Editorial Archive

John Textor’s Lyon demoted to French Ligue 2

24/06/2025

John Textor’s Lyon have been demoted to French Ligue 2 because of the poor state of their finances. The club were provisionally demoted by the DNGC, the body which oversees the accounts of French professional football clubs, in November. Lyon officials including Textor, met with the DNGC on Tuesday but failed to convince the body that the club had […]

Matt O’Riley Update

19/06/2025

After being heavily linked with a move to Everton — including an in-depth analysis by Chris Beesley in The Echo — Brighton’s midfielder quietly slipped off our weekly Rumour Mill update and is now being linked with a move to Italy. Sky Sports claim that Brighton have received a £25.6M bid from Napoli for Matt […]

Ode to a Grand Old Lady — a poem

22/05/2025

I was at a funeral there, Sunday past I say funeral, exceptIt weren’t one of those sad funerals where everyone’s worldHas been shattered into a million piecesBrokenLaid out on the floorVisible in sight of every soulNever to be repaired NahThis was more of a celebrationOf a life well lived, to its fullestAnd a hell of […]

Everton Double Season — 40-year anniversary

17/04/2025

Everton take on Manchester City on Saturday and Goodison Park will host a celebration of the 1984-85 Champions;  it is also close to the 40-year anniversary of the fantastic European Cup-Winners Cup Semi-Final win over Bayern Munich at Goodison Park on 24 April 1985.  In part of the celebrations, the fan zone will be handing […]

The Battle for the Football League Championship

11/04/2025

The Championship promotion race is looking interesting. Burnley go top as it stands if they win tonight against Norwich City at home. Leeds Utd and Sheffield Utd only separated by 2 points. Could Leeds do the impossible having looked clear and dry a few weeks ago? These are the games on Sky this weekend: Friday […]

Is this as good as it gets with David Moyes?

06/04/2025

We are rolling and creaking towards the end of a season where Moyes has stabilized the ship, steered us to safety… Great!  But Moyes still has his detractors and his ability to step up another level again has been a question mark against him for a long time.  

Player Watch: Joao Virginia

24/03/2025

Reserve goalkeeper Joao Virginia is set to complete his 6th season with Everton — but it could well be his last

Player Watch: Youssef Chermiti

18/03/2025

Youssef Chermiti made his first appearance of the season when he came on as a sub in the 79th minute against West Ham Utd last weekend.

Tech Corner: Bad Request

14/03/2025

It was a happy surprise for me to see a link to our Burnley lawsuit story on ToffeeWeb popping up on my Google feed on my iPhone this morning. (Not sure what this feed is called but it seems to curate new links to stuff related to what you have looked at recently, and appears […]

The resurgence of Beto under Moyes

17/02/2025

From being linked with a move away throughout January to scoring five goals in just seven matches under David Moyes, Beto has found his footing.

Self-Inflicted Wounds and Near Misses haunt Everton in the FA Cup

08/02/2025

Individual errors cost Everton as they went down 2-0 to Bournemouth in their final cup match at Goodison Park. James Tarkowski was at fault for both Antoine Semenyo and Dan Jebbison’s first-half goals. The Toffees were a much-improved side in the second 45 and even hit the woodwork thrice. In the end, it proved to […]

A Personal Note

08/02/2025

After 24 years running this website together under the ToffeeWeb.com banner, Michael and I will be stepping away. TW will continue to be the news resource and community it always has been.

The first 28 days of TFG…

16/01/2025

Simon Harrison reviews what has and has not happened in the first 28 days since The Friedkin Group became the new owners of Everton Football Club

Out with the new and in with the old!

13/01/2025

Simon reviews the TFG takeover and the return of David Moyes, signalling what might be ahead for Everton in the coming weeks and months

A Safe Pair of Hands

11/01/2025

It’s unlikely David Moyes would have been anyone’s first choice to lead Everton into the new stadium and a potentially bright new future on the banks of the Mersey but for now, when safety is paramount, his steadying influence could be just what the new owners need

Never go Back

10/01/2025

The prospect of David Moyes returning to Everton fills me with anger, hatred and other vile thoughts… I totally despise the man.

Details of the Friedkin financial restructuring of Everton emerge

09/01/2025

Paul Quinn analyzes the Return of Allotment of Shares posted yesterday by the club at Companies House that puts value on the share transactions underlying The Friedkin Group's takeover last month, and the impact it has had on the value of privately held Everton Shares.

Moshiri’s Legacy

10/12/2024

The opening of the new stadium next year will likely form the basis of ‘Moshiri-Revisionism’, a favourable glow that will turn even more flattering over time as the horror of recent seasons fades from memory… but the overall picture of the departing owner isn’t great

Dyche risks undermining his own argument regarding Ndiaye

23/11/2024

The manager has responded to calls to move Everton’s best forward player into a No 10 role by suggesting that he doesn't yet have the experience or work-rate for it but neither the metrics nor the "eye test" seem to support the argument.