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May 31: Nick Barmby
seems set to play a key part in Euro2000 after producing a
brilliant cameo role when he came on as a sub to play just 27 mins for England
in their 2-0 win over Ukraine at Wembley tonight. Barmby was them
named as one of the 22 players headed for Euro2000.
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May 30:
Don Hutchison was granted Man of the Match status after scoring one and
helping to make another as Scotland defeated Ireland 2-1 at Lansdowne
Road. Richard Dunne made a brief sub appearance on 77 mins.
And Tommy Myhre has been confirmed as a member of Norway's squad for
Euro2000.
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May 29: Francis Jeffers played his
part, scoring the second goal in an important 6-0 victory for England
U-21s over Turkey at MiniEuro2000 that keeps them in the running in Group B. Sporting Life Report.
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May 28: Old
Evertonian Stuart Barlow scored from the penalty spot to put Wigan ahead
in extra time against Gillingham in the 2nd Division Playoff Final at Wembley,
but the southerners equalised, then snatched victory 2 mins before the end of extra time.
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May 27: Francis Jeffers played the full 90 mins for
England Under-21s as MiniEuro200 kicked off in Bratislava. But he
missed two scoring chances as Italy ran out 2 - 0 winners in the first
Group B match.
Nick Barmby
gets a derisory 17� seconds on the pitch for England right at
the death of a boring game against a boring Brazil team intent on holding
possession and doing nothing with it. Final Score: 1 - 1.
Tommy Myhre kept a clean sheet in goal for Norway as they beat Slovakia
2-0.
And Abel Xavier is formally named in Portugal's 22-man squad for Euro2000.
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May 26: Of
course Everton qualified for Europe! But they baulked at the
opportunity of starting with the 2nd Round in mid-June as England's second
team (Aston Villa enter at the 3rd Round stage). That honour
will now go to lowly Bradford City, who barely avoided relegation.
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May 25:
Press sources are hyping up
Francis Jeffers and how a role upfront for
England U-21s could "rescue" his injury-ravaged season... And
where did he pick up the worst injury? You got it: playing for
England U-21s.
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May 24: Everton interest in the
European League Cup Final? It was limited to some imaginative
touches from Merseysiders: firstly, some Everton fans flying a banner declaring allegiance to
Everton and, secondly, the sparkling footwork of another once-Everton fan:
Steve McManaman � "a dexterous presence throughout a first half
increasingly dominated by the men from Madrid."
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May 24: Football
League newcomers Kidderminster may or may not be signing old Evertonian Barry
Horne on a free transfer after his contract with Sheffield Wednesday
expires on 1 July 2000.
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And old Evertonian defender David
Burrows has not moved from Coventry to Birmingham City on a free transfer.
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May 23: Mark
Hughes's Welsh charges (excluding the injured Mark
Pembridge) lasted over an hour against the Brazil Ol� boys before
they collapsed to three classy goals.
Meanwhile, Kevin McLeod has agreed a
one-year extension to his contract with Everton.
... and beware: 34-year-old scouser Ian
Marshall is out of contract at Leicester!!!
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May 23:
An in-depth interview by Len Capeling about the first 100 days of Bill
Kenwright's new regime at Everton FC. Daily
Post Interview
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May 23:
Nick Barmby's chances of being
in the final 22-man England squad for Euro2000 have improved with the loss
of Jason Wilcox through injury.
Abel
Xavier is also selected for Portugal's squad.
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May 22: Walter
Smith seems set to keep his faith in Paul Gerrard, and sell off Tommy
Myhre to anyone who "comes along who would be interested in
taking him, to give him an opportunity in their first team."
Tommy Myhre has returned from his loan spell with Birmingham City after
failing to secure a place in the 1st Division playoff final.
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May 22:
"I'm not just making empty statements" says vice-chairman Bill
Kenwright, as he reviews the immediate financial needs after his takeover
put the Club back on a firmer footing: "There is structure now."
Echo
Story
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May 21: Richard Dunne,
who is played 64 mins for Ireland tonight in the Cascarino-Staunton
testimonial v Liverpool before being substituted with a possible hamstring
injury, has
been given a whopping five-match suspension for the start of next
season. A red card for foul play at Leeds earned him three; he had already
been sent off at Derby, which means
another one... The fifth may well be because he was forcibly
withdrawn from the pre-season friendly at Rotherham
for a particularly bad tackle.
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May 20: For
the third year in a row, the team that had the audacity to knock
Everton out of the FA Cup have failed yet again in the Cup Final at
Wembley: Aston Villa losing 1-0 to Chelsea.
Former Everton full-back Mike Pejic has been chosen to act as a scout for
the England national squad ahead of Euro 2000... er, bit late for that
isn't it?
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May 19: Kevin
Campbell has got some sort of infection in his injured knee; he could miss
out on pre-season training and possibly the beginning of the new
season...
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May 18:
Archie Knox will be trying to get the best out of geordie Don Hutchison as
he gets another chance in the Scotland squad, but Davey Weir is out with
his ops.
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May 17: Richard Dunne has been
included in the Republic of Ireland senior squad for their forthcoming
friendly tour of North America.
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May 16:
Davey Weir needs a hernia op... quickly followed by an Achilles operation
to sort out another problem.
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May 15: Leeds
have finally confirmed their signing of Olivier
Dacourt from Lens for �7.2M.
Everton reserves drew 2-2 with their Liverpool rivals at Anfield in the
last match of the season � goals from the BlueJays: Jeffers &
Jevons.
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May 15: Nick Barmby has finally
been called up to the England squad for three pre-Euro2000 friendlies,
after a break of 3� years.
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May 15: The
sudden three-place slide down the final Premiership
Table to 13th � we haven't been that low since last August! � has
cost Everton nearly �600k in place-money, and the fans a lot more in
wounded pride. The "Merit Award" for 13th place is �1,580,952.
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May 14:
Everton fall behind early to Middlesbrough
at Goodison Park in the final match of the season, and never look like
scoring as Juninho seals a dreadful 0-2 performance and a 13th-place
finish for The Toffees.
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May 14: Puma's
new Everton Kit is showcased at the Official Everton Website. New
Everton Kit
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May 13: Tommy Myhre was the unhappy recipient of a Barnsley barrage as Birmingham
City crashed 4-0 at home to the Cloggies in the Semi-Final First Leg of
their First Division playoff.
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May 12: Francis Jeffers is the only Everton player to be selected for the England
U-21 Championship in Slovakia. Simonsen, Ball, and Cadamarteri have
been passed over.
Ticket prices at Goodison
are set to increase by a further 10% next season, with the introduction of
'premium' pricing for six games against top opposition, when the fans will
be asked to fork out an extra �3 per ticket.
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May 11: An
unofficial enquiry about John Collins from his old club, Celtic, has
been firmly rebuffed by Everton.
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May 10:
A young Everton
Reserves side crashed 4-1 in their penultimate match of the season
at Sheffield Wednesday.
Mark
Pembridge is suffering from a hamstring injury and is doubtful for the
season finale against Middlesbrough
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May 9: David Weir
will undergo surgery early next week on a hernia problem he has been
struggling with. Official
Webpage Story
Before the
Arsenal game, Everton had a run of FIVE matches without any cards... but
after last night's fiasco, its more trouble for the Everton
Badboys. Suspensions for Dunne (3 matches) and Hutchison (1
match) will be carried
over to next season.
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May 8: A quite unbelievable
display of refereeing incompetence from Everton's old adversary, Andy
D'Urso, saw him issue 7 yellows and 2 reds to the Blues who finished 1-1
at Leeds United thanks to a
well-taken opportunist goal by Nick Barmby.
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May 7: Who
has performed the most impressive miracle in football management this
season? According to Chelsea Chairman Ken Bates in the Sunday
People, its our own Walter Smith!
Mark
Hughes and Abel Xavier are possible doubts for the challenging televised
encounter with Leeds United
tomorrow, but Francis Jeffers is expected to start.
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May 6: Everton
cling tenaciously to the hope of a top-ten finish after favourable
results elsewhere on Saturday keep them in 11th place; we could finish
anywhere from 8th to 14th...
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May 5: The Daily
Post has published a fuller version of their interview
with new Chief Executive, Michael Dunford.
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May 4: "The
next two to three years will make or break this club" � Chief
Executive Michael Dunford's view of the daunting task ahead for Everton
FC.
All of the boys the Everton Youth Academy wanted to retain between the
ages of 9 and 16 (93 in total) have been signed up for the new
season. Four of the lads are involved in the U-15 England schools
team: Alan Moogan, Steven Schumacher and Steven Beck and new signing
Andrew Pettinger.
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May 3: Everton
Reserves travelled to Ewood Park tonight to give Blackburn
Rovers a 4-1 mauling.
Meanwhile, Tony
Cottee struck early and well at Anfield tonight as
Leicester ran out 2-0 winners, putting a severe dent in
Liverpool's European League/Cup aspirations while pushing
Everton down to 11th place.
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May 2: Walter
Smith has decided not to risk Richard Gough or Joe-Max Moore in either
of the two remaining matches of the season as both players are
struggling to regain full fitness.
Michael Dunford,
Everton Club Secretary for the last 5� years, has been
appointed Chief Executive in a move which should be
widely welcomed by the fans.
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May 1:
Joe Parkinson
starts his new job as Fan Liaison Officer for Everton
Football Club... Ask Parky!
And the guests
for Parky's testimonial on 12 August 2000 will be
Manchester City.