Talking the Blues Podcast, post Liverpool (a) reaction, an horrendous week for the club & RIP Sir Bobby Charlton

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on the Anfield derby, we question the integrity of the Premier League and the damage the […]

Does 777’s performance match Josh Wander’s claims?

In recent days, both Farhad Moshiri and Josh Wander have promoted the relative merits of the proposed 777 partners takeover of Everton. I have written and podcasted extensively on the concerns I […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, international break, United takeover, fan engagement and multi-club models

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues pocast with George and Andy Costigan. The international break allows us to look further afield than Everton, looking at the United takeover, fan engagement and […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Bournemouth (h) 3 goals, 3 points, 3 sevens

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast. With George away on family duties, Andy and I settle down for an up-beat analysis of the game against Bournemouth, reflecting upon an enjoyable, […]

Talking the Blues Podcast Luton Town (h), Everton’s ownership

Welcome back to the first Talking the Blues podcast in a few weeks – thank you everyone for your wonderful support and best wishes. You have all been an enormous help to […]

777 Partners – Moshiri’s final misjudgement?

It should be no surprise that seemingly Moshiri’s last act as owner of Everton Football Club, should be yet another significant misjudgement. A man who in seven and a half years has […]

Significant barriers to conclusion of Moshiri & 777 partners “agreement”

On Friday 15th September  2023 Everton Football Club announced the following: 777 Partners has signed an agreement with Farhad Moshiri to acquire his full stake in Everton Football Club, which accounts for […]

Significant Update on Bramley-Moore Stadium Financing

MSP SPORTS CAPITAL HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN £100 MILLION OF LOANS TO EVERTON STADIUM DEVELOPMENT HOLDING COMPANY In recent weeks and months there has been significant speculation regarding the funding of Everton […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Sheffield United (a), is this house for sale, strong words re 777 partners?

Welcome back to Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan, After an enforced absence it’s fantastic to be back and Everton as ever, don’t fail to provide a great deal […]

Fan Advisory Board “X space” 31 August 2023

Everton’s Fan Advisory Board held its first “Space” on 31st August. The Space was largely an information and profile raising exercise by the Fan Advisory Board and it should be applauded as […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Fulham (H), why we’ve not done transfer business and change of ownership update

Welcome back to the first episode of Talking the Blues for the 2023/24 season with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on the opening game of the season and the mature […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Wigan (a) transfers, the MSP/Moshiri delay, governance and more

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. A wide and varied agenda this week, something for everyone I think. Thanks for listening. Our podcasts are available […]

Everton’s finances – a projection for 2022/23

So where are we financially? The last set of accounts takes us to 30 June 2022. It is possible to project forward 12 months to see how we enter this current financial […]

Talking the Blues podcast, the transfer window, MSP imminent? Dele Alli

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast in which George returns alongside Andy. We look at the transfer window to date, explore the thoughts that MSP is “imminent” and return to […]

Talking the Blues podcast, academy sales & when is the best time to move into Bramley-Moore?

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Talking the Blues. Quite a bit of noise around academy sales and what that suggests about the club finances plus the potential signing of […]

Frustration and Fear

The silence emanating from the Everton hierarchy is overwhelming. Our 94.1% owner Farhad Moshiri, our Chair William Kenwright are both as silent as church mice on what’s going on with our club.  […]

Talking the Blues podcast, a sense of urgency required

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with George and Andy Costigan. It’s a strange time to be an Evertonian. One would think after the close escape at the end of last […]

A New Everton

Ambition is our guide, not a distraction. With everything that has gone at Everton in recent years, you could be forgiven in thinking that what goes on on the pitch is not […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, the latest on investment and the interim board

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the feedback generated on Grandoldteam.com from George’s idea last week to crowd fund the purchase of […]

Talking the blues, the latest on the Chair position, & an intriguing idea from George

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues when five days after the promised deadline to update on interim directors and the position of the Chairman we have heard precisely nothing from the […]