Thursday 20 December 2012

Best Everton Moments of 2012... (Part 2)

Today we continue our posts of the best Everton moments of 2012.

Tony Hibbo's Testimonial

We start today's best Everton moments with a night around 18,000 Evertonians will never forget. It was a warm August 9th night when the Blues took on Greek side AEK Athens in a testimonial for scouser and long life Evertonian Tony Hibbert. While Steven Naismith was stealing the show with a hat trick, the tension could be felt every time Hibbo touched the ball. But, the special moment arrived in the 53rd minute with a free kick in front of the Street End. Tony blasted the ball as hard as he could and found the bottom corner with a class shot. Goodison erupted! And as promised, we rioted! Relive that moment here;


FA Cup Semi Final (First Half) v Liverpool

I know it didn't end well, but we had to include this purely for the first half. After the incredible performance against Sunderland in the Quarter Final, all eyes were on the Merseyside Derby at Wembley. I only plan on talking about the first half as we all know what happened in the second. Everton dominating. 25000 Blues creating an incredible atmosphere. And in the 24th minute, Jelavic with a classy finish resulted in absolute mayhem from the Blue end of Wembley. That first half and the half time break will live long in my memory. It's a pity we couldn't hang on.


Part 3 to follow....


Wednesday 19 December 2012

Best Everton Moments Of 2012... (Part 1)

With the year coming to an end, we thought we'd gather the best Everton moments of 2012. We've had some ups and downs over the past year but there are some moments that will last in the memory. We asked our followers on Twitter and our visitors on Facebook to send in theirs and we compiled the best. Here's Part 1;

Manchester United 4-4 Everton

This game was brought up a lot by Blues when we asked for your best moments of the year. What a game it was! 1-0 up. 3-1 down. 4-2 down. And at full time, 4-4. Marouane Fellaini had one of his best performances of his career. Jelavic continued his impressive goal scoring form. And that goal by Steven Pienaar which lost the league for United. Unbelievable. Especially after the disappointment of the Semi Final at Wembley.


Sunderland 0-2 Everton 

I think it's safe to say, this game was one of the best away game we've seen in years! 7,000 Blues in Sunderland on a Tuesday night. The atmosphere was absolutely incredible. And the performance was brilliant! Jelavic at it again with his one touch finishing. And good old David Vaughan slotting home a second to finish the game. If only the Semi Final could live up to this game...


Sunday 16 December 2012

Felli Loses His Head

Marouane Fellaini could face a lengthy ban from the FA in the coming days after a number of incidents in the 1-1 draw away to Stoke.

The Belgian international was involved in 4 incidents during the game with Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross but fortunately for the Blues, the referee didn't see them and therefore no action was taken. But, the camera's located all over the Britannia Stadium caught all of the incidents perfectly.

The first of the 4, Fellaini clearly head butted Shawcross whilst Everton prepared to take a corner. Then, again at another Everton corner, Fellaini attempted to head butt Shawcross again before elbowing the Stoke defender. And lastly, during another corner, it was clear that Fellaini pushed Shawcross in the face. It was extremely lucky that the referee didn't see the incidents as Marouane would surely have been sent off.

Once the game was over, David Moyes expressed his disappointment in the Belgian international and encouraged a punishment towards him. Fellaini later released a statement in which he apologised to Shawcross, the Everton fans and his team mates.

It's only a matter of time before Fellaini is punished for his actions which we believe may be a 4/5 game match ban. I doubt we'll see Fellaini again this year.