August 2010 Archives

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Everton FC star Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's Russian roulette

DINIYAR BILYALETDINOV has been warned that he could lose his place in the Russian national side if he does not play more for Everton this season.

Life begins at 40 for ex-Everton FC & Scotland stalwart David Weir

DAVID WEIR is set to become Scotland's oldest ever capped player if he features in the Euro 2012 qualifying double-header against Lithuania and Liechtenstein.

Everton FC defender Phil Jagielka gives England boss Fabio Capello a fitness boost

FABIO CAPELLO breathed a sigh of relief last night after it was confirmed all 24 members of his squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers with Bulgaria and Switzerland are fit enough to remain at England HQ.

Tim Howard shell-shocked by Everton FC's poor start to the season

SHELL-shocked Tim Howard today admitted he is mystified at Everton's repeatedly poor starts to the season.

Aston Villa 1, Everton FC 0: Greg O'Keeffe on how a lack of goals is undermining the Blues pre-season optimism

AMBITIOUS football club, on the shelf for a while, bit (goal) shy, would like to meet world class centre-forward, proven fitness record, available for free in the next 24 hours.

David Prentice: No denying stats tell unpleasant truth for Everton FC

POSSESSION is only nine tenths of the law. Even in football. That remaining, but crucial 10 per cent, is an ability to convert possession into goals.

David Moyes frustrated as Everton FC slip to defeat at Aston Villa

EVERTON boss David Moyes was left to rue his side's inability to convert their dominance into three points as they forced 18 corners against Villa's four.

Everton FC boss David Moyes tips Jack Rodwell to emulate Tim Cahill

DAVID MOYES has tipped Jack Rodwell to become as potent a goal threat for Everton as Tim Cahill.

Greg O'Keeffe: Everton FC cannot let tough opponents become their downfall

THERE was a time when Evertonians would grab the new fixture list to excitedly scan it for clashes with Sky's big four.

Everton FC manager David Moyes hails the bravery of Marouane Fellaini

FOR A no-nonsense former centre-half like David Moyes, bravery is a quality he habitually expects from his players.

Barry Horne: Everton FC can pile on the misery for Aston Villa

EVERTON should take a lot of confidence from the convincing Carling Cup victory over Huddersfield in midweek.

Everton FC midfielder Leon Osman wary of the Aston Villa backlash

LEON OSMAN has warned his Everton team-mates to be wary of an Aston Villa backlash.

Everton FC star Jack Rodwell inspired by David Moyes' history lesson team talk

JACK RODWELL has revealed his determination to make his mark on Everton's history - after a stark message from David Moyes.

Dave Prentice: Time for Everton FC to make some modern history

EVERTON are often accused of living in the past. And with no silverware to celebrate for 15 years now, the club is sometimes criticised for dragging up former glories by way of scant compensation

Howard Kendall; David Moyes will prove doubters of his Everton FC squad selection wrong

DAVID MOYES has enough healthy options within his squad now that he is finding himself in a no-win situation with some supporters.

Dave Prentice: Dr Everton's latest passion is a must for Blues fans

LIKE the football club he adores, Dr David France has enjoyed a colourful, a successful, and an occasionally traumatic history.

Everton FC's Carling Cup scorer Jack Rodwell knows his time will come

JACK RODWELL today insisted he can cope with the frustration of being benched for Everton's opening Premier League games because he knows his time will come this season.

Everton FC 5, Huddersfield 1: Greg O'Keeffe sees the Blues tart Carling Cup trail with a five-star Goodison performance

DAVID MOYES and the Carling Cup have hardly shared much romance during his Goodison reign but they were caught flirting outrageously last night.

Everton FC chairman Bill Kenwright sick of prospective investors who 'go missing'

BILL Kenwright's search for a billionaire to takeover Everton is being hampered by time-wasting charlatans, the chairman has revealed.

Everton FC legend Harry Catterick will gain Hall of Fame recognition at last - 25 years after his death

MORE than 25 years after his death, Harry Catterick is to be inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame next month.

Everton FC Jury: Fans views on what's needed to kick-start the Blues Premier League season

IT'S a marathon not a sprint, but Everton need to get out of the blocks soon or they will get left behind.

Steve Round: Yakubu and Joseph Yobo unlikely to leave EFC

EVERTON assistant boss Steve Round has revealed that Nigerian duo Yakubu and Joseph Yobo are unlikely to leave the club before the transfer deadline.

EFC assistant manager Steve Round tips Jack Rodwell to shine in Carling Cup

BEFORE too much optimism disperses after Everton's sluggish start to the season, consider Jack Rodwell.

Pre-match preview: Everton v Huddersfield Town, Carling Cup

Preview of Wednesday night's Carling Cup second round clash.

Everton FC up for Carling Cup says Leighton Baines

LEIGHTON BAINES wants a long Carling Cup run to make up for the absence of European football at Everton this season.

Huddersfield's Peter Clarke back at Everton on a Carling Cup quest

PETER CLARKE has warned his old Everton mates he's not coming back to Goodison on a nostalgia trip.

Ian Snodin: It's been a shaky start to the season but don't give up on Everton FC yet

IT'S certainly not been the start to the season we all hoped for but there's no reason for anyone to panic.

Everton FC must click into gear and fast - Leon Osman

LEON Osman today admitted Everton need to click into gear fast if they want to succeed in a tougher-than ever Premier League.

Everton FC 1, Wolves 1: Greg O'Keeffe sees the Blues suffer from becoming a Premier League scalp

ISAAC NEWTON wasn't talking about football when he said every action has an opposite and equal reaction, but his famous truism is haunting Everton's early season efforts.

Christopher Beesley: Everton FC's slow start is tough one to tackle

YOU remember tackling don't you? It's something that has fallen out of fashion in the game since the 1970s. Tackling is a bit like playboy footballers who enjoy a smoke, it's not very PC to condone it in the year 2010 - especially when the tackle in question is a lunge with the player's feet off the floor.

Everton FC boss David Moyes refuses to blame referee Lee Mason after Wolves draw

EVERTON manager David Moyes believed that Adlene Guedioura's tackle on John Heitinga that led to Wolves' equaliser would have been penalised by most officials - but refused to blame referee Lee Mason for the Blues dropping two points in their first home game of the Premier League season.

Leighton Baines: Everton FC must focus to turn season into a success

LEIGHTON Baines has warned his Everton team-mates to eradicate the 'what-if' factor if they want to achieve something this season.

Howard Kendall says David Moyes must fire Everton FC's creative juices.

THE expectation levels haven't been so high before the start of an Everton season for a good while.

Everton FC star Leighton Baines believes the Blues must deliver after pre-season praise

LEIGHTON Baines might smile at talk of Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger's praise for Everton, but he still wishes neither men had opened their mouths.