Category: Everton

Talking the Blues Podcast, a review of the squad, who we should keep & who should go

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. In a rare podcast for us, we focus almost entirely on the squad, manager and director of football. We […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Bournemouth (h) & a lot of reflection

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ podcast covering the Bournemouth game but more importantly covering personal reflections on the most difficult of seasons. Reflections on the season and the events around […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Wolves (a) & the ramifications of the next week in Everton’s history

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast in which we look back at the chaotic game at Wolves – possibly the least structured professional game any of us have ever seen. […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester City (h), new owners & the need for change post season end

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on the City game, talk about City’s impact on the game generally and our lack of […]

The sale of Moshiri’s stake in Everton looks increasingly inevitable

Back in March 2016, buoyed after a Lukaku double had disposed of Chelsea in a rousing 6th Round FA Cup game at Goodison, Farhad Moshiri, talking of his new club, Everton, uttered […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Leicester (a), Brighton (a), Michael Keane, Usmanov and heroes

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on a hugely entertaining game at Leicester earlier in the week, looking at Dyche’s use (or […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Newcastle United (h), our fans, Marcel Brands and the “R” word

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on Thursday’s debacle and contrast the progress of Newcastle United with our demise. Intelligent investing and […]

The “R” word and its financial consequences

With five games of the season to go, at the time of writing, Everton sit in 19th place and for the first time since 1951 face the prospect of relegation from the […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Crystal Palace (a) and two tales of survival?

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. There’s only two topics in town this week, Everton’s Premier League survival, and the ongoing survival struggles of our […]

Everton 2021/22 accounts analysis part III, Everton Stadium Development Limited & possible funding solution?

To complete the analysis of Everton Football Club Company Limited Report and Accounts for 2021/22, there is now sufficient activity within Everton Stadium Development Limited to warrant its own analysis. This article […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Fulham (h) what should our response be until the season end?

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan as we look back on a desperately disappointing day at Goodison with what should have been a winnable fixture. […]

The importance of communication & engagement in our current plight

A couple of weeks ago the Premier League launched its Fan Engagement Standard, an initiative designed to reinforce clubs’ relationships with their supporters, unanimously approved by all 20 top-flight clubs in November […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester United (a)

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. On a desperately disappointing day for Evertonians, our two Salfordonian blues relive their worst nightmare, a less than competitive […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (h) & what it means to be a Blue

Welcome to the post Spurs match Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan.24 hours on from the Spurs game we chat though the match, talk a lot about Sean Dyche […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (h) preview, the report & accounts

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the upcoming Spurs game before turning our attention to the contributions from both the Chair and […]

Everton 2021/22 accounts, analysis part II. Moshiri funding, general financing & going concern

For a more general view on the Everton 2021/22 accounts please refer to part I, here “We need to be competitive and we need to win. We have a window to establish […]

Everton 2021/22 accounts, analysis part I

First things first, the publication of the annual report and accounts has been left to the last business hour of the last possible day within statutory limits. This, in conjunction with no […]

Talking the Blues, Premier League referral of Everton to independent commission

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Only one topic on the agenda and that is the Premier League’s referral of Everton to an independent commission […]

Referral by the Premier League, P&S explained, the potential consequences

The first half of this article explains what the alleged breach is about, why it may have happened. The second half looks at the potential consequences and what is now required. Late […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Chelsea (a), Ellis Simms, the fans, maintaining pressure

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast, back with both Costigan brothers, George and Andy. We talk through the Chelsea game, Ellis Simms, talk about the fans, talk about maintaining pressure […]