I’m sure I’m not the only one who feared the worst on Thursday night, dark memories of Metalist and Bucharest were playing in my head, and the prospect of another year with European football being thrown away in August seemed very likely, and I was once quite an optimistic Evertonian. Our performance in our 6-1 […]

Here it is again, our annual struggle in the early stages of Europe.  I’m sure no one needs reminding of our previous qualifying matches, and I’m sure no one wants to see it repeated again, and with our opponents having already demolished Aberdeen in the previous round, I’m sure quite a few people will be […]

Joleon Lescott trained on his own today and was left out of Everton’s squad to face Sigma Olomouc in the Europa League play-off round on Thursday. Manager David Moyes said Lescott’s attitude had been poor and he had let the team down “I’m not including Joleon Lescott in the squad. His attitude in the past […]

Everton are set to sign Argentine midfield star Ever Banega on a season long loan from Valencia if a work permit can be granted. Blues officials will attend a Home Office hearing in London on Friday to try and secure the permit and complete the move. Meanwhile The Daily Mirror reports that Everton are set […]

Why I expected anything different I don’t know, but our dreadful performance has really knocked out the optimism which foolishly crept into my mind this time yesterday.  At a time many will be blaming the Lescott saga or the board, this is a problem that has been around for some 8 seasons now.  Out of […]