Ross Bellamy

Ross Bellamy@@ross_bellamyTwitter LogoContributor IIIJanuary 17, 2013 0 of 5 At the midway point of the EPL season, perennial slow starters Everton are sitting in a loft 5th position. The Toffees do not normally begin their quest for a European place until January, so this year the team have been a revelation. This impromptu assault on the Top 4 has left many Evertonians daydreaming of European football gracing the hallowed turf once again.

Everton currently have the upper hand over their local rivalsMike Hewitt/Getty Images Will Everton get the upper hand over Liverpool this season? That big question is always being discussed by opposing supporters and always descending into a heated debate. To suggest Everton are stronger than Liverpool causes outrage from the passionate Kop supporters, as they firmly believe they are still the Kings of Merseyside. But the important facts speak for themselves.

0 of 10 With the New Year’s Eve hangovers finally subsiding, it is time for Football’s January transfer window to take centre stage. Already the infamous “My girlfriend is Roman Ambrovich’s hairdresser” and “I saw it on Twitter, so it must be true” rumours and gossip are already beginning to surface. Anybody who is a member of a forum, a social networking site or a consumer of newspapers and websites will know all about this comical bi-annual occurrence.