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 […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Arsenal (a), that was the week that was, more on the Super League
Welcome to this week’s edition of Talking the Blues with, as ever, George and Andy Costigan. This week we look back on the Arsenal match (briefly) before turning our attention to the […]
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 […]
Everton Business Matters, Super League Special
In a special episode of Everton Business Matters, John, Rodger and Paul update on the fast moving situation, consider Everton’s response, the implications for the game, the opportunity for a reset, “the […]
Some thoughts on the Super League – impact on Everton
All the past certainties – participation in the world’s wealthiest domestic football competition, tv rights payments, sponsorship deals, all the potential for the future (new stadium, prospect of European football etc) are […]
Talking the Blues, reflections on Spurs (h) and a detailed look at Marcel Brands
Welcome to the latest Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the Spurs game before delving into some of Marcel Brands comments to our American brothers and […]
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 […]
Talking the Blues podcast, preview of Brighton (a) and the need to win
Today’s Talking the Blues with George and Andy Costigan looks forward to the Brighton & Hove Albion game – a game now critical to our European qualification prospects. In the words of […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Crystal Palace (h) the best of intentions…..
Good evening, after tonight’s disappointing home draw to Crystal Palace and yet another opportunity to make European football a reality seemingly blown, Andy, George and I get together to express our frustrations. […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Carlo’s love & family, wage caps, investment in football & Crystal Palace (h)
This week’s podcast explores Carlo’s comments relating to the love and family atmosphere prevalent at Goodison, looks at the impact of such whilst comparing how other achieve “high performance”. We then look […]
Talking the Blues podcast, Question Time?
Welcome to the slightly delayed latest episode of Talking the Blues where George, Andy and Paul take listeners questions. Join us for an hour or so, some laughs but some serious responses […]
Everton Business Matters podcast Series 4 Episode 8, planning approval for Bramley-Moore, a point called start
Series 4 Episode 8 of Everton Business Matters with John Blain and Rodger Armstrong examines the surprising news (in terms of timing) that the Club’s planning application received government approval. We look at […]
A change of Financial Fair Play regulations? Good or bad news for Everton??
Andrea Traverso is Uefa’s director of research and financial stability and as such is charged with regulating the current and post Covid-19 financing of football clubs participating in Uefa licenced competitions – […]
Talking the Blues, Manchester City (h) FA Cup quarter final, Peter Lorimer RIP, the Sheldon Report
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast as we take a look back at Everton’s 6th Round FA Cup game versus Manchester City. Whilst acknowledging the improved performance we ask questions […]
Talking the Blues, Burnley (h), and an analysis and comparison of John Moores and Farhad Moshiri
This week’s Talking the Blues Podcast looks back on a disappointing week for Everton as our Champions League qualification falters. We contrast the times and expectations of two highly committed owners of […]
Talking the Blues, about Carlo, the Southampton & West Brom games, Chelsea (a) Sigurdsson & more
Lots of topics to discuss on this week’s Talking the Blues with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the changes Carlo is bringing about, last week’s victories against Southampton and West […]
Talking the Blues podcast, the week after the Derby, the stadium and five years of Moshiri
Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast when we look back at one of the most momentous weeks in Everton’s history. So much to cram into an hour with George and […]
Everton Business Matters podcast Series 4 Episode 7 Five years of Farhad
A thoughtful look back at the first 5 years under Farhad Moshiri, where progress has been all too often stop start. Why? Who’s really been at the wheel? What can be done […]
Five years of Farhad
Five years ago to the day, news began to filter out that a relatively unknown businessman, Farhad Moshiri, had purchased a 49.9% stake in Everton Football Club, acquiring all of Robert Earl’s […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Liverpool (a) The one we’ve always wanted to record!
Welcome to this very special episode of Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. Yes, we’ve done it! Broken 21 years of pain and frustration. In today’s podcast we look at […]