Tag: board

Talking the Blues podcast, Fulham (h) what should our response be until the season end?

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan as we look back on a desperately disappointing day at Goodison with what should have been a winnable fixture. […]

Everton 2021/22 accounts, analysis part I

First things first, the publication of the annual report and accounts has been left to the last business hour of the last possible day within statutory limits. This, in conjunction with no […]

Everton Business Matters Podcast – Series 3 Episode 14 – I need a Dollar

The final episode of Series 3 is hosted by Barry Cass of Toffee TV with the guys talking through the recent announcements about the timing of planning approval for Bramley-Moore and our […]

Talking the Blues podcast – season ticket rebates, the Premier League, custodians? Colin Harvey & the best tackle…..

Andy, George and I get together for our weekly chat about Everton, football in general and anything else that crops up. In today’s episode we talk through season ticket rebates, give frank […]

Why having a DoF, sitting on the Everton board, has never been so important as now

At the last General Meeting of Everton shareholders at the beginning of January, Professor Tom Cannon objected to the inclusion of Marcel Brands on the Everton Board, claiming it was “inappropriate for […]

Questions for & background to the 2020 Everton General Meeting

Early January, and as has been the case for a number of years since the re-installment of General Meetings, several hundred Everton shareholders will make their way to the Royal Philharmonic Hall […]

Guest Article: Royal Blueprint for a Brighter Future by Tom Martin

Guest article by Tom Martin Let’s not kid ourselves. It’s a miserable time to be an Evertonian. With hundreds of millions of pounds of investment to seemingly go backwards, embarrassed at the […]

Talking the Blues, Norwich (H) Silva, the board, the DoF, Lukaku & more

After the most soul destroying defeat to Norwich at home – we explore Silva’s position, how we ended up in this position and what we need to do to recover. We also […]

Critical times

As I write this, it is already the second week in November and a time that was supposed to offer so much has without doubt, significant questions requiring answers in the near […]

Talking the Blues – looking for solutions

It’s a couple of days after results conspired horribly against the Blues, albeit we should never forget ultimately we are responsible for our performances and position in the Premier League. In this […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same…..

Much has been spoken about Everton’s approach to this transfer window, the first full summer window for which Brands & Silva will have had the opportunity to plan well in advance. Whatever […]

Club or corporation?

If you know your history…… So much of Everton’s media is caught up in our past. Not only media, not only fan generated content, but the ethos of the club and the […]

The Impossible Dream

The Impossible Dream     So sang Frank Sinatra. There are times when supporting Everton, being interested in their business approach and questioning how on earth we will compete on the pitch, […]

The Bramley-Moore business model will stretch “affordable” ticketing policies

“Our most expensive adult Season Ticket is £565 in the Sir Philip Carter Park Stand, less than £30 per game. In real terms, when you allow for the impact of inflation, our […]

Bramley-Moore demand and how to grow it further

When I have put the case for a higher capacity stadium one of the first objections put forward are on the grounds that “thousands of empty seats will destroy atmosphere”. Firstly I […]

Analysis of the proposed 52,000 capacity for Bramley-Moore, including season ticket pricing

On the 20th December 2018, Everton put forward a proposal (not decision) subject to further consultation and planning approval to design and build Bramley-Moore with an initial capacity of 52,000. I’ve plenty […]

Where is the growth coming from?

Where is the growth coming from?     Revenue growth is so important to any business regardless of whether they’re at the top of their particular industry or market, or as I […]

The “complexities” of financing a stadium build?

One of the things that strikes me throughout the period that Bramley-Moore has been our proposed new home is the language various officers within the club have used to describe the process […]

Moshiri gains majority control, an ideal time to bring clarity to our future

After much speculation throughout the summer of further Board changes, and perhaps a right issue in the offering, Everton released the news this morning that Farhad Moshiri had increased his shareholding from […]

The case for 60,000

Sometimes an argument is so compelling it is worth repeating more than once. It’s the argument for, and justification of a capacity of 60,000 at the new Bramley-Moore stadium. From my perspective […]