Gary is editor for ReadEverton. He has many years experience of sports writing behind him after deciding (belatedly) that the world of accountancy wasn't for him. His work has been featured on (among many others) BBC Sport and The Metro. He has written on many sports, but considers himself an expert in football and F1. When not writing and editing he likes to go to the cinema and sip a lovely cold pint of Guinness (not always at the same time).
Yesterday’s ranking of Everton’s home kits since 1992 covered the shirts themselves. This is the big badge stuck on the front of them — arguably even less important, and just as guaranteed to have every Evertonian disagreeing with the order. CMC Markets became the tenth company to have a go this summer, so it felt […]
Everton could be without James Garner for the start of the Premier League season after the midfielder underwent surgery on a groin problem. Garner missed last weekend’s friendly against Dundee with the issue, which the club said would be assessed further. He was absent again on Saturday against Bolton, and Everton confirmed afterwards that the […]
Nottingham Forest are considering a move for Everton striker Beto, according to the Daily Mail’s Simon Jones. Oliver Glasner’s side are believed to be assessing the Guinea-Bissau international striker as an option, with the two clubs likely to be competing for similar positions in the table again this season. Nothing has been confirmed beyond that […]
Everton couldn’t add to the four they put past Dundee last weekend, drawing a blank at Bolton in their second pre-season friendly. None of that will trouble David Moyes. At this stage, it’s about legs and lungs rather than the score, and there was plenty of honest running put in on both sides at the […]
From NEC and Umbro classics to Hummel’s return and Castore’s new era, Everton have worn some unforgettable home shirts over the past three decades. Some have become icons. Others are best left in the club shop archive. Here is our ranking of every Premier League-era Everton home shirt. Ask ten Evertonians to name the club’s […]
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, […]
