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Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester United (a), Everton mindset and VAR
Welcome to the latest edition of Talking the Blues in which we dissect Everton’s game at Old Trafford on the 63rd anniversary of the Munich disaster, honourable mentions re the Leeds game, look at the season’s objectives, the Cup game… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues podcast, Newcastle United (h), a bit of Leicester City (h), sanctions & the transfer window
Packed with a number of topics, this weeks Talking the Blues podcast looks back at the Newcastle games, the performance, selection, formation and tactics. We compare it to the Leicester City game and look for reasons. We turn our attention… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues podcast, FA Cup 4th Round Sheffield Wednesday (h)
Welcome to a late Sunday episode of Talking the Blues as we look back on a thoroughly professional performance in an attractive match versus Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday. Congratulations to Onyango and Small on their debuts. Thierry Small writes… Read More ›
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All above board – the boards of the big 6 and comparative performance
Six clubs have been ever present in the Premier League. Of the six, Manchester United and Arsenal dominated the honours boards in the early years, before Chelsea on the back of Abramovich’s funding starting competing and winning. Always part of… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues Podcast, More questions than answers…..
Welcome to the latest Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan joining me to reflect on the lack of a game this weekend, fixture congestion and then a detailed look at what Marcel Brands had to say plus… Read More ›
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Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 4 Episode 5, the January 2021 annual general meeting
Rodger Armstrong and John Blain join me in discussing last night’s virtual annual general meeting of Everton Football Club Company, Limited. In a passionate debate we cover – Stadium update – Financial Performance – Marcel Brands & the Academy –… Read More ›
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Thoughts on the 2021 annual general meeting
The degree by which a company wishes to publicise and promote its general meeting is usually a reflection of how the company feels it is performing. Public companies of course, do not have the luxury of influencing the degree of… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues Podcast, Rotherham United (h) FA Cup 3rd Round, the forthcoming AGM and how is it some games are postponed and others not?
Welcome back to Talking the Blues Podcast with regular hosts, Andy & George Costigan. We look back on the Rotherham game talking through the squad. We talk about Moise Kean before looking at the forthcoming AGM. We finish with questions… Read More ›
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Brands’ value to date & the scale of the challenges facing him
The January transfer window is open and as usual there will be thousands of column inches and podcast minutes devoted to speculation about players arriving or departing Finch Farm. Twelve months into his tenure as manager at Everton, Ancelotti has… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham United (H), Covid postponements, the January and Summer windows
Welcome to the first Talking the Blues Podcast of 2021. As ever joined by the Costigan brothers, George and Andy, when we look back at the West Ham United game, the Covid related postponement of the City game, before casting… Read More ›
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Everton Business Matters Podcast, Series 4 Episode 4 a football special looking back on a year with Carlo
The boys finish 2020 with a special podcast that avoids talking about the business side, well mostly anyway, and focusses on the playing side. The Manager and Director of Football come into focus as do which players we need to… Read More ›
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Cash flow, Moshiri’s capital injections & the potential placement of new shares
Al look at Everton’s cash flow, how we have financed our losses & player investment plus the potential share placement – what it means for the club, shareholders and Moshiri
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Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Talking the Blues Podcast, Sheffield United (A), changed mindsets and ambitions for the season
Welcome to our latest Talking The Blues podcast. Following a grinding victory at Sheffield United, Andy, George and Paul look back on the game, the season and the last 12 months under Carlo Ancelotti. We finish with a look forward… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues, Arsenal (H), looking forwards to the Carabao Cup and finally 12 months of Ancelotti
This week’s Talking the Blues reflects on the Arsenal Match, 3 fabulous victories in a week before turning to the Carabao Cup game, the most important of the season so far. We finish by looking at what Ancelotti has brought… Read More ›
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Talking the Blues, Chelsea (H), some random thoughts on subs and free kicks, finishing with some observations on the accounts
This week’s Talking the Blues Welcomes Home Blues to Goodison, looks at the Chelsea game and an excellent team performance. We talk a bit about how to improve the rules of the game before finishing off on the accounts. The… Read More ›
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Everton Business Matters Season 4 Episode 3: Everton’s finances 2019/20 and Moshiri’s continued commitment to the club
The Fun Boy Three talk with their usual passion and not a little insight about the recently published accounts and what they mean? Has the largest shareholder really produced a new pile of cash and if he has what will… Read More ›
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Record losses, partly attributed to Covid, Moshiri’s funding plans & stadium finance update
There are two headlines from today’s release of the report and accounts to June 30 2020. One is a record loss of £139.9 million of which the club attribute £67.3 million directly to the impact of Covid-19. However, that fails… Read More ›