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Paul Quinn

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, the governance and cultural changes required for it to become a reality at Everton

Culture is the beating heart of an organisation from which all strategies, decisions and  the effectiveness of executions derive. Culture is highly powerful and dynamic. As someone once said “corporate culture eats strategy for breakfast”.

Talking the Blues Podcast, Burnley (a) and how on earth do we turn the fortunes of our great club around?

This week’s Talking the Blues Podcast looks back on another disappointing performance, this time in that “happy place” Turf Moor. We examine the performance and ask questions about the selection, the tactics […]

Talking the Blues, Diego Maradona (QDEP), Leeds United (h) and the academy

Today’s Talking the Blues podcast remembers a football great who sadly passed away, far too early, this week. Diego Maradona, a troubled genius, Que Descanse En Paz……         Back […]

Talking the Blues, Fulham (a) and a reflection on Covid-19, the return of football fans

Welcome back to another talking the Blues were in typical style Everton never make it easy for themselves or us fans, but finally we secure an important away victory, our third successive […]

Talking the Blues, Bramley-Moore fan survey, the return of fans, Bernie Wright and previewing Fulham

It’s another international break, but Andy, George and myself have plenty to chat about this week including the fan survey, the return of fans, a tale about Bernie Wright, Fulham (a) and […]

Talking the Blues, Manchester United (h) a disappointing day

Welcome to our latest Talking the Blues podcast following on from a hugely disappointing day against Manchester United. Defeat always hurts but for Andy & George losing to United is rubbing salt […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Newcastle (a) – reflecting on the disappointment of a missed opportunity, Pickford and the media plus Nobby Stiles, RIP

This week’s podcast looks at a very disappointing lost opportunity to regain first place. We examine Pickford’s treatment by the media, has there been a deliberate strategy? Finally we remember Nobby Stiles, […]

A simple but fair redistribution of football revenues

A simple but fair re-distribution of football revenues solves many of the EFL problems

Talking the Blues – Southampton (a), the week that was and how Ancelotti prepares the team for Newcastle

Reflections on a disappointing day on the South Coast

Talking the Blues podcast. Post match reaction to the Derby and a look back at a week that will change football for ever

Post match verdicts on a tumultuous derby and a tumultuous week in football

Big Picture proposals put the emphasis on Everton’s international development

Although the Big Picture has been rejected, central themes of it are here to stay. Everton,more than at any time in the past have to prepare for the massive changesahead

Project big picture exposing the self serving interests of MUFC and Liverpool

So, a cat is out of the bag and those loveable reds, Liverpool and Manchester United, driven by their shareholders Fenway Sports Group and the Glazer family, albeit strangely detached from the […]