Matt Jones recognises the leaps and bounds made by Everton's rising fullback star since arriving at Goodison for just £60,000 four years ago.
Everton's Official Site are taking a fond look back at the 1962-63 season which ended with the Blues lifting the title for the sixth time.
You would expect whoever negotiated [Everton's shirt] sponsorship deal [with Chang] that any advertising, labels, packaging a certain percentage would have to feature Everton in some shape or form in order to push forward (I hate this word but the club have been using it a lot recently) our 'brand'. This obviously is not the case... The deal itself ... expires at the end of next season; £4 million pound per season is a very poor return for a consistent top 8/6 side.
Everton have interviewed former Schalke 04 boss Ralf Rangnick regarding the vacant manager's position at Goodison Park, with a number of media outlets suggesting that, alongside Roberto Martinez, the German is on a three-man shortlist of candidates that Bill Kenwright is now considering. The Guardian report that the Chairman will announce his decision next week.
Steve Round looks set to follow David Moyes to Manchester United with The Telegraph reporting that he has been offered a six-year contract to become the departing Everton boss's assistant at Old Trafford.
Marouane Fellaini appears to have pledged his immediate future to Everton by saying that David Moyes's departure for Manchester United does not change anything for him as far as the Blues are concerned. "My destiny is with Everton, it’s as simple as that," he says, claiming that talk of Moyes taking him to Old Trafford is just press speculation.
Seamus Coleman was named man of the match for Ireland in their 1-1 draw with England at Wembley, the Blues' right back crossing for Shane Long to head home the opener before Frank Lampard leveled. Phil Jagielka played the full 90 minutes and Leighton Baines came on as a second-half substitute. Meanwhile, Kevin Mirallas and Marouane Fellaini both scored in Belgium's impressive 4-2 victory over the United States.
Bill Kenwright met with Roberto Martinez today to discuss the possibility of the Wigan Athletic manager succeeding David Moyes at Everton. Though Kenwright insisted he had no favourites among the candidates in his shortlist, the Spaniard is believed to be a very strong option after he announced his desire to leave the DW Stadium this week.
Cornered by the vigilante hawks at Sky Sports, Bill Kenwright was gracious enough to answer their questions about his search for the new Everton manager. He confirmed "There is a list... but no favourite... not at the moment."
EB's in-depth analysis of the soon-to-be-ex-Wigan boss's credentials as a potential successor to David Moyes at Everton.
John Heitinga has indicated that he is unlikely to extend his stay at Everton, suggesting the club should sell him this summer or risk losing him for nothing next year.
Everton are scheduled to face Juventus in the first of their three games in the prestigious International Champions Cup that will take place in the United States this summer. The Blues will take on the Italian champions on 31 July at AT&T Park in San Francisco before moving on to Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles to play either LA Galaxy or Real Madrid.
Everton have responded to the overwhelming rejection of their new badge design with an apology regarding the lack of consultation with the fans over the controversial new 'branding' symbol and a promise of wider consultation on a new crest for the 2014-15 season. However, with merchandising already in production, the new emblem will stay for at least the duration of next season.
A design professional gets behind the new Everton badge, with some interesting parallels drawn to a similar online furore and 54,000-signature petition that did for the University of California's new logo.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will part company with the club following talks with club chairman Dave Whelan, increasing speculation he may become the new Everton boss. Bill Kenwright is understood to have sought permission to speak to Martinez about the vacant manager's position at Goodison Park but was keen to wait until his Wigan future was resolved. The Spaniard's departure from the DW Stadium now gives Kenwright the green light to pursue Martinez as he seeks a replacement for David Moyes.
Phil Jagielka says that he has no plans to follow David Moyes out of Goodison Park and fully expects to be at Everton next season.
As the backlash over the new Everton badge grows, fans are encouraged to send their disapproval to the Club via an open letter.
Over at FootyScene, THT laments the seemingly increasing disconnect between Everton's marketing and the fans.
The reason for writing this is my total disbelief in how poorly we are marketed and how poorly we portray ourselves in the media. We market our club in a very insular way and always seem to sell ourselves short from a commercial point of view. We are NOT plucky little Everton, and at times David Moyes annoyed me because he played up to that image. I felt insulted at times the way we portrayed ourselves; it's bad enough when others do it but when we do it ourselves I can’t abide it. We are a Big Club with passionate fans so how can we have got it so wrong of late?
We are NOT plucky little Everton, and at times David Moyes annoyed me because he played up to that image. I felt insulted at times the way we portrayed ourselves; it's bad enough when others do it but when we do it ourselves I can’t abide it. We are a Big Club with passionate fans so how can we have got it so wrong of late?
Everton are facing a fans revolt over the controversial design for the Club's new badge, with an online petition against the much-maligned emblem surpassing 19,000 signatures and a clamour on social media prompting coverage in the national media and the circulation of an open letter urging the Club to reverse course.
Minutes of a quarterly meeting between Everton Shareholders Association and representatives of the Club indicate that EFC have less than a month to call a General Meeting of the shareholders in response to a petition put together by the ESA.
Zac Woolsey at SB Nation chimes in with more negative reaction to the unveiling of Everton's much-maligned new badge
Everton have confirmed their involvement in the International Champions Cup to be staged in three US cities this summer. The Blues will face three of the teams from a star lineup of potential clubs including Juventus, LA Galaxy, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Chelsea, Benfica and Real Madrid in late July and early August.
Everton have unveiled what they describe as an "evolution of the club crest" on evertonfc.com, a redesigned badge featuring a controversially reworked representation of the Prince Rupert's Tower that dispenses with the much-loved laurel wreaths and "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" motto.
While admitting that David Moyes's move along the M62 will be a "massive loss" for Everton, Leighton Baines believes the Club can build on the foundation the Scot provided over the course of his 11-year tenure.
Everton have rejected assertions made by reports in Portugal this week that Vitor Pereira has signed an agreement in principal to manage the Club, according to the Daily Post. A report by A Bola suggested that the Porto boss was set to sign a two-year contract with the Blues but while Pereira is strongly believed to be among the candidates under consideration to replace David Moyes, no such deal exists yet.
Phil Neville admits it is flattering to be linked with the manager's job at Everton and says he has been preparing for the last five years to become a manager.
As an announcement from Everton FC regarding a managerial appointment to replace David Moyes grows ever more likely, enthusiasm for either the traditional, British candidate or an internal appointment hinted at recently by Bill Kenwright remains low, at least according to the responses to a ToffeeWeb survey.
Leon Osman has signed a two-year contract extension with Everton according to reports, one that will tie him to the Blues until the end of the 2014-15 season.
ToffeeWeb, GrandOldTeam and the Followtonians podcast completed a hat-trick for Everton as they were all named winners in EPLTalk's Best of the Premier League 2012-13 Awards.
Neville Southall has called upon the Everton board to back the incoming manager – whoever that may be – to the tune of £50M: “At some stage, the club are gonna have to go for broke, bring in a new manager, and say, 'OK here's £50 million – bring in three or four players and have a real good go at it', because we're not that far away.”
“I have not played anywhere near my best but hopefully I can keep in good shape over the summer, come back and have a good pre-season and push on.” — Steven Naismith.
Despite finishing 6th in the Premier League, Everton came in 7th behind Liverpool in terms of TV revenue totals.
Former Everton defender Kevin Ratcliffe feels that the Club were too lax in allowing David Moyes's contract to run down, thereby allowing the Scot to leave Goodison without Manchester United having to pay compensation for his services.
David Moyes has not breached his contact with Everton by visiting Manchester United’s training ground five weeks before his official start date — according to Director of Communications Paul Tyrrell.
David Moyes was full of praise for his players and the way they performed today as he bowed out as Everton boss, on the back of what he called 'a fabulous season".
This defeat epitomised the campaign, some will argue it epitomised the Moyes era, as missed chances and slack defending nullified good football. This familiar theme has prevailed throughout the season. In-between gifting the opposition goals, Everton have squandered chance after chance; Sunday was no different.
So, the last ball has been kicked in the 2012-13 season. It’s been a long slog with ace goals, great games and plenty of missed chances with the occasional defensive calamity. Pour yourself a large mug of coffee (twix optional) and prepare for a lengthy A-Z breakdown of the highs and lows of the last 9 months for the toffeemen…
Bill Kenwright says that he has "people in mind" as he considers naming Everton's next manager following David Moyes's departure after 11 years. He has hinted, perhaps, that it will be a traditional, British appointment.
The 11-year Moyes era at Everton ended in defeat at Stamford Bridge after Torres buried a late winner that denied the departing manager a farewell victory. The Blues got off to an awful start when Howard spilled Ba's tame effort into Mata's path and the Spaniard converted after six minutes, but Naismith clipped home the equaliser with aplomb seven minutes later. Though Gibson's deflected shot rattled the post, Everton couldn't make their first half dominance tell and, after Jelavic had slid a 73rd-minute effort wide, they eventually succumbed when Moses' header set up Torres with 14 minutes to go and he lashed home from close range.
Phil Neville brings the curtain down on his Everton career this weekend, insisting his greatest triumph was to win over “sceptical” supporters.
Rafa Benitez told talkSPORT: 'I have a lot of respect for Everton. They have done a great job in the last year, and you have to give credit to them. But, still I think it would be quite difficult for them to approach me and maybe even for me to go there.'
Despite the rampant speculation about a slew of established and recognized managers being considered for the Everton post, perhaps the most significant hints can be gleaned from David Moyes talking up his backroom staff. Moyes says he would recommend any of the members of the current coaching staff to succeed him as manager. The Echo goes further, claiming that four of the current staff have been interviewed for the post this week.
David Moyes gave his last pre-match press conference as Everton manager today, with video of his Q&A available at EvertonFC.com.
Six young Everton players have been named in the provisional 35-man England squad heading to Turkey for the Under-20 World Cup this summer.
Chelsea are the hosts for the final game of David Moyes's 11-year reign as Everton manager as the Blues look to finish the 2012-13 season with their highest Premier League points total yet with what would be the departing manager's first League victory at Stamford Bridge. Leon Osman joins Phil Neville on the sidelines with a knee injury but The Blues are likely to be otherwise unchanged. KO is 4pm.
Leighton Baines was the winner of the Players' Player of the Season award for the second time at Everton's 2012-13 End of Season Awards last night. The England international, who has played every minute of every League game for the Blues so far this season, was the near-unanimous choice. David Moyes was given the Blueblood award, Ross Barkley was named Young Player of the Season, Chris Long the Academy Player of the Season, and Phil Neville was the recipient of the Howard Kendall Award.
Tony Barrett underlines the glaring shift in power from Merseyside to Manchester over the last two decades and wonders whether Everton and Liverpool will be able to reclaim the spotlight again any time soon.
The dynamic of the power relations between Manchester and Merseyside is now so well established, so entrenched and so unquestioned that the only wonder is why the Stretford End still feels the need to rub in their superiority. A generation on from Wembley being a second home to supporters of Liverpool and Everton bearing “Manchester: A Trophy Free Zone” banners, the tables have well and truly been turned. In the space of seven days between Sunday 5 May and Sunday 12 May, Merseyside was put in its place, perhaps more than ever before. The week started with a nondescript derby that has already been forgotten, a match that meant little outside of parochial superiority and how it showed. The following day came a surge of bets on David Moyes to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, a rush of money that sent the bookmakers running for cover and left Everton fearing that they would be powerless to prevent their manager, soon to be out of contract, from walking away. Within 48 hours, those concerns had been realised. Moyes was on his way and amidst the avalanche of deserved tributes that followed, the fact that Everton Football Club, the fourth most successful in English history, had left itself at United’s mercy. It almost felt like an afterthought but it should be one of the prevailing issues. Moyes allowed his contract to run down, not because he knew he was getting the United job, but because of his ongoing belief that Everton lacked the ambition and the financial wherewithal to compete at the highest level. In January, his club had one last chance to prove him wrong by producing the kind of transfer budget that would have allowed him to move for players who might, just might, have propelled Everton to a top four finish.
In the space of seven days between Sunday 5 May and Sunday 12 May, Merseyside was put in its place, perhaps more than ever before. The week started with a nondescript derby that has already been forgotten, a match that meant little outside of parochial superiority and how it showed. The following day came a surge of bets on David Moyes to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson, a rush of money that sent the bookmakers running for cover and left Everton fearing that they would be powerless to prevent their manager, soon to be out of contract, from walking away.
Within 48 hours, those concerns had been realised. Moyes was on his way and amidst the avalanche of deserved tributes that followed, the fact that Everton Football Club, the fourth most successful in English history, had left itself at United’s mercy. It almost felt like an afterthought but it should be one of the prevailing issues.
Moyes allowed his contract to run down, not because he knew he was getting the United job, but because of his ongoing belief that Everton lacked the ambition and the financial wherewithal to compete at the highest level. In January, his club had one last chance to prove him wrong by producing the kind of transfer budget that would have allowed him to move for players who might, just might, have propelled Everton to a top four finish.
Evertonians are ready to embrace some foreign influence from the next manager of the Club, at least according to the results of ToffeeWeb's poll on David Moyes's successor which garnered almost 11,000 votes.
Graeme Sharp has urged the club not to drag their feet as they look to appoint a new manager to succeed David Moyes. But with a week now passed since Moyes's imminent departure was confirmed, there is only an ever-expanding list of speculative choices coming from the bookies and fans, with Chairman Bill Kenwright having warned that the process would take time.
A French journalist has revealed David Moyes was not Sir Alex Ferguson’s first choice successor at Manchester United. The Metro reports how Julien Laurens, who writes for Le Parisien, believes that Carlo Ancelotti was the iconic Scotsman’s preferred choice.
The Frenchman told his Twitter followers: “Very reliable sources tell Le Parisien that Sir Alex Ferguson called Carlo Ancelotti last week to ask him to succeed him. He was surprised and flattered but politely declined the offer. So Sir Alex Ferguson then turned to second choice David Moyes.”
"[I]f Moyes wins at United, it's just going to be a constant reminder that the only thing holding him back at Everton was bad ownership."
Spurs fan Zac Woosley offers an outsider's view of David Moyes's 11 years at Everton.
Chairman Bill Kenwright has dropped heavy hints that he would like Phil Neville to be part of the new coaching structure at Everton, while Leon Osman is set to sign a new 2-year contract.
For the second time in two days, an Everton Academy side has been defeated in their respective league semi-final play-offs, with the Under-18s now crashing out 4-0 at Reading.
According to reports, incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes has agreed not to try and take Everton stars Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini to Old Trafford. SportsDirect News claims that, during the talks between Moyes and chairman, Bill Kenwright, that secured his move to United, an agreement was made prohibiting him from taking the pair with him.
There is no point understating the significance this summer holds for Everton; it represents a new chapter in the clubs decorated history. A new manager, a new captain and a flurry of transfer activity surely await Toffees supporters. But despite many outsiders proclaiming the world is about to come crashing down around Everton, there is much for the supporters to be positive and excited about.
A fairly strong Everton U-21 side shorn of any overage players had to come from behind twice before they sucumbed to a late goal at White Hart Lane on Monday night. The loss brings to an end the 16-match unbeaten run for the former Reserves side and prevents them from challenging for the League trophy in the play-off final.
He's considered by many as David Moyes' greatest signing at Everton, so it was only fitting that Tim Cahill returned to Goodison Park to help bid farewell his former manager on Sunday.
... Then he realised neville was an exemplary part of Fergie's United mafia. David James has compared Sir Alex Ferguson's reign at Manchester United to that of a mafia Don and revealed that, despite prolonged exposure to many of the manager's players, each consistently refused to share the secrets behind his or Manchester United's workings during his 27 years in charge.
Wigan owner Dave Whelan claimed Everton are not big enough for Roberto Martinez after the FA Cup win that has seen his manager’s standing rocket.
David Moyes was visibly moved by the reception he received both before, during and after the 2-0 win over West Ham in his final appearance at the ground he has called home for 11 years.
Kevin Mirallas grabbed a brace in a fine 2-0 win as Goodison Park bade farewell to David Moyes. The Blues got off to a great start after just 6 mins with Mirallas stroking the ball home at the end of an excellent move. After continued domination in a charged atmosphere, Mirallas produced a good second goal with the aid of a deflection while West Ham barely threatened, although Carroll headed off the post late on. The rearguard combination of Collins and Jaaskelainen prevented a deluge of goals but the win secures 6th place for Everton and sends Moyes and Neville off on a high.
Diligence and attention to detail employed by David Moyes brought stability and success to Everton, where he learnt to make tough decisions that would do much more than just keep the Goodison Park club in the Premier League throughout his 11-year reign as the Blues' manager.
Marouane Fellaini says he is happy at Everton but admits he wants to be playing in the Champions League with them: "I hope I can do it with Everton. I'm happy here. I've been at the club for five years. I'm happy because I know everybody.
Shadow Health Minister Andy Burnham tells staff at the Healthworks project he was visiting in Easington, “Don’t mention David Moyes, you’ll make me cry. I’m not happy about that at all.”
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James McFadden is set to bid Motherwell's home fans another farewell this weekend in their final home game of the season. He is linked with Celtic or a possible return to England but he has also provided some insight into his time at Everton under David Moyes:
“Every day at training he wanted to make you better. Only the best was good enough. “You weren’t allowed a slack day. Any days it was slack he sent you home. You’d be sent off the pitch. “At times he sent the whole squad off and said ‘Come back tomorrow and get your heads right’. “He wouldn’t send anyone off on their own — he’d send everybody off and that was it. You’d be walking off the training pitch at 11 o’clock. “We were taken aback, but those were the standards he set. “He’s a great manager and he expects nothing but the best.” McFadden didn’t always see eye to eye with Moyes but admits the fiery gaffer made him a better player. He added: “At the time I thought he was extra hard on me, I didn’t understand it. But when I left I realised how much he wanted me to improve and I felt he did that. “A lot of the time I found it hard because I was trying my best and he was always nit-picking at wee things. “I didn’t realise he just wanted me to have the kind of levels that meant I was better the next week than I’d been the previous week. “I didn’t understand what he was trying to do and I always thought he was hard on me, but when I left I realised it was a good thing.”
“You weren’t allowed a slack day. Any days it was slack he sent you home. You’d be sent off the pitch.
“At times he sent the whole squad off and said ‘Come back tomorrow and get your heads right’.
“He wouldn’t send anyone off on their own — he’d send everybody off and that was it. You’d be walking off the training pitch at 11 o’clock.
“We were taken aback, but those were the standards he set.
“He’s a great manager and he expects nothing but the best.” McFadden didn’t always see eye to eye with Moyes but admits the fiery gaffer made him a better player.
He added: “At the time I thought he was extra hard on me, I didn’t understand it. But when I left I realised how much he wanted me to improve and I felt he did that.
“A lot of the time I found it hard because I was trying my best and he was always nit-picking at wee things.
“I didn’t realise he just wanted me to have the kind of levels that meant I was better the next week than I’d been the previous week.
“I didn’t understand what he was trying to do and I always thought he was hard on me, but when I left I realised it was a good thing.”
"My belief is that he’s a good manager, not a great manager. I think he’s a top guy with many great qualities... but I’ve felt for some time that he had taken Everton as far as he was able and it was time for something fresh to see if we could push on to that next level."
Everton have permitted Brentford to extend Jake Bidwell's loan at the London side until the end of season so that he is available to play in the League One playoff final at Wembley later this month.
Neil Lennon says that he is flattered at being linked with the soon-to-be vacant hot seat at Everton but he dismisses the talk as just speculation.
Everton's departing captain Phil Neville insists his final match at Goodison Park should be a celebration of manager David Moyes even though he too is set to leave and is looking forward to thanking the Everton faithful.
BBC report that David Moyes has said: "I wasn't planning on leaving. My contract was running out but we were planning for pre-season. All we've ever done is keep planning."
Everton play their final game of the season this Sunday when West Ham are the visitors for what will be David Moyes's last game in charge in front of the faithful at Goodison Park. It is expected that he will have the same squad available as for last weekend's derby at Anfield but he could make changes to accommodate a more attacking formation. KO is 3pm.
Both Swansea City and the agent of Michael Laudrup have moved to distance the Dane from speculation linking him with Everton.
Bill Kenwright says that he doesn't foresee making an "instant decision" like the one he made in appointing David Moyes 11 years ago but promised that the club will be looking "very seriously" for a "significant manager... who can take the club forward."
Phil Jagielka admits that the Everton players were as shocked as the fans to learn that David Moyes will be leaving Everton for Manchester United this summer but has called on the club to continue to build on the "positive work of the last few seasons."
Andy Hunter argues that David Moyes leaves Everton in a much healthier position than he found them 11 years ago and says the foundation is in place for the new manager if the squad remains intact.
Everton's Marketing department are ready to move forward with replacing the existing Club crest with a simplified version that has so far met an overwhelmingly negative reaction from fans online. Weigh in with your reaction in a special ToffeeWeb poll.
Everton have confirmed that David Moyes will leave the Club at the end of the season, after telling Bill Kenwright of his desire to take up the reins at Manchester United. Moyes will continue to serve out his contract as Everton boss for the final two games against West Ham and Chelsea before calling time on his 11th and final full season at Goodison Park.
Roberto Martinez says that any attempted contact from Everton regarding their managerial vacancy "would be a waste of time at the moment" as the Wigan boss continues his club's quest for FA Cup glory and another escape from relegation.
Bill Kenwright was stoically unforthcoming about David Moyes's imminent departure when cornered in the street late last night by a Sky News reporter, citing the manager's commitment to his current contract.
Manchester United's desire to secure David Moyes took Everton by surprise with the Merseyside club feeling aggrieved that they did not receive the courtesy of an official approach from the champions. However, as Moyes's contract with Everton expires on 30 June, Man Utd were not required to do so.
The news had been so unexpected at Goodison Park that until 2pm on Wednesday, four hours after Ferguson made his decision public, Everton's chairman, Bill Kenwright, had no idea that Moyes was wanted by United.
Manchester United are expected to confirm that David Moyes will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as manager at Old Trafford when talks with Everton conclude over the Scott's release. Ferguson announced his decision to retire this summer after 27 years in the Old Trafford hot-seat and Moyes is set to take the reins on 1st July after his Everton contract expires.
Shares in Manchester United fell in New York after fears over the impact that Sir Alex Ferguson's departure will have on the club. The opening bell on Wall Street saw shares down by 3%, driven lower by worries over whether the club can appoint the right replacement for the most successful manager in English football history.
The Everton Shareholders' Association will notify the Club today that they have secured the mandate they need to force a General Meeting under The Companies Regulations 2009 after failing to get the Board of Directors to voluntarily convene a meeting. The Board changed the Articles of Association to terminate the longstanding tradition of Annual General Meetings five years ago and there has been no meeting since.
Everton Academy graduate Johan Hammar looks destined to leave Goodison Park this summer when his contract expires, with options in England and Europe for him to consider according to his agent.
Everton Under-18s earned a place in the league play-offs by grabbing a point in their final group game with a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace today to finish 3rd in the Elite group, edging out Manchester United on goal difference. They now face an away clash with 2nd-place Reading.
Brian Canever claims that a bleak outlook for Everton – despite their expected 6th place finish in the Premier League – emanates from the side’s crippling lack of confidence and inability to play proactive football for more than a handful of matches all season.
Highly respected football writer, David Conn, exposes the dark side of Liverpool FC and their cynical contribution to the dreadful decline of the area around Anfield over the past 20 years.
The Red Echo reaches a new low as James Pearce turns Liverpool's inability to beat Everton at home on its head, contrasting Reds frustration with Blues delight at denying them 2 points that will probably ensure Liverpool finish below Everton for a second successive season.
Everton Under-21s secured a semi-final place after a stunning game against Newcastle at Goodison Park ended level after extra time and Bryan Oviedo scored the winner in a penalty shootout. Ameobi struck first for Newcastle but McAleny fired home a quick equaliser for the Blues with 21 minutes to go. With a place in the semi-final against Spurs awaiting the winner, Naismith fired Everton into a 77th-minute lead but Inman leveled matters once more six minutes later. Richardson put the visitors ahead once more after 98 minutes but Lundstram struck after 115 to set up a showdown from the spot.
Moyes told the press: "You people are quick to remind me that I have never won at Anfield but, if you don't get any decisions, it makes it very difficult to win and that is quite a regular occurrence when we come here."
In this interesting piece we missed last week, Irish Independent journalist Dion Fanning offers more perspective on the methods and management style of David Moyes from the likes of ex-players like Kevin Kilbane as Everton's manager prepares for a big decision over his future.
Bookmakers Paddy Power have slashed odds on David Moyes joining Manchester United in the summer. The Everton manager is out of contract at the end of the season and the odds on him becoming the next Manchester United manager were slashed from 7/2 to 1/2 favourite after what they called a "flood of overnight bets."
David Moyes feels he was denied a first victory at Anfield after referee Michael Oliver penalised Victor Anichebe for a non-existent foul on Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina before Sylvain Distin converted a header at the back post.
David Moyes is concerned Merseyside will remain in Manchester’s shadow until the financial gulf between the North-West clubs is bridged.
Onside Analysis preview the Anfield derby
A relatively flat derby by Merseyside standards ended officially goalless but Everton were left questioning another hugely controversial decision, this time when referee Oliver whistled for a non-existent foul as Distin headed home from a second-half corner. Fellaini went close for the Blues and terrific work by Jagielka and Howard preserved the clean sheet at the other end but Moyes's side generally lack conviction in the final third.
Kevin Mirallas has now got a car to match his golden displays on the pitch. The 25-year-old showed his golden touch and has wrapped his £170,000 Bentley Continental GT in gold matt vinyl.
David Moyes has called for his side to be more ruthless in front of goal as they head into their final three games of the season. "We have got to try to make sure in these final three games that when we get opportunities, we take them, we are clinical and we make them count."
Moyes said: “I've probably thought a lot of times I'm going there with my strongest team ever and it's our best chance but it has always proved to be a difficult venue for us. We've gone there and had some half decent results. So we'll go there again and see what we have to do, keep winning if we want to try and catch the teams above us.”
Everton cross Stanley Park this Sunday once more looking to break a 13½-year Anfield hoodoo as the second Merseyside derby of the season looms. Neville is ruled out but Gibson once again has a chance of being involved in what is another must-win game in the context of the Blues' narrowing European hopes. KO is 1.30pm with live coverage on Sky.
The FT provide some fascinating insight into the methods employed by David Moyes to sustain Everton's perennial challenge for Europe despite significantly inferior financial resources compared to the Club's rivals.
Everton have joined forces with Dutch giants Ajax to launch a new television programme in China aimed at fostering development of the beautiful game in that country.
Steven Pienaar insists that qualifying for Europe — which, seeing as no extra Europa League place will be created if Chelsea win this season's competition, would mean finishing fifth — and not merely finishing above Liverpool remains Everton's highest priority.
Matt Cheatham's prescription for a Blues victory over Liverpool this Sunday, starting with fielding the best team available!
This season Seamus Coleman has been asked to defend as much as destroy and – operating as a right-back in place of the injured Tony Hibbert – was named the Blues’ Player of the Month for March.
Chances created... Defensive Actions... Duels Won!
Everton Under-21s will grace the hallowed Goodison Park turf Tuesday (7 May 2013) when they face either Newcastle United or Bolton Wanderers in the end-of-season play-off. Supporters will be able to attend the 7pm kick-off, with ticket details to be announced shortly.
Peter Reid has a ‘sneaky feeling’ that Everton will end their miserable recent run across Stanley Park and record victory over Liverpool in Sunday's derby.
David Moyes has distanced himself from a move to the Bundesliga: "I’ve always said that I wouldn’t have a problem managing abroad and would want that in time but it’s not my main ambition or something I feel has to be done."
Phil Jagielka will replace Phil Neville as Everton's club captain next season, David Moyes has confirmed. The England centre-half has deputised this season in the absence of Neville, who will leave the club when his contract is up this summer. The manager has taken an early decision to appoint Jagielka skipper. He told the club's official website: "If Phil Neville hasn't played, Jags has taken on the role – and he will do.
Victor Anichebe is taking a break from international football with Nigeria so he can "manage his body" while his career takes off at Everton. The 25-year-old told BBC Sport that despite speculation that could return to the Super Eagles squad for June's World Cup qualifiers and Confederations Cup, for now he has removed himself from consideration for his country. "The best thing for me at the moment is to focus on club football," he says.
David Moyes has spoken again of his admiration for the Bundesliga, saying that the German league is benefiting from ownership rules, ticket prices and a youth development practices that differ significantly from the inequitable English Premier League model.
The Guardian takes a look back at how the Goodison legend was recognised for performances that helped Everton win the First Division title and Cup Winners' Cup
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