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 […]

Talking the Blues, Brighton & HA (h), the inquest

Welcome to this edition of Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We don’t analyse the match much, what is there to say? We do explore the factors human and […]

Talking the Blues, Manchester City (a), calendars and NSNOW

A very Happy New Year to all our listeners. We hope 2023 will be a positive and rewarding year for us all! Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George […]

Talking the Blues – reaping what we have sown

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast, when after the World Cup break we return to all matters Everton. A classic 6 pointer on Boxing Day, what could be better or […]

Talking the Blues Podcast – how to prepare for Boxing Day

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast. The great sport’s washing exercise is finally over and we can return to what might be bread and butter but is the most important […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, mulling over changes

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast, recorded on Saturday, but slightly delayed in publishing.   The absence of Everton doesn’t stop  Andy and George from another interesting discussion on the […]

Open Letter from the 27 Campaign to Farhad Moshiri

The 27 Campaign in open letter format, a year on from their initial walkout at Goodison, call for Farhad Moshiri, 94% shareholder of Everton Football Club to address the growing concerns of […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Rooney, Pele, our competitive position

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Lots to cover this week including Wayne Rooney, Pele memories and a discussion on Everton’s competitive position, who our […]

Talking the Blues podcast, the constant need for money

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. In this week’s episode we look at money. Not the dry (boring for many) accounts but an honest discussion on […]

Talking the Blues, Everton down under, what we do in the rest of the break & fan engagement

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. Andy relates his experiences of staying up through the night to report on Everton’s match against Celtic in Sydney […]

Talking the Blues, Bournemouth (x2), the fear bubble & colonic irrigation

Welcome to the delayed Talking the Blues, with Andy & George Costigan. We look briefly at the Bournemouth games before looking much widely at the issues surrounding Everton   Thanks for listening, […]

Talking the Blues, Leicester City (h) & we need to talk about Frank

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on yesterday’s disappointing home defeat to Leicester City. We talk about what was the plan? We […]