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• Talking the Blues, Leicester (A) player by player, Silva, Brands comments & favourite derby match

  By the esk on December 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 3 Episode 4

  By the esk on November 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues, Norwich (H) Silva, the board, the DoF, Lukaku & more

  By the esk on November 25, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues, the women’s derby, Gylfi’s penalties, Inverness Caledonian Thistle plus football & alcohol

  By the esk on November 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Results of Everton’s second public consultation published, confirmation of capacity

  By the esk on November 13, 2019 • ( 4 )

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues; Southampton (a),the academy, DOF, leadership & other stuff

  By the esk on November 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Critical times

  By the esk on November 8, 2019 • ( 4 )

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues; Spurs (H), VAR, why do we start so “flat” & the board’s Whatsapp group…….

  By the esk on November 4, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – Everton’s away support, VAR, the Watford game & Spurs preview

  By the esk on November 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Everton & Fanatics

  By the esk on October 29, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – reaction to West Ham (H), how we became Blues, heading & Bill Kenwright

  By the esk on October 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – looking for solutions

  By the esk on October 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – where do we go from here? (Manchester City home reaction)

  By the esk on September 30, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – our early season form

  By the esk on September 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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:  

• Thoughts on Bramley-Moore & the current financial conditions at Everton

  By the esk on August 21, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  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 ›

• Talking the Blues – podcast, post Watford (h) game 2

  By the esk on August 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  First home game of the season, amazing pre-match atmosphere, very good first 30 minutes, a struggle thereafter…. I get together with Andy & George to mull over Saturday but more importantly look ahead.  How do we get to 70 points?… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – a look at the window and season ahead

  By the esk on August 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  I got together with the Costigans, Andy & George to discuss the transfer window, our new signings, Brands, DCL v Kean, who should start versus Crystal Palace, the new stadium and much more. Hope you enjoy it, thanks for listening!

• Time for others to commit alongside Everton to Bramley-Moore & the regeneration of North Liverpool

  By the esk on July 28, 2019 • ( 4 )

  

  On the latest #EvertonBusinessMatters podcast before the release of images and the start of the second public consultation I offered the thought that we would know a huge amount more about our club in the coming days…. So, what do… Read More ›