http://justevertonblogs.com All the Everton Blogs Together Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/40wPiSl6KLQ/neville-s-european-dream http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/40wPiSl6KLQ/neville-s-european-dream#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:42 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=da7c0495328a798ee39560e8ef7697bb Phil Neville is on a personal crusade to get Everton back into Europe - and says winning the FA Cup would be the perfect way to do it.David Moyes' men haven't ventured on to the continent since suffer...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/nevilles-european-dream/6529/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/tTaUMu87LUo/bidwell-s-big-hope http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/tTaUMu87LUo/bidwell-s-big-hope#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:36:53 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=a0d4db1f87280de9282aa1398569e966 Jake Bidwell hopes to become the next Everton youngster to see his first-team chances boosted by a spell away from Goodison Park. The left back has been cutting his teeth on loan at League One Brentfo...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/bidwells-big-hope/6530/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/qNqiWMzeCPc/united-kick-off-change http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/qNqiWMzeCPc/united-kick-off-change#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:54:21 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=0befb9cbac9d2676629c4921702a06ab ]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/united-kick-off-change/6531/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/swMoRQGIkew/wallace-enjoying-rovers http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/swMoRQGIkew/wallace-enjoying-rovers#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:23:54 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=6f6fa16229908dab5583a4247f43d458 James Wallace believes his loan spell at Tranmere is improving him as a player. The midfielder has made five appearances since joining the League One outfit in January, earning rave reviews for his pe...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/wallace-enjoying-rovers/6532/feed 0 http://postmatchpint.blogspot.com/2012/02/time-for-chelsea-to-back-villas-boas.html http://postmatchpint.blogspot.com/2012/02/time-for-chelsea-to-back-villas-boas.html#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:26:00 +0000 Tom Mallows http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=3e34982c65375e306785c576ba8fcb09 Being a football manager must be a lonely job at times, but the role seems even worse if you are in the dugout at Stamford Bridge.

The manager’s position at Chelsea is something of a poisoned chalice, with a dressing room dominated by over-influential senior players and an impatient owner with a itchy trigger finger creating a perfect storm whereby manager after manager is whipped up on high before being flung unceremoniously to the floor.

In my opinion Carol Ancelotti should never have been sacked, he had led them to the double in 2010 but it was clear that the playing staff needed an overhaul. Time is a crucial requirement of this.

Sadly for the Blues it appears that the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba carry far too much influence as to the goings on at the club, going back to the days of Jose Mourinho.

It also seems that Roman Abramovich pays attention to what they are saying, with a succession of manager’s cut off and isolated when things go bad, with the players shielded from blame.

The same appears to be happening to Andre Villas-Boas, who bravely took on the dressing room clique against Napoli on Tuesday by leaving out Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole.

The 3-1 defeat has left them outsiders to progress in the Champions League betting  but will it have further ramifications? Namely supplying the players more ammunition to hurl in the manager’s direction and distract from their own inadequacies.

Now is the time for the senior management at the club to throw their weight behind the 34-year-old, after all they were willing to pay £13million for him last summer, why change their mind now?

By standing there and doing nothing it only undermines the Portuguese and weakens his power, giving the more disruptive players greater licence to dictate matters in the dressing room.

So what if they get their way? Who will be next? And how much will they cost? Chelsea need to stop this cycle of churning through managers and accept that an extremely successful generation of players moving on. It will be a painful but necessary exercise, and football scores will suffer, but it is one that will untimely bring rewards.

To do so requires a strong manager who is able to re-build the side. Sadly for Chelsea the ones calling the shots are a billionaire oligarch who demands instant and unrealistic success as well as over-paid prima donna players who are not ready to give up the power they wield behind the scenes.

]]> http://postmatchpint.blogspot.com/feeds/7589954077290970168/comments/default 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/2d72kz6dKUs/win-1995-merchandise http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/2d72kz6dKUs/win-1995-merchandise#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:07:04 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=d72739a1674122d29bcbc492a9350113 Le Coq Sportif are offering Everton supporters the chance to win a retro 1995 FA Cup winners' goodie bag.The Blues are into the last eight of the competition this year after beating Blackpool 2-0 at G...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/win-1995-merchandise/6525/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/UYReXjRXLZk/forshaw-set-for-bees-loan http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/UYReXjRXLZk/forshaw-set-for-bees-loan#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:55:35 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=5555e5d16dc23a9e68192b7f62a33c92 Midfielder Adam Forshaw is poised to join Brentford on a month’s loan.The 20-year-old has been in good form for the Club’s reserve side this season and has also made the first-team bench.N...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/forshaw-set-for-bees-loan/6526/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/bWxW2xhGAoI/weir-reunion-excites-stubbs http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/bWxW2xhGAoI/weir-reunion-excites-stubbs#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:35:54 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=d600adf3aac5b9d0ff872e0d3efa6166 Alan Stubbs says the addition of David Weir to the Everton coaching set-up can only be good for the next generation of Blues hopefuls. Weir, who turned out 269 times during an eight-year playing caree...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/weir-reunion-excites-stubbs/6527/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/FwjhiCyvf_Y/what-the-papers-say http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/FwjhiCyvf_Y/what-the-papers-say#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:01:50 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=9402ddc75f55c7ec7d9765f3fb6dae3d The views on this page are taken from the local and national media and do not necessarily reflect the views of Everton. [IMG: 2711559 width="560" height="50" align="left" alt="The Echo" border="0" v...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/what-the-papers-say-6/6528/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/AC0pdug0rms/davie-delighted-to-come-home- http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/AC0pdug0rms/davie-delighted-to-come-home-#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:44:07 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=4792428499842ea741a15348d397a17a David Weir feels as if he has ‘come home' after accepting an offer to join the Everton coaching staff.The former Scottish international made more than 250 appearances for the Blues between 1999 ...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/davie-delighted-to-come-home/6523/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/Bsnzs7c9IRs/weir-back-with-blues http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/Bsnzs7c9IRs/weir-back-with-blues#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:47:30 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=cdb4978664b9fc05c58a7a9e675c70d8 David Weir has returned to Everton as a coach. The defender, who made 269 appearances during an eight-year playing spell at Goodison Park, will work with the Club’s Academy and Reserve sides. Al...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/weir-back-with-blues/6520/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/WPWBq3Y6k_k/-we-can-go-all-the-way- http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/WPWBq3Y6k_k/-we-can-go-all-the-way-#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:38:50 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=894fb59853f3980f80180e89be695404 Leighton Baines says Everton have to believe they can go all the way in this season's FA Cup. The left back was part of the Blues side which reached the final three years ago and admits he has a simil...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/we-can-go-all-the-way/6521/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/zrh-kffhy_0/stracq-thanks-departed-donovan http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/zrh-kffhy_0/stracq-thanks-departed-donovan#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:29:26 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=f809d88e2b2748fc2d05236001a6d0db Denis Stracqualursi admits he was sorry to see Landon Donovan go after striking up a bond with the American loanee. Donovan's two-month spell with the Blues came to an end last weekend and the forward...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/strac-thanks-departed-donovan/6522/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/0xb7ORZCtpk/stracq-thanks-departed-donovan http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/0xb7ORZCtpk/stracq-thanks-departed-donovan#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:29:26 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=1066a84a6db5ff67b7209bf7a05f162e Denis Stracqualursi admits he was sorry to see Landon Donovan go after striking up a bond with the American loanee. Donovan's two-month spell with the Blues came to an end last weekend and the forward...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/stracq-thanks-departed-donovan/6519/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/4eQT0JElVcI/what-the-papers-say-feb-21 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/4eQT0JElVcI/what-the-papers-say-feb-21#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:08:37 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=2f7a6c9fde8cca8cf3ea9751e2917016 The views on this page are taken from the local and national media and do not necessarily reflect the views of Everton. [IMG: 11657 align="left" width="431" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="40" border="0...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/what-the-papers-say-feb-21/6516/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/3OFolmp9pQ4/reserves-primed-for-mini-derby http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/3OFolmp9pQ4/reserves-primed-for-mini-derby#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:22 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=7ddfd7225053e8ebdf3177546b0bca26 Alan Stubbs says Everton Reserves are ready for their Merseyside derby and feels his side are better than the league table suggests.The Blues face off against Liverpool Reserves on Tuesday afternoon a...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/reserves-primed-for-mini-derby/6517/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/n0d669AJHPk/draw-excites-bracewell http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/n0d669AJHPk/draw-excites-bracewell#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:52:49 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=6e8b61c0885e33521a912617607151c9 Paul Bracewell says Everton and Sunderland will be desperate to book an FA Cup trip to Wembley. The 1985 League and European Cup Winners' Cup winning star played in four FA Cup finals during his caree...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/draw-excites-bracewell/6508/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/jsyYRHGabpA/we-want-your-norwich-memories http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/jsyYRHGabpA/we-want-your-norwich-memories#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:43:24 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=125e68e3a598a5c4079ff3035d37772b To celebrate the 25th anniversary of our 1986/87 Championship-winning campaign we are producing a special souvenir magazine!We will be speaking to all the key players and personnel who contributed to ...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/we-want-your-norwich-memories/6509/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/IIlxCT-tggc/nev-donovan-will-be-missed http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/IIlxCT-tggc/nev-donovan-will-be-missed#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:13:19 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=d1244ebc7c862f4f15ee587f91c90675 Phil Neville says Landon Donovan was even better second time around. The American's latest Everton loan spell ended at the weekend and he has now flown back to his home in Los Angeles.An illness cause...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/nev-donovan-will-be-missed/6507/feed 0 http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/cQU--1HoVDQ/denis-hungry-for-more http://feeds.evertonfc.com/~r/everton-news/~3/cQU--1HoVDQ/denis-hungry-for-more#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:31:25 +0000 Official Everton Football Club News Feed http://justevertonblogs.com/?guid=5dfe22287ff66a45d1c3e26baf281ea9 Denis Stracqualursi says a regular run in Everton's starting line-up has given him the confidence to score goals. The Argentine, who joined the Blues on loan from homeland side Tigres in August, turne...]]> http://justevertonblogs.com/denis-hungry-for-more/6505/feed 0