Welcome to the latest episode of Talking the Blues with George & Andy Costigan where we look back at the missed opportunities at West Ham and Newcastle, Moise Kean, plus a frank discussion on the appointment of Graeme Sharp as Players’… Read More ›
My Top Ten Everton Aways – Guest article by Tom Martin So tomorrow we have a trip to London to look forward to, and whilst historically London hasn’t been kind to us, a win would see two away wins on the… Read More ›
John, Paul and Tom talk through the recent General Meeting with specific reference to the performance of the business, Marcel Brands presentation and how deep is the involvement of Usmanov. All our podcasts are available on on Spotify and iTunes and many other podcast… Read More ›
The day after the dust (or perhaps sparkle) starts to settle, Andy Costigan his brother George and myself have a look back at the General Meeting and ask does the elation of the USM announcement hide the underlying issues the… Read More ›
As widely forecast, Everton have published record losses for the extended financial year 2018/19. However the news of a £30 million right of first refusal for naming rights provided by USM will grab the headlines. In addition Sasha Ryazantsev was… Read More ›
Early January, and as has been the case for a number of years since the re-installment of General Meetings, several hundred Everton shareholders will make their way to the Royal Philharmonic Hall on Hope Street (appropriately enough). On the face… Read More ›
Welcome to this week’s episode of Talking the Blues, with Andy, George and myself. We look back at the Brighton match, the atmosphere, performance and of course VAR. We finish off with a conversation about what we might like to… Read More ›
Guest article by Tom Martin Let’s not kid ourselves. It’s a miserable time to be an Evertonian. With hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to seemingly go backwards, embarrassed at the home of our neighbours by their third-string squad… Read More ›
The great tennis player Andre Agassi once said ““There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.” Well, we’ve tried our best to talk through yesterday and the issues surrounding us, brought into stark focus by… Read More ›
“Clear the deadwood” A charge that’s been made by many members of the press and even more Evertonians since Marcel Brands arrived from PSV Eindhoven in May 2018. It is the apparently obvious route to reducing Everton’s bloated, expensive and… Read More ›
Welcome to the last edition of Talking the Blues this decade with Andy Costigan and his brother George, one which has ended on a surprisingly high note. Ancelotti has had an immediate effect on the pitch and we discuss the… Read More ›
The arrival of Carlo Ancelotti at Everton has been accompanied by almost universal speculation that he has been provided with guarantees of a big transfer pot in which to shape his future squad. As far as is possible, without getting… Read More ›
Talking the Blues with Andy Costigan and his brother George covering an incredible few days and weeks for the Blue family. We look back at Ferguson’s time as interim manager, look at the role Brands will play with Ancelotti, our… Read More ›
Everton Football Club has revealed the final designs of our new 52,000 capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool’s waterfront, before a detailed planning application is submitted to Liverpool City Council today. The key features are as follows: 52,000 seat… Read More ›
24 hours after a hugely encouraging performance at the “Theatre of Dreams” we analyse the match, look at what Duncan Ferguson has achieved in less than a fortnight, the Kean episode and cover the breaking rumours of Ancelotti. As ever… Read More ›
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 ›