Welcome to the first Talking the Blues podcast of 2022, following the shambolic (in every sense) performance against Brighton & Hove Albion. We discuss the match for a short while before turning […]
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Part V, Everton’s ownership and leadership: A winning strategy
In this 5th part of a look at Everton’s ownership and leadership, I’m going to look at strategy. In particular a winning strategy, what is it and what’s required to achieve it. […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Boxing Day edition. Respect!
Welcome to this Boxing Day edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. In the absence of a game today – when was the last Boxing Day that Everton […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Chelsea (a), transfers, ESSG & secret santa
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast where we reflect on a much better night at Chelsea than any of us could have reasonably expected. We look at the transfer story […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Crystal Palace (a) Time is running out?
Welcome to this weeks Talking the Blues, Time is running out? We examine for whom exactly is time running out. A deeply cathartic experience. As ever all our podcasts are available on […]
Good independent regulation benefit all clubs, including the Premier League
Inevitably and predictably Premier League clubs and their media chums are lining up to pour scorn over the proposals contained within Tracey Crouch’s Fan Led Review. Claims from Aston Villa’s Christian Purslow […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Arsenal (h), Brands, the 27 minutes for 27 years campaign and much more
So much to talk about in this episode of Talking the Blues with Andy Costigan and George. The Arsenal match, Brands, the 27 minutes for 27 years campaign, Andy losing his internet […]
27 minutes for 27 years
The #27minutesfor27years campaign is an embryonic campaign like no other in the history of Everton Football Club. It’s an informal alliance of supporter groups, fan organisations and individuals with a clear purpose. […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Moody Blues, post-match analysis, followed by an appeal to Farhad Moshiri
Welcome to Talking the Blues in which we analyse the 4-1 Derby loss to Liverpool. We look at the comparison of Liverpool’s development over the last ten years compared to ours over […]
Direct questions for Everton’s major shareholder, Farhad Moshiri
There are many specific questions relating to footballing matters, finance, operations and strategy which can be asked of board members by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. However I wanted to address […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Brentford (a) Where do we go from here?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues. A short review of the match (not much to be said) followed by a focus on immediate objectives (Liverpool, Wednesday) short term – our next […]
Part IV, Everton’s ownership and leadership, finance and funding
So far in this series, I’ve examined the impact of governance, the cost of poor recruitment and the role of the director of football. Now I’d like to turn the attention to […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester City (a), fan led review & the state of the club
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues. A slow start as we discuss this afternoon’s game before we liven up with the prospect of the fan led review followed by a splendid […]
Part III, Everton’s ownership and leadership; the director of football
So far in the series, I’ve looked at governance in Part I and recruitment in Part II. In today’s article I want to examine the director of football role at Everton. Interestingly, […]
Part II, Everton’s ownership and leadership, the cost of poor recruitment
In this the second part of the Everton ownership and leadership series, I wanted to focus on our finances but in a slightly different way than normal. I want to try and […]
Talking the Blues podcast, changes at Finch Farm, Infantino, DCL & environmental blues?
Wide range of topics in this week’s International break, Talking the Blues Podcast. With George and Andy Costigan. As ever all our podcasts are available on on Spotify and iTunes and many other podcast platforms. […]
Part 1, Everton’s ownership and leadership: the importance of good governance
I want to set out a clear analysis of Everton’s performance in recent years on and off the pitch and the role the club’s owner and leadership have played in it. In […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Tottenham Hotspur (H) and why are managers treated differently to players?
Hello and welcome to this episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George. We look back over the Tottenham game with an encouraging improvement in effort before asking the question why […]