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Paul Quinn

A buyers’ market for Premier League clubs & Moshiri’s weaknesses adds to the difficulties of selling Everton

The complexities around the sale of Everton appear to show no signs of reducing. During the international break, there was of course, considerable excitement of a prospective bid by John Textor, the […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues podcast, Villa (a), ownership and pies

Paul: Good afternoon or good evening depending upon when the world you are and what time of the day you’re listening to this post Aston Villa talking the blues George and Andy […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Villa (a), ownership and pies

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on another heart-breaking day, discuss the game, the manager and who can bring about change at […]

The Everton takeover saga – further analysis of the potential Textor bid

The Everton takeover saga rolls on. The latest developments involve John Textor talking openly to the media about his desire to buy Everton and how he plans to go about achieving it. […]

Everton’s ownership, Moshiri & John Textor – Part II

The Everton ownership conundrum continues to meander along a not so merry path, a path littered with many kicked cans. It is now 51 weeks since Moshiri confirmed his desire to sell […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h), Dyche, the alternatives, ownership, Moshiri & Textor

Welcome to the transcript of the Talking the Blues Podcast published Sunday 1st September 2024 Paul: Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are and […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h), Dyche, the alternatives, ownership, Moshiri & Textor

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan (back, refreshed) and myself. We try to make sense of the Bournemouth game at the weekend before turning our […]

Everton, Moshiri & John Textor – part I

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about why Everton’s ownership issues needed resolving urgently and why John Textor was not the answer to our many problems as a football club even […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, Tottenham Hotspur (a), & a general update

Paul: Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are, on what time of the day you’re listening to this post-Spurs match, Talking the Blues. Andy, […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Tottenham Hotspur (a), & a general update

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast following on from our away trip to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Andy and I take a look back on a desperately disappointing afternoon for […]

Talking the Blues Podcast – a new season 2024/25, Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. For the whole podcast we reflect back on what was a traumatic occasion for fans, players, and manager alike. […]

Transcript – Talking the Blues Podcast – a new season 2024/25, Brighton & Hove Albion (h)

Welcome to the transcript of the latest Talking the Blues Podcast Paul: Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where in the world you are, and what time of the […]

Chong’s stadium interview provides no real answers to Everton’s ownership and financing issues

In an interview with Sky Sports on 14th August 2024, Everton CEO Colin Chong gave a rare but brief update on the stadium construction, finances and the takeover situation. As one might […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, the final pre-season game, modern football & pre-season predictions

Welcome to the transcript of this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast Paul: Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where in the world you are and what time of the day. […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, the final pre-season game, modern football & pre-season predictions

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on the final pre-season game at Goodison against Roma, before discussing our feelings over the modern […]

Why Everton’s ownership needs sorting urgently, and why Textor is not the answer to the problem

The complacency around Everton’s debt position is staggering and worrying in equal measures.  Commentators, even many fans and smaller shareholders with some interest in the club’s finances almost glibly talk of external […]

Transcript of the Esk podcasts; Bigger and better but also riskier

Welcome to the transcript of the Esk podcast, Bigger, better and also riskier with  Matt Slater of the Athletic to chat with Bart Huby of LCP Actuaries; a podcast in which we discuss a […]

The Esk podcasts: Bigger and Better but also riskier

I get together with Matt Slater of the Athletic to chat with Bart Huby of LCP Actuaries whose football analytics division has produced a recent report on football finances entitled “Bigger, better but also […]

Everton takeover – just what is Everton worth, the impact of the new stadium and what type of investor can we attract?

There’s a difference between what a football club is worth, what owners think it is worth and what an incoming investor pays for his or her shares. Take, for example, Manchester United […]

Talking the Blues Podcast – Pre-season friendly, Coventry (a) & the current situation post Friedkin

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan in which we look back at the Coventry game, discuss Sean Dyche and then move onto the situation regarding […]