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News Headlines & Features
Rooney wonder strike ends Arsenal run
19 Oct - Teenage star Wayne Rooney scored a spectacular 90th minute
winner to bring Arsenal's 30-match unbeaten run to a screeching halt at
Goodison Park. The 16 year-old, who had came on as a second-half substitute
in the 80th minute, plucked a high ball from Thomas Gravesen out of the air,
turned and then despatched a curling shot past David Seaman in off the bar
to score his first league goal, become the youngest Everton player to score
in the league and the youngest to score in the Premiership. Earlier, Freddie
Ljungberg had accepted a gift from the Blues defence to make it 1-0 after 7
minutes but his effort was cancelled out by Thomas Radzinski's 22nd-minute
equaliser.
Dunc needs another Op
10 Oct - Everton have confirmed rumours that Duncan Ferguson will be
taking time off during the break in the Premiership programme to have an
operation on his sciatic nerve, as this is now believed to be the cause of
the back problem which has kept him out of action at the start of the
season. He is expected to be out of action for a further 6 weeks, a risk the
club's medical staff are prepared to take if it means it will clear up his
back complaint.
Same old, same old at Old Trafford
7 Oct - Everton battled through 85 minutes with a superb rear-guard
action before succumbing to the all-too familiar flood of Manchester United
goals in the final five minutes. Paul Scholes broke the deadlock when he
fired home from six yards before David Weir's stark lack of pace was again
exposed and he was adjudged to have pulled down Solskjaer. Weir was
red-carded, Van Nistelrooy drove home the spot kick and Scholes rocketed
home the third in stoppage time to complete the scoring. Everton, undone by
poor distribution and lack of edge in the final third had held their own up
until then, substitute Wayne Rooney coming closest with a wonderful run and
shot that was saved by Barthez.
Belated
report by Lyndon Lloyd
Moyes working a mini revolution
6 Oct - Nice to read some positive press about Everton emanating from
the ESPN/Soccernet site and their usually troublesome Daily Mail
hacks. This one provides another encouraging synopsis of the new mood at
Goodison since the arrival of David Moyes, qualified coach and dedicated
manager of Everton Football Club.
Nemesis
4 Oct - Since the Premier League came into being 10 years ago,
Everton's worst record has been against Manchester United, a team we haven't
beaten since that euphoric day in May 1995. We take a look at our miserable
record against United and suggest that, with the positivity and tenacity
instilled in the team by David Moyes, now more than at any time since the
Cup Final triumph, Everton may be equipped to give the Red Devils a game for
once.
Renaissance Man
3 Oct - Seemingly just a washed-up financial millstone around the
club's neck a few months ago, Kevin Campbell is undergoing something of a
rebirth at Everton with 6 goals in 9 games so far this season. Finally
exhibiting something resembling full fitness, the man dubbed "Super Kev" is
once again leading both the Everton line and the team's scoring chart.
Two-goal Rooney grabs the headlines
1 Oct - Duncan Ferguson played his first football of the season after
coming on as a second-half sub, but it was Wayne Rooney who stole the
limelight with his first senior goals for Everton as David Moyes's men eased
into the 3rd Round of the Worthington Cup. Kevin Campbell (who else?)
opened the scoring after 25 minutes but Lee Trundle rattled the bar with a
20-yd effort after half time as Wrexham threatened. But, with 8 mins to go,
Rooney (who had come on for Radzinski) pounced, and he scored again in the
last minute after a brief interruption by a pitch invasion to seal Everton's
passage to the next round.
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Snippets & Rumours
Rooney dazzles for England U-19s
10 Oct - Wayne Rooney played the first half for England Under-19s
against Yugoslavia at Kidderminster, in a 2-2 draw. Some of his touches and
exhibited skills were sublime.
Match dates fixed
9 Oct - Dates for the upcoming games against Leeds (3 Nov), Newcastle
(6 Nov), and Blackburn (17 Nov) have now been confirmed by the club.
McMahon chasing Clarke and Southern
9 Oct - Blackpool manager Steve McMahon has expressed a keen desire
to make the loan moves of Peter Clarke and Keith Southern permanent. Can
Everton really afford to pass up these young talents?
Smith on the lookout!
9 Oct - Football clubs throughout Britain and Europe have been
alerted to the fact that Walter Smith is now ready to return to football
management...
Everton to Appeal Weir's Red Card
8 Oct - Although David Moyes does not sound too hopeful, Everton are
reportedly planning to appeal David Weir's red card that will probably see
him miss the game at West Ham on 27 October.
Sunderland sacrifice Peter Reid
7 Oct - Hardly much of a surprise on top of Sunderland's poor form
recently, Peter Reid was finally sacked from the manager's hotseat at the
Sadium of Light.
Victor Meldrew reports...
7 Oct - In his relentless pursuit of The Truth about Kings Dock,
Mikey Blue Eyes provides a painfully circuitous and obfuscatory report on
the Bluekipper website of his recent interview with Liverpool Council
leader, Mike Storey, and his sidekick, Charlie Parker. There will be a test
afterwards...
Dreaming in Blue
7 Oct - Brian Viner writes a good line or two on behalf of many
Evertonians in today's Independent; it's all part of the build-up to
tonight's big game!
Hibbert and Clarke in England U-21s
6 Oct - Tony Hibbert gets his first call-up to David Platt's England
Under-21 squad, where he will team up with Peter Clarke, who is still on
loan with Blackpool.
Harvey's boys win again
5 Oct - Another winning performance saw Colin Harvey's Under-19s make
further consolidation after their poor start to the season, with a 1-0 win
over Wolves. Steve Milne was there.
Branch on the move again
5 Oct - After failing to make the grade at Wolves,
Michael Branch is being farmed out on loan to Third Division Hull City,
with Wolves unable to shift the 23-year-old ex-Everton starlet off their
transfer list.
Tough Worthington Cup Draw
5 Oct - Everton will play Newcastle United at St James Park in the
3rd Round of the Worthington League Cup. Ties (one leg, sudden death;
extra-time and penalties as necessary) will be played on 5 or 6 November.
Rodrigo eyes return in...
4 Oct - ... February! Today's non-news includes an anticipated
return for the Brazilian that is at least four months away...
although Steve Watson's return is apparently somewhat closer. And other
dubious news sources predict Lee Wilkie joining Everton in three
months' time... Ho hum.
Leon Osman goes on loan
3 Oct - David Moyes has sanctioned the departure of another young
Everton Reserve player on loan, with Leon Osman joining Third Division
Carlise for one month. Is he merely gaining valuable competitive
experience? Or do the words attributed to Moyes — that there are no more
promising youngsters coming through — have some bearing on this???
Xavier's viral woes continue
3 Oct - Often laid low by mysterious ailments of a viral nature
during his mixed sojourn at Goodison, Abel Xavier has now succumbed to
another mystery virus at Anfield!
A spot of fan trouble
2 Oct - Seven Everton fans may be in trouble after their pitch-long
run for safety on Tuesday night when scuffles erupted among Wrexham fans
following Wayne Rooney's first goal for Everton.
Rooney fever gets a boost
2 Oct - It was to be expected that Rooney's historic record-breaking
first goals for Everton would trigger adulation, speculation and
anticipation concerning Rocket Rooney and his Everton future, as in this
piece from Reuters.
Auf Weir dersehen, Berti!
1 Oct - After being blamed by Berti Vogts for Scotland's
embarrassing
draw in the Faroes, David Weir has informed the Scottish FA that he has no
desire to play for the foreseeable future -- i.e. not while Vogts is in
charge.
2001/02 Geek Title Winners
1 Oct - According to Keynote Systems' survey of the Premiership
clubs' official websites, on average Everton's loaded the fastest of all
last season. Who knew? So far this season, evertonfc.tv is third, with West
Ham leading the way.
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