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• Talking the Blues, end of project restart looms, the transfer window & the quiz!!

  By the esk on July 19, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  As ever George, Andy and I get together to “talk the blues”. This week we look at have we met out pre Project Restart objectives, the academy, the close season and of course, the quiz! Thanks as ever for listening!… Read More ›

• Farhad Moshiri – the solution or part of the problem?

  By the esk on July 17, 2020 • ( 8 )

  The words of Farhad Moshiri, in the programme notes of 12 March 2016, just two weeks after his £87.5 million share purchase giving him a 49.9% shareholding and effective control of the club. What a start, (what a manager!) 2-0… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues, Jackie Charlton RIP, commentators and the Wolves match

  By the esk on July 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As ever I got together with Andy and George Costigan for another Talking the Blues. We chatted through the sad passing of Jackie Charlton Rest In Peace, football commentators and then finished off with the Wolves game and our performances… Read More ›

• Football Shorts (part IV)

  By the esk on July 10, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Driven by people with an inability to accept the evidence before them, there appears to be a great desire in society to promote a new normal (which in itself is surely an oxymoron?) The pretence that we’ve gone back to… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – post Spurs match analysis, not complimentary but worth listening to George re Lamela

  By the esk on July 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Immediate post match reaction from George and Andy on a hugely disappointing evening for Blues expecting to see us build in early momentum from project re-start. Coleman warned of being tired of false dawns, I guess none of them read… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – Spurs preview, how much did the PL pay agents? Richard Masters before the DCMS select committee & the quiz….

  By the esk on July 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As ever I get together with two of the Costigans brothers, George and Andy. We discuss the Spurs game, John Stones, talk about how much agents were paid by the Premier League clubs and an in depth look at Richard… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – Leicester match & then why are we pretending everything is normal?

  By the esk on July 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Great result for Everton and the European “dream” grows stronger. But is this really football as we knew it? The usual mix of serious analysis and light-hearted chat from George and Andy. Thanks as ever for listening! All podcasts are… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – the role in Everton & Liverpool football clubs in our City, Leicester preview and the quiz!

  By the esk on June 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As usual, I get together with George and Andy for our usual look around football; strong views as we look at the role of both clubs in the City, Leicester City and the quiz. We start with some chat re… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues – midweek special, Norwich v Everton, Tom Davies and the usual wide ranging chat

  By the esk on June 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m delighted to be joined by Andy and George to run through todays match, Tom Davies and more Everton related chat All podcasts are available on on Spotify and iTunes and many other podcast platforms Thanks for listening

• Everton Business Matters – Series 3 Episode 13….. Of Meis and men….

  By the esk on June 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  John and Paul, operating without a host, confront the challenges our new stadium may face with planning approval being the least demanding.   Effectively managing public relations as we enter the build phase could be difficult as they debate the recent… Read More ›

• “Hey mate, where’s King’s Drive?”

  By the esk on June 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to our latest Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy, George and myself.  We (unusually) have a preview of the derby, a discussion about previous derbies, another quiz and finally we return post-match for a short report and review. All… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues Podcast – Close contact, telling the truth, George & Kylie Minogue

  By the esk on June 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to our latest Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy, George and myself. Unbelievably we’ve got through three months without talking about football, the wait is nearly over. So this week we try to define close contact, we ask why… Read More ›

• Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 3 Episode 12, Cash flow, wage deferral, Cazoo & sponsorship

  By the esk on June 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    With regular host Tom Martin unavailable as his NHS role takes precedence, Liverpool Echo journalist and life-long Evertonian Phil Kirkbride steps in to the breach and leads the debate around the state of Everton’s finances with the added impact… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues, goalkeepers, project re-start, a quiz and plenty more….

  By the esk on June 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to the latest episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan where we rabbit on for over an hour about goalkeepers, project re-start, testing referees, Goodison for the Derby, a very closely run Everton quiz and a… Read More ›

• Football Shorts (part III) – Cash Flow

  By the esk on June 4, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Michael Dell set up the Dell Computer Corporation the day after Everton featured in a 4th round FA Cup replay at Prestfield Stadium, drawing 0-0 on a bitterly cold night in the winter of 1984. I mention him because he… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues Podcast, Michael Angelis RIP, the re-start, communications, Fred Truman, dart boards and pies

  By the esk on June 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  In our latest episode of Talking the Blues George, Andy and I get together to talk of the sad passing of Michael Angelis, Boys from the Blackstuff, the re-start with strong views on the non-engagement of fans before finishing with… Read More ›

• Football Shorts (part II)

  By the esk on May 25, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Football Shorts is an analytical series (part I here examining Premier League finances in the light, not only of the short term implications of lockdown and suspension of professional football, but the wider long term implications of a severe global recession… Read More ›

• Talking the Blues Podcast – Boots, Hummel, Glazers & their dividends plus a bit of Spring Watch

  By the esk on May 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Welcome to the latest episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan where we rabbit on for over an hour about Hummel, boots, Manchester United and other things. Thanks as ever for listening All podcasts are available on… Read More ›