Leadenhall versus A-Cap should be a headline relevant only to football supporters if it was a cup-tie in the early qualifying rounds of the FA Cup or perhaps one of the senior […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Crystal Palace (h), set piece defending and a little on the Friedkins
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on an important first league victory of the season, have a detailed chat about defending….. find […]
New ownership, and the opportunity for renewal & future excellence at Everton
The opportunity for change: Whilst recognising the challenges, we should never underestimate the opportunity for change that new ownership can offer, particularly if well resourced, competent and with a clear vision. Incoming […]
Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast – Leicester City (a), Moshiri, ownership, ultimatum?
Paul: Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are and what time of the day you’re listening to this episode of Talking the Blues. I think […]
A buyers’ market for Premier League clubs & Moshiri’s weaknesses adds to the difficulties of selling Everton
The complexities around the sale of Everton appear to show no signs of reducing. During the international break, there was of course, considerable excitement of a prospective bid by John Textor, the […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Villa (a), ownership and pies
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on another heart-breaking day, discuss the game, the manager and who can bring about change at […]
The Everton takeover saga – further analysis of the potential Textor bid
The Everton takeover saga rolls on. The latest developments involve John Textor talking openly to the media about his desire to buy Everton and how he plans to go about achieving it. […]
Everton’s ownership, Moshiri & John Textor – Part II
The Everton ownership conundrum continues to meander along a not so merry path, a path littered with many kicked cans. It is now 51 weeks since Moshiri confirmed his desire to sell […]
Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h), Dyche, the alternatives, ownership, Moshiri & Textor
Welcome to the transcript of the Talking the Blues Podcast published Sunday 1st September 2024 Paul: Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are and […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h), Dyche, the alternatives, ownership, Moshiri & Textor
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan (back, refreshed) and myself. We try to make sense of the Bournemouth game at the weekend before turning our […]
Everton, Moshiri & John Textor – part I
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about why Everton’s ownership issues needed resolving urgently and why John Textor was not the answer to our many problems as a football club even […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Tottenham Hotspur (a), & a general update
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast following on from our away trip to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Andy and I take a look back on a desperately disappointing afternoon for […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – a new season 2024/25, Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. For the whole podcast we reflect back on what was a traumatic occasion for fans, players, and manager alike. […]
Chong’s stadium interview provides no real answers to Everton’s ownership and financing issues
In an interview with Sky Sports on 14th August 2024, Everton CEO Colin Chong gave a rare but brief update on the stadium construction, finances and the takeover situation. As one might […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, the final pre-season game, modern football & pre-season predictions
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on the final pre-season game at Goodison against Roma, before discussing our feelings over the modern […]
Why Everton’s ownership needs sorting urgently, and why Textor is not the answer to the problem
The complacency around Everton’s debt position is staggering and worrying in equal measures. Commentators, even many fans and smaller shareholders with some interest in the club’s finances almost glibly talk of external […]
Everton takeover – just what is Everton worth, the impact of the new stadium and what type of investor can we attract?
There’s a difference between what a football club is worth, what owners think it is worth and what an incoming investor pays for his or her shares. Take, for example, Manchester United […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Pre-season friendly, Coventry (a) & the current situation post Friedkin
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan in which we look back at the Coventry game, discuss Sean Dyche and then move onto the situation regarding […]
Ungoverned, ungovernable? or both?
I’ve touched on this subject – governance – many times. It seems a dry, academic topic to write about whilst addressing an audience made predominantly of football fans, but in an era […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – detailed analysis of the Friedkin withdrawal
After a short summer break in which George maintained a strict dietary schedule to return to pre-season in the best of condition, George, Andy and I return to discuss the major story […]