The Everton Sentinel
Squad21 Aug 2028
Christian Nørgaard breaks a bone — 86 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 86 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A one-man rearguard from Jordan Pickford
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Everton baulk at the price for Hwang Hee-Chan
Stevenage wanted more than $8.0M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Everton rebuffed over Cédric Kipré
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Ipswich Town have kept their man, and Everton go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match19 Aug 2028
Nobody wants to play Everton right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words at Everton training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Savinho is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Everton
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Savinho was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market21 Aug 2028
Everton promote James Marshall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Marshall has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Jonathan Scott joins the Everton first team
- Market Simon Clarke steps up from the Everton academy
- Market Everton promote Mark Foster from within