
Scouse Showman Barkley Eases Everton's Blues
Just moments after Everton’s 3-0 win at home to lowly Newcastle United on Wednesday, Roberto Martinez was waxing lyrical about his star player Ross Barkley.
The 36,000 fans who’d turned up at Goodison Park on a tired midweek evening will tell you that this wasn’t Barkley’s best performance in an Everton shirt, but despite this he still managed to be the outstanding player on the pitch in a match low on quality.
He was often hesitant when it came to …

There's Logic In Martinez Wanting To Bring Wigan Players To Everton
When David Moyes was announced as the heir to Sir Alex Ferguson’s throne at Manchester United, the Everton board were faced with the decision of deciding whether to install a manager in the same vein as the Scotsman or whether to appoint a different type of manager in order to embed a new philosophy on the pitch.
They decided to go with the latter and appoint Wigan’s FA Cup winning manager, Roberto Martinez on a four-year-deal and the last couple …