Archives for the ‘News’ Category

James Vaughan signs for Leicester City

By Ian Phillips • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: News

James Vaughan has joined Championship high-flyers Leicester City inititally on a one-month loan deal. Leicester, who are without top scorer Matty Fryatt while he recovers from a broken jaw, have added Vaughan to boost their striking options as they seek to secure a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. The move [...]



Everton 5 Hull 1 – It’s just like watching Brazil

By Ian Phillips • Mar 7th, 2010 • Category: News

Arteta, majestic. Pienaar, sensational. Heitinga, superb. Donovan, fantastic. Yakubu, masterful. Today’s performance at Goodison Park was quite sensational. From start to finish Everton simply played Hull off the park with some wonderful football. If you missed today’s game, make sure you watch a re-run, it was 90 minutes of pure un-rivalled entertainment.
Everton went into the [...]



Hull Team News – JAGIELKA STARTS

By Ian Phillips • Mar 7th, 2010 • Category: News

Phil Jagielka will start for Everton today against Hull. Everton’s player of the year for 2008/09 starts his first game in nearly 11 months after impressing as a subsitute last week against Tottenham. John Heitinga will resume his role in midfield from the second half against Spurs. Leon Osman has passed a late fitness test [...]



Leighton Baines starts for England

By Ian Phillips • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: News

FollowEverton can reveal that Leighton Baines will start tonight’s England friendly against Egypt. Baines who will be winning his first ever full international cap has won the race against Aston Villa left-back Stephen Warnock to wear the number 3 shirt this evening. But Baines may only have 45 minutes to impress as it is expected [...]



Heitinga has Credentials to fill void left by Fellaini

By Max O'Collins • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: News

When the out-of-favour Dutchman was signed from Atletico, no one was really sure where Moyes was going to use him. for the national team Heitinga had played right back or centre back, for Atletico he was spread all over the park playing central midfield sometimes, and that’s where he started for us blues back in [...]



Saha sizzling, Rodwell blundering – A review of the past week

By Max O'Collins • Feb 18th, 2010 • Category: News

A week that started oh so well has somewhat come to a rather sour end. With the win against Chelsea being marred by the news about Fellaini and a last minute lapse in concentration against Sporting.
It’s been a decade since we last beat the current league leaders. A decade of misery in travelling to Stamford [...]



BREAKING NEWS: FELLAINI OUT FOR 6 MONTHS

By Ian Phillips • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: News

Everton have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Marouane Fellaini will be out for around 6 months with an injury similar to that of Robin Van Persie. Speaking to ESPN, Everton manager David Moyes revealed the news that all Toffees fans had been dreading. Supporters who were eagerly awaiting a mouthwatering central [...]



Senderos signs up

By Ian Phillips • Jan 23rd, 2010 • Category: News

Everton have added to what has already been a more busy January transfer window than normal with the signing of Swiss defender Philippe Senderos who has joined on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season as he seeks more regular first team football. The centre-back will be seen as a replacement for Lucas [...]



Arteta may return

By Ryan Grant • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta may be a surprise inclusion in the squad for Saturdays clash with Birmingham.
Spanish newspaper, Marca, suggest that the midfielder may be on the bench. Other sources such as the Daily Mirror  are also suggesting he could return, however we believe it is unlikely the midfielder will play for at  least a couple more weeks.



EXCLUSIVE – Interview With Everton Ladies Keeper Rachel Brown

By Liam White • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: News

Everton have a successful Ladies side, winners of the Premierleague Cup in 2008 and runners up in the league in 2009.  Everton Ladies goalkeeper and England number 1 Rachel Brown has answered some questions about our ladies side.
Q.  So why did the Everton Foundation get involved in women’s football
and how far back does this connection [...]