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The International Return of Gylfi Sigurdsson

Christine Foster

Posted 12/10/2024

I noted with interest last night, the 84th min substitution of one Gylfi Sigurdsson, making a brief appearance for Iceland on the international stage. Despite almost 2 years left hanging by Greater Manchester Police and the Criminal Prosec...

Looking Ahead at the Everton Squad in 2025-26

Denis Richardson

Posted 01/10/2024

With the current season barely 2 months old and the ownership situation yet to be fully resolved, it might be a bit early to be thinking about next season. However, with some time on my hands, I was curious to see what our full first...

Mike Walker: Victim?

Kieran Kinsella

Posted 21/09/2024

Funny how the old memory cheats you but I was comparing this season with Mike Walker's short spell as Everton manager back in 1994, thinking we’d started that with more consecutive losses. But no – we started with a draw then drew with mighty ...

Bring me Roberto Martinez!

Stu Gray

Posted 20/09/2024

Let me start by saying I despise Sean Dyche as a manager. I said it before he arrived — he isn't good enough for this club and he has achieved nothing to suggest he deserves to manage Everton. He has no credit in any bank with me. ...

Footie in Yesteryear

Trevor Bailey

Posted 18/09/2024

Just to get away from the nightmare that is supporting Everton these days, I came across an online article re Villa winning the European Cup in 1982. It stated that, in that complete season, they used 14 players: 42 league games (it didn't...

A new season unfolds: Early impressions and what to expect at Everton

Alan Ganlon

Posted 16/09/2024

Having gone into the 2024/25 Premier League season with renewed hope, three defeats in three games have brought Everton fans crashing back down to earth. While no one on the blue half of Merseyside expected the Toffees to be challenging fo...

Does ToffeeWeb matter? Part 2

Andy Crooks

Posted 09/09/2024

The first part of this piece appeared 25 years ago and was the first thing I ever wrote on the site. My view at the time was that ToffeeWeb mattered a great deal. However, the consensus, if I recall correctly, was not really. As a forum to...

The Toffees, by Mikey The Badger

Mike Evans

Posted 05/09/2024

My dad was a big Everton fan for 90 years. Myself for 50. I used to live on the same road as Howard Kendall. I wrote a stupid poem about Everton. It's by no means Yates, in fact probably more Eddie than WB, but if ...

Everton Sign Players with Their Futures Ahead

Alan Ganlon

Posted 06/09/2024

It was always going to be a tough summer transfer window for Everton to navigate, with off-pitch matters being a topic of discussion for a while. Manager Sean Dyche himself has bemoaned the lack of funds available, even though Amadou Onana was sol...

Jack Harrison Continues to Thrive Amongst the Chaos at Everton

Gary McCarty

Posted 05/09/2024

In a team in which defensive solidity is prided over anything else, it can be difficult for attack-minded players to thrive. With Sean Dyche continuing to operate with a low block at Everton, even the most advanced players in his nominal 4...

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party

Barry Rathbone

Posted 02/09/2024

It was always going to be sticky — one of our better players had to be sold with the club in financial turmoil and doubts lingering over Branthwaite and Calvert-Lewin. Even a settled comfortable mid-table outfit will have crap results; that ...

87 Minutes

Danny O'Neill

Posted 02/09/2024

They’ll always hit you when you think there is optimism. I missed my meet-up with Brendan, but the very kind stewards let me into the ground and I took a seat in the front row of the Paddock in front of the Bournemouth supporters. I ...

Assessing Everton's Chances for the 2024/25 Premier League Campaign

Gary McCarty

Posted 03/09/2024

Everton will say goodbye to the iconic Goodison Park this season. The Blues are leaving the ground that has been their home since 1892 for a brand new stadium built at Bramley Moore Dock. Fans will be hoping for a successful season to bid farewell...

Why Sean Dyche Must Take a Chance on Beto to Improve Everton’s Attacking Output

Gary McCarty

Posted 30/08/2024

A home win in the cup over a team three divisions below you should be treated as a formality, rather than something to celebrate. But this is Everton. And the manner in which they’ve started the 2024/25 campaign is such that the 3-0 ...

Maupay reacts to moronic abuse at train station

John Daley

Posted 26/08/2024

Imagine another job where you could contribute literally nothing at all for 2 years, fire off social media posts brazenly laughing at your employer and colleagues suffering crushing losses simply because you're (temporarily as it turns out) away f...

Steady, sensible, moderate football is not what supporters want to pay money to watch

Andrew Dempsey

Posted 22/08/2024-

Stop being so moderate and nuanced and sensitive about these highly paid athletes. Fuck 'em! They’re absolutely fine. Yes, everyone can have the same problems in life, no matter what social class. But, it does make it easier to deal with giv...

Everton should not have lost at home to Brighton

Arnez Fernandez

Posted 20/08/2024

I read some comments that pointed the finger at Moshiri. The real deal is that Everton has limited funds because we are building a stadium. It is one or the other. Moshiri, for his past faults leading up to our current da...

We come in peace — brilliant fans

Alex Saunders

Posted 19/08/2024

I've followed Brighton up and down the country for well over 30 years, including Hereford and Chesterfield as well as Man City and Wembley. I just wanted to say that, without doubt, Everton fans last weekend were the...

The deal with the Dyche devil

Kieran Kinsella

Posted 18/08/2024

Mike Gaynes, who I generally agree with, absolved Sean Dyche of any responsibility for yesterday's loss to Brighton. In fairness, our geriatric right-back and defensive midfielder could have been expected to do better. Then we had our wantaway str...

More season tickets at the new Everton Stadium?

Jim Donnelly

Posted 17/08/2024

There are approximately 30,000 fans on Everton's season ticket waiting list. The crowd capacity in the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock will be 52,888. How much of this increased capacity will be used to reduce the waiting list?...

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