The view from up north

After a good start to the season drawing with Spurs(2-2)beating
Sunderland (1-0) with a goal from Kevin Campbell and a superb penalty save from Richard Wright from a Kevin Phillips spot kick,I told you this man would come good and after a wee talking to from David Moyes and backing from the fans King Richard proved that he is the keeper that we all knew he was ! Good on him !

After those two matches we played Birmingham and snatched a 1-1 draw at home thanks to a David Unsworth goalin the last minutes of the match.Then it was on to Maine Road for our first defeat of the season..actually by the scoreline you would think that City had dominated the match but in truth Peter Schmeichel was City's best player!

Anyhow after that match the squad have a break now for the
International matches so that gives some of the Everton lads time off....or maybe not these days!

On Wednesday night the Everton reserve team took on Manchester United
reserves in font of a crowd of 2,519 and they won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Leon Osman nine minutes from time.

United gave a debut to new signing Ricardo Lopez and also included
David May,Luke Chadwick and Diego Forlan. The punters in the crowd witnessed a good game of football played at a good pace from both sides and saw some great goalkeeping from Paul Gerrard and Lopez it could have been Premiership standard this match !

The win keeps up Andy Holden's 100% record at the start of the season
And saw some good performances from Gerrard,Feng,Yobo and Rooney which should please not just Andy but David Moyes also. Here was the team line-up :

Gerrard,O'Hanlon,Feng,Yobo,McLeod,Watson,Osman,Gemmill(c)Rodrigo,Rooney,Chadwick

Subs-Pilkington,Cole,Carney,Schumacher,Brown

Well Done to Andy and the boys keep up the good work. Other Everton news and first of all the Good News,Richard Wright is fit and has not broken any bones in his hand as first thought,thank goodness.The club hope to have him back in time for the match with Southampton.

New arrival-The club have appointed Mick Rathbone as  physiotherapist, David Moyes has worked with Mick at Preston North End and has wanted to bring him to Goodison ever since. Baz as he is affectionately known was at Preston for seven years but said",It was a wrench to leave Preston after seven years but I am delighted to be here".

We wish Baz all the best with the club....has big Dunc been to see you yet ?We might get him into double figures now..apperances not goals I mean!

Scottish Scene
The results up here are very much business as usual as far as the Old
Firm are concerned,here are a round up of last weeks results.
Celtic 2 Livingston 0 Dunfermline 0 Rangers 6 Dundee Utd 0 Dundee 0
Motherwell 0 Hibs 2 Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 0 Partick Thistle 1

The last result was the shock of the bunch so much so that their
Manager John Lambie got the Manager of the month award for Thistle's performances so far this season,well done to John and the Jags !

Before I go I would like to end with three bits of news,I good,I bad
and I shock !

Good News-A very special couple got Married last week but due to ill
Health of my daughter last week we could not go to the Wedding,(I am glad to say she is better now ) Kenny and Abeer where the happy couple last week and I would like to wish them a world of happiness as they are two of the nicest people I have ever met.

Bad News-Our Neighbour Greta died last week from ill health,we had
known her for 10 years and she was always very pleasant and a good neighbour,she will be sadly missed ! She will be up there dancing with Frank and Elvis as we speak.

Shock News-My three year old daughter Catherine has just started
nursery and says she has a boyfriend called Michael already now this is bad...but as long as his second name is not Owen I can
live with it ...for now !!!!!