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Paul Quinn

Talking the Blues, about Carlo, the Southampton & West Brom games, Chelsea (a) Sigurdsson & more

Lots of topics to discuss on this week’s Talking the Blues with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the changes Carlo is bringing about, last week’s victories against Southampton and West […]

Talking the Blues podcast, the week after the Derby, the stadium and five years of Moshiri

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast when we look back at one of the most momentous weeks in Everton’s history. So much to cram into an hour with George and […]

Everton Business Matters podcast Series 4 Episode 7 Five years of Farhad

A thoughtful look back at the first 5 years under Farhad Moshiri, where progress has been all too often stop start. Why? Who’s really been at the wheel? What can be done […]

Five years of Farhad

Five years ago to the day, news began to filter out that a relatively unknown businessman, Farhad Moshiri, had purchased a 49.9% stake in Everton Football Club, acquiring all of Robert Earl’s […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Liverpool (a) The one we’ve always wanted to record!

Welcome to this very special episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. Yes, we’ve done it! Broken 21 years of pain and frustration. In today’s podcast we look at […]

Details of Proposed Share Placement at Everton

As advised previously, the Board of Directors of Everton Football Club Company Limited have released details to shareholders regarding the capital restructuring of Everton Football Club. Subject to approval by shareholders the […]

Everton Business Matters Podcast, Series 4 Episode 6, Homeward bound………

“I’m sittin’ in the railway station, Got a ticket for my destination”. Welcome to Series 4, Episode 6 of Everton Business Matters hosted by and featuring Rodger Armstrong and John Blain . […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Fulham (h) the reaction and what needs to be done

Welcome to this episode of Talking the Blues with Andy, George and Paul. Today we look at the game against Fulham and ask how can this level of unreliability be acceptable to […]

A momentous few weeks ahead (on and off the pitch)

The short, medium and long term future of Everton Football Club will be much clearer on and off the pitch in the coming weeks. European qualification On the pitch we remain in […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The significance of the Everton General Meeting and why it can’t be an opportunity lost….

Financial accounts before Christmas, numerous games over the holiday period, the FA Cup 3rd round and the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Everton Football Club Company limited. December and January represent […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]