Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
Today’s meeting between Everton and Bolton Wanderers is, in the grand scheme of things, a gentle pre-season friendly — nobody’s season hinges on it, and by Monday most of it will be forgotten. But the fixture itself has a longer history than that billing suggests, so with a quiet afternoon and a rivalry stretching back […]
For a player who has spoken openly about needing to feel wanted, Jack Grealish’s summer just got a lot harder to read. Asked directly about Grealish’s future in his first press conference as Man City manager, Enzo Maresca gave an answer that revealed almost nothing. “At the moment he’s here — he’s a City player,” […]
Yesterday’s piece on Everton’s matchday ticket freeze touched a nerve, with Evertonians pointing to April’s season ticket rise as evidence of a club that isn’t listening. But if we widen the scope to the rest of the Premier League, it’s not as simple as “Everton fans are being ripped off.” Where Everton actually sit Everton’s […]
We knew it was coming. Still stung a bit, though. The departure of Idrissa Gana Gueye was confirmed the way most modern exits are — a club statement, a contract expiry, a move to the Saudi Pro League dressed up as a fresh challenge. None of that captures what he actually was to Everton for […]
Competition Pre-season friendly Date Saturday 25 July 2026 Kick-off 3:00pm BST Venue Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton Streaming evertontv, £5.99 match pass Everton away tickets Sold out Everton continue their pre-season programme at Bolton Wanderers this afternoon, the first of six fixtures — Stoke City, Hamburger SV, Stuttgart, Newcastle United and Lille to follow — before […]
A busy-ish day on ReadEverton but another passes with no new signings to report. Oh well. Patience is key, apparently. Villa’s interest in James Garner turned out to be more complicated than first reported. Pete O’Rourke’s claim of a renewed approach was directly contradicted hours later, with TEAMtalk’s Harry Watkinson reporting Everton have received no […]
Enzo Maresca gave his first comments on Jack Grealish’s future since taking over at Man City, and didn’t confirm a second loan to Everton. “At the moment he’s here — he’s a City player,” Maresca said. “I always say the same, in any club I’ve joined, if there are players that belong to the club, […]
Everton have received no approaches for James Garner, according to TEAMtalk’s Harry Watkinson, with the club maintaining the 25-year-old is not for sale. The denial contradicts an earlier report from Pete O’Rourke, which claimed Aston Villa were readying a renewed move for Garner and had made an approach for him back in January. That report, […]
Everton and Newcastle United both want Norwich City right-back Kellen Fisher, but the Championship club are refusing to sell, according to TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey. The 22-year-old has been on Everton’s radar since last summer, when the Toffees looked at a deal before eventually signing Adam Aznou instead. A move for Fisher was also considered in […]
Everton have confirmed that home Premier League matchday prices at the Hill Dickinson will be frozen for 2026/27, alongside a new 18-21 tariff bridging junior and adult rates. The club says the move follows a review of last season and talks with supporter groups. The freeze covers match-by-match tickets only, who’ll pay the same as […]
Everton’s interest in Jonathan Rowe has moved on from the opening approach reported earlier in the week. The club have entered firm discussions over a deal for the winger, according to TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey, with David Moyes a long-standing admirer of the 23-year-old. Everton opened talks on Wednesday, with that report describing discussions as early-stage […]
Aston Villa are ready to revive their interest in James Garner, according to Pete O’Rourke. He reports that Villa, long-term admirers of the Everton midfielder, made an approach in January and are preparing to test Everton’s resolve again as they look to add to their midfield options. The picture at Everton has changed since then. […]
