Driven by people with an inability to accept the evidence before them, there appears to be a great desire in society to promote a new normal (which in itself is surely an oxymoron?) The pretence that we’ve gone back to… Read More ›
Moshiri
Football Shorts (part 1)
In finance, short selling or “being short” of a stock, a bond or a currency means that the investor has a negative view on the future price of the asset and positions him/herself to make a profit from any future… Read More ›
Business as usual?
It is not business as usual. The cost base of the club has to be addressed. That is inevitable. It’s inevitable from a regulatory point of view (even if there’s a temporary relaxation to reflect the extraordinary circumstances currently) but more importantly for the club’s future solvency.
Staring into the abyss?
The Bull market has ended. It always does. The tragic events of the Covid-19 pandemic have brought a closure to more than a quarter of a century of unbroken growth in Premier League revenues, inflated values and even greater inflation… Read More ›
Mounting financial uncertainties
It’s been said before and will continue to be said, that for most there are far more pressing concerns, be it their own health, the well-being of loved ones and friends, their own finances and if in the health and… Read More ›
Unchartered territory
How things can change and change quickly. A few weeks ago we were contemplating a strong finish to the season and the prospects of European football…. Clearly there are far more important matters than football at present, however such is… Read More ›
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 entire shareholding and a significant proportion of Bill… Read More ›
Talking the Blues – the Everton General Meeting including DoF, finances and of course, USM
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 ›
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 ›