Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. A defiant Everton backed by magnificent support once more travel to the City Ground, Nottingham, home of Nottingham Forest for 125 years.
We discuss the game and Dyche’s team’s growing identity (away from home at least) before returning to the matters surrounding ownership and of course, the appeal against the Commission’s ten point penalty.
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At Goodison, Dyche needs to discard Doucoure, play McNeil in the no.10 role and put Danjuma on left. With hopefully DCL back upfront
Until this week, I never realised the Pogues singer was an Evertonian. Symbolic at this time of year given he performed arguably the greatest Christmas song of all time. Maybe the club can play it on Thursday with his picture on the screen. I’ll write to them.
When once asked what the best thing about Liverpool was, his response was “Everton”!
They have eventually sent me my membership pack. A fridge magnet with the Goodison Street sign (L4 4EL). I won’t be allowed to even try to use that by the better half. After 30 years, she still struggles with me and Everton. A car sticker. That won’t fly. I think a wallet and a suit case tag when travelling. Most importantly, a pair of Everton socks. Should be good for walking the dogs.
On the Forest match, it doesn’t matter how poor Forest were. When you walk on that pitch, your aim is to make yourself better than the opposition whoever they are. We did and the aim will be to do it again on Thursday.
Garner was man of the match. Keep him central. Gueye just defies the years with his energy and often goes unnoticed because he does the unattractive stuff that frees up others. Mykolenko, judged after two games by some, is really starting to look solid and will get better. Branthwaite continues to impress. I almost wish he would stop it as the hawks will come circling. All lead by Tarkowski, who throws his body on the line time and again. Leadership.
Recent performances have been good, United aside. We just need to shed this Goodison enigma. It seems psychological, both on the pitch and in the stands. Totally different away from home, where the lung busting travelling blue army takes over the stadiums up and down the country.
Calvert-Lewin and Beto are different. I think Beto needs a goal. It was referenced, but the Andy Gray goal drought? He just needed a goal and didn’t look back. Until Howard decided to replace him with Gary Linekar. Similar to John Bailey and Pat Van den Hauwe.
Back post is a tactic? It seems the manager is giving those instructions as that is where we tend to go. Tarkowski is always hanging around the back post. Either for the knock back across or to get a goal. Interesting comments about Calvert-Lewin. Ancelotti instructed him to get central and take the shot first time.
McNeil is going to be a good player for us when on form. Having watched him closely, he has great delivery, energy, and goals in him, as we saw at the weekend.
Anthony Gordon & Newcastle. It’s going to be an overnight trip to the homeland from London for me. I wouldn’t like to see him given stick. The club sold him, not necessarily his decision. He plays for another club now. Think Rooney. The truth came out recently. There was no doubt he would leave, but Wayne stated he didn’t want to leave at the time, but was told he was being sold to Chelsea. So he took his own destiny into his own hands. Can’t argue with that.
Pundits irritate the proverbial out of me. When I go the match I don’t even know the other scores. We’ve all got our views on the beautiful game. I’ve got mine. We all see the game different. Shearer and his elbows. It would be good to get his view on himself.
Making it to the top does require a certain character and element of ego. I coached at youth level in the then conference and Army level for several years. From grass roots to professional football, there is only 0.012% success rate for those who make it.
Goodison. Leaving is going to be heart Breaking. I’m positive and looking forward to the future and opportunity that Bramley Moore Dock presents Everton and my city. But I try not to think about leaving. It upsets me. The Goodison Supper Bar isn’t called the Goodison Supper Bar anymore. That upset me at the last home match. Living in London and travelling out for meetings, the train goes past the old Highbury. Is that an example? It still looks and resembles Highbury but has been converted into apartments with the old pitch being a park. Google images of it.
The statue question still gives me dilemmas. Should we take them with us or leave them in the place they graced? I’m torn. It’s time to put something up for the 80s side (Sheedy).
There should be no self-regulation. Any form of regulation I’ve been involved in has required independent and external auditors. Not a self appointed body.
We broke financial rules. No one is denying that. But awarding the penalty immediately and leaking before the trail was concluded? They are punishing the wrong people. Employees and supporters. And, in my opinion, it was a breach of financial rules, not sporting ones. So it should have been, should be, a financial penalty.
Sorry for the scattergun response. In preparation for Thursday, I’m off to listen to Ray Charles.
I can’t stop loving you. I can’t stop wanting you. Therapy. Play that one next time!!
Another very interesting podcast, Paul.
I can’t help thinking we are playing a game of 4 dimensional chess to get out of this mess in one piece. And I feel genuinely sorry for those left holding the baby (Colin Chong?) whilst the rest of the directors bailed out. Shameful is the word.
Any thoughts on whether MSP/Andy Bell/George Downing might be biding their time to make a bid at some point?
And finally – is the 90 millionn loaned by 777 secured against anything e.g Bramley-Moore?