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September 2004


News Headlines & Features

String Him Up and Burn Him!
29 Sep - A somewhat toungue-in-cheek title for a well-penned response to the latest wave of anti-Bill sentiment caused by the realization of what we as a Club have lost in the sale of Wayne Rooney... Well, no, that's not what this is about; Sam Morrison shows that there are Evertonians out there who can rationalize above and beyond the raw emotion of seeing our Great Blue Hope now wearing the red of Manchester United.  Bill will do well for us; we just have to be patient...

Heartbreaker
28 Sep - Nick Armitage provides a description of his feelings as an Evertonian watching Rooney fulfil in his first match all the gauling hype the pundits had gushed while wishing his move away from Everton.  The reality of the devasting loss and what this means to the dreams of our future as Evertonians could not have been brought home more clearly... it really does just make you feel numb.

Rob Fox: Black & White
28 Sep - In his latest View from the Street, ToffeeWeb Columnist Rob Fox provides an excellent assessment of the new Everton and the key dynamic underpinning this season's success so far: the relationship between David Moyes and his players.  Rob Fox considers a variety of the contributing factors, including players' pictures above their pegs(?), little chats, and the new fitness coaches David Moyes has installed: it all seems to be coming together rather nicely!

Super Blues march on
26 Sep - Everton's remarkable start to the season and even more remarkable record away from home continues as Tim Cahill turned a hitherto subdued performance into a match-winning display with the game's only goal 10 minutes from time. David Moyes once again employed a five-man midfield behind Marcus Bent and although his side had the better of the first half, it was Pompey who came closer to scoring when Nigel Quashie rattled the post from 25 yards out. The Blues were less dominant in the second half but Bent twice went very close before Cahill peeled off his marker and nodded a Lee Carsley free kick past Shaka Hislop to keep Everton third in the table, just a point behind big-spending Chelsea, and unbeaten not only since the opening day but also on their travels.  Report from Jonathan Martin.

Strength and Weakness
25 Sep - Some of ToffeeWeb's readers have very strong opinions... David Cornmell is definitely one of them.  His main contention is that support for Everton and support for Bill Kenwright are not one and the same.  This stinging rant is unfortunately directed at the many, many fans who give Bill Kenwright their support because he is "one of us" a tug at the heart strings that Kenwright uses to telling effect, not least in his empassioned speeches to shareholders at this month's EGM.  Reader responses...

Hibbo: Blue Barometer
24 Sep - The first thing I noticed about the Arsenal game was how much better Tony Hibbert was playing.  Nick Armitage has noticed as well, and has written this article proclaiming the young right-back as the Blue Barometer.  Last season turned into a nightmare for him and for Everton; this season, he's playing out of his skin...

Confidence is Key
24 Sep - Still searching for his first goal and having missed two gilt-edged opportunities to break his duck in the past week James McFadden's confidence has taken a battering as he tries to stake his claim for a permanent berth in the Everton attack. His scintillating performance against Spurs in April seems to have been forgotten by fans and his manager alike in the wake of his erratic form this season, while his displays at international level prove that he does have what it takes to succeed at the top level. Where to now for "Faddy"?

Everton edge plucky Bristol on penalties
22 Sep - Lee Carsley scored the decisive penalty as Everton were forced to contest yet another shoot-out in the Carling Cup. Everton were comfortably ahead at half time thanks to a Duncan Ferguson penalty and Nick Chadwick's injury-time header. However, the Blues were pegged back to 2-2 by the League One side within 10 minutes of the restart (Cahill o.g., Lita). Moyes's side could have won in normal time but James McFadden saw his penalty saved before Kevin Campbell had a goal chalked off at the death. After a scoreless extra time, Steve Watson missed the Blues' first spot-kick but the hosts missed two, sending the Premiership side through to Round 3 by the skin of their teeth.

EGM every last word
21 Sep - For the benefit of Evertonian Shareholders who were unable to be there on the night, Colm Kavanagh has painstakingly transcribed from tape every word of the EGM held at Goodison Park less than a fortnight ago.  It's all in here, every detail, with no colour added, for you to read and learn.  Of course, it's not short: 31 pages in the form of a 136kB .pdf file that will download to your Acrobat Reader (if installed).

Spirit is the difference
20 Sep - David Prentice writes glowingly in the Liverpool Echo about the change in team spirit at Everton that has reaped such rewards early in the season.  He also makes a subtle reference to the scathing attack he penned at the end of last season that could be considered as one of the catalysts which has energized such a turnaround at Goodison Park, with players like captain Alan Stubbs helping to make the critics eat their words.

Blues keep defying the odds
19 Sep - Everton moved into 3rd place in the Premiership with a determined 1-0 victory over highly-fancied Middlesbrough thanks to a goal three minutes into the second half.  Marcus Bent, who had been denied twice in the first half by great saves by Mark Schwarzer, raced through and fired in off a defender to give the Blues the lead before later leaving the field with a hamstring injury.  'Boro, who were poor for the most part, really only came into it in the last five minutes as Everton's rear-guard defended desperately but James McFadden missed a gilt-edged chance for his first goal, choking in a one-on-one with the 'keeper in injury time.

Samuelson planning takeover
18 Sep - The Sunday Times has extrapolated the investment plan for Fortress Sports Fund, leading to a controlling 50.1% stake in Everton for Christopher Samuelson's group at some unpsecified time in the future.  That will follow on from the conversion of Phillip Green's 15M credit guarantee that would presumably be covered by the issuance of new shares, although it would seem to be a perfect opportunity for Paul Gregg to cash out if that's what he really wants.  Intersting times ahead...

Peter Clarke on his way...
17 Sep - David Moyes has clearly decided that, no matter how thin his squad appears to be on paper, there are certain players on his roster who are simply not, and never will be Premiership quiality.  Under that precept, Peter Clarke, Everton's 22-year-old defender and England Youth captain at all levels, today joins Blackpool initially on loan (again) for one month, with a view to the move becoming permanent.

Yobo reaffirms Everton commitment
15 Sep - In a strongly worded response at the Official Everton Website to the article that contained quotes attributed to him, Joseph Yobo has firmly rebutted any idea that he is unhappy at Everton or looking for a move away.  Is this yet another example of hidden forces at work deliberately trying to unsettle a player and soften up the fans for another kick in the stomach? Certainly this recent article would seem to suggest otherwise and that the Nigerian is happy with life at Goodison.

Billy Liar or Walter Mitty
14 Sep - Rob Fox has written some great articles for us in the past, and has accepted our invitation to write a column of his own, so this thoughtful contemplation of where we really stand after the summer from hell provides a good start, and offers up a rationale for understanding the wildly optimistic pronouncements Bill Kenwright continues to produce.

Bob Latchford walks on water
13 Sep - Ian Macdonald has excelled himself with this lengthy piece centering around an evening with Bob Latchford, Everton's goalscoring hero of the 1970s, who made a rare trip the the UK from his home in Salzburg, Austria.  The Latch relived lots of the key moments in memorable games from that era when Everton under Gordon Lee were good, but not quite good enough.  And it was great to hear him commentating on the Man City game.

Moyes's heroes defy FIFA madness
11 Sep - Everton recorded their second away win of the season thanks to a gutsy second half display that put one in the eye of FIFA and their ridiculous rules concerning goal celebrations. After the Blues had shaded a first half during which Marcus Bent and Leon Osman were denied by good saves by David James, the game came to life ariound the hour mark with an Everton goal by Tim Cahill.  The Australian was horrified, however, when he was sent off for an over-exuberant celebration of his first Blues goal.  Despite playing the last third of the game a man down, Moyes's boys hung on for three precious points.  Report from Rob van Dijk.

Kenwright unveils Wyness, reiterates investment plans
9 Sep - An Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in Everton FC Co Ltd took place at Goodison Park tonight to address the Shareholders Association's concerns (set forth in a complex motion was developed by Prof Tom Cannon) at the Board's handling of the club since the True Blue Holdings takeover in 2000. Under-fire Chairman Bill Kenwright confirmed the appointment of Keith Wyness as CEO; made assurances that the Fortress Sports Fund is still in the pipeline; explained that the 15m cash injection (rumoured to be from Philip Green) is available interest-free and can be converted to shares; and, together with David Moyes, insisted that Wayne Rooney wanted to leave and that, therefore, the club couldn't realistically keep him." [Are we too hard on Bill? Vote]


Let's Give Bill a Chance
8 Sep - Everton fan Sam Morrison believes we are being too hard on Bill Kenwright, daring to blame him for all the disasters that have befallen Everton on his watch that's the last last 4 years.  He thinks we need to be less critical of his theatrical pronouncements that promise so much but deliver so little.  Obviously, we're not convinced, but he'll no doubt escape unscathed from this week's EGM and carry on regardless!

The Terrible Realization
6 Sep - Dan Hollingworth wrote this piece about what Rooney's departure really means for Everton's stature in the game before the latest Rooney plea for us to be understanding and be supportive.  Well, Wayne, that is not going to be easy for a lot of fans, and having you coming back at us every week is not going to help either.

Game, Set and Match, Billy Liar?
5 Sep - The transfer of Wayne Rooney has been painted as the best deal that could be obtained for the player who represenetd our one real hope of being great again.  He's now gone, but Bill Kenwright is still here and he is even being credited with doing a good job while in reality the Club plunges further in to debt, with none of the promised investment materializing.  Colm Kavanagh takes exception to the continued hope of those who still believe in our Billy, no doubt setting the tone for the shareholder's EGM this Thursday.

Could have been a God
4 Sep - After all the gushing and fawning from the pundits, this piece by Brian Reade in The Mirror goes a long way to redress the balance.  "Bill Kenwright gets a hug from the bankers, Rooney takes his soap opera to a new level, and Stretford waltzes away with 1.5M.  Meanwhile what have Everton got to stop them sliding out of the Premiership?  10M.  With the shops shut."  Says it all really.

Evertonians force Nixon to resign!
3 Sep - In a great moral victory over crass jurno hacks, a campaign led by Tooffeeblogger Kenny Fogarty has forced the resignation of Alan Nixon from The Independent.  By highlighting Nixon's self-serving stories on the Rooney saga, Fogarty drew attenion to the obvious conflict of interest regarding Nixon's 20,000 shares in the Formation Group (fromerly Proactive Sports Management) that benefits to the tune of 1M from Rooney's transfer.

Where the money will go
2 Sep - The Business Editor of the Daily Post speculates about how the sale of Wayne Rooney will change the finances of Everton FC, as David Moyes is left to struggle without the benefit of three or four new players that the pundits said would be the immediate result of the Rooney's transfer.  Instead, it's a complex litany of debt accounting, but he speculates that as much as 12M could end up in the manager's transfer fund... which, unfortunately, he can't spend for at least another four months. 

Will the truth ever out?
1 Sep - As the focus switches back to Bill Kenwright and a growing list of broken promises chief among them the adamant proclamation on Thursday that new faces would "absolutely definitely" be arriving before the transfer deadline devastated Everton fans are searching their souls trying to ascertain the reasons why the kid they had taken to their hearts chose to walk away. Was it because forces within the club hell-bent on maximizing their return on his value drove him out, the pressure from his agents, or simply a case of a rapidly maturing kid choosing to surround himself with some of the Premiership's best players?

  

Snippets & Rumours

Cadamarteri moves on
30 Sep - Former Blue Danny Cadamarteri has left Bradford City to join Sheffield United for a fee of 50k.  Neil Warnock talks the lad up a treat in this piece.

Radzinski fine stands
30 Sep - An FA tribunal has upheld the fine of a fortnight's wages imposed by David Moyes on Tomasz Radzinski for the outspoken remarks that preceeded the Polish Canuck's move to Fulham.

Moyes retains faith in McFadden
29 Sep - David Moyes says he is not worried about James McFadden overcoming his current frustrations, citing his natural talent and hard work ethic. The 21 year-old has spent extra time in training recently in a bid to recapture the form that brought him to Goodison from Motherwell last year.

Eddy throws his rattle
29 Sep - They aren't half feisty, these Aussies... Eddy Bosnar has reacted angrily to being left out of the Australian squad, vowing not to play while Frank Farina remains in charge.

The Stretford Blackmail Case
29 Sep - The tangled intricacies of the Hyland blackmail case are explained a lot more clearly in this story from The Independent.  Also here at The Guardian.  Perhaps the Echo jurnos should take note...

Wyness talks the talk
28 Sep - Keith Wyness talks a good line in the Financial Times story about turning Everton around off the field and making sure the Club is run right so that he can look potential investors in the eye, and say we are a better prospect than Liverpool.

Rooney's Utd debut hat-trick
28 Sep - Underlining the lie that Kenwright obtained the best deal he could for want-away Rooney, the 18-year-old former Everton star scored a stunning hatrick on his debut for United as the red devils crushed Fenerbache 6-2 in the Champions League.  A 50M player indeed... for a paltry downpayment of just 10M.

Stretford Blackmail case starts
28 Sep - The trial of boxing promoter John Hyland, charged with blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford, is getting under way with allegations of a planned M payoff that would have given Stretford control of Wayne Rooney... which he got anyway.  Confused?  Join the club.

Cahill call-up
28 Sep - Tim Cahill has been called up by Australia manager Frank Farina for the Confederations Cup qualifier against the Soloman Islands.

Kenwright denies 30M pot
28 Sep - Not surprisingly, Bill Kenwright has had to publicly deny media reports following his BBC interview that David Moyes would have a 30M transfer kitty come January.  Even though he refused to reveal the amount that would be made available for player transfers, he claims that the press misconstrued his comments.  Judge for yourselves from this transcript.

Kenwright re-states cash hopes
27 Sep - Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live, Bill Kenwright reiterated his hopes that the 28m investment by Fortress Sports Fund will be available by January. His comments appear, however, to have been misconstrued as the BBC website is suggesting that that is the amount David Moyes will have to spend in the transfer window, which plainly isn't the case.

Gravesen's future hinges on Europe
27 Sep - David Moyes has admitted that Thomas Gravesen will only sign a new contract at Goodison Park if Everton qualify for Europe this season. The Danish midfielder, whose current deal expires in June, wants to play for a team challenging in Continental competition. Can't say you can blame him...

Star players versus star team
27 Sep - Funny how a few decent results gets your name in the national and international media for the right reasons all of a sudden! Fox Sports World sing the praises of Moyes's boys in Blue ahead of that channel's screening in North America of our home game with Spurs on Saturday, while this Singapore site also cites the benefit of team unity over individual star power.

Moysey proud of his lads
27 Sep - Daid Moyes gives full credit to the effort his small sqauad has put in to get them a nice haul of 16 points from the first 7 games of the season.

Ossie and Moyesey
26 Sep - Leon Osman and a new approach from David Moyes get star billing in this revealing analysis by Louise Taylor in The Telegraph.  It is very interesting to read that Moyes was smart enough to see where he was going wrong with the squad last season, and to make changes that are obviously reaping huge rewards.

U-18s win again
26 Sep - Paul Hopkins grabbed another brace as Everton's U-18s beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the northeast.

Get Over It
26 Sep - Well, someone has taken up the challenge flung down tempestuously by David Cornmell in his comment article, Strength & Weakness. Graham Hardman challenges every tennent of the Cornmell analysis and takes a swipe at ToffeeWeb for good measure.

Everton make news in Houston
26 Sep - Interesting to see Houston Chronicle finds Everton's great start worthy of its 'EPL' leader article this week.  It seems Everton did make an impression there, with the soccer fans at least.

Real Madrid? or Everton?
26 Sep - It's good to read Everton getting good press in the world, while Real Madrid appear to have become the laughing stock.  It probably won't last... nice if it did, though... enjoy it while you can!

Taylor retracts his prediction
25 Sep - Graham Taylor explains at some length in The Telegraph how he got his prediction about Everton being relegated this season sorely wrong... after just six games?

Moyes angry at shoot-out policy
24 Sep - David Moyes has hit out at the Bristol City match officials who opted to have the decisive penalty shoot-out in front of the home fans without the toss of a coin to decide which end of the ground it should take place. Moyes was instrumental in a 2001 law introduced so that clubs could veto a coin toss if crowd safety were an issue but he insists this was not an issue on Wednesday.

More waffling from Andy Gray
24 Sep - Andy Gray plays just about every possible angle in this piece about the resurgent Everton.  Good... but ultimately mid-table.  Is his punditry becoming increasingly annoying?  Scroll down to this gem: "I'm a lifelong Man Utd fan and have always trusted your opinion above all others." Enuff said!

Shootout record is improving
23 Sep - Last night's penalty shootout was Everton's fifth straight in the League Cup over the last five years but only the second one we have won in that competition, reports Steve Flanagan.

... for Worse
23 Sep - The second part of Rob Fox's extended analysis of what it means to be an Evertonian. 

Blues draw home tie in Round 3
22 Sep - Everton will play Leicester or Preston North End in the Third Round of the Carling Cup after squeaking through against Bristol City this evening.

For Better...
22 Sep - In this first part of a Rob Fox double-header, our man in the Gwladys Street stand provides a perceptive analysis of the feel-good factors contributing to the wonderful atmosphere that pervaded Goodison Park at the end of the Middlesbrough game on Sunday.  Rob also has some observations on being a footie fan in the 21st Century, and concludes that we are still a bit different from the rest... Second part coming later.

Nearly became Bristol manager
21 Sep - David Moyes actually came close to becoming the manager of Bristol City, where he played over 100 games in the 1980s.  So it will be an interesting return for him in the League Cup this Wednesday...

Player of the Month - August
21 Sep - The Blues' good start to the season in August was fuelled by goals and dynamism from midfield, so it's not surprising the voting for the month's Player of the Month came down to two midfielders. View results

FSF Investment finalised this week?
20 Sep - Fortress Sports Fund's first investment of an estimated 12.8m in Everton FC could be finalised and announced this week as Geneva-based financier Chris Samuelson and Bill Kenwright tie up the loose ends on a long-anticipated deal. FSF have an option to buy another 17m stake later on.

The last time we were Third
20 Sep - It came after the sixth straight win in that great run during the autumn of 2002, with a 1-0 win against West Brom, who were bottom of the Premiership. Over 40,000 fans packed into Goodison on 23 November 2002 to watch Everton climb to third their highest league position under David Moyes.

Moyes happy to confound critics
19 Sep - Good words from David Moyes on the effort put in by his lads, and the team spitrit that is binding them together in the aftermath of the summer's adversities.

Moyes upbeat before big game
19 Sep - David Moyes is obviously a much happier manager this time around as he basks in the warm glow ffrom a series of excellent performances Everton have put together this season.

Youth team marches on
18 Sep - Everton's Youth Academy Under-18s continued their great start to the season with a good 2-0 win over Middlesbrough at Netherton today, both goals coming from Paul Hopkins.

Cahill ban stands
18 Sep - Despite a change in the interpretation of this stupid Fifa law that will go into effect today, making Cahill's shirt-lifting celebration no longer a bookable offence, the Everton player will still be suspended from tomorrow's big top-six clash with Boro since Ref Steve Bennett refused to rescind the yellow card he gave last week, claiming he was right in applying the rules at the time of the offence.  Go Figure!

Blues Night
18 Sep - The next Blues Night takes place on Friday 29 October 2004 at Bootle Town Hall. Guest speakers will be Kevin Ratcliffe and comedians Micky Finn and John Martin. Tickets for the night are 20 and available by contacting Paul on 07810 560 216.

Compendium of recent events
18 Sep - If you've been following along with the news stories here at ToffeeWeb, very little of this compendium by David Conn in The Independent will come as news to you except perhaps the dubious claim that financier and wannabe Everton Director Chris Samuelson is a rabid Evertonian!

Sensible insights from Hinchcliffe
17 Sep - Andy Hinchcliffe provides some intelligent and insightful comments on what lies behind Everton's good start to the season, comparing it with the Dogs of War mentality Joe Royle inspired in our last trophy-winning side.

Cahill ban lifted?
17 Sep - This Liverpool Echo headline says it is... until you read the small print underneath, where it becomes clear that is by no means certain, while EFC maintain that he is definitely out.  Nice journalism, guys!

Ladies retain 100% record
16 Sep - Everton Ladies kept up their flying start to the season with a 2-1 win over Liverpool, their fifth straight win in the Nationwide Women's Premier League.

Fitness coaches the key?
16 Sep - David Moyes has pointed up the contribution of two new fitness coaches who have joined the backroom staff at Everton: Dave Billows from the Academy, and Italian Stefano Marrone from Fenerbahce.  (Some have attributed last season's dreadful on-field performances and team morale problems to the departure of the previous fitness coach, Aurelien Henry, in the summer of 2003 over a contract dispute.)

'The Truth'
16 Sep - Perhaps this can be the last word on Wayne Rooney, as Graham Kelly provides a succinct analysis that could be sufficient to finally put this painful issue to bed for us: so please, no more articles on Rooney... OK?

Conspiracy theory #112
16 Sep - Everton fan Vinny Ferguson has been mulling over the departure of Wayne Rooney and what caused it, and comes up with an alternative scenario.

Yobo to see out contract?
14 Sep - Buried in this article on how his loyalty to his country has prevented a move to a club like Arsenal or Manchester United is a quote attributed to Joseph Yobo, who says that he will leave Everton when his contract expires (in 2007). He blames the current upheaval and the fact that good players are refusing to sign for the Blues.

Bennett refuses to rescind card
14 Sep - Tim Cahill's automatic one-match ban stands after ref Steve Bennett refused to rescind his second yellow card, insisting he was applying the rules as laid down by Fifa.  In the Liverpool Echo, Scott McLoed provides some of the background to the contradictary opinions of the ruling bodies that led up to Cahill's ridiculous dismissal on Saturday.

Aussie pair in long haul
14 Sep - Tim Cahill and Eddy Bosnar have been selected for Australia's squad to play the Solomon Isles in the Confederation Cup next month.

Tim Cahill Virtual Replay
13 Sep - Forget about all the shirt nonsense, this was a really nicely worked goal, as you can see from every concievable angle with the BBC's virtual replay.

Wyness makes a good impression
13 Sep - Someone at the Liverpool Echo has a new friend in the form of Everton CEO Keith Wyness, who is credited with the idea of forming an Everton Fans' Council, meeting soon...

Cahill may escape ban
13 Sep - As some semblance of sanity seemed to hit the game's various regulators squarly between the eyes, indications are that Tim Cahill seems increasingly unlikey to serve a one-match ban for his controverisal shirt-lifting activity at the weekend.

Best Ever Premiership Start!
12 Sep - Paul Traill sings Everton's praises after a great start to the season has seen 10 points garnered from five games, unbeaten away, and since the opening day.

Right hand, meet left hand
12 Sep - Fifa president Sepp Blatter you know, the head of the organisation who came up with the laughable rule in the first place has criticised referee Steve Bennett's decision to send off Tim Cahill yesterday.  The bureaucrat said that players should only be dismissed if the whole shirt comes off.  Some clarification needed, methinks.

Michael Ball forced to deal
12 Sep - In a shocking story from north of the border, Michael Ball reveals how he had to broker a deal with Everton over additional 500k payments Rangers must make to Everton if he passes 60 and then 90 appearances for the debt-ridden Old Firm team.

Mr Motivator is back
11 Sep - As Everton stretch their unbeaten run since the Arsenal defeat to four games and plant themselves in the top six, it looks as though David Moyes' motivational magic is working once more on his unified and determined squad.

Rival bosses protest Cahill farce
11 Sep - David Moyes branded the decision "ridiculous", Kevin Keegan claimed "the game is going mad" and referee Steve Bennett defended his decision to send Tim Cahill off for an over-exuberant goal celebration as a FIFA regulation of which both teams were made aware before the game.

Michael Ball in limbo
11 Sep - Another example of how screwed up football has become, and confirming earlier rumours,... Michael Ball is apparently not playing for Rangers at the moment in part because, if he does, it will trigger a further payment of 500k to Everton. 

Moyes taking stock
11 Sep - This story in The Guardian recaps the decision by David Moyes to defer discussion of his own contract extension at Everton because he "wanted to see what the club's ambitions were first."

1906 Cup Medals for auction
10 Sep - 15-carat gold FA Cup Winners' medals inscribed with the names of Everton players Jack Sharp and Billy Scott, awarded on the occasion of their first Cup Final victory over Newcastle at Crystal Palace in 1906, are to be auctioned at Christies's next week.

Kenwright came close to quitting
10 Sep - Bill Kenwright has revealed that the pressure of this summer culminating in the banners protesting his leadership of the club at the pre-season friendly at Crewe almost led him to quit as Chairman of Everton. At the urging of David Moyes and Everton fans, however, he decided to stay.

Harmony returns to the Board
10 Sep - Paul Gregg has confirmed that the dtente between himself and Bill Kenwright is over now that plans to dissolve True Blue Holdings will usher in new investment from Fortress Sports Fund.

The Dust Settles
10 Sep - As we look back at the not insignificant changes announced at the EGM, it will be good to move on from the contentious issues that have dragged us down and caused a number of readers to object to our editorial stance.  Just one final observation...

Wyness appointment confirmed
9 Sep - As expected, Keith Wyness (previously of Aberdeen and Norwich City) has been announced as the new Chief Executive of Everton at tonight's EGM, filling the spot left vacant when Trevor Birch quit.

Positive outlook from Paul Gregg
9 Sep - In a press release, Paul Gregg has indicated that "The Board will listen to the genuine concerns and views of shareholders and will seek to provide a positive and credible way forward for the Club" ahead of tonight's EGM.

ESA Appeal for Calm
8 Sep - The Everton Shareholders Association hope to keep tomorrow's hotly anticipated EGM an orderly affair with the publication ahead of time of the proposed agenda for the meeting.

International Action
8 Sep - Jamie McFadden and Gary Naysmith (who picked up an injury and will miss the Man City game) played in Scotland's poor start to their World Cup Qualifying campaign, drawing 0-0 with Slovenia, while Ireland drew 1-1 in Switzerland with Kevin Kilbane in the team.

The People's Dictatorship?
8 Sep - The Echo's  Len Capeling isn't buying into the spin surrounding the Wayne Rooney transfer and myriad other troubling events at Goodison Park this year. Citing rumours that the club wants to close tomorrow evening's EGM from the press, he believes Everton FC has plenty to hide.

Chadwick saves point for Reserves
7 Sep - Nick Chadick scored in the last minute to salvage another draw for Everton's reserves against Middlesbrough at Haig Avenue.  Peter Clarke scored the first.  The Blues' second string have yet to win this season having now drawn three and lost one.  Report from Steve Milne.

No fears over Youth Academy
7 Sep - Rumour-mongering in some quarters (we have not been able to identify) had Everton's Youth Academy doomed due to closure by the FA Premier Youth League beacuse of inadequate facilities.  We all know they're not the greatest but an FA spokesman has confirmed that Everton have a valid academy license for the next 12 months.

Off to a good start
7 Sep - Everton's good start to the season is confirmed in Steve Flanagan's comparison with last season's corresponding games: we are already three points better off after just four games.

Gerrard to go out on loan
6 Sep - Rising Everton midfielder Anthony Gerrard will join Accrington Stanley on a month's loan after making the step up from the Youth Academy to the senior Everton squad.

Tie back in October?
6 Sep - Li Tie may be back in action in October after a long and slow recovery from fracturing his shin in February. 

Radz fights fine
6 Sep - Our recently past players just won't go quietly... Radzinski will fight the fortnight fine Everton imposed on him for mouthing off to the press before he left for Fulham.

Wayne could have been a God, but now he's a Devil
4 Sep - Archive

Billy Liar
4 Sep - Bill Kenwright is widely loved and revered by many Evertonians... who probably suffer from limited recall. Someone has decided to help them by setting up this website that cycles through a myriad of Bill's famous but ultimately meaningless quotes just in time for next week's EGM.

Under-18's beat Huddersfield
4 Sep - Daniel Fox got himself a red card for foul and abusive language in today's Youth Academy fixture that saw the young Blues thrash Hudersfield Town 4-1 with a glut of second-half goals.

Agent plays for both sides
4 Sep - In The Independent, David Conn looks a litttle bit harder at the money that went to Paul Stretford's Formation Group, and lifts the lid on some dubious practices this transfer reveals.

Faddy scores again ... sort of
3 Sep - A free-kick taken by Jamie McFadden clipped Ruben Baraja's head and flew into the Spain net to give Scotland the lead in tonnight's friendly, which was hampered by floodlight failures and then abandoned due to torrential rain that rendered the pitch unplayable with the score at 1-1.

More losers than winners
3 Sep - In The Telegraph, Sam Wallace steps back from the hype surrounding Rooney's transfer and sums up some of the realities: "Everton were too small to contain him, which is surely the real sadness in all this."

Reality Bites
3 Sep - Rob Fox writes a long piece that tries to come to terms with the events which culminated on Deadline Day.

McCarthy gutted by move collapse
1 Sep - South African striker Benni McCarthy has admitted that he is desperately disappointed that his proposed move to Everton fell apart because his club, Porto, pulled the plug at the last minute.

Reserves lose at Newcastle
1 Sep - The reserves included Richard Wright in goal, plus Clarke, Chadwick, and a debut at this level for Icelandic youngster Bjarni Thor Vidarsson but they could not keep the Toonies at bay all night, losing to a goal from Raamage.

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  Team Pld GD Pts
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 -5 44
13 Fulham 35 -4 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 -12 40
15 Everton* 35 -11 36
16 Brentford 35 -8 35
17 Nottingham Forest† 35 -20 26
18 Luton Town 35 -29 25

* Everton deducted 8 pts; † Forest deducted 4 pts for PSR breach
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