Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast – we catch up on Everton before focus turns inevitably to the reported 114 breaches by Manchester City. A really interesting, thoughtful conversation which […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – post Wolves Carabao Cup win and update on the Friedkins’ intentions for Everton
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We catch up on recent results including the Tottenham and Wolves’ results before turning our attention to the Friedkins’ […]
Talking the Blues Podcast: Groundhog day; transfer window woes – why? Ownership change?
Welcome to this edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan, in which we examine the final hours of this summer’s transfer window. We try to analyse what went […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Post Bournemouth, the Armstrong saga and what are the Friedkin’s plans?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. It’s been an eventful week at Everton and the three of us examine the events (and the reasons behind […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – first game of the season, 3 points v Crystal Palace and more
Welcome to the first game of the 2026/27 season Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. Rather like Moyes, we keep the same team and a familiar format. We hope […]
Talking the Blues Podcast…. as the new season nears we look at progress or otherwise this summer
Another season is nearly upon us, and Talking the Blues returns for what I believe is our 11th season. Welcome back to George and Andy Costigan as we discuss the close season […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, 31st May 2026 & revolution is in the air
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Not yet two weeks into the close season and talk of revolution fills the corridors of power within Talking […]
Special addition of the esk podcasts, a look back at Everton’s season with Richard Watts
At the end of a season that fizzled out in so many ways, it was good to get the level headed opinions of an old friend of this website, a campaigner in […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Spurs (a) a desperate end to the 2025/26 season
Welcome to the final Talking the Blues Podcast of the 2025/26 season when we ask some pretty fundamental questions of the club, the direction in which we are going, and just how […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Sunderland (h). The harsh reality is we are not competitive from top to bottom
Welcome back to Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. Last home game of the season, a season that offered so many opportunities but one in which we as a club […]
Talking the Blues podcast – Pre City, post West Ham…..
Welcome to this edition of Talking the Blues Podcast. George, Andy and myself eventually get back together to discuss in a totally unstructured way, Everton’s recent performances. The usual combination of insight, […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – we are back, as are Everton – the latest from Brentford and elsewhere
Welcome back to Talking the Blues with George and Andy Costigan. We catch up on all that’s happened in recent weeks, and of course the match between two possible European contenders – […]
Talking the Blues podcast; Everton 3 Chelsea 0
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast, with George performing brilliantly on stage in Waiting for Godot (go and see it if you can) Andy joins me in a joyous chat […]
Talking the Blues, Newcastle United (a) & differences in home & away form
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues when the three of us look back on a sublime day in Newcastle. We look through yesterday’s performance before speculating on the true reasons for […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Manchester United (h) with the Costigan brothers
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast. A little different this week as you will see (and hear) Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan looking back to Monday’s game………….. […]
Talking the Blues podcast – In the words of Everton’s media team “Cottage Pied”
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a fabulous result at Craven Cottage, plus much more besides. Big hello and thank you […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Brighton (a) and much else
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the away game at Brighton, look at Moyes’s passion, modern refereeing and finish with why […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Leeds United (h) – a tale of two halves, long term v short term thinking?
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at the frustrating draw versus Leeds United, and reflect on where we are as a club, […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Aston Villa (a), stunning away form continues…..
Welcome to this episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan when we look back on the Villa game at the weekend. Everton and Villa is the most played fixture […]
Talking the Blues Podcast – Sunderland (h) FA Cup 3rd Round – the thrill has gone!
Welcome to the post Sunderland, third round FA Cup edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We go through the terribly disappointing events of the day and do […]