– 2 ▁away ▁victory ▁at ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁against ▁New castle ▁United ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁home ▁draw ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁F ella ini ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁ 9 ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁During ▁his ▁debut ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁book ed ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁and ▁avoided ▁a ▁length y ▁susp ension ▁by ▁att ending ▁a ▁personal ▁hearing ▁with ▁England ' s ▁chief ▁ref eree , ▁Keith ▁H ack ett , ▁where ▁he ▁v owed ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁behaviour . ▁He ▁picked ▁up ▁three ▁further ▁book ings ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁following ▁the ▁meeting , ▁his ▁total ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁all ▁Premier ▁League ▁players ▁that ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁F ella ini ▁was ▁named ▁Ever ton ' s ▁Young ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Season . ▁ ▁In ▁England ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁large ▁af ro ▁ha irst yle , ▁becoming ▁a ▁fan ▁favour ite ▁with ▁Ever ton ▁fans ▁regularly ▁sport ing ▁Af ro ▁w igs ▁as ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁F ella ini . ▁F ella ini ▁was ▁deployed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁stri ker ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁when ▁Ever ton ▁had ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁for wards ▁out ▁injured , ▁usually ▁playing