Everton Season Diary: May 1998

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May 1998

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28th: Slaven Bilic may have played in the Croatia vs Slovenia. Goalkeeping coach, Mervyn Day, has accepted a post as Assistant Manger to Alan Curbishley at newly promoted Charlton Athletic, following the resignation of Les Reed.
27th: Thomas Myhre is in the Norway squad to play Saudi Arabia. Everton have agreed a fee of £40,000 for Stenhousemuir's Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper, Neil Alexander.
25th: A campaign is gathering momentum amongst Everton fans to send a provocative fax to the club. Each fax asks the same simple question: "WHAT IS THE CLUB DOING TODAY?"
23rd: Gareth Farrelly plays for Ireland who are held 0-0 by Mexico.
22nd: It appears that Howard Kendall may have put in a firm bid for Derby County's tough midfielder, Lee Carsley.
21st: John Oster has been de-selected for the Wales matches against Malta and Tunisa next month as punishment for his rash behaviour in Modena, when he was sent off in an Under-21 friendly for swearing at the ref.
20th: Thomas Myhre was in the Norway squad that beat Mexico 4-1, but he did not get to play.
19th: Alex Cleland was signed by Everton on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. The Rangers full-back will join Everton when his contract expires on 30 June.
18th: Richard Dunne and Gareth Farrelly played for a Republic of Ireland team at Paul McGrath's testimonial, with Carl Tiler playing the 2nd half for the 'National Lottery International XI', who won 3-2 despite another 20-yd Farrelly screamer.
17th: Dave Watson is being considered for the manager's position at Norwich City, following Mike Walker's sacking.
15th: The "pitch invasion" that followed Everton's miraculous escape from relegation last Saturday is to be investigated by the FA.
13th: Speculation and rumour over Howard Kendall's future reach silly levels but there are no real signs that he will be going anywhere.
12th: Two reserve players, John O'Toole and Chris Lane, have been released by the club. Junior player Padraig Drew has also been released, and Peter Beagrie has returned to Bradford City after his rather ineffective loan spell.
11th: After yesterday's traumatic escape from the jaws of Premiership death, Everton Chairman Peter Johnson issued a statement reaffirming his committment to "the club he loves", despite the "divisive" opposition of so many fans. Rumours appear that Lord Grantchester of the Moores family has offered Johnson £50M for his 68% stake in the club. At a secret board meeting, Kendall was either (a) asked to present his plan for future success, (b) threatened with the sack, or (c) both.
10th: Everton miraculously survive the last day of the season, finally scraping a 1-1 draw at home to Coventry City while Bolton lose at Chelsea. An early 30-yd stunner from Gareth Farrelly set them on their way, but it couldn't be that simple: With 5 mins to go, Nick Barmby has a penalty saved. Then Dion Dublin (Yes, him!) equalizes for Coventry and Everton are one goal away from relegation... But Chelsea seal Bolton's fate with a last-minute goal at Stamford Bridge and Everton are safe! Safety that is worth far more than Carling's £650,000 in prize money... At half-time Neville Southall is given a long standing ovation as he says goodbye to Goodison Park with a lap of honour.
9th: Two famous First Division clubs with Everton connections are relegated. Joe Royle's Manchester City beat Neville Southall's Stoke City 5-2 at The Britannia Stadium, but both clubs slide ignominiously into the Second Division.
7th: Everton's Youth Team defend their 3-1 lead over Blackburn Rovers in the second leg of The Times FA Youth Cup Final, with Francis Jeffers scoring in the first minute. The 2-2 scoreline means Everton's gallant lads win 5-3 on aggregate, and lift the Youth Cup for the 3rd time in the club's history. A great victory, Lads!
5th: The last game of the season for Everton Reserves ends in defeat by a single goal at Leeds United. The FA may charge Don Hutchison over his despicable two-footed tackle on Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal.
3rd: Everton make absolutely no impression at Highbury, as Arsenal win 4-0 and go on to hoist the Premiership trophy, leaving the Blues one point behind Bolton and staring relegation in the face...
2nd: Almost all the Premiership results go against Everton, with massive wins for Spurs, Newcastle, and Bolton pushing Everton down to 18th place in the FA Carling Premiership prior to tomorrow's huge game at Highbury.
1st: Phil Jevons opened the scoring for Everton's Youth team at Ewood Park as they strode to an impressive 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in the first leg of The Times FA Youth Cup Final. The transfer of John Spencer from QPR to Everton has finally been confirmed for £1.5M.

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