• 31st:  Everton's best attacking football of the season is neutralized by a rampant Manchester United who hit hard on the break to take a flattering 4-1 victory home from Goodison Park. Duncan Ferguson scored Everton's first league goal of the season at home.
• October 30th:  Mitch Ward picked up an injury against Middlesbrough, and is out for two weeks.  Bakayoko has a sore ankle but is expected to play tomorrow.
• 29th:  Joe Royle has persuaded Everton to let Michael Branch go on a month's loan to Manchester City. Meanwhile, supposed Everton target, Port Vale's Gareth Ainsworth, has gone to Wimbledon for £2M.
• 28th:  Everton dominate in the 3rd Round tie at Middlesbrough, with goals (yes!) Ferguson, Bakayoko, and Hutchison taking them through 3-2 in extra time.  In the 4th Round, Everton are drawn at home to Sunderland.
• 27th:  John Spencer has gone on a month's loan with Motherwell, with a view to making his a permanent move.
• 26th:  Peter Johnson has issued a detailed statement in response to the scurrilous and irresponsible press reports that his financial involvement with Tranmere Rovers breaches FA Rules. In short: it does not.
• October 25th:  Press reports are claiming that Peter Johnson is in serious trouble with the football authorities because he has substantial financial interests in more than one club: Everton and Tranmere Rovers.  
• 24th:  Olivier Dacourt and Marco Materazzi are back in the side, but both get booked as Everton extend their unbeaten run to 9 matches at Sheffield Wednesday, with yet another 0-0 draw.
• 22nd:  John O'Kane, unable to make any impression on Walter Smith, has gone on loan at Burnley.
• 21st:  Everton reserves win their last match at Goodison Park 2-1, before switching to the AutoQuest Stadium in Widnes. Visitors Preston North End hardly tested new goalie Steve Simonsen, as Michael Branch made an impressive comeback from long-term injury by scoring both goals.
• October 20th:  Gavin McCann is rumoured to be among the players who may leave soon to help provide funds for Walter Smith.
• 19th:  The lack of width on Everton's right side was bemoaned by Walter Smith as he revealed that the club's spending spree is now over.
• 18th:  Dave Watson, derby Man of the Match at nearly 37 years old, reckons that Premiership defendants like him have the measure of young Michael Owen, and simply defend deep.
• 17th:  Liverpool visited Goodison Park for a dire and dull 0-0 draw in the home derby match, with Ibrahima Bakayoko making his debut; Tony Grant and Mitch Ward making comebacks from injury.
• 16th:  Steve Watson is NOT joining Everton, because he has joined Aston Villa for $4.25M. Walter Smith's attentions are reportedly switching to Steve Stone of Nottingham Forest.
• October 15th:  Craig Short is doubtful for Saturday's derby match; he has a viral infection and has missed training this week.
• 14th:  Jamie Milligan scored 2 goals in the England U-18's 4-2 drubbing of Italy in Rome. At the FA's insistence, Everton's Premiership clash with Arsenal is moved back 24 hours to Sunday 8 November, ostensibly to help Arsenal's European campaign, but much to Walter Smith's annoyance.
• 13th:  Michael Ball gets his third cap in England's U-21 win 5-0 in Luxemburg.
• 12th:  Everton unveil Walter Smith's fifth major signing: 21-year-old Ivory Coast striker Ibrahima Bakayoko, transferred from Montpellier Hérault for a fee of £4.5M.
• 11th:  Today's Sunday Speculation links Jason Koumas, 19-year-old Tranmere midfielder, with a move to Everton... at some unspecified time in the future.
• October 10th:  Everton Reserves beat Liverpool 2-0 in the mini-derby, with goals from Phil Jevons and Mickael Madar. Tony Grant and Mitch Ward are both in action after their long-term injuries.
• 9th:  Michael Ball gets his second cap in the England U-21's 1-0 win over Bulgaria; Simonsen was on the bench.
• 8th:  Richard Dunne has signed a new 4-yr contract with Everton, and hopes to be back in the First Team by Christmas.
• 7th:  Joe Parkinson's chronic injury woes took another dive with the news that he is now suffering hernia problems.
• 6th:  The transfer of Ibrahima Bakayoko to Everton is all but final following Michael Dunford's trip to France. Yoko is due to be formally unveiled at Goodison Park next week. Slaven Bilic reports back to Bellefield after taking a six-week rest-cure in Croatia to help his hip/groin injury recover.
• October 5th:  Everton Reserves drew 1-1 at Blackburn Rovers, with Tony Grant getting a run out... John Collins has been forced to pull out of the Scotland squad due to a recurring problem with a chipped toe.
• 4th:  Walter Smith has called off his quest to sign Steve Watson from Newcastle United.
• 3rd:  Olivier Dacourt is back in side to seal a great 2-1 win at Wimbledon, with excellent goals by Cadamarteri and Ferguson, but Ollie was gutted when he drew the dreaded Yellow Card in the last minute, as he will now miss the derby.
• 2nd:  Everton have been granted a work permit for Ivory Coast striker Ibrahima Bakayoko – hopefully the final step in bringing the exciting goalscorer from the French league to Goodison Park.
• October 1st:  The manager of Everton's highly successful Ladies Team has called it a day after 15 years.  Billy Jackson has ended on a high after leading his lasses to their FA Premier League Championship last season.  Assistant manager, Keith Marley takes over.

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