Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We talk about communiciations, the effect of the season on fans, we talk about the silence from the board, […]
Talking the Blues, silence is golden?
Everton’s biggest construction project?
Let’s not get distracted. Everton’s greatest construction project is not what is about to transpire at Bramley-Moore. It’s another project that has spluttered and failed to get off the ground despite the […]
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 significance of the Everton General Meeting and why it can’t be an opportunity lost….
Financial accounts before Christmas, numerous games over the holiday period, the FA Cup 3rd round and the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Everton Football Club Company limited. December and January represent […]
Everton Business Matters Podcast Series 3 Episode 5
John, Paul and Tom unpick what’s going on at our football club with regards to the strategic direction it’s taking, and how the performance of the Board has impacted on the removal […]
Our lowest point?
Sometime after 7 pm on Thursday 5th December 2019, Everton announced Duncan Ferguson as being temporarily in charge of the first team for the Chelsea match. It was the end of an […]
Kicking the can down Goodison Road
“Kicking the can down the road” forms part of the lyrics of Randy Newman’s achingly sad “I think it’s going to rain today” written back in 1968, ironically when perhaps (and unknown […]
Wanted: Leadership and Communication
There’s been much talk about Everton since Moshiri acquired his 49.9% stake in February 2016, yet communications from Everton have been inconsistent and incomplete, especially in recent times. The question must be […]
The enormity of the next Everton manager appointment.
Far from reducing the tension around Finch Farm, or the executive offices at Goodison Park, plus of course, offices in London and Monaco, the decision to fire Ronald Koeman less than half […]
Everton, the board and shareholders
I suppose this could have been written at any time over the last 20 years, but I’d like to examine the relationship between the club, the board and shareholders. The reason for […]
Immediate thoughts on the Moshiri acquisition
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 27th February 2016. Firstly, not all the details are yet apparent, but let’s not disguise the fact that this is the best day for Evertonians since […]