For as long as I’ve been writing about football finances I’ve tried to show that funds for players can only come from limited sources. Simply, if you want to buy and pay […]
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Talking the Blues, You’re a fake! Pickford, Benitez, Richarlison, Brands and more
Long list of subjects covered in this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George. We look at Immobile’s actions in Italy’s game earlier in the week, talk […]
Summer spending?
With yet another “big summer” looming for Everton and claims that Moshiri will fund player acquisitions drawn up by Ancelotti and Brands by perhaps as much as £100 million, knowing what our […]
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 […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, More questions than answers…..
Welcome to the latest Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan joining me to reflect on the lack of a game this weekend, fixture congestion and then a detailed look […]
Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 4 Episode 5, the January 2021 annual general meeting
Rodger Armstrong and John Blain join me in discussing last night’s virtual annual general meeting of Everton Football Club Company, Limited. In a passionate debate we cover – Stadium update – Financial […]
Thoughts on the 2021 annual general meeting
The degree by which a company wishes to publicise and promote its general meeting is usually a reflection of how the company feels it is performing. Public companies of course, do not […]
The 2020 Summer transfer window from a financial perspective
Against a backdrop of huge financial uncertainty, the transfer window has again thrilled and disappointed supporters in equal measure across the land. Perhaps, never before have the ambitions and the ability or […]
Talking the Blues – Tottenham Hotspur (a) Ancelotti and his Consigliere take control
Welcome to the 2020/21 season! Still not real as Covid-19 forces football to be played behind closed doors, but on tonight’s Talking the Blues, Andy and George eulogise over Everton having a […]
Talking the Blues Podcast, Ancelotti’s men, Bramley-Moore, George’s finances and spin bowling
Today’s episode looks at the possible transfer business Everton might be doing in the coming days. We examine how it has come about and the consequences of it good and bad. We […]
How do we fund squad improvements this summer?
With the news we have agreed terms with Napoli over Allan, I thought it may be of interest to cover how we fund transfers and account for them. The need to improve […]
Talking the Blues where we discuss global audiences, dress codes, re-branding and a commitment to excellence
As ever I get together with George and Andy Costigan for this week’s Talking the Blues. We discuss revenues, how will fans get back into grounds, re-branding & a commitment to excellence […]
The financing & accounting of transfers & how we operate in this window
From a pure footballing perspective, the need for Everton to be active in this transfer window has never been more apparent. We finish the 2019/20 season with a desperately unbalanced, uncompetitive squad […]
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 […]
Farhad Moshiri – the solution or part of the problem?
The words of Farhad Moshiri, in the programme notes of 12 March 2016, just two weeks after his £87.5 million share purchase giving him a 49.9% shareholding and effective control of the […]
Talking the Blues, Jackie Charlton RIP, commentators and the Wolves match
As ever I got together with Andy and George Costigan for another Talking the Blues. We chatted through the sad passing of Jackie Charlton Rest In Peace, football commentators and then finished […]
4 years in, can Moshiri apply the lessons of Ancelotti & Brands to the Everton Board?
It seems much longer than four years when a relatively fresh-faced Farhad Moshiri was announced as Everton’s new major shareholder having acquired 49.9% of the club through the purchase of Robert Earl’s […]
Everton Business Matters – Series 3 Episode 6: General meeting special
John, Paul and Tom talk through the recent General Meeting with specific reference to the performance of the business, Marcel Brands presentation and how deep is the involvement of Usmanov. All our […]