Tag: Everton

Talking the Blues Podcast – 2nd edition of close season, thoughts on DCL & how to create 15,000 new Evertonians

Welcome to this week’s  Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. With me (Paul) not being able to find the right words to our opening, the actor amongst us (George) […]

Talking the Blues – close season ramblings with Andy, George and Paul

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. With not a lot of concrete news to discuss, the three of us have a good old natter, trying to put the world of […]

Plus ça change?

“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.” ― Noam Chomsky

Talking the Blues Podcast – transfers, the fixture list, the FIFA world club championship, Crystal Palace and Textor…

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at a range of topics this week and extend into several non-Everton related football topics also. As […]

Talking the Blues Podcast….. what it means to be a Blue

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. The title says it all…… what it means to be a Blue. Andy and George Costigan in imperious form, a stunning listen As always, […]

Talking the Blues podcast – summertime – is Everton’s success dependent upon what we spend?

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We spend a little bit over an hour pondering on the factors behind Everton’s future success, are the number […]

Talking the Blues Podcast – the Goodison (men’s) finale and much more

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast in which we look back on the final fixture for the men’s team at Goodison. What a momentous day, and what credit our fans […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast – the Goodison (men’s) finale and much more

Paul:  Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are and what time of the day you’re listening to this post-Goodison episode of Talking the Blues. […]

Saying goodbye to Goodison is about the one constant, the fans

I was asked by the Guardian newspaper to provide answers to a series of questions relating to this weekend’s game against Southampton, our final first team game after 133 years at Goodison […]

The return of Talking the Blues – a joyous victory on the banks of the Thames

Welcome to this, the returning episode of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. What can we say! Having declared the podcast as over only five weeks ago, we return […]

Part II – Analysis of Everton Football Club Company audited accounts 2023/24 – Everton Stadium Development Company Limited

To complete the analysis of Everton Football Club Company Limited Report and Accounts for 2023/24, Everton Stadium Development Limited warrants its own analysis, particularly in the context of the treatment of interest […]

Survival, by the skin of our teeth – summary and analysis of Everton’s 2024 Annual Accounts

The publication of the 2023/24 Audited accounts for Everton Football Club Company present the final full year impact (to 30 June 2024) of Farhad Moshiri’s disastrous reign as the majority shareholder. For […]

Talking the Blues Podcast – pre-Derby catch up

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. With Everton not playing for the second successive weekend we have a quick look at the lead up to […]

Recording and transcript of the Esk podcast talking about Angus Kinnear -with Adam Pope

BBC Leeds Adam Pope has spent nearly eight years reporting on Angus Kinnear’s reign as CEO at Leeds United. Adam is a life-long Blue and therefore no better guest to ask about […]

Everton have provided a huge regeneration advantage – let’s make sure other stakeholders build on it

In my most recent article I looked at the absence of focus on the development opportunities arising from from the building of Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore. A one line mention in […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham United (h) and a bit of a catch up

Paul  Morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where in the world you are. What time of the day you’re listening to this post-West Ham game, podcast Talking the Blues.It wasn’t […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham United (h) and a bit of a catch up

Welcome to this week’s edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a game that sees our unbeaten run extend to nine games under David […]

Old Trafford regeneration highlights the opportunities created by Bramley-Moore

Discussing the politics of regeneration around the Northern Docks, Bramley-Moore (now completed) and the wider North Liverpool, South Sefton area and beyond without an obvious plan in place, let alone a specific […]

Everton announce major £350 million senior funding package for Bramley-Moore Stadium

After years of make-do funding, driven by the previous ownerships and all the complexities Moshiri brought to the table, Everton under the new ownership of The Friedkin Group have to day announced […]

Transcript of Talking the Blues Podcast, Everton free weekend, Brentford (a), Thelwell & more

Paul:  Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending upon where in the world you are, and what time of the day you’re listening to this episode of Talking the Blues.  Sadly, […]