Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore has introduced a quota on home-grown players from next season, ultimately focusing on the development of the youth to filter the national team in the coming years. In agreeing to a quota from the beginning of the 2010-11 season, Premier League clubs have been guided by Uefa’s interest in the development of young players. “As...

There’s no just respite for Pompey’s perplexed keeper David James. Rushing towards him is the Everton goal machine. That win over Hull in the Carling took us to 11 in 6 days – and only the sort of punter who remembers bookies in his will would back against us this Saturday. You could argue that beating Hull is no great event but super bronzed Phil Brown is a desperate...

Although the transfer window has closed, news on Yakubu and reports of Arteta’s imminent return from a long-term injury will be received as new signings, boosting morale at Goodison. Influential Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta has been out since February after rupturing his cruciate ligament at St James’ Park in February during a heated Premier League battle. The...

As another session of summer expenditure comes to a close, EvertonDaily.com weighs up the arrivals with the departures to assess where the squad is positioned ahead of the new season.   After another healthy fifth-placed finish, manager David Moyes was always going to find it difficult to ward off potential suitors and maintain the team harmony that has become synonymous...

Lying dangerously at the bottom of the table, Everton FC’s fall from grace has left the club in an unfamiliar position yet with an all too familiar feeling of helplessness, as another self-cultivated gem has been snatched away by the jaws of aristocracy. Take into consideration the long drawn out nature of the saga, the un-timeliness of the situation and a genuine lack...

Specialist subject – managing on a shoestring. Chairman Bill Kenwright knows he has a unique talent on  board. No other manager has produced so much for so little. But what would it take to give the manager the funds he needs? Well, not a miracle or anything special. Just any old, everyday, billionaire would do. There are still plenty around in Russia, the Middle East...

The summer transfer window can be explained as overhyped, with fans getting their hopes up over big-name signings and being misled by the media, who are more concerned about filling the columns on their paper on a quiet day. While the likes of Manchester City seem to be signing every forward who has ever put on a pair of football boots, the transfer desk at Everton has...

There is always a plethora of clubs who, as the season gets under way, talk of ‘breaking in’ to the ‘Top Four’. Some of them assume they have the right to do so simply because they are who they are, and may have picked up a good player or two. Those teams’ fans frequently say ‘We first of all need to overtake Everton, which obviously we will….’. But obviously...

Everton look set to miss out on a move for Rennes midfielder Stephane Mbia. The 23-year-old Cameroon international has insisted that he is only interested in a move to Marseille. who have signed agreed a fee of around €12million. “I still want to join Marseille,” he told L’Equipe. “I have met my Cameroon team-mates and they all told me l’OM...