Timid Everton Underwhelm on the Big Stage
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Everton out fought and out thought in a Dire Derby Day
Everton’s resurgence up the ranks of the Premier League was well and truly brought to an abrupt halt at the hands of Arch Rivals Liverpool.
The Blues failed to take advantage of an extra man in a tempestuous affair and really never got into any type of rhythm.
Tim Howard so often the savior will have to put his hands up for this one as he flapped at a corner on 55 minutes that resulted in the decisive goal. Sloth from the Goonies aka Dirk Kuyt took full advantage with a flicked header to settle local bragging rights for this season.
In a game of sparce footballing ingenuity David Moyes again proved reactive rather than proactive as he kept with his one forward up front until it was too late……
Without doubt a chance missed to get one over the dark side on their home turf
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Everton Bounce Back From Cup Exit thanks to Donovan!
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Donovan Bags First goal as Everton hone in on the top Six
Everton Responded to getting unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup by dismissing an out of sorts Sunderland 2-0 on Wednesday Night.
Landon Donovan netted his first with an impressive strike from outside the area to double the advantage after Tim Cahill had given the toffees an early lead.
Donovan’s Strike showed all the skill and class that the American has become renowned for!
Roll on Wigan Saturday as I go to watch him in the flesh!Ill keep you posted!
Category: Team News“Long” Road Back For Liverpool
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Another nadir for the reds tonight against an inspired Reading. Rafa Benitez must surely be fearing for his Anfield future after this abject display.
Another listless performance sees the Reds drop out of all competitions for the season and we are only mid way through January.
The repercussions of missing out on the Champions League means that rather than Liverpool not being able to afford to get rid of Rafa, it looks more like they cannot afford to keep him!
The dressing room seems to have deserted him on this lacklustre showing!
Helps ease the pain for us Blues as we begin to improve!
For crying out loud, he has to go!
Category: Team NewsHicks Junior a Secret Blue?
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The furore surrounding an e-mail from George Hicks Jnr to a stakeholder from the Spirit of Shankly Supporters Group saw the American forced to resign from the board of the Red Horde.
Hicks eloquently responded to complaints over lack of transfer funds by quipping “Blow Me F@ck Face”
To the chagrin of the disillusioned Kopites the son of the clubs part owner showed a true lack of class and a total disregard for feeling on the ground in the city.
Regardless of this it has to be noted that it has to go down as one of the funniest responses in history!He has also guaranteed cult status with us Toffees!
Go George! You tell ‘em!
Category: Team NewsDonovan’s Bright Start and Everton’s Late Agony
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Landon Donovan produced a superb debut for Everton all things considered as he weighed in with an assist before Everton succumbed to a late deflected goal to deprive them of what, on the face of it, was a worthy victory.
The toffees claimed a share of the spoils at thr Emirates for the second season running but it could and perhaps should have been more after a dramatic day in North London.
Arsenal huffed and puffed but did not open up Everton many times as a backline well marshalled by the impressive Heitinga looked set to claim a superb victory.
After Pienaars sumptuous chip put the toffees ahead with the clock ticking down Arsenal scored their second deflected goal of the day to break Toffee’s hearts.
Donovan had been replaced jsut after the hour as he understandably tired, experiencing the hurly burly of the Premier League for the first time.
Overall Moyes can take great heart from this display with Maroune Fellani in particular continuing to grow into his defensive midfielders role while the back four performed as a solid cohesive unit.
Hopefully we can take this into the next game as we begin to see the squad comign back to something like full strength
The Belgian Midfielder beginning to show why the outlay was so big
Category: Team NewsEverton Hoping More Than Expecting in 2010
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When you turn back the clock to the post season following the 2008/2009 season very few would have predicted the stagnant almost beleaguered state that Everton currently find themselves in.
The 3 month loan arrival of Landon Donovan from the MLS does not set the pulses of Evertonians racing and with investment seemingly as close now as it was 2 years ago there is little to be overly optimistic about….. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Team NewsThe worst possible start
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It had to happen. No new signings to speak of (apart from some unknowns who will probably spend the season in the reserves), first game of the season against an Arsenal team with a need to shut a few people up and the Joleon Lescott affair on everyones mind.
We simply weren’t good enough, the defending diabolical and no presence upfront. The only “positive” for me personally is that we didn’t play badly enough to lose 6-1.
I’ll admit I’m not looking forward to facing Sigma Olomouc on Thursday. Hopefully though, the annihilation on Saturday will serve as a massive kick up the backside.
If we can get some new players in by the end of the week coupled by a good performance on Thursday then that will give everyone a lift.
I’ll finish with a message for Moyes: Get rid of Lescott! He wants to leave so take the £20 million and run!
Category: Team NewsIf he doesn’t want to wear the shirt then he must go!
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Moyes turned him from a Championship defender in a top-half-of-the-table team to one of the top defenders in the Premier League and an England international and now he wants to got to City.
According to the papers Joleon Lescott could be a City player in the next few days for £22 million. The only upside being we will have made a tidy £17 million profit if it all goes through.
All in all it is very disappointing news but if a player no longer wants to wear the shirt then get rid of him and move on.
I think we’ve shown over the years, and particularly last season, that we thrive on adversity so losing Lescott will just make us stronger and the boys will pull together. We should have at least £25 million to spend on new players which could be a blessing in diguise.
We’ll see what happens over the next few days…
Category: Team NewsSir Moyes of Goodison we need some new signings!
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With 3 weeks until the the new season starts things aren’t looking too great in our recruitment drive so far! Good work by Moyes getting Jo back on loan but so far we’ve only bought Shkodran Mustafi (a 17 year old defender from Hamburg) and Anton Peterlin (a 22 year old midfielder from a 4th division American team).
What we don’t want is a repeat of the start of last season.
What we need are a couple of experienced defenders and a midfield rottweiler – a hard tackler who can compliment the attacking nature of Pienaar, Arteta, Tim and Ossie. Fellaini was bought as a defensive midfielder but seems to have a more forward attacking nature.
Moyes has stated that bringing defenders in is the top priority and he’s 100% right (as usual!). Jags will miss the start of the season and there is still the possibility of Lescott joining City. The full back area is also in need of reinforcements.
All Everton fans, myself included, have complete faith in the manager – his recent transfer record speaks for itself so hopefully we’ll see some new faces very soon! COYB’s!
Category: Team NewsRochdale 1 Everton 4 and more on Lescott
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A good weekend for the boys at Spotland. Jo with a brace and the Mighty Timmy and Joleon back in the squad after both had extended breaks. Almost a starting 11 from last season with the exception of youngsters Wallace and Duffy and goalkeeper Turner. Saha also sported some ginger locks – lovely! More importantly Lescott played the full 90 minutes…
There have been a few reports stating he apparently wants at least the chance to talk to City (echoes of John Terry who was also reported as wanting to talk to them) who will also up their bid to £18m. Coming from the UK papers though it is probably rubbish!! It was also stated that Lescott thought a move to City would improve his England chances. How that makes any sense is beyond me – he would be a definite starter for both clubs only Everton would have the added bonus and experience of another European campaign. Watch this space!!
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