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 […]
Major, unresolved uncertainties make Everton’s sale to new owners a real problem
It’s been a common theme for many months on these pages and elsewhere, the total unsuitability of 777 Partners as funders of Everton and Moshiri’s chosen original suitors. Yet again, the actions […]
What the Friedkin Group are inheriting and the way forward for Everton
As the Friedkin Group proceed through their due diligence process at Everton, apart from what they inherit (which will shape the way they address Everton’s recovery going forwards) they will no doubt […]
An update on Everton’s finances – who owns what, who owes what, how is it secured & possible structure of Friedkin deal??
As described on multiple occasions, particularly on these pages, Everton’s finances particularly during the Moshiri years have become increasingly complex. Multiple additional lenders, the new stadium companies and prospective takeover parties have […]
Relative normality at Everton, potential due diligence issue (?) & how to deal with Sir Jim Ratcliffe
By the extraordinary, chaotic standards of the Moshiri-owned Everton era, particularly the last eighteen months or so, relative peace, normality and even thoughts of optimism have characterised the short period since it […]
Transcript of Talking the Blues podcast, early start to the transfer window, DCL, Branthwaite & the latest on Friedkin
Friedkin Voiceover: Success doesn’t happen overnight, it’s built day by day, decade after decade, by individuals dedicated to something greater than themselves. Working together to create a legacy, dedicated to fulfilling our […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – early start to the transfer window, DCL, Branthwaite & the latest on Friedkin
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the early start to the transfer window for Everton, DCL’s possible departure, talk a bit about […]
Transcript of the Talking the Blues Podcast, Talking the Blues Podcast – Kevin Campbell R.I.P., the Friedkin takeover
Welcome to this week’s transcript of the Talking the Blues Podcast, recorded on Sunday 16th early evening, BST. Our transcripts are provided for those who have difficulty in listening to traditional podcasts […]
The absurdity of a potential bid for Everton by A-Cap
On Wednesday 12 June 2024 several newspapers and other media outlets have run a story claiming that Farhad Moshiri considers a US Insurer A-Cap, run by Kenneth King to be a serious […]
The new ownership of Everton, the importance of the right owners to the future prosperity of our club and our city of Liverpool
What do Evertonians want from the purchaser of our football club from Farhad Moshiri? I think that’s a reasonable question upon which to base the relative merits of potential bidders. Many in […]
Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, Branthwaite, England, latest on the ownership position
Welcome to this week’s transcript of the Talking the Blues Podcast, recorded on Saturday 8 June early evening, BST. Our transcripts are provided for those who have difficulty in listening to traditional […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Branthwaite, England, latest on the ownership position
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan, We look at Branthwaite, England, before quickly moving on to the only topic in town at the moment – […]
Where does Moshiri go from here re ownership? His difficulties? The legitimacy of Moshiri’s custodianship?
Back in September 2023 just after Farhad Moshiri had announced the proposed sale of his 94.1% holding in Everton Football Club to 777 Partners, Simon Goodley of the Guardian wrote a comprehensive […]
Everton – a five step recovery plan that has to start now
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.“ Churchill’s famous speech, made to the House of […]