The international break is finally over and proper football is back. The internationals are usually a time, free of Everton disappointment (not including injuries), but this time we had the end of the transfer window to keep us occupied and my word was that a time just full of mass Everton-based disappointment. We started the […]
So continues our run of tough early season games. Next up we have Chelsea, who, while looking weakened, are by no means a walkover. They’re still the champions and largely have the same squad that stormed the league last time around (and also rolled over us, but okay that’s football) and Stamford Bridge is never […]
A slow but stable display from the Blues over in Croatia tonight as we sealed qualification to the Europa League against Split. We started the night looking very shaky indeed as Split had two early chances but were kept out by Jordan Pickford. We then started to dominate the game with Wayne Rooney and Gylfi […]
After a volatile affair at Goodison, we travel to the lion’s den to assure our qualification to the group stages of the Europa League. Once again I’m fully confident about this game. We’re a much better side than Split and if we play like we did against City, it could be five or six. They came […]
To avoid letting my heart rule my head is a hard one this time. We were absolutely excellent for the entire game. It was the best defensive display I’ve seen from an Everton side in recent years, as our young stars managed to outshine City’s big guns. Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Jordan Pickford, Tom Davies […]
The last time we played Manchester City was the game that one Tom Davies burst onto the scene. How time flies. That game was also Pep Guardiola’s biggest defeat thus far, and it came at the hands of a youthful Blues side treating the superstar-laced Manchester City as a training exercise. We ran rings around […]
Here we go again with Everton in Europe. We didn’t make easy work of Ružomberok so God knows how we’ll cope against these. We can’t just take a 1-0 back to their place – Cause have you seen their fans by the way? Bloody hell – because if we do, they won’t roll over like […]
Everton are back and so is Rooney. All in all, it was a great opening day as winning the first fixture is never an easy task. This is even harder against Stoke, a team obviously notorious for being far too stubborn for their own good. We were never in trouble from anything Stoke threw at […]
After the initial transfer buzz of the end of the season, we all fall into prediction mode. Whether we adopt a positive or negative view of the coming season, we all have a view. Whether you think we’ve bought well and we’re going to storm the league, or whether you’re partial to the term ‘fraud’, […]
Ready to go again? I’ve quite enjoyed the transfer window this time around, and it is a peculiar feeling having some additions to the team before the 29th of August. Even better is that some, if not all, of these players will be starters at some point in the season with our hectic calendar for […]
After the final whistle of the FA Cup blew on Saturday, the domestic season was drawn to a close. It’s been a somewhat unremarkable season on behalf of the Blues, but stability is a welcome return after chaos. After all, strong and stable things are all the rage nowadays, nice for Everton to join in. […]
So, the season is finished – de facto – and we’re 7th. Back in Europe. That means we need significant squad depth, as showed against Chelsea when we brought on Arouna Koné as Willian entered the fray for the Champions. We simply haven’t got the quality across a 22 man squad to fully embrace the […]