Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a fabulous result at Craven Cottage, plus much more besides. Big hello and thank you […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Brighton (a) and much else
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the away game at Brighton, look at Moyes’s passion, modern refereeing and finish with why […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Leeds United (h) – a tale of two halves, long term v short term thinking?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the frustrating draw versus Leeds United, and reflect on where we are as a club, […]
We’re forever Everton
These pages are usually reserved for my hobby (some might say obsession) on football finances. But I’m also a football fan too, just as passionate about what goes on on the pitch […]
BDO’s 20th Annual Survey of Football Finance Directors (January 2026)
This article provides a synopsis and analysis of BDO’s 20th Annual Survey of Football Finance Directors (January 2026), which examines the financial realities of professional football across the English Premier League (EPL), […]
Independent Football Regulator seeks public consultation on its “State of the Game Report”
On the 20th January 2026, the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) set out the proposed scope of its first in-depth analysis of men’s professional football in England. The State of the Game report […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Aston Villa (a), stunning away form continues…..
Welcome to this episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan when we look back on the Villa game at the weekend. Everton and Villa is the most played fixture […]
The events of the last 5 years are a useful context in which to place Everton’s current position
With disappointing recent performances on the pitch, a lack of communication from our current owners, and the recognition that there’s much to do rebuilding the squad and sorting operational issues at the […]
The Analysis Series:Post Diarra (part II), further analysis of the football transfer system (Jan 2025 – present day)
Post-Diarra: A legal, economic, and governance analysis of the football transfer system (January 2025 – January 2026) The governance of global football has historically operated under a unified, vertical command structure centered […]
The Analysis Series – Diarra Judgment Case C-650/22 (Part I)
On October 4, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in FIFA v. Lassana Diarra (Case C-650/22), a ruling that has essentially […]