John, Paul and Tom unpick what’s going on at our football club with regards to the strategic direction it’s taking, and how the performance of the Board has impacted on the removal […]
Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 3 Episode 5
Talking the Blues, Chelsea (h), Duncan, the candidates & lots more
After one of the most tumultuous weeks in Everton’s most recent history full of the greatest ups & downs Andy & George Costigan get together with me to go through the week […]
Talking the Blues, Leicester (A) player by player, Silva, Brands comments & favourite derby match
Andy and George Costigan join me to go through the Leicester match player by player plus VAR pops up again. We talk in detail about Marcel Brands comments on Friday and what […]
Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 3 Episode 4
Hosted by Tom Martin the latest podcast has John and Paul debating the club’s decision making process and the value of a Director of Football. Additionally with the most important decision for […]
Talking the Blues, Norwich (H) Silva, the board, the DoF, Lukaku & more
After the most soul destroying defeat to Norwich at home – we explore Silva’s position, how we ended up in this position and what we need to do to recover. We also […]
Talking the Blues, the women’s derby, Gylfi’s penalties, Inverness Caledonian Thistle plus football & alcohol
As another imposed international break is upon us Blues, George, Andy and myself look back of a famous Everton Derby win, discuss women’s football more generally, talk about Gylfi’s record, get a […]
Talking the Blues; Southampton (a),the academy, DOF, leadership & other stuff
Welcome to another episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. After a much needed win over Southampton we have a review of the game, then we turn our attention […]
Talking the Blues; Spurs (H), VAR, why do we start so “flat” & the board’s Whatsapp group…….
Andy Costigan and George Costigan pick over the bones of one of the most horrific Goodison matches in living memory. We try to analyse what is going wrong with VAR and what […]
Talking the Blues – Everton’s away support, VAR, the Watford game & Spurs preview
Following Everton’s home victory in the Carabao Cup, Andy Costigan, George Costigan and myself got together to chat about Everton’s away support, VAR and how if differs in other sports, the Cup […]
Talking the Blues – reaction to West Ham (H), how we became Blues, heading & Bill Kenwright
A much happier set of supporters after a vastly improved display against West Ham United at Goodison. We talk about “freedom and being able to express themselves”. We also have a trip […]
Talking the Blues – looking for solutions
It’s a couple of days after results conspired horribly against the Blues, albeit we should never forget ultimately we are responsible for our performances and position in the Premier League. In this […]
Talking the Blues – where do we go from here? (Manchester City home reaction)
The league table seldom lies. After a third successive League defeat, Andy, George and Paul try to put their finger on why exactly we as a club are not performing to the […]
Talking the Blues – our early season form
I got together with Andy Costigan to discuss our season so far, so enjoy a gentle reflection on the early part of the season and a discussion on VAR:
Talking the Blues – podcast, post Watford (h) game 2
First home game of the season, amazing pre-match atmosphere, very good first 30 minutes, a struggle thereafter…. I get together with Andy & George to mull over Saturday but more importantly look […]
Talking the Blues – a look at the window and season ahead
I got together with the Costigans, Andy & George to discuss the transfer window, our new signings, Brands, DCL v Kean, who should start versus Crystal Palace, the new stadium and much […]
Talking the Blues – Episode 5
Andy, George and Paul settle down to talk about the Palace game, some thoughts on the season, DCL, Digne and a very interesting reflection by Andy on the very sad loss of […]
Talking the Blues podcast – episode 4
After the woes of the Fulham game, Andy, George Costigan and Paul are back to celebrate the finest performance at Goodison in many a year with the 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United. […]
Next round of football broadcasting rights may bring great change
By FootballBusinessMatters I guess one of the effects of having 3 year cycles for broadcasting rights contracts is that no sooner is one cycle in place then the games start for the next. […]
Podcast discussion with Futbolgrad re Usmanov, Moshiri & Everton
Earlier today I joined the guys at Futbolgrad to discuss Everton, Moshiri and Usmanov – how I believe Usmanov will continue to be an Arsenal shareholder, he’ll not be an Everton shareholder, […]
Other media
I’ve been fortunate enough to talk about the Blues on several radio stations. Most can be found here