The day after the dust (or perhaps sparkle) starts to settle, Andy Costigan his brother George and myself have a look back at the General Meeting and ask does the elation of the USM announcement hide the underlying issues the… Read More ›
Moshiri
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 home of our neighbours by their third-string squad… Read More ›
Talking the Blues – A cathartic look at Liverpool ((a) – FA Cup 3rd Round) and the challenges facing Everton
The great tennis player Andre Agassi once said ““There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.” Well, we’ve tried our best to talk through yesterday and the issues surrounding us, brought into stark focus by… Read More ›
How will Ancelotti take us forward? Profit & sustainability explained – what it means for transfer budgets
The arrival of Carlo Ancelotti at Everton has been accompanied by almost universal speculation that he has been provided with guarantees of a big transfer pot in which to shape his future squad. As far as is possible, without getting… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Arsenal (h), Ferguson, Ancelotti, Brands, our penalties record & racism in football
Talking the Blues with Andy Costigan and his brother George covering an incredible few days and weeks for the Blue family. We look back at Ferguson’s time as interim manager, look at the role Brands will play with Ancelotti, our… Read More ›
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (a), Duncan Ferguson, Kean & the Ancelotti rumours
24 hours after a hugely encouraging performance at the “Theatre of Dreams” we analyse the match, look at what Duncan Ferguson has achieved in less than a fortnight, the Kean episode and cover the breaking rumours of Ancelotti. As ever… Read More ›
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 of the manager and the search for his… Read More ›
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 excruciating week for all Blues. A week that… Read More ›
Talking the Blues – podcast, post Watford (h) game 2
First home game of the season, amazing pre-match atmosphere, very good first 30 minutes, a struggle thereafter…. I get together with Andy & George to mull over Saturday but more importantly look ahead. How do we get to 70 points?… Read More ›
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 plans they have must be put into the… Read More ›
World Heritage Status….time to say what we (all) mean and mean what we say
How long have UNESCO been threatening to remove World Heritage Status from the Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City? The answer is almost half the time we’ve “enjoyed” the status. Granted in 2004, it “reflects the role of Liverpool as the… Read More ›
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 business itself. We all refer to our past,… Read More ›
More fan engagement required above & beyond stage 2 of the public consultation
Stage 2 of public consultation re Bramley Moore and Goodison Legacy Project On 9th May, Everton Football Club announced plans for the second stage of the public consultation regarding the Bramley Moore Stadium and the Goodison Legacy Project. In line… Read More ›
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, paying for an expensive but not hugely cash… Read More ›
3 years into the Moshiri era, belatedly, it’s time to act…
In an interview with Ronald Koeman in November 2016 on the BBC, Gary Lineker asked Koeman to describe the “project” as it was fondly referred to in those days. His answer was very clear. Year 1 (2016/17) “still best… Read More ›
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 adult Season Ticket prices are 16% cheaper than… Read More ›
Diversification and our future growth strategy
Way back in 1992, the Premier League was created and built on the back of Sky’s desire to use football as their unique selling proposition as Sky strove to build a subscription-based satellite service in the UK. As competition grew… Read More ›
Everton’s January transfer window driven by regulations or pure financial sense?
There has been much talk in the media both locally and nationally regarding Everton’s ability or willingness to acquire new players during this January window. Brands commented at the Annual General Meeting on the unlikelihood of doing business in… Read More ›