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Farewell to these Departing Players? Phil Roberts 25/05/2021 To bring some joy and a chance of a bit of vitriol along the lines of “mercenary”, “not fit to wear the shirt”, “waste of money”, “Brands needs shooting for buying this guy”... this article will allow us to vent what steam and anger we still have left and get rid of the disappointment of the last couple of months. The following players are out of contract at the end of next month and, with no news coming f...

John Murray – Everton’s First Boy Mascot Every once in a while, I post photos on Twitter from my painstakingly-curated Everton archive. As one of life’s observers, I particularly love black-and-white pictures; they’re intriguing and I examine them closely. Online and suitably hash-tagged, these monochrome mementos awaken memories from similarly nostalgic/thwarted Evertonians. They join the thread with their recollections of that match, their heroes and their recurring disap...

Music Was My Heartbeat Real Footballers Wives – Ann West Gordon West joined Everton from Blackpool for £27,500 in March 1962, ‘a world record that will never be broken’ according to the press, as the miner’s son from Barnsley became Harry Catterick’s first signing. Athletic, agile determined and composed, West played in goal 399 times for Everton and collected a full complement of medals before leaving the club in 1973. Tempted back out of retirement by Tranmere Rovers in October 19...

The Things We Do For Love – Janet Royle Real Footballers Wives — Janet Royle The house on Fowler Street was a huge three-story Victorian terrace just off Breck Road and nearer to Anfield than Goodison Park It belonged to my grandparents, whod lived there throughout the war and it was always full of people and cousins and noise. The cellar had been the bombshelter during the blitz and there was a big grid over the front step so you could escape if the house was hit. My mum was one of eigh...