Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan.

There’s only two topics in town this week, Everton’s Premier League survival, and the ongoing survival struggles of our absent and errant board.

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We look in detail at the Palace game, talk about Newcastle to come before turning our attention to the open letter penned by club Chairman Bill Kenwright. Of the many issues arising from his letter, the funding of the stadium and his role is explored in depth.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan as we look back on a desperately disappointing day at Goodison with what should have been a winnable fixture.

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We look at the pre match march, ask what can the fans do in terms of fresh protest, what can we do to force Moshiri’s hand in removing this board so that we go into this summer regardless of our league status free of those who have put us in this position. Moshiri should be gone also of course, but he’s not getting the price he wants for his equity.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. On a desperately disappointing day for Evertonians, our two Salfordonian blues relive their worst nightmare, a less than competitive visit to Old Trafford. All the usual stuff with a few laughs thrown in…..

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Welcome to the post Spurs match Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan.24 hours on from the Spurs game we chat though the match, talk a lot about Sean Dyche before turning our focus on what is special about being an Evertonian and the incredible role match going fans play at keeping Goodison the greatest footballing cathedral in English football.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at the upcoming Spurs game before turning our attention to the contributions from both the Chair and CEO in this year’s annual reports and accounts. We turn to the figures, exploring some of the options open to Moshiri and stress the need to avoid relegation. A few laughs along the way too.

Best wishes to all the American Toffees visiting Liverpool over the weekend and attending the Spurs match

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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 re an alleged breach of profitability and sustainability rules

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We analyse Everton’s position, the alleged breach, the independent commission, the possible punishment and the impact it might have on Everton Football Club

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast, back with both Costigan brothers, George and Andy. We talk through the Chelsea game, Ellis Simms, talk about the fans, talk about maintaining pressure on the board and Farhad Moshiri during the international break. We muse over Sean Dyche and his future also.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy Costigan and myself. No George this week as technical issues caused him hilariously to miss out twice.

In today’s episode we look back  at the proverbial game of two halves. We look at the impact Dyche has had so far before commenting on the atmosphere around Goodison on matchday.

We look at and commend the different reporting style at the Liverpool Echo under Joe Thomas and his colleagues, before giving an explanation as to why Graeme Sharp received an open letter from NSNOW.

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Welcome to the post Arsenal Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan.

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We look back briefly on the Arsenal game before turning our attention to the Forest game on Sunday. Where are we going to get goals from, how are we going to improve on our dismal away record?

A brief look at finances and a talk about player attitudes.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on yesterday’s disappointing result against Aston Villa, we look at how we can score more goals, ask why Mina isn’t playing and where 5 wins are going to come from?

We then go onto to talk about change. 27th February is the seventh anniversary of Moshiri’s arrival, so we do an analysis of what has to happen to make the eighth year a very much better one for  Everton and our fans.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back at a vital win against Leeds United. We look at the level of fan participation in the protests against the board, but more importantly the leadership role taken by the fans in the absence of a  board or visible owner.

Finally George explains why he doesn’t like driving Italian supercars…..

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Welcome to another edition of Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George. We look back on a disappointing night at Anfield (how many times has that been written?), look at what is needed for survival before looking at identity and culture. When a player walks into Goodison as an Everton player for the first time, who tells him what he is joining? Who sets the Everton identity?

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues’ Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We take a look forward to this week’s Derby and discuss what approach Sean Dyche should take. Should we be going to Anfield full of confidence against a struggling Liverpool – you bet we should!

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We look further at the potential role of minority investors before discussing what Sean Dyche makes of it all so far!

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This week’s Talking the Blues podcast looks back on a momentous day  at Goodison where everything that is good about Everton and Evertonians was on display in spades. The fans, the team and our new manager produced an occasion which personified Everton, an Everton which we haven’t seen for an awful long time.

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Welcome to a post transfer window Talking the Blues with Andy Costigan and his brother George. We each have our say on the window before analysing the real reasons behind our failure to recruit anyone. We then turn our attention to how we get the club moving in the right direction, what the fans have to do to get Moshiri to take the actions required.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan in which we look back at week that saw the departure of Frank Lampard and his team, a near invasion of Argentinian forces under Bielsa, before today’s announcement of Sean Dyche as manager.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast where George and Andy look at the West Ham United game, some of the incidents from last week before turning our attention to where we go from here. Lots of ideas as to how to get the rest of the season moving in the right direction albeit a great deal of realism too.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We get their on the spot reactions to the day’s events as seen from within Goodison Park before casting our views over the multitude of issues before the game, afterwards and the inevitable fall out.

Finally we end on a call for the club to attempt to start rebuilding those bridges which are close to collapse.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast where we look back on the Manchester United game, analyse Lampard’s performance as manager, before focusing on the background to the NSNOW campaign and the planned sit in at the Southampton game next Saturday.

All things considered an enjoyable hour all be it covering some major topics!

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Welcome to this edition of Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We don’t analyse the match much, what is there to say? We do explore the factors human and business that have put us in the position we find ourselves. Raw at times…..

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A very Happy New Year to all our listeners. We hope 2023 will be a positive and rewarding year for us all!

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on the game at the Etihad, have a chat about calendars, and talk through NSNOW’s plans to have a sit in after the Arsenal game.

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Some interesting views on Haarland and how we played him!

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast, when after the World Cup break we return to all matters Everton. A classic 6 pointer on Boxing Day, what could be better or worse?

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast. The great sport’s washing exercise is finally over and we can return to what might be bread and butter but is the most important aspect of football, the support, viewing and discussing over our own football club, Everton.

We review 2022, talk about youngsters, ask what has improved in the last 12 months and most importantly lay a blueprint for preparation for the Wolves game and the rush of fixtures in early January.

Andy, George and myself wish all Blues a wonderful Christmas, thank you all for your great support of this podcast and most importantly your love and support for Everton Football Club.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast, recorded on Saturday, but slightly delayed in publishing.

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The absence of Everton doesn’t stop  Andy and George from another interesting discussion on the fortunes of our great club……

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. Lots to cover this week including Wayne Rooney, Pele memories and a discussion on Everton’s competitive position, who our peer group is these days, and sensibly what is going to happen to Lampard in the New Year?

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. In this week’s episode we look at money. Not the dry (boring for many) accounts but an honest discussion on the impact of money in the game and particularly for match going supporters. Clubs are desperate to increase revenues in the ongoing battle to throw more resources at playing squads and for all fans that can only mean one thing – the cost of watching football in the stadium is only going to keep rising.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan.

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Andy relates his experiences of staying up through the night to report on Everton’s match against Celtic in Sydney before we examine Lampard’s post match comments. We look at what needs to be done upon returning home, a critical period before 3 very winnable matches over Christmas and the New Year.

Following the request to the club for a representative to appear on this podcast, we get into a discussion on fan engagement, including drawing up questions for the club to answer…..

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Welcome to the delayed Talking the Blues, with Andy & George Costigan. We look briefly at the Bournemouth games before looking much widely at the issues surrounding Everton

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on yesterday’s disappointing home defeat to Leicester City. We talk about what was the plan? We analyse Frank Lampard’s approach to the game before a wider discussion on the club’s culture, Frank’s relationship with the team, the board, owner and the fans.  Much to dissect in this week’s podcast.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on a 0-0 draw with Fulham away which I guess splits the crowd, for some a satisfactory point but for others two points lost….

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We look at the issues surrounding Simon Hughes’ article on Bramley-Moore Dock, slavery, racism, how it impacts Everton and perhaps most importantly the club’s response, how we can use the city’s past to educate and campaign about modern day slavery.

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Welcome to this week’s delayed Talking the Blues Podcast – all round praise for the performance but this is the benchmark for the future. Thanks for listening!

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy & George Costigan.

We look back on yesterday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur and ask a huge number of questions re players, managers, tactics, expectations, fans, owner, board – is it right to be questioning not necessarily about objectives but about how we get to where we want to be?

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Welcome to this week’s delayed Talking the Blues podcast. As well as our usual examination of our last game we start with analysis of the breaking report from the Guardian newspaper regarding BDO, Everton’s current auditor. We examine the story, whilst firmly acknowledging Farhad Moshiri’s strong denial through his press people.

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With Andy & George’s worst nightmare, a defeat to Manchester United, we look back on the game, look at why things weren’t quite right and the lessons to be learned.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on Everton’s win at Southampton, and the growing evidence that this group of players are building on the excellence and expectations of Lampard and his team.

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We look at Moshiri’s financial commitment and the options available to potential purchasers and how the stadium can be completely financed.

Finally, we note with huge sadness the horrific news coming out of Indonesia and pass our deepest condolences to all those affected by the terrible events. We pray that the victims and the victim’s family receive justice for their unbearable loss – Rest in Peace

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. In the absence of club football due to the international break, Andy, George and myself chat through our right back options, the fate of football’s independent regulator, disorder at football matches and a look at the decision to outsource Bramley-Moore’s commercial development to US firm, Elevate.

As ever a wide and varied discussion which we hope you will enjoy:

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues with the Costigan brothers, George and Andy.

A wide ranging discussion on the match, and Everton’s progress plus where we need to be….

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast marking the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. We look at why football has taken a different view to most other sports in the UK, we look at the future of the club, the attitude of fans & the different levels of expectations among us Blues.

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Welcome to this week’s decidedly up-beat Talking the Blues as a coherent, determined and thoroughly entertaining display by Frank Lampard’s Everton gives a taste of what might be on offer in the months ahead.

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We talk through the window, the reduced impact Moshiri has had and finally a discussion on VAR, and its proper application.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on the fourth game of our Premier League season, a 1-1 draw at Brentford before turning our attention to the remaining days and hours of the transfer window.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues where George and Andy give their views on Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.

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We talk about the transfer options, where will we get 40-45 goals as a minimum this season. Does three at the back work for Everton? If we can’t change personnel what can we do tactically or stylistically? Dogs of War, be fitter? be physically superior? tactically more astute?

We try and find some answers…….

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues where Georg and Andy dissect the  Villa match before entering a more general conversation as to where we are, the transfer window and a look at Gary Neville’s outburst re Manchester United and the relevance to Everton. George on the Glazers…..

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues. With the start of the season upon us we examine the condition of the club and its preparations for the months ahead. We talk honestly about our opinions before looking at the opening game against Chelsea.

Inevitably the conversation turns to expectations, and how despite the wide variety of views from Evertonians, we should have more in common than divides us.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George.

Packed agenda as always!

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We look back on the Dynamo Kyiv game at Goodison, what hints it offered for the new season before then looking at the transfer business that still needs to be done

We look at communications from the club, before discussing where exactly we are with the new Fan Advisory Board.

Finally, some predictions in terms of final league positions.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy & George Costigan.

We look at the pre-season game at Blackpool, a little on the US trip, before looking at the rate of progress in the transfer window and the ongoing protests of the 27 Campaign.

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*apologies in the original publication there was a term used that rightly offends listeners. That has been edited out and an unreserved apology is offered. It was never the intent to offend and certainly does not represent the view of the publisher nor that of the contributors

Just Andy and myself this week as George takes some much deserved time away with his extended family. Best wishes to him!

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Packed agenda today , looking back to Saturday’s friendly against Arsenal and then developing on themes such as why are we always late in the transfer window before addressing Farhad Moshiri’s statement issued on Thursday ahead on the 27 Campaign open letter.

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Talking the Blues podcast with Andy & George Costigan. Huge range of topics to discuss this week including Calvert Lewin, our transfer budget (are we still under supervision by the Premier League?), Mental health issues in football, European football broadcasting revenues and finally as Duncan Ferguson seeks a management position away from Everton some thoughts on him leaving

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In the podcast we talked about mental health and the great work Grandoldteam forum does in supporting Evertonians and others. Should you want to talk to anyone or just read of others being helped by fellow Blues the thread can be found here