Leon Osman – Everton’s underrated hero (Video)

With any player, one that has come through the youth team ranks is one that fans can take to heart.

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Wayne Rooney stars in James Bond spoof (Video)

This week has been a big one for Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, largely due to the fact the former Everton forward was celebrating his tenth year in Premier League football, but also because he has taken on the role of one of his heroes, James Bond.

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Time To End Derby Day Blues

Sunday’s Merseyside derby gives Everton Football Club the perfect opportunity to prove just how far they have progressed since this time last season.

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Will this seasons ‘big four’ prove too much for challenges?

During the early years of what I would call my footballing life, there was one principle that could usually be relied upon as a constant, the so-called ‘big four’.  Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool exchanged blows throughout the season but would almost inevitably finish in the top four.

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Can Everton make the top four, again? (Video)

A side who have earned many plaudits so far this campaign is Everton, with their usual frustrating start to a season has pleasantly eluded them.

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Premier League talking points: six weeks in

It's good to have it back isn't it? Even with the European Championships this summer I still found myself craving the drama and excitement of the Premier League. So, how's it all looking after six weeks and six games in? Well, one thing we still know for sure; John Terry is still a loathsome moron who no one likes with a reputation that is now, if it wasn't before, irrecovably tarnished. Gutted.

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Can Everton qualify for the Champions League?

Everton continued their superb start to the Premier League season by dissecting a far too open Southampton side at Goodison Park to move above Manchester United into second place in the table, just three points off league leaders Chelsea. Indeed, if the Blues had fallen to defeat at Arsenal earlier in the day, then the Toffees remarkably could have been sitting pretty at the summit of the Premier League after six games.

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The underlap that will lead Everton to glory (Video)

It’s a partnership that has made fans of the Premier League stand up and take notice and has seen Everton become one of the most feared teams since the turn of 2012.

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A beautiful game's impact on the beautiful game

For the past twenty years Football Manager has grown into an unhealthy obsession for many football fans who (genuinely) believe they are capable of doing a better job than the real-life manager of the team they support.

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“Slow Starters”

As I mentioned when writing about Arsenal’s so called ‘acid test’ against Manchester City last weekend, I made clear my disdain for footballing clichés.  I especially dislike them when they don’t make sense or don’t address the main issue on a certain topic.  This is why I disagreed with the ‘acid test’ remarks and it is why I also disagree with the notion of Everton usually being slow starters.

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Magic Moyes defying the odds again

How does he do it? 

Year after year David Moyes manages to baffle us all as he creates a team that is one of the best in the league, despite having to sell his best players to fund his ambitions. 

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*Goal-line technology klaxon*

The old goal-line technology debate has once again reared its ugly head.

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In praise of Leon Osman

In the Twitter storm in the wake of the extra players called up to the England squad yesterday, there was one player who's name was most touted under the “should have been called up”.

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Harry Redknapp: Past, Present and Future

Twenty nine years after beginning his managerial career in 1983, Harry Redknapp has come full circle after re-joining his first club in a voluntary advisory role. This serves as the perfect excuse to look back on Redknapp's CV to date and asks what may lie in the future for the man who was overlooked by England and sacked by Tottenham during last season.

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Moussa is the man!

Eden Hazard is the only Belgian sensation at the moment in the Premier League. Marouane Fellaini has been playing well for Everton and Vincent Kompany is ever reliable for City. However lurking quietly in the background of Belgium players within the Premiership is Moussa Dembele.

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