The club have come out - quite belatedly - and refuted the claims that they had failed to offer Dan Gosling a new contract.

It looks like Portsmouth are going to be able to apply for next season's Europa League even though they've missed European application dealine by over a month. But why should they be given special dispensation?

The Premier League are looking at introducing a play-off system to determine who takes the final Champions League place...bet that idea's going down well at Liverpool this season!

It appears that whilst not quite dead in the water, Destination Kirkby is flat on it's back and getting the water pumped from it's lungs by, of all people, Gordon Brown.

Sir Philip Carter's assertion that fans should be excited by Everton's summer transfer plans looks a little hollow now to say the least.

Mark Hughes, January 2009: "I don't talk about players at other clubs, but there are those that are quite prepared to do that for us." Would those other people happen to be the gathered media?

Moyes has admitted that Everton are not readyfor the start of the season due to the number of players available. So do we just need quantity to add to our quality?

or Mountain out of a vole hill. In one of the more bizarre Everton related stories doing the rounds, Destination Kirkby is under threat due to a colony of water voles.

The inaugural shareholders forum took place last night whereby shareholders could fire questions at an assembled panel of the Everton hierarchy...the upshot of it all is that we're Bernie Flint!

Everton's FA Cup record has apparently been released, something which has passed me by completely this time around!

Balls to Chelsea, it's Everton that'll be wearing Blue for the FA Cup final in May...but how many of you are elligible for a ticket?!

David Moyes took the unusual step of 'doing as they do' and banned BBC TV from the semi-final press conference on Tuesday.

A young black man? Outside a jewellers? In a posh Cheshire village? That can mean only one thing...Unfortunately for Cheshire police, the young black man in question happened to be Victor Anichebe!

...we don't sympathise. Just what is it with that lot over the park and their constant moaning?!

It's been a bit quiet on the old acrimnoy front leading up to this derby double-header, with most fans - for once - focussing on the importance of both games.

You may have heard the news by now that Graham McKenna was fatally stabbed, and his 14-year-old son Michael critically wounded, as they walked to catch a bus to the Hull game on Saturday.

Everton have announced a record club turnover of £75.7 million, something which appears to have stirred Bill Kenwright from his slumber as he's started talking about Champions League qualification again!

It's not like your faithful editor to be miles behind on anything but I've just noticed something in my inbox that might interest everyone, especially as Christmas is coming and all that.

It's ten days since the official site insisted that the signing of a new contract by David Moyes was imminent…but he still hasn't signed it! An internet problem page and the testimony of some keen-eyed Merseyside residents may tell us just why that dotted line remains blank.

Think of all the Liverpool players you've loathed over the years…now consider the bunch of whoppers currently on the payroll at Anfiled. I swear, this current team could give the toe-curling 'spice boys' a good run for their money…

Friday 29th August was potentially the most eventful day of Everton's torrid summer and soft lad here was nowhere near a computer. So, in an unequalled 'not-yesterday's-but the-day-before's-news-today' scenario, here's a round-up of the, quite frankly rubbish, last 48 hours.

There could be an EGM at Everton in the near future to discuss this Destination Kirkby malarky.

Next Monday (5th May) sees the opening of stage production of The Dixie Dean story at the Crosby Civic Centre.

Congratulations to Aston Villa whose fans scoop the 2007/08 award for 'Biggest set of beauts to come to Goodison'.

So the deadline for discounted season ticket renewals has passed, have you all renewed? I haven't!