Sky sports are reporting that Dan Gosling has finally moved to Newcastle for free. I’m finished with the anger, not hugely disappointed in losing him as a player anymore, but still apoplectic with rage about the money he took off us. If he recovers in time, he’ll be able to come to Goodison for...
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ESPN reported yesterday that Dan Gosling was ready to join Newcastle United for free. It looks like he’ll be getting £25,000 a week, but the article also mentions that Everton will appeal the move and look to recoup something. If we get anywhere near the £4 million we are apparently appealing for – it...
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No wonder managers are lining up to peek over Moyes’ shoulder (Rafa Benitez and Harry Redknapp; yes I’m talking about you) – even when Moyes’ doesn’t get his man, he still shows his wonderful scouting abilities. Last summer we were very close to nabbing Argentine midfielder Ever Banega off Valencia – there were murmurings...
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Some goons over at the Fur Coat No Knickers lodgings in Manchester gave me some stick about claiming that illegal approaches smoothed over with lashings and lashings of filthy lucre was the Man City ideology. It patently is. The FC No Knickers ideology is that of its owners, to get them noticed and to...
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 Evertonians woke today to some cryptic information from the Times’ Ollie Kay on Twitter: Otherwise engaged today. Everton fans might want to look out for some good news later. #EFC  A bit of digging around journo’s Twitter accounts reveals that the “good news” is Jack Rodwell, who has signed a new contract with us....
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 Why we should’t be too upset about losing Pienaar. Rob Gordon: I will now sell five copies  of “The Three EPs” by The Beta Band. Dick: Go for it. Beta Band Customer: Who is this? … Rob Gordon from High Fidelity reminds me of David Moyes from Goodison Park. Our...
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“SOS Sources: Beckford deal done”  Our friends over at SOS1878 reckon that the Jermaine Beckford deal is done, and that he’ll be officially signing at the end of June, with personal terms already agreed. “Rodwell to snub Man United to stay at Goodison” The Daily Mirror reports that Jack Rodwell, Everton’s worst kept secret...
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Jack Rodwell - the new Gerrard/ Rio/ Beckenbauer/ Lothar Matthaus – WILL sign a new contract with Everton, meaning that the host of clubs sniffing around him will have to go and do one. According to the Daily Mirror : ”Everton starlet Jack Rodwell is ready to sign a bumper new £25,000-a-week deal – and disappoint Chelsea...
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THE TOFFEEMONGER -February 19th 2010 Michael Kenrick – I had a PE teacher like him once. Rampantly negative, and very pissed off with the world, he refused to let a poor waif of a lad miss PE because he had a broken arm, saying that it was no excuse. For Kenrick and his Toffeeweb...
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THE TOFFEEMONGER -February 16th 2010 A quick daily scan sampling the media’s transfer tripe. Today’s main transfer rumour is regarding feral fuzzball Marouane Fellaini. Apparently Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is having a hearty sniff around the Belgian, and he likes what he smells.  The Guardian is leading the charge with the Fellaini tripe here...
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