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  • Johnny, Remember Me

    No sooner had we shouted ‘roll the presses’ on the M’Baye Niang transfer round-up type story when another name was thrown into the ring – the ring of transfer speculation goodness – and that name belongs to Kevin Mirallas. And yes, he does sound like he should be warning up for Wally Lopez in Amnesia,…

  • Fun Times In Babylon

    According to Andy Hunter in Guardian, who is renowned for almost never making stuff up, Everton have got 17-year-old Caen striker M’Baye Niang over at Finch Farm for a few days. Apparently this is with a view to making a £6 million bid for a player who is reported to have impressed Arsenal enough during…

  • Schillo You Crazy Diamond

    He’s only gone and done it. He’s only gone and signed for Everton. That’s right, all summer we’ve been waiting expectantly – like a dog-walker doing that fielder’s crouch, hand swathed in an inside out Lidl bag at the business end of their golden retriever – for Steven Pienaar to confirm his permanent return to…

  • James Corbett Interview

    It’s our absolute pleasure to welcome the excellent Everton writer James Corbett to This Is Not Football to tell us a bit about putting together the eagerly anticipated Everton Encyclopedia and Neville Southall autobiography, The Binman Chronicles. The Everton Encyclopedia is out soon, tell us a bit about it. It’s been a labour of love,…