John, Paul and Tom unpick what’s going on at our football club with regards to the strategic direction it’s taking, and how the performance of the Board has impacted on the removal of the manager and the search for his… Read More ›
After one of the most tumultuous weeks in Everton’s most recent history full of the greatest ups & downs Andy & George Costigan get together with me to go through the week and try & look forward. We talk briefly… Read More ›
Sometime after 7 pm on Thursday 5th December 2019, Everton announced Duncan Ferguson as being temporarily in charge of the first team for the Chelsea match. It was the end of an excruciating week for all Blues. A week that… Read More ›
Andy and George Costigan join me to go through the Leicester match player by player plus VAR pops up again. We talk in detail about Marcel Brands comments on Friday and what that possibly means for Silva’s future. We discuss… Read More ›
Hosted by Tom Martin the latest podcast has John and Paul debating the club’s decision making process and the value of a Director of Football. Additionally with the most important decision for a long time on the near horizon the… Read More ›
After the most soul destroying defeat to Norwich at home – we explore Silva’s position, how we ended up in this position and what we need to do to recover. We also explore the potential consequences of the “R” word…. Read More ›
As another imposed international break is upon us Blues, George, Andy and myself look back of a famous Everton Derby win, discuss women’s football more generally, talk about Gylfi’s record, get a match report from George and finally on a… Read More ›
As expected, the second public consultation provided overwhelming support for the limited designs and images so far released by Everton Football Club with regards to Bramley-Moore and the proposed Goodison Park redevelopment. An extensive public consultation exercise including over 43,000… Read More ›
Welcome to another episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. After a much needed win over Southampton we have a review of the game, then we turn our attention to the academy, the role of the DOF… Read More ›
As I write this, it is already the second week in November and a time that was supposed to offer so much has without doubt, significant questions requiring answers in the near term. Fortunately, within the space of two months,… Read More ›
Andy Costigan and George Costigan pick over the bones of one of the most horrific Goodison matches in living memory. We try to analyse what is going wrong with VAR and what needs to be done to fix it quickly… Read More ›
Following Everton’s home victory in the Carabao Cup, Andy Costigan, George Costigan and myself got together to chat about Everton’s away support, VAR and how if differs in other sports, the Cup draw and what November has in store for… Read More ›
In the most recent Everton Business Matters podcast, John and I had a reasonably heated discussion over outsourcing particularly in relation to our merchandising capabilities and our ability to grow our retailing presence. That, and with the details coming out… Read More ›
A much happier set of supporters after a vastly improved display against West Ham United at Goodison. We talk about “freedom and being able to express themselves”. We also have a trip down memory lane talking about how we became… Read More ›
It’s a couple of days after results conspired horribly against the Blues, albeit we should never forget ultimately we are responsible for our performances and position in the Premier League. In this podcast Andy, George and myself look at solutions,… Read More ›
The league table seldom lies. After a third successive League defeat, Andy, George and Paul try to put their finger on why exactly we as a club are not performing to the levels to be expected. Why are so many… Read More ›
I got together with Andy Costigan to discuss our season so far, so enjoy a gentle reflection on the early part of the season and a discussion on VAR:
Football has become a game of absolutes – almost everything related to football is either appallingly bad or amazingly good. Depending on which team you support, the result, how we played, who the opposition are, the performance of the referee,… Read More ›