Everton may well have finally landed Gyfli Sigurdsson earlier in the week after chasing him almost all summer but the Icelandic international who was signed for £45m from Swansea will not be making his debut as the club host Hadjuk Split in Europa League action. This stage of the competition …
Read More »Everton vs Stoke – Premier League Match Preview
Everton have caught the attention of many during the summer after their transfer activity has bought in a whole raft of new faces with the return of Wayne Rooney undoubtedly being the one that has grabbed the most headlines in the off season. They may have had two Europa League …
Read More »Europa League Play-Off Draw
The Europa League Play-Off Draw has been made and the 44 teams at this stage of the competition now know what is the final hurdle before they can go on to reach the group stages of the competition. Everton will not have too much cause to celebrate after being paired …
Read More »Who To Look Out For In The Europa League Draw
And just after the Champions League play-off round draw takes place we then progress onto the Europa League as 44 teams go into the hat looking to move on to the group stages next month. The 44 teams are comprised of the 29 clubs that won through to this round …
Read More »MFK Ruzomberok vs Everton – Match Preview
Everton’s foray into the Europa League continues this evening as they travel to Slovakia to face MFK Ruzomberok. Ronald Koeman’s men take a slender lead going into this tie thanks to Leighton Baines’ deflected strike last Thursday and they will look to secure their place in the play-off round later …
Read More »Is There Going To Be A Gray Day At Leicester
One name that is repeatedly being linked with a move away from The King Power Stadium this summer is that of Riyad Mahrez, with Arsenal seemingly not forthcoming with anything resembling a concrete offer and Roma only lowballing the 2016 Premier League champions there are not many offers left on …
Read More »BBC Gossip Column Debunked – Issue 46
Apologies for the absence in transfer gossip yesterday, I guess we all could do with a break from it from time to time but the good news is that I now return with another big bag of rumours. So what better way to start the week than this, without further …
Read More »Everton vs MFK Ruzomberok a few quick thoughts
Everton’s Europa League exploits got off to a winning start at Goodison Park last night It was hardly a classic performance in front of a relatively sparse attendance but Ronald Koeman will no doubt be delighted that his side take an advantage going into next week’s return leg On this …
Read More »BBC Gossip Column Debunked – Issue 40
A happy 40th birthday of sorts to the column which is definitely showing signs of ageing. So while I sit down and catch my breath here is the Tuesday lunchtime serving of transfer gossip Gossip in standard font, my thoughts are in bold Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 27, has arrived in …
Read More »Are the Toffees Justified in Spending Like a Kid in a Sweet Shop?
Whilst there has been a fair bit of transfer activity already with regards to the Premier League, Everton really are wasting no time in bringing players into the club. It could probably be noted that the club are acting preemptively in the transfer market: Romelu Lukaku has already joined Manchester United from …
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