Alan Irvine says:“I was impressed with all eleven players getting through 90 minutes and that was the primary objective today. You get very few opportunities during pre-season to give everybody a full game and it is justification for splitting the squad in half. We had to bring in an extra few young lads, against a big and powerful Bury team and they came through it very well." (15/07/07)

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Biffa, Leon and Mikky have all been named in Everton's provisional squad for the friendly with Bury, but all three will face fitness tests prior to the match after picking up slight knocks whilst away in Italy. Stubbsey, Big Vic, Hibbo and prodigals son Phil Neville will all play a part as Moyesy splits his squad between Gigg Lane and Coleraine's Showgrounds, were the rest of the boys take on Northern Ireland. New boy Lukas Jutiewicz has made the trip to Gigg Lane and is sure to get some run out. Alan Irvine is the Boss as Moyesy has opted to travel to Ireland in what is expected to be a well attended friendly.

Everton from: John Ruddy, Tony Hibbert, Alan Stubbs, Patrick Boyle, John Paul Kissock, Philip Neville, Mikel Arteta, Bjarni Vidarsson, Victor Anichebe, James Beattie, Steven Morrison, Leon Osman, Scott Spencer, Darren Dennehy, Jamie Jones, Aidan Downes, Shaun Densmore, Lukas Jutkiewicz, James Hall, Moses Barnett.

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