In Greek mythology, Tantalus, son of Zeus, once stole ambrosia and nectar from the gods in Olympus to allow his people to benefit from the supposed gift of immortality and to have […]
Bramley-Moore, financing options and costs?
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Talking the Blues, Clement, Unsworth, survival prospects, Bramley-Moore, an Everton smorgasbord!
Wide ranging topics for George and Andy to get involved in on a match free, Easter weekend. We look at Paul Clement’s interview, we talk about Unsworth’s departure, governance, fan directors, Bramley-Moore, […]
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (h), the spirit of the blues!
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. There’s nothing more joyous than two Everton supporters raised in Salford, discussing Everton’s victory over Manchester United! George also […]
Talking the Blues, Burnley (a), where do we go from here?
Andy and George look back on a very disturbing week for all Evertonians as in a footballing context, our worst fears are beginning to be realised. As ever a bit of humour […]
Talking the Blues podcast, West Ham (a), the accounts and laughs
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George. Analysis of the West Ham game, questions on what did they do for the last two weeks before turning to the […]
A deeper delve into Everton’s 2020/21 accounts, new £100 million shareholder loan plus the Covid impact
Once the headlines are out of the way and the carefully prepared media statements are published, a more balanced view of the accounts is called for (in my opinion) plus within the […]
Everton Report & Accounts for year ending June 2021 – wholly dependent on Moshiri’s financial support
First things first, delaying the publication of reports signed off on 29th October 2021 for a full five months is totally unacceptable from a transparency and accountability perspective. I am aware the […]
International break, Farhad Moshiri, the next 3 games,
The beauty (in inverted commas) about Everton in its current state is that even an international break doesn’t give the oppportunity to remain silent, safe in the knowledge that the resumption of […]
Talking the Blues podcast Crystal Palace (a) FA Cup 6th round. Another one bites the dust
For the 27th successive season, Everton’s forlon and increasingly unlikely search for silverware has ended without success. Andy, George and myself look back on the game and more generally at the club. […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Wolves (h) what will it take to guide us to safety?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast with Andy & George Costigan. We focus on the Wolves game, what went wrong, was it formation, players, the crowd or tactics? We look […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (a), survival strategies, Moshiri & finances
Welcome to a delayed Talking the Blues podcast with Andy & George. A brief look at Spurs (a) followed by a discussion on how we best eradicate ourselves from our current position. […]
Everton, USM, Moshiri and Bramley-Moore
Originally written in early March, I have update this article to reflect the current situation in mid June 2022. All updates in bold & italics Such is the global response to the […]
Everton, the de-coupling of USM
Usmanov’s relationship with Everton Much has been written about the informal nature of Usmanov’s relationship with Everton, the various meetings allegedly held on yachts and elsewhere with several managerial candidates, directors of […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester City (h), Ukraine, VAR and sanctions
A very full agenda tonight. We start with our and the club’s tribute and support for the people of Ukraine wishing them our thought, prayers and our admiration as they defend their […]
Talking the Blues, Southampton (a) stormy weather continues
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues where we look at today’s performance and recognise that Lampard can’t just wave a magic wand. We analyse the missing winning mindset within the club […]
Talking the BluesPodcast, Leeds United (h) A perfect Day
Welcome to this week’s decidedly up beat podcast following a memorable day, Frank Lampard’s first home Premier League match at Goodison Park. We look back on a fabulous occasion, George covers Iwobi, […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Brentford (h) a day to savour
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look over Frank Lampard’s first match in charge at Everton and in particular the changes he has brought […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Give me a little more time
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We review what’s been happening this week, the most farcical of circumstances played out in front of the world’s […]