I told you there was nothing to worry about, a win against, self professed title challengers, Spurs, an emphatic thumping of the cliched "potential banana skin" Scunthorpe in the FA Cup, a solid second-half performance in the derby, secured a well deserved point, and finally our strikers have remembered what the main function of the rectangular netted thing at the end of the pitch is. The season starts here! (Haven't I read that somewhere before?)

Greetings and a very happy new year to all,

As the "Santa is an Evertonian" hats join the baubles once again in the big brown box marked Christmas. We reach the half way stage of this very intriguing season.