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I'm right anyway... regardless of your silly little fact http://www.evertonfc.com/history/10158/dave-watson.html

He's only training until he finds a new club. Apparently looking to move abroad

Well worth a watch if you have the time: http://current.com/shows/vanguard/92495403_soccers-lost-boys.htm

I think he played for and against England but I'm not 100% on that.

This was last week. apparently he's packing playing in and will get some coaching badges,

There've been some suggestions that we had Michael Ball on trial but his dodgy knee meant he failed a medical.

marcopaulo - out of interest do you have the ebay listing url of your xbox? I'm curious to see what hint if any was given that it was flashed.

I've heard people say that the squad gets small every year but sometimes the academy graduates are overlooked

Everton do have the same amount of money coming (more so).. it's just spent on staff wages, and maintaining loans (and aborted stadium moves).

http://nationscup.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=33053

There's something about Dave Watson.. I think his reputation was tainted by taking the Tranmere job and not doing so well... but then Alan Ball is well liked and he never had much managerial success did he? I doubt there are many people alive who remember Sam Chedzoy

It was a no-win for Everton in the 'coolness' rating anyway.. Reject the approach and it's bitter blues Accept the offer and play youth team.. disrespectful to Carragher Play and win.. disrespectful to Carragher Play a strongish team and lose.. fans not happy and see it as waste of time

Open Sunday at 11am http://www.evertonfc.com/club/stadium-tour.html

http://www.tripadvis...de_England.html 26th most popular attraction in Liverpool according to TripAdvisor. Can we get some reviews on there from those who have been on a stadium tour? The last English one was from 2006.

In UK clubs can't advertise tobacco on kits but can advertise alcohol but the Portman Group frown upon it and Everton made a play in the PR stakes as you pointed out by not having Chang on the children's kit. Oddly.. no one bats an eyelid over advertising gambling websites.

Con te partirò I don't think it's as cut and dry as Kenwright resigning from the board and selling up, afterall he owns less than a quarter of the club nor do I blame him for lack of equity investment into the club - he simply doesn't have it to put into the club and he freely admits this. He was part of a consortium that bought 68% of the club for £20m and had to borrow money himself to fund his share. The biggest problem during his reign in my opinion was the money spent on player transfers which was borrowed against future income from the withdrawn NTL deal. That was £20million spent that the club didn't have and the club still hasn't recovered from in terms of money owed to banks. However, arguably the money needed to be spent strengthening the squad to survive in the Premier League in the first place. Some people say that Bill Kenwright rejected an offer from Lord Grantchester.

The book was ghost written by Chris Bascombe.who used to write for the Echo. Not that it makes a difference - I'm simply informing

Has anyone tried the FIFA Online game through www.FIFA.com ? http://fifaonline2.iahgames.com/Site/Index.aspx

Not read it yet but it's interesting that the photo shows Philip Carter.. He's 83 and is still active on the board.

Couldn't care less..good publicity for Skype though!

Is it just me or is the whole shoe thing simply not funny?

This is his tenth year as a professional at Everton, does he deserve a testimonial/charity game?

Did anyone read this month's FourFourTwo magazine? It features an article about youth football and focused on the Knowsley International Football tournament . It had interviews with Everton's David Philpott and Martin Waldron - two scouts who focus on local schoolboy talent. Waldron said that the standard isn't as good because kids prefer to play video games and many kids are obese nowadays. Also.. one scout (from another club presumably) who didn't want to be named knew of an 8 year old kid who was paid £1,000 a month to be on a club's academy books and the club paid him through 'miscellaneous expenses' on the accounts.