Everton’s bouncebackability will be fully road tested at Hull tonight following the defeat at Old Trafford. Options, already severely restricted by a long injury list, are further reduced by bans to Fellaini and Bilyaletdinov. Also looming large, as David Moyes mulls his limited options, is the little matter of Sunday afternoon’s appointment at Goodison...
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“Here comes success, hoo-ray success!”So hollered Detroit’s grizzled Iggy Pop, the optimistic lyrics mirroring the minds of thousands of Everton fans who jubilantly bounced through the week on Champagne bubbles after our Cup win over United. We even managed to bag a point a Stamford Bridge, and things were looking very rosy. That is...
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Everton’s seemingly comfortable 3-1 victory over Birmingham belies the fact that Kapo pulled Steve Bruce’s men level only ten minutes from time. A draw would have been a disappointment for the Toffees, but late goals from Lee Carsley and James Vaughan pushed them towards the three points. It is now four wins in a row...
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Soon Yakubu, like Bentley will become a word synonymous with filthy rich excess. The Nigerian didn’t feature in Yesterday’s 3-1 victory over Larissa, and the day before he was stopped by the police for driving his Bentley without a valid UK license, yesterday it was Anichebe who delivered the final coup de grace...
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Yakubu, so far, in my mind at least, a royal waste of money, two flat track bully goals, and the general contribution of a slug on ketamine, coupled with better, harder working youngsters breathing down his very large neck like Anichebe and Vaughan. And why oh why did we spend so much on him –...
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