Your morning Everton headlines on Tuesday, April 19.
Tributes pour in for Everton idol Jimmy Harris who was a 'unique legend'
Touching tributes continue to be paid to 'Goodison idol' Jimmy Harris. Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and former player and manager Joe Royle are among those to have offered their condolences to the family of the boyhood Blue following his death aged 88.
Harris, from Birkenhead, emerged through the ranks at Everton to become one of the club's most celebrated players of the 1950s. Initially replacing Dave Hickson, Harris would later go on to form a devastating partnership with him when Hickson returned to Goodison Park.
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Kenwright said: "There was Dave…but he was transferred and Jimmy took his place. He had to be good to replace a legend. And he was better than good, he was special and 21 goals in his first full season made him an absolute Goodison idol.
"Unlike other centre-forwards of the era, Jimmy had blinding pace and skill. He was cheeky and brave…everything you would want from your leader up front. When Dave returned there was no way Jimmy could be overlooked, so he moved to the wing where that pace worked to magical effect. He supplied Dave and the rest with great crosses and, of course, kept scoring goals himself.
Joe Thomas has the full story, here.
Burnley mistake after 'baffling' Sean Dyche sacking may hand Everton an advantage
The decision of Burnley to dismiss Sean Dyche came as a real shock. Few things in modern day football come as a surprise, and this is not the first time such a seemingly rash decision has been made at an important point in the season. But I was shocked when I first saw this news.
After everything Dyche has done at that club this is a gamble by the owners. They clearly wanted a reaction on the pitch and they nearly did get it - Burnley could so easily have been 2-0 up against West Ham and gone on to win and close the gap to Everton to just one point, though in the end they did not. Yet whatever happens next, I think the decision has baffled 'football people'.
In a way I thought it might be bad news for Everton - we see time-and-time again how such decisions create a reaction. Just look at Newcastle United. OK they had a lot of funding but they are in a completely different position now under Eddie Howe than when Steve Bruce left.
To read the rest of Michael Ball's column, click here.
