• 31st:  The return of Everton's prodigal son seems certain as David Unsworth agrees to re-signs for £3M, plus "expenses", after just 6 days at Villa Park – much to the displeasure of snubbed Villa manager, John Gregory.  A reshuffle of Squad Numbers is announced, just a few days after the Premiership squad list was published.
• 30th: A 22-man Everton squad leave for their pre-season tour of Holland and Belgium, with strong reports that David Unsworth will move back to Goodison Park after spending just a week with the Villains!
• 29th:  Finally, after what seems like weeks of anticipation, Scotland's midfield ace, John Collins, signs for Everton in a £2.5M transfer deal from Monaco.  Chris Woods joins Everton as goalkeeping coach, and may still be registered as a player.
• 28th:  Everton's second pre-season friendly at Port Vale is anything but friendly, with the Blues losing by a goal and new boys, Alex Cleland and Marco Materazzi, both blotting their copy-books.
• 27th:  The much-touted signing of young French midfield prospect, Olivier Dacourt from Strasbourg, was completed today for a fee of £3.8M.  
• 26th:  The Republic of Ireland, with Everton stars Richard Dunne and Dean Delaney, are Uefa U-18 Champions after defeating Germany on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the final.
• 25th:  Everton draw 1-1 in their first pre-season friendly against Kevin Ratcliffe's Chester City, with Spencer scoring.
• 23rd:  David Unsworth moves from West Ham to Aston Villa for the astounding sum of £3.5M.
• 22nd:  Ian Snodin has been appointed as manager of Doncaster Rovers.
• 21st:  Danny Williamson is struggling to restart fitness training after a mystery injury to his leg ligaments.
• 19th:  Everton defender Richard Dunne plays for the Republic of Ireland Youth squad in their 5-2 win over Croatia to open the European Championship; Dean Delaney is sub-goalie. Michael Ball and Danny Cadamarteri play in England's opening 2-1 win over the hosts, Cyprus, with Bally setting up the first goal via one of his long throws.
• 18th:  The Goodison-for-Ever-ton movement held a 2-hr meeting yesterday with Peter Johnson, discussing the latest ground-move options.  Both the Club's banker's and the GFE's architects have finalised their respective feasibility studies but neither have yet been made public.
• 17th:  Neville Southall joins the coaching staff at Tranmere Rovers. Meanwhile, the return of David Unsworth from West Ham is being strongly touted.
• 16th:  John Collins, long-time Everton target, decides to stay at Monaco for another year and see out his contract.
• 15th:  Walter Smith makes his first signing: Marco Materazzi, a tall centre-back from Perugia in Serie A, for around £2.8M.  Andrei Kanchelskis moves from Fiorentina to Rangers for £5.5M.
• 14th:  World Cup hero Slaven Bilic earns himself a two-week respite from pre-season training.
• 13th:  Everton's new away strip is paraded:– white with dark blue trimmings, and a One 2 One logo without the red bit!
• 12th:  Despite the absence of Laurent Blanc, who hit Slaven Bilic in the face during the semi-final, France thrash Brazil to lift the World Cup.
• 11th: Slaven Bilic shrugs off the incessant booing of the idiotic French, and helps Croatia beat the Dutch 2-1 to win 3rd Place in the 1998 World Cup.
• 10th:  The latest crop of players "linked" with Everton includes David Hopkin, Wim Jonk, Dario Simic, and our old friend, Andrei Kanchelskis.  
• 9th:  Croatia's stunning run in the World Cup ended last night in the semi-final as they fell 1-2 to hosts, France.  Slaven Bilic got involved in an incident with Laurent Blanc which ended in Red Card tears for the Frenchman.  Meanwhile, Everton are trying to diffuse shareholders' unrest by combining the EGM with the AGM, brought forward to September.
• 8th:  Most of the Everton players return to Bellefield for the start of pre-season training, and to meet their new management team.  Dave Watson has been promoted to player coach, displacing Viv Busby who now leaves the club.  Bellefield is to undergo a £25,000 face-lift to brighten the place up a bit.
• 6th:  The  flagging interest in Everton season tickets has apparently been rekindled by the news of Walter Smith's appointment. Sales have now jumped to 15,000.
• 4th:  The Croatians storm ahead in the World Cup by beating the Germans 3-0 in an impressive quarterfinal performance, with Slaven Bilic playing an excellent role anchoring their back line.
• 3rd: Although new manager, Walter Smith, denies that he will be strengthening the squad immediately, the usual merry-go-round of transfer speculation continues: Lee Carsley, Alan Stubbs, Colin Hendry, Paul McGregor, Mario Stanic, Davor Suker, Luigi Appoloni, Allesandro Costacurta, Mark Draper, John Collins, and Lee Sharpe have all been "linked" with Everton.
• 1st: In a startling swoop, Everton have snatched Rangers manager Walter Smith from under the noses of Sheffield Wednesday, appointing Smith and his assistant Archie Knox as the new Everton management team. As a result, caretaker-manager Adrian Heath has left the club, but Viv Busby remains on the coaching staff.

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