http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/ ECHO reporter and Everton fan Greg O'Keeffe was six when the Blues last won the title. But with a European tour on the horizon and another season of drama at Goodison Park, he is a determined optimist. en Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:06:06 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MURPHY'S LAW From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Murphy's law is an adage in Western culture that broadly states "if anything can go wrong, it will." It is also cited as: "If there's more than one possible outcome of a job or task, and one of those outcomes will result in disaster or an undesirable consequence, then somebody will do it that way"; "Anything that can go wrong, will," the similar "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"; or, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way". The saying is sometimes referred to as Sod's law or Finagle's law.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/luck_of_the_draw.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/luck_of_the_draw.html Louis Saha Standard Liege Uefa Villareal Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:06:06 +0000 THREE in...three to go. Everton's transfer activity has finally started producing deals, although it's clear the manager's sights have been duly lowered.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/signings.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/signings.html Lars Jacobsen Segundo Castillo Shaun Wright-Phillips Victor Obinna Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:57:04 +0000 AT SOME point between becoming Finch Farm's own version of nay-sayer Nostradamus, and tw*tting the phone down on foreign agents so hard that it smashes, David Moyes found time to put out a winning side this weekend.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/at_some_point_between_becoming.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/at_some_point_between_becoming.html Albert Riera James Vaughan Lars Jacobsen Nostradamus Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:28:32 +0000 DID you ever see that film? Christian Bale - what an actor... I'd have a lot more positive things to say about Bale's back catalogue than I could ever find about Everton today.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/harsh_times.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/harsh_times.html Christian Bale Harsh Times M'Bia Moutinho Tiago Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:35:02 +0000 THE MESSAGE boards are throbbing with discontent, Moyes is keeping his mouth shut as he scours the market, and our chairman's protestations seem hollower by the day. It remains worrying and gloomy times for blues at the moment. ]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/misery_still_loves_company.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/misery_still_loves_company.html Blackburn EGM Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:45:28 +0000 MY mate Phil had parents with a slightly peculiar sense of humour. Never prolific with the Christmas presents, he would usually get the latest Everton top to unwrap under the tree each year.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/love_will_tear_you_apart.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/love_will_tear_you_apart.html Kanchelskis Pamela Butt Sega Megadrive Stephen Pienaar Vagner Love Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:05:28 +0000 NOBODY does world-weary, 18-carat, feet-dragging misery quite like Evertonians. Let's face it, we're more than partial to frequent bouts of self-flagellation, doubt and pessimism.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/misery_loves_company.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/misery_loves_company.html Alan Smith Leeds United Moutinho Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:08:03 +0000 IT'S FRUSTRATING trying to figure out the inner machinations of something you care about, especially when it's something as complex and dense as Everton F.C. There is clearly an awful lot happening behind the scenes currently, but those of us on the outside; fans, journalists, people in both camps, are left guessing in the dark. ]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/wyness_out.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/wyness_out.html Bill Kenwright Keith Wyness official website Robert Elstone Topal Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:59:42 +0000 ANOTHER surreal day in a typically Everton summer of transfer verbosity. First the ECHO report that a deal is on the verge of being struck with Fulham and that AJ wants out. Then the club deny any such offer has even been made by the Londoners, let alone a £10.5m deal struck. So far, so confusing...]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/aj_does_he_doesnt_he.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/aj_does_he_doesnt_he.html Andrew Johnson Fulham Oliver Kay The Times Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:46 +0000 THERE'S only one name on the lips of every blue today after our win over Preston at Deepdale. Jose Baxter formally announced himself to uninitiated fans with a live-wire display of invention and maturity. The 17-year-old from Litherland has been the academy's worst kept secret for some time now and his potentIal is undoubtedly vast.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/the_kid.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/the_kid.html Deepdale Jogger Jose Baxter Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:30:32 +0000 RUMOURS of Everton's interest in Portuguese Joao Moutinho don't quite ring true with me. His valuation, for a start, has got to be a sticking point. I'd say Sporting would be very unlikely to sell for less than £10m, and why should they? He's their 21-year-old highly rated captain who plays for the national side.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/nah.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/nah.html Joao Moutinho Per Kroldrup Peter Kilfoyle Stephen M'Bia Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:11:33 +0000 CREDIT where it's due. It seems Everton's board have, somehow, managed to secure another major loan to provide David Moyes with proper transfer funds. Aware that something had to be done, especially with that unsigned contract looming large, Kenwright, Earl and Woods are reported to have persuaded another bank to brave the Credit Crunch and give us some readies. ]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/spreading_it_thin.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/spreading_it_thin.html Barclays Bill kenwright Robert Earl Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:16:27 +0000 OF ALL the people we’ve been linked with yet this summer, Darren Fletcher is one deal I can genuinely see happening.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/fletch.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/fletch.html Andre Kanchelskis Darren Fletcher Lee Carsley Sir Alex Ferguson Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:45:33 +0000 EVEN though the Government have asked for further time to consider the Kirkby project, their verdict will still arrive sooner rather than later. I’ve said already that what happens next could be the most divisive issue ever to effect the club. I sincerely hope that whatever happens doesn’t lead to various schisms of Evertonians, but I’m not burying my head in the sand.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/egm.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/egm.html EGM Mark Grayson Robert Earl Tony Bennett Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:45:48 +0000 HERE’S a look at what could be our new third shirt for this season. I’d heard about a month ago that the plan was to base the strip on Chelsea’s neon number last year.]]> http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/our_new_third_strip_-_nu_rave_comes_to_goodison.html http://gwladtidings.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/our_new_third_strip_-_nu_rave_comes_to_goodison.html Blackburn Klaxons third kit Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:16 +0000