Tag: Premier League

Talking the Blues, Premier League referral of Everton to independent commission

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Only one topic on the agenda and that is the Premier League’s referral of Everton to an independent commission […]

Referral by the Premier League, P&S explained, the potential consequences

The first half of this article explains what the alleged breach is about, why it may have happened. The second half looks at the potential consequences and what is now required. Late […]

Talking the Blues, new beginnings, Dynamo Kyiv (h), transfers, communications

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George. Packed agenda as always! We look back on the Dynamo Kyiv game at Goodison, what hints it […]

Talking the Blues, Clement, Unsworth, survival prospects, Bramley-Moore, an Everton smorgasbord!

Wide ranging topics for George and Andy to get involved in on a match free, Easter weekend. We look at Paul Clement’s interview, we talk about Unsworth’s departure, governance, fan directors, Bramley-Moore, […]

Talking the Blues podcast, West Ham (a), the accounts and laughs

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George. Analysis of the West Ham game, questions on what did they do for the last two weeks before turning to the […]

A deeper delve into Everton’s 2020/21 accounts, new £100 million shareholder loan plus the Covid impact

Once the headlines are out of the way and the carefully prepared media statements are published, a more balanced view of the accounts is called for (in my opinion) plus within the […]

Talking the Blues podcast, Walter Smith RIP, Wolves (a), substitutes, rule changes & much more

Massive agenda in this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George. Firstly, we pay tribute to our former manager Walter Smith, RIP who sadly passed away earlier this week. We […]

Talking the Blues, West Ham United (a), the summer and what fans need to do to improve the regulation of football

This week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan, looks back at a superb defensive display at West Ham resulting in our 11th away win and keeps the prospects of […]

Reform in Football, Part II, Governance

Independent regulation Full engagement, decision-making and degrees of control for fans Football needs reform at every level, from FIFA, UEFA, to the Premier League, The EFL and the Football Association, to individual […]

Reform in football, Part I

The public announcements of the formation of a European Super League, the fact that six of the miscreants were the largest of the English clubs, merrily plotting whilst pretending business as normal […]

Doing nothing is not an option, the response to the Super League

Harold Wilson famously said “a week is a long time in politics” whilst Chamberlain said “there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight”. A week ago you could be forgiven for […]

Live by the sword, die by the sword but change brings opportunity for a much better future

The collapse of the incredibly ill-conceived Super League will be viewed as a great victory for all stakeholders in football. There will be enormous relief, perhaps jubilation in board rooms, dressing rooms […]

The drivers behind Forbes’ football club valuations

Every two years, Forbes – the US business magazine, produces a list of the top 20 most valuable football clubs. Alongside the valuation there is a limited analysis of the overall trend […]

A momentous few weeks ahead (on and off the pitch)

The short, medium and long term future of Everton Football Club will be much clearer on and off the pitch in the coming weeks. European qualification On the pitch we remain in […]

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 […]

A simple but fair redistribution of football revenues

A simple but fair re-distribution of football revenues solves many of the EFL problems

Project big picture exposing the self serving interests of MUFC and Liverpool

So, a cat is out of the bag and those loveable reds, Liverpool and Manchester United, driven by their shareholders Fenway Sports Group and the Glazer family, albeit strangely detached from the […]

Talking the Blues podcast, top of the League, who are the custodians of the game, winning mentality and a quiz!

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. With an international break we muse on being top of the League before critically calling out those who are custodians of the game. The […]

The 2020 Summer transfer window from a financial perspective

Against a backdrop of huge financial uncertainty, the transfer window has again thrilled and disappointed supporters in equal measure across the land. Perhaps, never before have the ambitions and the ability or […]