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Creative Accounting?
Bobby Mallon
Posted 30/06/2025
I have just read that Aston Villa are the next club to sell their women’s team to a sister company for £60M to avoid PSR limits.
Why are we not doing the same thing with our women’s team? Or better still, with Goodson Par...
The summer barometer
Andrew James
Posted 28/06/2025
The unusual summer of matches — including internationals, the much maligned Club World Cup — has arguably delayed activity in the transfer market although one cannot help but notice our darling neighbours and Manchester United have bee...
Up the flipping workers!
Kev Johnson
Posted 22/06/2025
Over and above any liking or disliking of particular players or management staff, I’m an Everton fan. That said, I’m feeling a little bit torn right now. ...
How close Ancelotti came to signing Gabriel for Everton
Michael Kenrick
Posted 13/06/2025
Speaking to Podpah, Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes has claimed that he very nearly became an Everton player, and he even had a medical with the Toffees at one point....
My Greatest Everton, by Alex Young
Danny O’Neill
Posted 08/06/2025
For those who follow the Everton Heritage Society on social media, there is an interesting old article with Alex Young.
My Greatest Everton, by Alex Young
Some obvious, but also interesting choices from the Golden ...
Farewell to Goodison – an opposition fan's view
Rodney Kingston
Posted 30/05/2025
You say goodbye, I say hello
Wow! My first visit to Goodison Park, in fact my first visit to the city of Li...
Guardian Cryptic Crossword, 29 May
Tim Taylor
Posted 29/05/2025
Guardian Cryptic Crossword, 29 May:
15 Down > Depression? That could be Everton (3,5)
Seems about right!...
Here's To You, Dad...
Sandra Williams
Posted 18/05/2025
The day has arrived… the day we thought we'd never get to...
The day to say a fond farewell to our 2nd home, where we've sat for 50 years, through brilliant times, bad times, and traumatic times, in all weathers, to be where w...
Becky reads your posts to Tony Kay
Becky Tallentire
Posted 12/05/2025
Becky Tallentire, who has befriended the past stars for Everton FC and writen up their recollections in a trilolgy of excellent books, took time out with Tony Kay the other day to read the various comments to him by ToffeeWeb...
What Money Can't Buy
Andy Crooks
Posted 07/05/2025
There has been a bit of speculation on the site about what our transfer budget will be this summer and how limited it might be. I believe that, even if the amount is way above our expectations, progress up the table will be limited if it is based ...
The Leaving of Goodison
Paul Kossoff
Posted 02/05/2025
I've written new words to the old sea shanty The Leaving Of Liverpool. It was supposedly first heard around 1870.
Feel free to add your ideas, and remember, it's the tune of The Leaving Of Liverpool – not ...
A fabulous Everton sea shanty
Geoff Cadman
Posted 01/05/2025
In a recent thread, Ron Sear mentioned sea shanties, and I had the same thought — the following has evolved as events have changed. Like all sea shanties, new verses are added with each change of events.To the tune o...
End-of-term review
Jay Harris
Posted 28/04/2025
As we get towards the end of the season, I thought it might be useful to debate and take some views of fellow Evertonians on where we are at and what we need to do for next season and the future.
I know some articles during the season have...
The 1878 group have given The Old Lady a great send off
Brian Harrison
Posted 24/04/2025
I would like to say a massive thank you to the 1878 group who have been responsible for the flags on display at matches as well as other fan engagement activities.
Their last display I hear is against Ipswich when they plan to have most pa...
Liverpool Senior Cup Final at Goodison
Jim Milner
Posted 07/04/2025
For many Evertonians, the time is either running out or has now passed when it comes to visiting Goodison Park.
With that in mind, an opportunity has arisen with our Under-21s reaching the final of the Liverpool Senior Cup for Evertonians ...
An Alternative Reality
Robert Tressell
Posted 13/03/2025
I don’t know about you, but I was jealous of Aston Villa winning a tie 6-1 on aggregate against a decent Club Brugge side in the Last 16 of the Champions League.
The soul-destroying thing is… that should have been us – a...
Duncan Ferguson in Conversation
Sue Porter
Posted 24/02/2025
Two independent bookshops are bringing Duncan Ferguson to St George's Hall in Liverpool on 7 May 2025 at 7:30 pm. The event is being organised by Linghams, based on the Wirral, and Books, based in Oswestry....
Doucouré can be a bit of a problem
Frank Thomas
Posted 23/02/2025
I like Doucouré but he gets too excited and loses focus, then misses sitters, and finally he then costs us goals. Let me give you some examples:
He missed unopposed sitters from almost the penalty spot against Leicester, Crystal Pal...
Everyone's a critic?
Derek Thomas
Posted 16/02/2025
Anjishnu, Charles and Conor (apologies to any I've missed out) have all put their head upon the block of reporting / previewing and there been plenty of volunteers to take a swing with the axe.
So how about 'You' having a go?
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