Six clubs have been ever present in the Premier League. Of the six, Manchester United and Arsenal dominated the honours boards in the early years, before Chelsea on the back of Abramovich’s funding starting competing and winning. Always part of… Read More ›
Everton
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 have the luxury of influencing the degree of… Read More ›
Talking the Blues Podcast, Rotherham United (h) FA Cup 3rd Round, the forthcoming AGM and how is it some games are postponed and others not?
Welcome back to Talking the Blues Podcast with regular hosts, Andy & George Costigan. We look back on the Rotherham game talking through the squad. We talk about Moise Kean before looking at the forthcoming AGM. We finish with questions… Read More ›
Brands’ value to date & the scale of the challenges facing him
The January transfer window is open and as usual there will be thousands of column inches and podcast minutes devoted to speculation about players arriving or departing Finch Farm. Twelve months into his tenure as manager at Everton, Ancelotti has… Read More ›
Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham United (H), Covid postponements, the January and Summer windows
Welcome to the first Talking the Blues Podcast of 2021. As ever joined by the Costigan brothers, George and Andy, when we look back at the West Ham United game, the Covid related postponement of the City game, before casting… Read More ›
Everton Business Matters Podcast, Series 4 Episode 4 a football special looking back on a year with Carlo
The boys finish 2020 with a special podcast that avoids talking about the business side, well mostly anyway, and focusses on the playing side. The Manager and Director of Football come into focus as do which players we need to… Read More ›
Cash flow, Moshiri’s capital injections & the potential placement of new shares
Al look at Everton’s cash flow, how we have financed our losses & player investment plus the potential share placement – what it means for the club, shareholders and Moshiri
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Talking the Blues Podcast, Sheffield United (A), changed mindsets and ambitions for the season
Welcome to our latest Talking The Blues podcast. Following a grinding victory at Sheffield United, Andy, George and Paul look back on the game, the season and the last 12 months under Carlo Ancelotti. We finish with a look forward… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Arsenal (H), looking forwards to the Carabao Cup and finally 12 months of Ancelotti
This week’s Talking the Blues reflects on the Arsenal Match, 3 fabulous victories in a week before turning to the Carabao Cup game, the most important of the season so far. We finish by looking at what Ancelotti has brought… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Chelsea (H), some random thoughts on subs and free kicks, finishing with some observations on the accounts
This week’s Talking the Blues Welcomes Home Blues to Goodison, looks at the Chelsea game and an excellent team performance. We talk a bit about how to improve the rules of the game before finishing off on the accounts. The… Read More ›
Everton Business Matters Season 4 Episode 3: Everton’s finances 2019/20 and Moshiri’s continued commitment to the club
The Fun Boy Three talk with their usual passion and not a little insight about the recently published accounts and what they mean? Has the largest shareholder really produced a new pile of cash and if he has what will… Read More ›
Record losses, partly attributed to Covid, Moshiri’s funding plans & stadium finance update
There are two headlines from today’s release of the report and accounts to June 30 2020. One is a record loss of £139.9 million of which the club attribute £67.3 million directly to the impact of Covid-19. However, that fails… Read More ›
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, the governance and cultural changes required for it to become a reality at Everton
Culture is the beating heart of an organisation from which all strategies, decisions and the effectiveness of executions derive. Culture is highly powerful and dynamic. As someone once said “corporate culture eats strategy for breakfast”.
Talking the Blues Podcast, Burnley (a) and how on earth do we turn the fortunes of our great club around?
This week’s Talking the Blues Podcast looks back on another disappointing performance, this time in that “happy place” Turf Moor. We examine the performance and ask questions about the selection, the tactics and whether a point at Burnley is “acceptable”…. Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Diego Maradona (QDEP), Leeds United (h) and the academy
Today’s Talking the Blues podcast remembers a football great who sadly passed away, far too early, this week. Diego Maradona, a troubled genius, Que Descanse En Paz…… Back to Everton and an analysis of a defeat… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Fulham (a) and a reflection on Covid-19, the return of football fans
Welcome back to another talking the Blues were in typical style Everton never make it easy for themselves or us fans, but finally we secure an important away victory, our third successive London away win. Andy,George and myself analyse two… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Bramley-Moore fan survey, the return of fans, Bernie Wright and previewing Fulham
It’s another international break, but Andy, George and myself have plenty to chat about this week including the fan survey, the return of fans, a tale about Bernie Wright, Fulham (a) and horrible grounds to visit. All podcasts are available… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (h) a disappointing day
Welcome to our latest Talking the Blues podcast following on from a hugely disappointing day against Manchester United. Defeat always hurts but for Andy & George losing to United is rubbing salt in the wound. All podcasts are available on… Read More ›