Welcome to the first Talking the Blues Podcast of 2024 with George and Andy Costigan. Before delving into some quite heavy stuff (including prophetic words from Andy and George post the Anfield […]
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Talking the Blues Podcast, Spurs (a), Christmas Eve and stuff
Welcome to a Christmas Eve recording of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a narrow loss to Tottenham, but a loss that had much to […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Burnley (a) time for grown ups to appear in the boardroom
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a momentous few games, four wins, four clean sheets and the impact Sean Dyche’s mentality […]
In the bleak mid-winter….
Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone…….With the exceptional uplift in results of recent weeks, it is tempting to believe that the huge difficulties facing Everton […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Nottingham Forest (a), updates on ownership & the appeal
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 […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester United (H), the protests and the appeal
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and Geoorge Costigan. We delve into Andy and George’s favourite game of the season (although inevitably not our favourite result). We applaud the […]
The significant issues facing 777 Partners and therefore Everton & regulators
The downgrading of a relatively obscure Bermuda based reinsurer should have little consequence for a 144 year old football club, having arguably its most encouraging sequence of games in several years (albeit […]
Summary of the Commission decision, aggravating factors, mitigation claims and the sanction
Trying to condense 28,000 documents, several months of pre-commission preparations and five days of complex legal argument into something that is (i) readable but (ii) an accurate representation of proceedings is quite […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, the Commission and the Premier League
Welc.ome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast in which George and Andy take a detailed look at the Commission findings. We dig a bit deeper into the hearing, looking at the […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Crystal Palace (a), Dyche, VAR, Godfrey and yes, 777
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a hugely enjoyable gane and result at Selhurst Park, talk about Dyche, Godfrey and VAR. […]
Everton, reinsurance and Bermuda, how are they connected?
Following Everton, trying to understand the current difficulties of the club financially, let alone trying to rationalise the logic of the current proposed takeover takes you, the reader, and I, the author, […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Brighton HA (h), Dyche, Dein and destiny
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Apologies for the delay in publishing this week. We look back on the 1-1 home draw with Brighton which […]
Talking the Blues podcast, West Ham United (a), the passing of Bill Kenwright, the commission & our future ownership
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy & George Costigan. We start with our personal reflections on the sad passing of Bill Kenwright CBE, Chairman of Everton Football Club […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, post Liverpool (a) reaction, an horrendous week for the club & RIP Sir Bobby Charlton
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on the Anfield derby, we question the integrity of the Premier League and the damage the […]
Does 777’s performance match Josh Wander’s claims?
In recent days, both Farhad Moshiri and Josh Wander have promoted the relative merits of the proposed 777 partners takeover of Everton. I have written and podcasted extensively on the concerns I […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, international break, United takeover, fan engagement and multi-club models
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues pocast with George and Andy Costigan. The international break allows us to look further afield than Everton, looking at the United takeover, fan engagement and […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h) 3 goals, 3 points, 3 sevens
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast. With George away on family duties, Andy and I settle down for an up-beat analysis of the game against Bournemouth, reflecting upon an enjoyable, […]
Talking the Blues Podcast Luton Town (h), Everton’s ownership
Welcome back to the first Talking the Blues podcast in a few weeks – thank you everyone for your wonderful support and best wishes. You have all been an enormous help to […]
777 Partners – Moshiri’s final misjudgement?
It should be no surprise that seemingly Moshiri’s last act as owner of Everton Football Club, should be yet another significant misjudgement. A man who in seven and a half years has […]
Significant barriers to conclusion of Moshiri & 777 partners “agreement”
On Friday 15th September 2023 Everton Football Club announced the following: 777 Partners has signed an agreement with Farhad Moshiri to acquire his full stake in Everton Football Club, which accounts for […]