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  1. Grealish at Everton will be fascinating published at 11:13 BST 12 August

    Jack Grealish of Manchester City looks on during the warm up prior to the Premier League match between Everton FC and Manchester City FC at Goodison ParkImage source, Getty Images
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    It's an interesting move because on the face of it, you wouldn't have thought that David Moyes and Jack Grealish were the kind of obvious partnership. Moyes likes to play football in a certain way, he likes payers who work back as well as go forward, and it will be fascinating to see whether or not this works out.

    Grealish two years ago was the mainstay of the Manchester City side that won the treble but he's hardly played since then. Moyes is aware of that yet Everton have still pushed this deal through and clearly, if Grealish wants to go to the World Cup in the United States at the end of the season, then he has to start performing at the levels we know he's capable of.

    If he does that then you'd assume Everton and Moyes gain from that. But I don't think Moyes will allow Grealish to go and play an expansive style of football and not do any defending.

  2. Gossip: Everton turn to Fatawu after failed bids for Diblingpublished at 07:34 BST 12 August

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    Everton are interested in Leicester City's 21-year-old Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu after failing with multiple bids for Southampton's England Under-21s winger Tyler Dibling, 19. (Sky Sports), external

    Meanwhile, Jack Grealish's loan move from Manchester City to Everton includes a £50m option to buy the 29-year-old England playmaker next summer. (Athletic - subscription required), external

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  3. 'Totally unprepared' but 'faith in how we will grow' - Fans on new seasonpublished at 16:14 BST 11 August

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    David Moyes during the pre-season friendly match between Everton and AS RomaImage source, Getty Images

    We asked for your views on whether Everton are ready for the new season after the Toffees completed their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Roma on Saturday.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Magnus: We are not ready. To me the focus has been wrong and we have not done the business we needed to do. There is only one new first team player in so far that will directly impact the troop. The other signings seem to be very good from the little I have seen but they are not what we currently need. We should have a minimum of three more first team players coming in before the deadline. I think we will but they should in my view have been there before the start of the pre-season. Unfortunately I am afraid we will give a way unnecessary points in the beginning of the season.

    Richard: I think Everton are ready. They have a better team this season, although the squad is still a bit thin. I think another experienced signing would help. The bad pre-season never bothers me. Serious stuff starts now.

    John: We are nowhere near ready for the season. First of all, we need some signings. Watching O'Brien on the wing was painful. We need a winger (Dibling/Grealish), a right-back, a backup centre half and a midfielder. Secondly, we need to get behind the team at the new stadium. The fans were silent in the second half against Roma. We need to back our players, the coaches and make the stadium intimidating, like Goodison, or else we will get nowhere this season.

    Kevin: From memory I can't remember Everton having a great pre-season under Moyes, ever. So, I'm not sure we can gauge how the season will go. Looks like we still need a right back, and potentially a left one too. Forwards were always going to be needed. Are we ready? Probably not, but I do have faith in how we will grow through the season.

    Paul: I hope the recruitment team have something up their sleeve because so far they have been very underwhelming. David has asked for players and they've not delivered and the first team are not ready.

    Neal: Totally unprepared for the start of the season as I write this. They are probably six or seven bodies short and in that number there needs to be five or six starters. Throwing away a few games at the start is not a good look for the owners and newly formed transfer group. Even if two were signed next week there's a bedding in period so probably the first few games will pass us by. Interesting few weeks ahead.

  4. Could Grealish become main man again at Everton?published at 12:54 BST 11 August

    Shamoon Hafez
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Jack Grealish on the bench for Manchester CityImage source, Getty Images

    Jack Grealish has grown more accustomed to sitting on the bench than playing football in recent times so, if his move to Everton is completed, his first task will be to get himself physically and mentally ready to play many more minutes of football than he has for the past two seasons.

    Everton were rejuvenated following the appointment of David Moyes in January, climbing up the table to finish 13th, but have struggled to build on that momentum with significant recruitment this summer.

    If he arrives, Grealish would be a marquee signing as the Blues count down to their first season at their magnificent new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

    England boss Thomas Tuchel has shown with his selections of players such as Marcus Rashford and Kyle Walker that he is not afraid to pick those that are out of favour at their clubs.

    That will provide Grealish with hope that the England door has not been fully closed in a World Cup year.

    Recapturing his form could well take him across the Atlantic next summer - but if that proves elusive it is likely to bring about more disappointment for him when an England tournament squad is announced.

    The ball, therefore, would firmly be in Grealish's court at Everton.

  5. 'We have got a lot to do' - Moyespublished at 08:50 BST 11 August

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    Everton boss David Moyes was frank after the Merseyside club's pre-season defeat to Roma, acknowledging the team's work is far from finished ahead of the new campaign.

    While he praised the promise shown by new signings Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry, Moyes highlighted missed chances and the need for further squad building.

    "First half, I thought we were OK but we didn't play well enough in the second half," Moyes said to BBC Radio Merseyside. "We missed a couple of opportunities to get in front; we didn't take them. We have got a lot to do, haven't we?

    "I thought Kiernan done well. I thought he gave us some quality, and we could see the difference in his level. Some of the things he did was very good. Really pleased with that part. I thought Thierno Barry had moments as well.

    "It's a brilliant football ground, it's a great stadium, and hopefully it gets a chance to see some really good players and teams in the future."

    Moyes said he will wait on news of an injury sustained by Vitalii Mykolenko, who left the Roma friendly after 11 minutes, adding: "We'll wait to see what the report says - we've not had chance yet.

    "Patterson is getting checked for a hernia and Armstrong picked up a bit of a thigh strain in training."

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  6. Countdown to 2025-26 season is on - but are Everton ready?published at 19:55 BST 9 August

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    Pre-season is completed and the countdown to the 2025-26 season is on.

    It's been a quiet summer at Everton, although the signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall this week may have helped David Moyes' mood.

    The Blues start the season at Leeds a week on Monday - but do you feel they are ready?

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  7. Roma beat Everton on historic daypublished at 17:33 BST 9 August

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    Everton concluded their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 defeat against Roma in the first full capacity match at the Hill Dickinson stadium.

    Matias Soule scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute in front of more than 50,000 fans at Everton's new home.

    Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made his debut for the Blues, while Jarrad Branthwaite returned to action after missing the Premier League summer series in the USA with injury.

    The result ensures David Moyes' side secured two draws and four losses from six summer friendlies.

    They begin the new Premier League season a week on Monday against newly promoted Leeds United at Elland Road

  8. 'Fate and history' - fan storiespublished at 15:53 BST 8 August

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    You have been sharing your stories and photos about why you love Everton.

    Here is a final selection of your submissions, but do make sure you scroll down this page to see all the best responses from throughout the week:

    Allan: It was fate and history that led me to Everton.

    My Mum used to collect silver paper for the blind on match days in the 1930s and her uncle was Dixie Dean's best man. My dad was my hero and when he told me at 2-0 down in the cup final not to be upset and that we would win, a love and belief that Everton were my club began.

    That was 14 May 1966.

    Many players and managers have come and gone since then but the belief that we the fans could play our part has always remained. Everton is our club.

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    Denise: Our family as we won the league in 1987. My mum and dad are sadly no longer with us but I have great memories of those times and drinks pre-match in the Elm Tree - also sadly gone. Our next generation of our kids were truly chosen despite living away from Merseyside and are all Blues. There we all were though, to say goodbye to Goodison in May, in a haze of intoxicating blue smoke. We are, after all, born not manufactured.

    Colin: In 1951 at Christmas time, my dad took me to his parents house on Dane St, very close to Goodison. He left me with my grandparents while he went for a 'pint' with his old pals in the Winslow.

    He had to pass Goodison on his way home with me in his arms but he couldn't resist going into the match that had just kicked off. There I was, one year old in my dad's arms inside a crowded Goodison. The fans made space for us and I've been a Blue ever since.

  9. 'They wouldn't let me into Anfield... but they did at Goodison' - fan storiespublished at 16:34 BST 7 August

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    This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos about why you fell in love with Everton.

    Here is a selection of your submissions:

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    Lee: My dad took me to my first game back in the mid-1970s - it was against Leeds and I was about five or six, But taking him to watch the Merseyside derby in September 2022 was the happiest I think I have ever seen him, and this picture of him with the crowd and blue smoke just fills me with joy and happy emotions.

    Michael: I went to Liverpool with my family once when I was about five or six years old. We went to see both stadiums. Liverpool had their side gates open - I could see the pitch glowing green and it looked magical. I asked a groundsman if I could have a quick look in. They answered no, unfortunately. My dreams were shattered.

    We walked over Stanley Park to Goodison. They also had their gates open. It looked amazing, the green grass, blue seats and iconic white pillars. Someone by the gate in a yellow hi-vis was on site. I asked once again if I could go in, expecting a no but God loves a trier. He replied with: "Of course, mate, just don't go on the grass!" I remember looking back at my mum as I was walking around and saying: "I want to support Everton, mum! These are nice!"

    Some 31 years later and we won't play again at the ground - but the memories will always live on.

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    Rick: I was hooked as a nine-year-old in 1966 after the FA Cup final comeback. Some 30 years overseas in the RAF limited my Goodison visits. I met Chris, another Blue, in the Netherlands in 1978. We went to Rotterdam in 1985 as we were serving in Germany then. I watched Big Dunc and co at Sittard in 1997 in a pre season friendly. Chris and I are still friends in our retirement and we've managed a few trips together over the past few years. I can't imagine life without being a Blue.

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  10. Moyes 'perfect person to get the best out of Grealish'published at 13:52 BST 7 August

    Sami Mokbel
    Senior football correspondent

    Jack Grealish sitting on a substitutes' benchImage source, Getty Images

    Everton and David Moyes see Jack Grealish as a player who can add to their attacking impetus.

    Grealish was a consistent performer at Aston Villa and at Manchester City during his first two seasons, but he has lost his way.

    He needs - and his career needs - invigorating.

    I have spent time with Moyes over the years and I think he would be the perfect person to get the best out of him.

    Grealish needs to be loved and Moyes, in his own way, will show him the support that he craves to get his career back on track.

    His talent is undoubted so there is widespread hope he can get back to those levels.

    England boss Thomas Tuchel is a huge fan of him and would see him as a starter in his team if playing on a regular basis.

    There is less than a year until the World Cup and Grealish will want to be part of that quad so that is added motivation for him.

    But there is still work to be done between him and Everton because of how they navigate his reported £300k-a-week wages.

    That will be the biggest stumbling block.

  11. 'It becomes really hard to separate yourself from it'published at 11:44 BST 7 August

    Nicola Pearson
    BBC Sport journalist

    Two women with Aston Villa mascotImage source, Danielle Sarver Coombs

    When it comes to our love for a football club, the answer to why we do lies in "both psychological and societal" reasons.

    In the first part of her chat with BBC Sport, researcher and co-writer of the Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and Fandom Danielle Sarver Coombs spoke about the part that identity and tradition play.

    And yet when we are caught up in the emotions of a tough defeat or nerves of an important match, we can often ask why we put ourselves through it.

    "There are psychological processes at work and physiological ones in terms of how we respond and engage," Sarver Coombs said.

    "An example that I always give is when I take the train to work, I go past Arsenal's stadium and I feel literally nothing other than: 'Oh, that's a big building'. Whereas on a train to Manchester, I went by Villa Park and my heart started pounding. I got all excited and was trying to take pictures out the window.

    "I had a visceral reaction to this place. We can't pretend we don't have that sort of physical reaction because we do.

    "When someone is talking about a controversial decision and I feel myself getting wound up, even though I intellectually know that I can't control it and that it's just a game, my body doesn't know that.

    "My gut doesn't know that and so I have this really emotional response and we can't control that."

    A 2023 book titled 'Football on the brain: why minds love sport, external' suggests it comes down to 'an understandable and logical consequence of the human mind's natural inclination to find meaning through beliefs... It's a religion as far as the brain is concerned'.

    But it not just about what is going on inside the mind but outside influences too.

    "There is a sociological element to it because the community part is such a huge driver and benefit for us," Sarver Coombs explains.

    "Sociologically, we are driven to be part of communities. We are driven to find our groups that we can be members of. Sport provides a way to do that - this sense that I was chosen to be part of this community and it's something bigger than I am."

    As the game expands, unrest among supporters seems to be increasing, but how does that impact this ingrained love for a club?

    "You always go through these cycles when the game is changing," Sarver Coombs said.

    "Despite all the changes, the traditions remain so strong and it's such a huge draw that it becomes really hard to actually separate yourself from it. Even if you do, it tends to be a short-term separation. You get sucked back in because something happens.

    "People don't want that change, but then we adapt to it and continue moving forward."

    Browse this page to see lots of fan stories for how you fell in love with your club.

    And check out those from other Premier League teams over here

  12. Dibling bigger talent than Kane - former boss Martinpublished at 10:46 BST 7 August

    Tyler DiblingImage source, Getty Images

    Everton remain in negotiations for Southampton winger Tyler Dibling, who is reportedly not taking part in contact training at St Mary's in order to protect himself for any potential move, although the clubs are yet to agree on a fee.

    Everton's current record signing is the £45m they paid for Gylfi Sigurdsson in 2017 and they could exceed this figure to secure Dibling's services. Former Saints boss Russell Martin believes he would be worth every penny.

    Martin coached James Maddison and Harry Kane in their early careers and he told The Rest is Football podcast, external thatrates Dibling even more highly.

    "When I was there I had to play it down a lot and not make things more difficult for him," Martin said, "but he is the most talented player I've ever worked with.

    "Seeing him on the training pitch, seeing him live, Tyler has every capability to play for England and at the top level for a very long time.

    Martin highlighted Dibling's versatility, noting he can play at eight, 10, as a false nine or on the wing for any new club.

    "He's powerful, he's really quick and [uses] both feet. Physically, the stuff I've seen him do at 18 in the Premier League, with people just bouncing him off him and being put on the floor when he dribbles, he has something I've not seen in a British player for some time."

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  13. Gossip: Everton progress Grealish interestpublished at 07:50 BST 7 August

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    Everton have opened talks over a deal to bring in England attacking midfielder Jack Grealish, 29, from Manchester City. (Sky Sports), external

    Nottingham Forest are closing in on a deal to sign 27-year-old Douglas Luiz from Juventus but Everton are also interested in the Brazil midfielders and could look at a loan with an option or obligation to buy. (Mail), external

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  14. 'A transfer that could rank in the Tim Cahill bracket of good signings'published at 19:48 BST 6 August

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    We asked what you made of Everton's signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea in a deal worth about £28m.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Gregg: Very pleased with Kiernan's arrival. A great, creative, box-to-box midfielder with his best years ahead of him. Just what we needed. Will play well under David Moyes. Good value for money as well. Looking forward to watching him play in our new stadium.

    Dean: Like most players, I believe he will be much better than we have seen with regular game time. In the games he has played at Chelsea, he has looked composed and able to control a game, which has been lacking from the Everton midfield in recent years.

    Wayne: This move has the word potential written all over it. KDH has the potential to be a dark horse for the England World Cup squad if he hits the ground running. A transfer that could rank in the Tim Cahill bracket of good signings. KDH and James Garner could be a midfield handful for anyone. I see this as a positive signing.

    Keith: One of the best signings of this transfer window of any club - particularly at that price. He is a proven player with good experience, and the perfect fit for an Everton side managed by Moyes. Very excited.

    Duncan: He is a good addition to the middle of the park, but I can't help but notice we have literally nobody at right wing and two right-backs who aren't exactly reliable, for very different reasons. It is nice to have him as long as it doesn't affect reinforcements on the right.

    Paul: A great signing for Everton and a steal for the price we paid. He is a really good player who will only get better. Hopefully he will get a few more new team-mates in the coming few weeks too.

  15. 'I lived on Gwladys Street' - fan storiespublished at 16:32 BST 6 August

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    This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos for why you fell in love with Everton.

    Here is a selection of your submissions:

    Jack: My dad was a rugby league fan, so from an early age he would take me to watch Keighley Cougars. Then one weeken,d my uncle ,who was a passionate Evertonian, took me to Turf Moor to see Burnley play Everton. That was in 1966. From that moment on, I was hooked and thankfully, my uncle, who lived near Goodison, came and took me to most home games. In the 20 years we went together, we saw the most successful period in the club's history. Thanks, Uncle Ken.

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    Stephen: My first match at Goodison was an FA Cup fourth round replay against Swindon Town. I was going to see Swindon because my uncle Stan Harland used to play for them. He was winning captain for them in the 1969 League Cup final against the mighty Arsenal. He was also in the 1960-61 squad at Everton. As soon as I got into the ground I fell in love with the place. I managed to play at Goodison myself in May, as part of the Goodison send off.

    Edward: I went to Gwladys Street Infants and Juniors in the Sixties and lived in Gwladys Street. Played football in the streets around Goodison. Had to be a Toffee. From being only yards away to being 100 miles but still a season-ticket owner.

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  16. 'There's a real buzz about this' - Dewsbury-Hall wants 'to prove a point'published at 15:42 BST 6 August

    Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in action for Chelsea against Benfica at the Club World CupImage source, Getty Images

    Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has spoken of his excitement and motivation after sealing a move to Everton from Chelsea, becoming one of David Moyes' standout signings of the summer window.

    The 26-year-old midfielder arrives on a five-year contract having featured mostly in cup competitions and struggled for consistent game time at Stamford Bridge.

    Dewsbury-Hall - who has cost an initial £24m, with a further £3-4m due in add-ons - told Everton TV:, external "I'm so, so excited to get started. Just sitting here in the stadium, it's unbelievable.

    "There's a real buzz about this. It feels right for me. So just that alone gives me the motivation and the extra determination to show everybody - to prove a point - and have a really successful time here.

    "Everton's one of the biggest clubs in the country, and I think that in the next couple of years the future is going to be bright. It was an easy decision in the end to come here.

    "The fanbase is one of the most passionate in the country, so I know if we start playing well and I start showing the fans what I'm about, it's going to be a big, big bonus to help me and the team show our best."

    The Leicester City academy graduate is Everton's fifth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Charly Alcaraz, Thierno Barry, Mark Travers and Adam Aznou.

    So what do you make of Dewsbury-Hall's signing? Are you happy he will improve the team? And what's needed next in the transfer market?

    Get in touch with your thoughts here

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