07/2025

Minor shareholders dealt another blow

The minor shareholders in Everton Football Club Co Ltd have been dealt another blow in the latest move by Everton's new owners, Roundhouse Capital — The holding company established by The Friedkin Group to hold ever increasing numbers of what used to be precious Everton Shares.

24/07/2025

The FAB Fiasco: Unmasking the Illusion of Influence

Michael Kenrick

The bold FAB tagline: We are an independent body established with the goal of ensuring that Evertonians’ voices are heard at the highest levels in Everton Football Club.

22/07/2025

Everton in Chicago

Jamie Hale

This is just a little heads up as to what's happening on the Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday in Chicago for those who are traveling to watch the second game of the Premier League Summer Series at Soldier Field.

18/07/2025

Plenty of work left for Everton this summer - key areas that need new signings

Anjishnu Roy

Having acquired a striker and a goalkeeper, the Blues must address a number of glaring holes in the squad.

18/07/2025

Everton’s right-wing: 10 targets - Dream, realistic, and wildcard options

Harry Diamond

Amid a plethora of positions that still need sorting before the new season starts, Everton’s right wing is perhaps the priority.

18/07/2025

Manchester United looking to sign “former Everton flop” for £45M

Michael Kenrick

Amdist transfer rumours that Manchester United are looking to sign "former Everton flop" Moise Kean for around £45M, here's a look at our updated bio-profile of his time in England with The Blues.

12/07/2025

Ancelotti gets jail term for tax evasion but will not go to prison

Michael Kenrick

09/07/2025

Date switched for first Premier League game at Hill Dickinson Stadium

Michael Kenrick

09/07/2025

Club World Cup — Semi-Finals

Michael Kenrick

08/07/2025

Sigurdsson and Partey up against British Justice

Michael Kenrick

04/07/2025

Liverpool's Diogo Jota killed in a tragic road accident

Anjishnu Roy

The 28-year-old and his brother were involved in a tragic car accident in Zamora, Spain.

03/07/2025

Where Did the Money Really Come From for the new Hill Dickinson Stadium?

Michael Kenrick

Farhad Moshiri put in a huge amount to get the project underway, but TFG crucially restructured crippling high-interest loans into long-term debt.

03/07/2025

John Textor's Lyon demoted to French Ligue 2

Michael Kenrick

24/06/2025

Matt O'Riley Update

Michael Kenrick

19/06/2025

Jarrad Branthwaite: Why is he overlooked for England?

Harry Diamond

For the second straight squad announcement, Jarrad Branthwaite’s name was a glaring omission for England.

06/06/2025

How other Premier League teams fared after moving to new stadiums

Harry Diamond

Goodison Park will now serve as the home for the Everton women's team as the Toffees are moving into a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

06/06/2025

Ode to a Grand Old Lady — a poem

Anon

22/05/2025

Premier League — Matchweek 37

Michael Kenrick

16/05/2025

Desert Island Memorabilia: David France and The Everton Collection

Mike Gaynes

14/05/2025

Premier League — Matchweek 34

Michael Kenrick

26/04/2025

Thank God for Everton — the ecclesiastical origins

Jim Milner

I thought now would be a good time to look back on the foundation of our great club, before it became fully professional and moved into its first purpose-built football ground

22/04/2025

Premier League — Matchweek 33

Michael Kenrick

18/04/2025

Everton Double Season — 40-year anniversary

Brian Wilkinson

17/04/2025

Plans for the Howard Kendall Suite at Collingwood Dock

The Howard Kendall Suite is described as a membership dining facility that is being planned for Collingwood Dock.

14/04/2025

Everton not expected to make Broja's loan deal permanent

Rumour Mill

A strong rumour doing the rounds now is that Everton will not be taking advantage of the £30M option to make Armando Broja's loan deal permanent.

13/04/2025

The Battle for the Football League Championship

Danny O’Neill

11/04/2025

FAB request 'sensible' kick-off time for Goodison's last game

Everton's Fan Advisory Board have written to the Premier League requesting a 'sensible time on Sunday 18 May' for the final game ever at Goodison Park

09/04/2025

Is this as good as it gets with David Moyes?

Christine Foster

We are rolling and creaking towards the end of a season where Moyes has stabilized the ship, steered us to safety… Great! But Moyes still has his detractors and his ability to step up another level again has been a question mark against him for a long time.

07/04/2025

Manchester City continue fight with Premier League over APT rules

Legal Eagle

Manchester City are continuing to challenge the Premier League over their Associated Party Transaction rules despite previous tribunal findings and changes voted in to the rules

04/04/2025

Premier League — Matchweek 30

Michael Kenrick

01/04/2025

The best game I ever saw at the Old Lady

Don Alexander

01/04/2025

Premier League clubs reject early closure of the transfer window

Legal Eagle

When they met on Thursday, Premier League clubs rejected closing the summer transfer window early this year — on 14 August — two days before the start of the 2025-26 season.

27/03/2025

Player Watch: Joao Virginia

Michael Kenrick

Reserve goalkeeper Joao Virginia is set to complete his 6th season with Everton — but it could well be his last

24/03/2025

The Coalition to End Gambling Ads target Everton and Leicester City

Legal Eagle

The Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA) have written to the Gambling Commission, demanding action against Everton and Leicester City

22/03/2025

Man Utd will have to win Europa League to tempt Branthwaite

The Rumour Mill

Sources claim that Manchester Utd are again eying up a move for Everton's centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite

21/03/2025

Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims

Legal Eagle

Photographic evidence casts doubt over eligibility of six foreign-born players and raises prospect that some may be adults

20/03/2025

Player Watch: Youssef Chermiti

Michael Kenrick

Youssef Chermiti made his first appearance of the season when he came on as a sub in the 79th minute against West Ham Utd last weekend.

18/03/2025

Manchester City and their 115 rule breaches

Legal Eagle

The Liverpool Echo has listed every charge brought by the Premier League against Manchester City in the private tribunal at the end of last year.

17/03/2025

Premier League — Matchweek 29 & League Cup Final

Michael Kenrick

15/03/2025

Tech Corner: Bad Request

Michael Kenrick

14/03/2025

David Moyes delighted with his wingers’ output at Molineux

Anjishnu Roy

After calling out Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom for their lack of attacking output, the manager was pleased with both players combining for the opener against Wolves.

09/03/2025

Seamus Coleman close to returning but won’t be rushed back says David Moyes

Anjishnu Roy

The Everton boss also added that there’s a small chance Armando Broja could be fit to be included in the matchday squad next week.

07/03/2025

Everton fined £50,000 for Curtis Jones brawl

Michael Kenrick

Everton were fined £50,000 for their part in the on-field brawl caused by Curtis Jones at the end of the last Goodison derby.

26/02/2025

The inaugural one-season wonders

Anthony Williams

This is the story of 11 one-match wonders who made just one appearance each in Everton's inaugural season in the new Football League, 1888-89.

23/02/2025

Saturday's Opponents: Man Utd, a Pre-match Assessment

Conor McCourt

Tomorrow's clash represents an intriguing match-up between two clubs for whom a managerial switch has led to fiercely contrasting fortunes

21/02/2025

Everton Football Club and Jack the Ripper

Anthony Williams

Coincidental connections between the 19th Century scourge of London, and players in Everton's inaugural team on the occasion of their first Football League fixture, are explored in detail.

21/02/2025

The resurgence of Beto under Moyes

Anjishnu Roy

From being linked with a move away throughout January to scoring five goals in just seven matches under David Moyes, Beto has found his footing.

17/02/2025

David Moyes and The Friedkin Group on the same page regarding squad rebuilding

Anjishnu Roy

David Moyes, who’s making the most of a thin squad, is expected to have more headroom while addressing signings this summer.

16/02/2025

A Personal Note

Lyndon Lloyd

After 24 years running this website together under the ToffeeWeb.com banner, Michael and I will be stepping away. TW will continue to be the news resource and community it always has been.

11/02/2025

Self-Inflicted Wounds and Near Misses haunt Everton in the FA Cup

Anjishnu Roy

08/02/2025

Latest Everton share auction requires careful handling by the Friedkins

Paul Quinn

What impact has the financial restructuring of Everton FC through the TFG takeover had on the minority shareholders?

24/01/2025

The first 28 days of TFG…

Simon Harrison

Simon Harrison reviews what has and has not happened in the first 28 days since The Friedkin Group became the new owners of Everton Football Club

16/01/2025

Out with the new and in with the old!

Simon Harrison

Simon reviews the TFG takeover and the return of David Moyes, signalling what might be ahead for Everton in the coming weeks and months

13/01/2025

A Safe Pair of Hands

Lyndon Lloyd

It’s unlikely David Moyes would have been anyone’s first choice to lead Everton into the new stadium and a potentially bright new future on the banks of the Mersey but for now, when safety is paramount, his steadying influence could be just what the new owners need

11/01/2025

Never go Back

Michael Kenrick

The prospect of David Moyes returning to Everton fills me with anger, hatred and other vile thoughts… I totally despise the man.

10/01/2025

Details of the Friedkin financial restructuring of Everton emerge

Paul Quinn

Paul Quinn analyzes the Return of Allotment of Shares posted yesterday by the club at Companies House that puts value on the share transactions underlying The Friedkin Group's takeover last month, and the impact it has had on the value of privately held Everton Shares.

09/01/2025

The vision that was planted in my brain still remains…

Simon Harrison

The most worrying thing for me is the deafening silence coming from The Friedkin Group since the 19 December take-over

06/01/2025

Calls intensify for Dyche to be replaced

Michael Kenrick

It is nothing unusual for many fans to react badly after Everton lose for the second successive week.

04/01/2025

Everton Shareholders and The Friedkin Group…

Paul Quinn

On the eve of Everton's takeover by The Friedkin Group, I have taken a look at he potential impacts to the increasingly marginalized minority shareholders.

18/12/2024

Are Everton players really that bad?

Matt Warnock

Is the claim that the players just aren’t good enough valid, or is it a convenient scapegoat for deeper issues at the club?

16/12/2024

Moshiri's Legacy

Jim Keoghan

The opening of the new stadium next year will likely form the basis of ‘Moshiri-Revisionism’, a favourable glow that will turn even more flattering over time as the horror of recent seasons fades from memory… but the overall picture of the departing owner isn’t great

10/12/2024

The End: From Glory to a Whole New Ball Game. Everton 1985-1994

Rob Sawyer

The concluding instalment of Gavin Buckland’s trilogy covering Everton in the Moores era, from the summer of 1985 to 1994 with the Blues in relegation peril

07/12/2024

Dyche risks undermining his own argument regarding Ndiaye

Lyndon Lloyd

The manager has responded to calls to move Everton’s best forward player into a No 10 role by suggesting that he doesn't yet have the experience or work-rate for it but neither the metrics nor the "eye test" seem to support the argument.

23/11/2024

Blues Brothers — Jack and Bert Sharp

Rob Sawyer

The story of two brothers: one an international-standard cricketer and footballer who was named an Everton Giant earlier this century; the other having a career in the same sports, but something of a footnote in the Club's history

19/11/2024

Misfits, Mysteries and Nearly-Men — Moise Kean

Lyndon Lloyd

Rather than end up on the scrap heap after a rollercoaster start to his professional career, it seems as though the Italian striker is finally finding his groove in his native land

15/11/2024

What happens when dogs no longer like the dog food?

Paul Quinn

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.

06/11/2024

What Were the Chances of That?

Becky Tallentire

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

30/10/2024

If not Dyche, then who...?

Matt Warnock

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?

30/10/2024

Jamie Baker’s Beautiful Last Day

Rob Sawyer

The touching story of a young Evertonian who was mascot for the Blues' clash with Manchester United in September 1986 and died from Leukaemia within hours of his special moment at Goodison Park.

22/10/2024

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded...

David Hardman

Over the last 32 years, the Premier League has become dominated by the Red Cartel. How’s that for a monopoly?

18/10/2024

Realistically, who replaces Sean Dyche?

Robert Tressell

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.

13/10/2024

Everton takeover on course for December completion

Simon Harrison

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.

09/10/2024

Size Matters

Jon Sellick

The Friedkin Group's millions will be welcomed. But money isn't what Everton need from them the most.

26/09/2024

New ownership, and the opportunity for renewal & future excellence at Everton

Paul 'The Esk' Quinn

It is only through excellence across all areas of the club that we can hope to be a success by any measure in the future

26/09/2024

We need to talk about Kevin: a defence of the DoF

Matt Warnock

When the Friedkins take the helm, hopefully later this year, the impending expiration of Kevin Thelwell's contract will be one of the matters in their in-tray. An argument that he has at least laid the foundations on which we can hope to build a better future.

26/09/2024

With the Friedkins back in, the Moshiri years might finally be over

Lyndon Lloyd

The Texas-based firm have now agreed a deal for Farhad Moshiri's majority stake but what can Evertonians expect from The Friedkin Group's ownership?

23/09/2024

Who are The Friedkin Group and what is the opportunity ahead for them and Everton?

Paul 'The Esk' Quinn

Assuming that TFG's concerns over Everton's debts are assuaged and they acquire Moshiri’s shares, then as with their acquisition of Roma, the real work begins.

24/09/2024

The Everton takeover saga – further analysis of the potential Textor bid

Paul 'The Esk' Quinn

To purchase Everton, Textor has to sell his holding in Crystal Palace, whether held directly or indirectly, and the ownership and control of that club is complex. So significant barriers exist, not all answers are known and in the meantime Everton’s competitive and financial position worsens under Farhad Moshiri.

13/09/2024

Everton’s Ownership, Moshiri and John Textor – Part I

Paul 'The Esk' Quinn

Given Everton’s extreme cash requirements, it would seem the last thing we require is a purchaser relying on debt, possibly even greater debt than Everton already carry.

26/08/2024

Everton’s Ownership, Moshiri and John Textor – Part II

Paul 'The Esk' Quinn

There’s no questioning Textor’s desire to majority own and control a Premier League club. Whether he can and the possible reasons for doing so are discussed here

07/09/2024

More Mirage than Goodison Maestro, James Lives on in Our Everton Imagination

Lyndon Lloyd

A genuine, albeit injury-prone star, James Rodriguez passed by our Evertonian world more like a fleeting comet â€” the pandemic ensuring that fans didn't ever get to see him play a competitive game in the flesh. He departed in 2021 having delivered some magical moments nonetheless.

07/09/2024

Ted and Alan Storey — Guardians of Goodison Park's Pitch

Rob Sawyer

For four decades, the responsibility for keeping the famous Goodison Park playing surface in top-top condition lay with the Storey family

04/09/2024

A Sledgehammer to the Solar Plexus

Lyndon Lloyd

We Blues have had to endure some excruciating results over the years, usually a gut punch of reality just when we dared believe things were on the up. Saturday hit as hard as any, perhaps harder for some, but it's early enough to be corrected if the manager can turn things around

02/09/2024

Just another go around the Sean Dyche rollercoaster

Matt Warnock

The Gaffer is, in football parlance, a streaky manager and accepting that as our truth may save you a few sleepless nights over the next few months. The big question then is why? And that's much harder to answer.

28/08/2024

May We Live in Less Interesting Times

Lyndon Lloyd

Stasis will remain the order of the day off the pitch but on it, Everton under Sean Dyche appear well-positioned to at least deliver the kind of mid-table mediocrity fans pined for a year ago following two gruelling battles against relegation

15/08/2024

Calvert-Lewin impasse isn't doing anyone any favours

Lyndon Lloyd

He has indelibly written himself into the pages of Everton history but his legacy stands to be tarnished if he ends up seeing out his contract at Goodison and can't deliver goals or performances this coming season

03/08/2024

Les Shannon — A Footballing Odyssey

Rob Sawyer

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.

29/07/2024

Jesper Lindstrøm Scouted: What Does 'Jobbe' Bring to Merseyside?

Toke Møller Theilade

Danish football writer Toke MÃ¸ller Theilade provides the low-down on the kind of player Everton have signed from Napoli

28/07/2024

Talented but enigmatic, Onana's rich promise must now be fulfilled elsewhere

Lyndon Lloyd

It so often felt as though Amadou Onana was playing within himself; as if it was better to save himself for bigger things and higher-profile occasions to come. He will feel he has taken a step up with his switch to Aston Villa while Everton have completed an excellent piece of business

	Team	Pld	GD	Pts
10	Brentford	38	9	56
11	Fulham	38	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	0	53
13	Everton	38	-2	48
14	West Ham	38	-16	43
15	Manchester United	38	-10	42
16	Wolves	38	-15	42

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