Talking the Blues podcast features three avid Blues, George Costigan, Andy Costigan and myself. Most weeks we aim to have a look at the previous week’s games and have a bit of fun along the way whilst also bringing many years of life’s experiences as a Blue and elsewhere to our wide ranging discussions about Everton, football and other matters.
We hope you enjoy it, and feedback is very welcome.
All podcasts are available on on Spotify and iTunes and many other podcast platforms.
Talking the Blues podcast, the transfer window, MSP imminent? Dele Alli
Talking the Blues podcast, academy sales & when is the best time to move into Bramley-Moore?
Talking the Blues Podcast, the latest on investment and the interim board
Talking the blues, the latest on the Chair position, & an intriguing idea from George
Talking the Blues – the Grandoldteam survey, the latest on the board & director resignations
Talking the Blues Podcast, a review of the squad, who we should keep & who should go
Talking the Blues podcast, Bournemouth (h) & a lot of reflection
Talking the Blues podcast, Wolves (a) & the ramifications of the next week in Everton’s history
Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester City (h), new owners & the need for change post season end
Talking the Blues Podcast, Brighton (a) what a stunning evening!
Talking the Blues Podcast, Leicester (a), Brighton (a), Michael Keane, Usmanov and heroes
Talking the Blues podcast, Newcastle United (h), our fans, Marcel Brands and the “R” word
Talking the Blues podcast, Crystal Palace (a) and two tales of survival?
Talking the Blues podcast, Fulham (h) what should our response be until the season end?
Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (h) & what it means to be a Blue
Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (h) preview, the report & accounts
Talking the Blues, Premier League referral of Everton to independent commission
Talking the Blues podcast, Chelsea (a), Ellis Simms, the fans, maintaining pressure
Talking the Blues Podcast, Brentford (h), Dyche, the Echo & the open letter
Talking the Blues podcast, Arsenal (a), look at Forest away and more
Talking the Blues podcast, Aston Villa (h), scoring goals, 5 wins & change
Talking the Blues Podcast, Leeds United (h), fans leading the recovery
Talking the Blues Podcast, Liverpool (A), survival, identity & culture
Talking the Blues Podcast, pre-derby chat, the role of minority investors & Sean Dyche
Talking the Blues podcast, post transfer window, what do we do next?
Talking the Blues podcast, Lampard departure, managerial selection & Dean Dyche
Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham (a), survival strategies
Talking the Blues podcast, Rooney, Pele, our competitive position
Talking the Blues, Everton down under, what we do in the rest of the break & fan engagement
Talking the Blues, Bournemouth (x2), the fear bubble & colonic irrigation
Talking the Blues, Leicester City (h) & we need to talk about Frank
Talking the Blues Podcast, Fulham (a) & the Bramley-Moore article
Talking the Blues podcast, great stuff against Palace, but this is the template for the future
Talking the Blues podcast, Southampton (a), future ownership of Everton
Talking the Blues Podcast, Right backs, Independent regulation, disorder & Elevate
Talking the Blues, Liverpool (h), identity emerging and yes VAR
Talking the Blues, Brentford (a) and the remaining days of the transfer window
Talking the Blues, the edge of reality, Chelsea (h), expectations!
Talking the Blues, new beginnings, Dynamo Kyiv (h), transfers, communications
Get up, stand up, Blackpool (a) as the Premier League season beckons
Talking the Blues podcast, Transfers, takeovers, valuations and sponsors
Talking the Blues podcast, Communication, sponsorship & Billy Bingham RIP
Talking the Blues, Arsenal (a) Getting back to where we belong & an apology to DCL
And it’s all right now? Talking the Blues Crystal Palace (h)
Talking the Blues podcast, Leicester City (a), FANtastic!, a homage to Blues
Talking the Blues, Liverpool (a), conspiracies, survival or not, the consequences….
Talking the Blues, Clement, Unsworth, survival prospects, Bramley-Moore, an Everton smorgasbord!
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (h), the spirit of the blues!
Talking the Blues podcast, West Ham (a), the accounts and laughs
Talking the Blues podcast Crystal Palace (a) FA Cup 6th round. Another one bites the dust
Talking the Blues podcast, Wolves (h) what will it take to guide us to safety?
Talking the Blues podcast, Spurs (a), survival strategies, Moshiri & finances
Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester City (h), Ukraine, VAR and sanctions
Talking the Blues Podcast, Norwich City (a) the final countdown?
Talking the Blues podcast, Hull City (a), Benitez interview, Digne, Graeme Sharp
Talking the Blues podcast, Chelsea (a), transfers, ESSG & secret santa
Talking the Blues Podcast, Crystal Palace (a) Time is running out?
Talking the Blues Podcast, Arsenal (h), Brands, the 27 minutes for 27 years campaign and much more
Talking the Blues podcast, Moody Blues, post-match analysis, followed by an appeal to Farhad Moshiri
Talking the Blues Podcast, Brentford (a) Where do we go from here?
Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester City (a), fan led review & the state of the club
Talking the Blues podcast, changes at Finch Farm, Infantino, DCL & environmental blues?
Talking the Blues, Wolves (a) post-match reaction and much more
Talking the Blues podcast, Walter Smith RIP, Wolves (a), substitutes, rule changes & much more
Talking the Blues podcast, Watford home, club, players, managers or any number of reasons
Talking the Blues, WHU (h) & a heartfelt discussion on Newcastle, the Saudi’s & the Premier League
Talking the Blues podcast, Baines, Rhino & Ferguson, Newcastle United & safe standing
Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester United (a), the Goodison Gang and “the Benitez Redemption”
Talking the Blues Podcast, Norwich (h), Benitez, spending, and heading
Talking the Blues podcast, QPR (a), James Rodriguez & a frank exchange on who & where we are
Talking the Blues Podcast, Huddersfield Town (a) and the Richarlison question?
Talking the Blues Podcast, Manchester United (a) pre-season, what are our ambitions for the season?
Talking the Blues podcast, the Euros, Benitez 11 days in, Everton DNA and the fan led review survey
Talking the Blues, You’re a fake! Pickford, Benitez, Richarlison, Brands and more
Talking the Blues Podcast, how have Everton & Benitez convinced each other this can work?
Talking the Blues special, El Partida Carlo, what does that mean for Everton
Talking the Blues, Manchester City (a) and end of season report
Talking the Blues, Sheffield United (h) Everton suffering from oikophobia
Talking the Blues, Aston Villa (h), Carlo, social media absence and the PL’s continued silence
Talking the Blues Podcast, Arsenal (a), that was the week that was, more on the Super League
Talking the Blues, reflections on Spurs (h) and a detailed look at Marcel Brands
Talking the Blues podcast, preview of Brighton (a) and the need to win
Talking the Blues podcast, Crystal Palace (h) the best of intentions…..
Talking the Blues, Burnley (h), and an analysis and comparison of John Moores and Farhad Moshiri
Talking the Blues, about Carlo, the Southampton & West Brom games, Chelsea (a) Sigurdsson & more
Talking the Blues podcast, the week after the Derby, the stadium and five years of Moshiri
Talking the Blues Podcast, Liverpool (a) The one we’ve always wanted to record!
Talking the Blues podcast, Fulham (h) the reaction and what needs to be done
Talking the Blues podcast, Manchester United (a), Everton mindset and VAR
Talking the Blues podcast, FA Cup 4th Round Sheffield Wednesday (h)
Talking the Blues Podcast, West Ham United (H), Covid postponements, the January and Summer windows
Talking the Blues, Fulham (a) and a reflection on Covid-19, the return of football fans
Talking the Blues, Bramley-Moore fan survey, the return of fans, Bernie Wright and previewing Fulham
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (h) a disappointing day
Talking the Blues podcast Brighton (h), Ancelotti’s man management plus football without fans….
Talking the Blues, West Bromwich Albion (H) match review and a squad within a squad
Talking the Blues – Tottenham Hotspur (a) Ancelotti and his Consigliere take control
Talking the Blues Podcast, Ancelotti’s men, Bramley-Moore, George’s finances and spin bowling
Talking the Blues – Blackpool (a), Sigurdsson, Ancelotti, DBB letter and the quiz!
Talking the Blues, end of project restart looms, the transfer window & the quiz!!
Talking the Blues, Jackie Charlton RIP, commentators and the Wolves match
Talking the Blues – midweek special, Norwich v Everton, Tom Davies and the usual wide ranging chat
Talking the Blues Podcast – Close contact, telling the truth, George & Kylie Minogue
Talking the Blues, goalkeepers, project re-start, a quiz and plenty more….
Talking the Blues Podcast – Boots, Hummel, Glazers & their dividends plus a bit of Spring Watch
Talking the Blues podcast; a world of football with much less income?
Talking the Blues podcast, the PFA, furloughing, cricket, football films & Izal
Talking the Blues, the Simpsons, a different football? Neymar and Ally Mcleod
Talking the Blues, Chelsea (a), Alan Green & Harry Catterick
Talking the Blues – West Ham (a) Newcastle United (h) & the Graeme Sharp appointment
Talking the Blues, Brighton & Hove Albion (h) & the upcoming General Meeting
Talking the Blues, Manchester United (a), Duncan Ferguson, Kean & the Ancelotti rumours
Talking the Blues, Chelsea (h), Duncan, the candidates & lots more
After one of the most tumultuous weeks in Everton’s most recent history full of the greatest ups & downs Andy & George Costigan get together with me to go through the week and try & look forward.
We talk briefly about the events at Anfield then analyse the events thereafter including an incredible performance by Duncan Ferguson who surpassed every expectation of him.
Talking the Blues, Leicester (A), Silva, Brands comments & favourite Derby match
We talk in detail about Marcel Brands comments on Friday and what that possibly means for Silva’s future. We discuss whether or not Brands’ comments represent some form of leadership that has been oh so absent from Everton for such a long period of time.
Finally we talk about our favourite derby matches including Blues willing on Rush to score in an Anfield derby!
Talking the Blues, Norwich (H) Silva, the board, the DoF, Lukaku & more
We dissect the disastrous weekend, talk about Silva, the board and the club and try and come up with explanations. As ever objective with a touch of humour
This week’s podcast looks at the Everton Women’s team win at Anfield, discusses Glyfi’s penalty record, a match report from Inverness Caledonian Thistle and talks about the sensitive issue of alcohol and football
Talking the Blues; Southampton (a),the academy, DOF, leadership & other stuff
After a much needed win over Southampton we have a review of the game, then we turn our attention to the academy, the role of the DOF and the opportunities for youngsters to come through.
Andy uses the NFL show to demonstrate the importance of leadership and we talk about marketing briefly…..
Talking the Blues; Spurs (H), VAR, why do we start so “flat” & the board’s Whatsapp group…….
Andy Costigan and George Costigan pick over the bones of one of the most horrific Goodison matches in living memory.
We try to analyse what is going wrong with VAR and what needs to be done to fix it quickly (assuming the Premier League don’t withdraw it). We talk about the motivation of the players and we discuss the conversations that must be going on at board and majority shareholder levels.
Talking the Blues – reaction to West Ham (H), how we became Blues, heading & Bill Kenwright
A much happier set of supporters after a vastly improved display against West Ham United at Goodison. We talk about “freedom and being able to express themselves”.
We also have a trip down memory lane talking about how we became Blues. Nat Lofthouse gets a mention. We look at the latest findings on the potential dangers of heading a ball and finish with a discussion about Bill Kenwright.
Lots of forthright opinions and a few laughs along the way – thanks as ever for taking the time to listen to us, comments most welcome.
Talking the Blues – looking for solutions
It’s a couple of days after results conspired horribly against the Blues, albeit we should never forget ultimately we are responsible for our performances and position in the Premier League.
In this podcast Andy, George and myself look at solutions, name our favoured formation and the players who should fill each position.
In addition we look at the role of Brands, is he responsible for any decisions taken regards Silva, in terms of timings and replacements?
Finally, in the absence of Everton playing next week we each chose a complete game from any time in Everton’s history that we’d sit down and watch over the weekend.
Talking the Blues – where do we go from here? (Manchester City home reaction)
The league table seldom lies.
After a third successive League defeat, Andy, George and Paul try to put their finger on why exactly we as a club are not performing to the levels to be expected. Why are so many players out of form? Alongside tactics and formation, something has to change and change quickly……
Talking the Blues – our early season form
I got together with Andy Costigan to discuss our season so far, so enjoy a gentle reflection on the early part of the season and a discussion on VAR.
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? As ever feedback most welcome.