Royston plays football like kids play videogames, getting so excited he rips the controller out of it's socket, other times hes an irritable button basher, occasionally he's inspired, bamboozling pixels and players alike. Should we keep him?
WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 (N’Zogbia 21) – EVERTON 1 (Baines 78 pen) David Moyes clearly stated a few weeks ago, in the midst of Everton’s best run of the season, that no one, no matter who they were, could expect to walk back into this team. Did events at Old Trafford, when the team valiantly defended, and came within a referees error of winning a point or three, change his mind, or did he, well, not really mean it as far as Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill are concerned? For despite the team’s excellent form, it is now clear that these two have been rushed, with unseemly haste, back into the starting...
Another short coach trip across Lancashire on Saturday takes Everton to relegation threatened Wigan, who were soundly beaten 4-2 at Sunderland last weekend. The Latics have just two problems; a porous defence and impotent attack. They have not kept a clean sheet in seventeen matches and have conceded four or more goals on no less than eleven occasions over the last two seasons, while averaging exactly a goal a game - with Birmingham, the worst scoring record in the division. Manager Roberto Martinez tempted fate when he said, ten weeks ago, that Wigan had finally “clicked as a team” a comment which he might now regret since, in their last seven matches,...
Liz Forster Bio: - I’m a 29 year old not dull at all accountant, living in Huyton. Evertonian all my life, with a season ticket in the lower gwladys. Q1. Why Everton? Like most of us, we had no choice! My dad was a blue and as his first born it was passed on to me. My mum and dad used to run a pub and they would dress me and the pub in Everton gear for all the cup finals in the 80’s! The first game I have a memory of was Tony Cottee’s debut against Newcastle in 88/89 season. I was hooked ever since. Q2. I remember...
Both sides of my family are blue. I've been going to Everton since I was in a pram. Everytime Z cars plays. I'm a kid again.
Move over Thom Yorke, stand aside Morrissey, sit down Neil Warnock: for the next few days – at the very least until our next game – Evertonians will assume the mantle of England’s Laureate Moaners. Nothing frustrates like playing a team off the park, and getting nothing – and that’s exactly what happened on Sunday. Our game against Aston Villa was a sight to behold. Slick passing, huge possession figures, but not a single goal. One mis-swiped clearance from Marouane Fellaini was all it took for Villa to take possession and score a classic Sod’s Law Goal, and the rest of the game they sat back. If the half-way...
There’s been a lot of speculation in the last few hours about the fact that young German star Mesut Ozil’s player profile turned up on Man Utd’s site, most people are saying that like obituaries, they do them for any player that might sign – but there were some other interesting players listed in the Man Utd squad – including Mikel Arteta! The link to see these profiles – http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={FE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC}§ion=playerProfile&teamid=&bioid=94383 - is interesting too. Changing the last two digits of the link from 71 upwards will reveal the “fantasy” players – but moving back down reveals normal Man Utd squad players. Did we just get a peek at The Lord of the...
At least that’s what the press would have us believe. I find it ridiculous that journos on TV and in newspapers are constantly linking Everton players with a move away from the club, it’s as if their shallow paddling pool minds can’t fathom good players playing for Everton. The rote line is similar for every player, and it goes something like this: “Everton are a good club, but for X to really get success he has to move on.” This summer, the transfer tales have reached Pinocchio levels, with a huge slice of our squad as well as our manager being linked away. If all these players are good enough for a...
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 manager has lovingly assembled a cheap collection of classics. Arteta, Pienaar, Cahill – all bought for around £2million each. Moyes proves again and again that you can find hidden unheralded gems if you nose around small shops, you dont have to shop at Harrods if you know where to look. Steven Pienaar. He’s 28, he has one large...
