Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George. Analysis of the West Ham game, questions on what did they do for the last two weeks before turning to the […]
Talking the Blues podcast, West Ham (a), the accounts and laughs
A deeper delve into Everton’s 2020/21 accounts, new £100 million shareholder loan plus the Covid impact
Once the headlines are out of the way and the carefully prepared media statements are published, a more balanced view of the accounts is called for (in my opinion) plus within the […]
Good independent regulation benefit all clubs, including the Premier League
Inevitably and predictably Premier League clubs and their media chums are lining up to pour scorn over the proposals contained within Tracey Crouch’s Fan Led Review. Claims from Aston Villa’s Christian Purslow […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Walter Smith RIP, Wolves (a), substitutes, rule changes & much more
Massive agenda in this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George. Firstly, we pay tribute to our former manager Walter Smith, RIP who sadly passed away earlier this week. We […]
Talking the Blues, West Ham United (a), the summer and what fans need to do to improve the regulation of football
This week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan, looks back at a superb defensive display at West Ham resulting in our 11th away win and keeps the prospects of […]
Reform in Football, Part II, Governance
Independent regulation Full engagement, decision-making and degrees of control for fans Football needs reform at every level, from FIFA, UEFA, to the Premier League, The EFL and the Football Association, to individual […]
Reform in football, Part I
The public announcements of the formation of a European Super League, the fact that six of the miscreants were the largest of the English clubs, merrily plotting whilst pretending business as normal […]
Doing nothing is not an option, the response to the Super League
Harold Wilson famously said “a week is a long time in politics” whilst Chamberlain said “there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight”. A week ago you could be forgiven for […]
Live by the sword, die by the sword but change brings opportunity for a much better future
The collapse of the incredibly ill-conceived Super League will be viewed as a great victory for all stakeholders in football. There will be enormous relief, perhaps jubilation in board rooms, dressing rooms […]
The drivers behind Forbes’ football club valuations
Every two years, Forbes – the US business magazine, produces a list of the top 20 most valuable football clubs. Alongside the valuation there is a limited analysis of the overall trend […]