Referral by the Premier League, P&S explained, the potential consequences

The first half of this article explains what the alleged breach is about, why it may have happened. The second half looks at the potential consequences and what is now required. Late […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Chelsea (a), Ellis Simms, the fans, maintaining pressure

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast, back with both Costigan brothers, George and Andy. We talk through the Chelsea game, Ellis Simms, talk about the fans, talk about maintaining pressure […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Brentford (h), Dyche, the Echo & the open letter

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy Costigan and myself. No George this week as technical issues caused him hilariously to miss out twice. In today’s episode we look […]

Guest article, Zack Threlfall – All Together Now

Guest article by Zack Threlfall The AllTogetherNow campaign has been a roaring success in uniting a significant portion of our fanbase, igniting passion, and driving us forward to victory. Whether through general […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Arsenal (a), look at Forest away and more

Welcome to the post Arsenal Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back briefly on the Arsenal game before turning our attention to the Forest game on Sunday. […]

Guest article: The failure of the transfer window

Life long blue and still regular match-goer despite the distances he has to travel, ToffeeDoug pens a guest article on his thoughts on the state of Everton As Sean Dyche understands more […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Aston Villa (h), scoring goals, 5 wins & change

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on yesterday’s disappointing result against Aston Villa, we look at how we can score more goals, […]

Leadership required urgently by Moshiri

On 27th February 2023, the seventh anniversary of Farhad Moshiri’s initial acquisition of 49.9% of Everton’s shares will pass. Seven bewildering years of missed opportunities, appalling recruitment, huge financial losses culminating in […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Leeds United (h), fans leading the recovery

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at a vital win against Leeds United. We look at the level of fan participation in […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Liverpool (A), survival, identity & culture

Welcome to another edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George. We look back on a disappointing night at Anfield (how many times has that been written?), […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, pre-derby chat, the role of minority investors & Sean Dyche

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We take a look forward to this week’s Derby and discuss what approach Sean Dyche should take. Should we […]

Moshiri’s financial commitment, stadium financing & minority investors

With a great deal of media interest surrounding possible investment into Everton for a minority stake (more later) and with the caveat that the 2021/22 accounts are yet to be published, the […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Arsenal (h) the Dyche effect

This week’s Talking the Blues podcast looks back on a momentous day  at Goodison where everything that is good about Everton and Evertonians was on display in spades. The fans, the team […]

Talking the Blues podcast, post transfer window, what do we do next?

Welcome to a post transfer window Talking the Blues with Andy Costigan and his brother George. We each have our say on the window before analysing the real reasons behind our failure […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Lampard departure, managerial selection & Dean Dyche

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan in which we look back at week that saw the departure of Frank Lampard and his team, a near […]

“The Most Critical Time in our History”

This article first appeared in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 28th January 2023. Everton’s 94% owner, Farhad Moshiri, in a heavily edited video published this week, with the Chair of the Fan […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham (a), survival strategies

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast where George and Andy look at the West Ham United game, some of the incidents from last week before turning our attention to where […]

Survival strategy

In December 2021 I wrote the fifth article in this series, now it is time sadly for the sixth. One theme – survival strategy. Such is the continued demise, the continued mismanagement […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Southampton (h) & so much more

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We get their on the spot reactions to the day’s events as seen from within Goodison Park before casting […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester United (a) FA Cup 3rd Round & the background to the NSNOW campaign

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast where we look back on the Manchester United game, analyse Lampard’s performance as manager, before focusing on the background to the NSNOW campaign and […]