Opinion & Articles

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Frankie Goes To Goodison

Martin O'Connor
29/01/2022

Frank Lampard may have been the best of the candidates on Everton's shortlist but he has an awful lot to prove as he walks into a dysfunctional club. Hopefully, he has had time to reflect on where things went wrong at Chelsea and he will get the time to mould a side at Goodison Park

The Shape We Are In

Martin O'Connor
02/12/2021

"Under Moshiri, if we are not careful, it will be terminal."

Par for the course out in the middle

Martin O'Connor
09/11/2021

Everton Football Club has no proper vision or strategy, and until the Board and leadership at the club is changed (and the majority shareholder as well), we will be forever at best “Out here in the Middle” of the Premier League. On that note, Benitez is, so far this season, on course to deliver the usual mid-table mediocrity.

Compare and Contrast

Martin O'Connor
06/10/2021

With nine games played, two being Carabao Cup games, it is possible, even at this early stage of his tenure, to compare and contrast the work Rafa Benitez has done vis-à-vis the so-called Magnifico, Carlo Ancelotti.

Poundland Special

Martin O'Connor
01/09/2021

As the summer transfer window closes, what do we make of the Toffees' business?

Financial Warning Shot

Martin O'Connor
17/07/2021

The warning shot about our financial position was given by Benitez himself at his press conference: players leaving will fund incoming transfers, probably for a number of seasons to come. It is then imperative that they take a good look at the Academy and try and get it fit for purpose. But more power has been given to one of the main impediments to a functioning academy in David Unsworth, instead of removing him and the good Old Blue Boy network beneath him.


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