Recently by Dominic King

IT was the kind of scoreline that made you want to grab hold of a microphone, stride purposefully on to the pitch and burst into song.

Everton's recent past has been littered with a catalogue of difficult cup ties, so it was about time that things were evened up; only in his dreams, however, would David Moyes have imagined this trip by Humber would have turned out to be so easy.

A goal for a returning hero, assured performances from men who have been waiting patiently for a chance and signs that his new boys are settling in nicely, the fact that the Blues recorded their biggest away win during his reign put the gloss on a perfect night.

STOMACH-churning low one week, euphoric high the next - everybody take a ticket to board the Everton rollercoaster.

Seven short days ago, the Evertonian world was a bleak place to inhabit following a poor second-half performance at Craven Cottage which resulted in David Moyes' team finding themselves ensconced in the bottom three.

How things have changed; two goal-laden displays against AEK Athens and Blackburn Rovers later, optimism has been restored, the Premier League table makes for much better reading and a campaign which has stuttered and spluttered now appears to be blooming.

THE scene was painfully familiar. David Moyes was stood outside Goodison Park's press room, trying to explain why Everton had succumbed to another opening day defeat.

DAVID MOYES has vowed to step up his search for fresh talent as he aims to break Everton's transfer deadlock - sooner rather than later.

MONEY, if you have enough of it, can get you most things but it will never, ever be able to buy you class.

BY now, the dossier that was dispatched to all and sundry earlier this month will either be well-thumbed or gathering dust.

Some managers will have taken one look at the sales pitch from Michael Owen's representatives proclaiming that the former European Footballer of the Year is looking for "a fresh challenge" and been left cold.

Others, however, will be excited, rubbing their hands with glee that the chance to work with one of the greatest goalscorers in the modern era has cropped up; they will be the ones frantically working out whether they can make the sums work out.

PHIL NEVILLE today promised Everton will come back stronger than ever next season to help him get over the worst moment in his career.

TIM CAHILL believes David Moyes' refusal to accept second best will ensure Everton's FA Cup final appearance is not a one -off.

Like the rest of his team mates, Cahill was left devastated by the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday and it was particularly frustrating for the Australian as it is the second time he has been beaten in an FA cup final.

However, Cahill is not the type of person to dwell on such disappointments and made it quite clear as he reflected on an arduous campaign that both he and his team mates will come back stronger than ever next season.

A SEASON that started on a park pitch in Switzerland could end in the most memorable of circumstances for Jack Rodwell this afternoon.

GOOD WILL is perceived as a quality lacking in modern football but Everton have found the opposite to be true among some of their Premier League rivals.