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So the Big Day looms large. No, not the Chelsea fixture, Santa's arrival and the inevitable use of the phrase "the hectic Christmas schedule".

Well, don't you believe a word of it this year!!!

A game on Boxing day, followed by one on the Sunday and then a six-day wait until a trip to Macclesfield. Hardly what I'd call "hectic".

Don't...

Leaving the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday, I was pulled to one side by a fan asking if he could swap his Goodison Park season ticket for an away one.  I have some sympathy.

Saturday's win was my highlight of the season to date - real ‘backs to the wall' spirit; up against the alleged richest club in the...

It felt like I was waking from some sort of drunken haze on Monday morning!!! 
 
Did that really happen??!!................It's been a trying week, attempting to piece together the final 60 seconds of Sunday afternoon's drama.
 
I've spoken to many an Evertonian over the course of the week and the reaction's been pretty similiar.........some couldn't sleep Sunday night, some found it difficult...

Having sat alongside many an ex-footballer during my time in the Radio City commentary role, it goes without saying that they all believe they can still play a bit!!!

Maybe now is the time for Sharpy to don those old boots of his and prove your're never too old !!!!
 
Desperate times require desperate measures!!!!
 
Looking back to the start of the...

It's been a long time since I've sat and watched an Everton game as a fan as opposed to working on the game for Radio City.

The thought did cross my mind on Monday night how fortunate I was.

For any Evertonian the game was an endurance test and I felt a little sorry for those of you that had, and...

As I look ahead to our live Monday night fixture at Wigan I can't help but turn my attention to our wonderful paymasters the TV companies.
 
By the time we reach Christmas we'll have completed 2 home matches on a Saturday that kicked off at 3pm. Out of the other 7 league games, 6 of them have seen kick off times...

Earlier this week, I was asked to highlight the viewing problems fans experience at Goodison Park and I found, without much effort, a Lower Bullens seat with 6 pillars between me and the pitch.  That's a hard seat to sell in good economic times. I then walked from the seat down on to the concourse. It looked cramped with no...

Well, it's usually around this time of year when it all gets underway............so if you can't beat them as they say, you might as well join them. No, I'm not referring to the masses of shoppers descending upon the new Liverpool One complex to undertake that annual ritual of Christmas shopping. I am, of course, going to join the debate...