Welcome to a new episode of the Esk Podcasts. With the Friedkin's effecting change across the senior levels of the club both on and off the pitch, it was no surprise that they looked for, and successfully appointed a brand new CEO. That person is Angus Kinnear, now former CEO at Leeds United where he spent eight years, initially addressing many of …

Welcome to a slightly different podcast from me, Paul Quinn. Whilst normally I cover Everton Football Club, today I venture into the world of Lancashire Country Cricket Club with Alan Higham. Alan will be known to many cricket fans and cricket journalists as an ardent Lancastrian and follower of the England men's team. Having watched cricket in 50 …

I get together with Matt Slater of the Athletic to chat with Bart Huby of LCP Actuaries whose football analytics division has produced a recent report on football finances entitled "Bigger, better but also riskier". The report can be found on the link below. We have a really passionate discussion, primarily focused on the findings of Bart's and LCP…

Welcome to this special edition of Everton Business Matters where for the first time since May 2021 Rodger Armstrong, John Blain and I get together to discuss the last seven years, right up to the potential new investment doing the current media rounds. In our usual style we analyse what's happened, where it has placed us and most critically how do…

Welcome to this episode of the Esk podcasts. Today I an joined by freelance journalist Paul Brown review the season to date, take a detailed look at Lampard, his style of management, what's working, not working. We look at his relationship with the board, and in particular the differences between now and his time at Chelsea We talk about Farhad Mos…

Welcome to another episode of the Esk podcasts, featuring two fellow Evertonians, Rodger Armstrong and Paul Brown. Several months since we last spoke, so we cover virtually every topic from the end of the season to present day including Lampard's style of management, transfer strategy and execution, Kevin Thelwell, Farhad Moshiri, Anthony Gordon an…

I am joined by Jazz Bal, Chair of the Everton Fan Advisory Board as we look back on the comments made on Sky Sports News and then an examination of the Fan Advisory Board. We have a frank discussion as to how prepared the FAB is to face the challenges of a fan base wanting change. Change that results in a better Everton. We look at some of the prac…

Welcome to this episode of the esk podcasts. Today I am joined by Mark from The People's Group We discuss a range of topics including how to gain supporter support for change in the club we all love. We look back on previous campaigns, we discuss the need for wider fan participation, the need for engagement from the club. We look at Farhad Moshiri …

John Blain and Pete Molyneux feature in their regular end of season podcast to do their annual review of the previous season and discuss hopes and expectations for the future for both Everton and Manchester United Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another episode of The Esk podcasts. Joining me is a man who needs no introduction to whoever listened to or watched Everton in 1970's and 80's on Radio City and Granada, the one and only Elton Welsby. Alongside him, a really good friend and always has interesting points to make, Rodger Armstrong. Not going to reveal any of the content, …

Welcome to this episode of The Esk Podcasts. Today I am joined by Dave Powell business football writer at the Liverpool Echo, and Tim Keech, Co-founder of MRKT Insights, a leading football consultancy service provider. Our topic today focuses on the potential takeover of Everton Football Club from a number of perspectives. We look at how the news b…

Today's podcast sees me catch up with a fellow Blue, Mike Gow, who is an expert in China, having worked there for 15 years and is a leading academic on industry, management and even football in China. Mike takes us through the current thinking regarding football in China, the long term thinking leading to eventually hosting a World Cup. The link to…

Personal taste is hugely important - anyone fancy a Thornton's Toffee? A takeover special with two highly qualified and interesting guests I am joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater and a life long Evertonian Richard Watts to discuss the latest takeover rumours at Everton. So many questions asked and answered including the attraction of the Premier …

Welcome to this episode of the Esk podcasts featuring Gavin Buckland. Not only is Gavin Everton's offcial statistician, author and regular podcaster with the Liverpool Echo, but he and I share something in common. Sit back and please listen as Gavin and I explore the patterns that run through Everton's history, particularly the Moores' and Catteric…

Today's podcast is with Martyn Zeigler, Chief Sports writer for The Times newspaper. Martyn and I discuss the Burnley/Leeds letter to the Premier League.We look at wider financial reporting issues before turning attention to social media, fan reactions and the suggestion of bias. Martyn brings an interesting and considered view, so I hope you enjoy…

A fantastic hour of conversation with Richard Watts, life long Evertonian and someone who understands the importance of local assets both in the public and private sector - a really interesting conversation with someone with strong views drawn by his love of Everton and his personal leadership experiences in the public sector. Thank you Richard for…

Welcome to a new episode of the esk Podcasts. Today I am joined by Paul Brown and Rodger Armstrong. Paul is a leading football reporter for the Reach stable of newspapers and as such has seen/worked with our last three managers in their former positions as Chelsea Manager. As such he can give a unique insight into Lampard's experiences as Chelsea m…

Welcome to the recording of the 27years Campaign Twitter Space first broadcast on Thursday 20th January 2022 with Rodger Armstrong and myself . In our first live space we discuss the reasons behind the campaign, what our objectives are, and our plans for the future. Our objectives centre on engaging with Farhad Moshiri, the Everton majority shareho…

Today I am joined by Rodger Armstrong to discuss the #27years campaign and why the messaging and target of that messaging is so important to the prospects of change at Everton. The campaign is predicated on the belief that only Farhad Moshiri can make the changes to people and systems within Everton that will result in us being successful once more…

In the post Derby Talking the Blues Podcast we talked about Moshiri's role at the club over the last six years. Apologies that this is largely a (15 minute) monologue but I think it is important for Moshiri to recognise, acknowledge and act upon the following. "We (the fans) have an emotional investment in the club, Moshiri has a financial investme…

On the day the Fan Led review of Football is published I get together with Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game to discuss the report's findings and recommendations. We look at the importance of independent regulation, the licensing system, fan engagement, governance and much more. Importantly we conclude with what fans must do next to ensure that the re…

I get together with Rodger Armstrong plus journalist and great Blue Paul Brown to look at the Wolves match but also a wider look at where we are as a club. What do we need to do to break the cycle we appear stuck in? As Gary Lawson observed "we're not exactly rocket scientists". It is time to face reality and consider what the board and owner must …

This evening I am joined by Niall Couper a director of Fair Game and one of the original founders of AFC Wimbledon. Fair Game is an organisation set up to represent a growing band of football clubs striving to change the game for good. In the podcast we explore who Fair Game are, and their objectives. We look at independent regulation as the enable…

I get together with Rodger Armstrong and journalist Paul Brown to review the 2020/21 season from an Evertonian's perspective. Rodger and Paul give their insights into "clear progress", Carlo's performance, the squad's performance, before looking at the options open to Ancelotti as he attempts to increase the quality of the playing squad whilst movi…

On the 9th May episode of Talking the Blues we got into the conversation surrounding UEFA, the treatment of the twelve miscreants and then a wider conversation on governance, regulation and fan involvement. I've taken that conversation and made it available on this channel for a wider audience. I hope you enjoy it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

Today I am joined by football journalist and Evertonian, Paul Brown to have a chat about Carlo Ancelotti. Paul had the good fortune of reporting on Carlo's time at Chelsea so shares his experiences of a man who is demonstrating the effectiveness of quiet leadership at Everton. There are some great stories regaled by Paul, thanks Paul for a very enj…

Today, I am joined by Dr Gary James, academic, historian, Manchester City supporter and writer of several books including Joe Mercer's biography Football with a smile. We cover a lot of ground, compare City's history and the common threads that run through both blue clubs in the great North West cities of Liverpool and Manchester, before getting in…

Today, I am joined by Rodger Armstrong and BBC Leeds Adam Pope. Adam, born on Merseyside and as you will discover a life long Blue. We spend a good hour chatting about the modern Leeds, Bielsa, their owners Andrea Radrizzani and the guys behind the San Francisco 49ers. We look at last night's game and Adam gives his assessment of the Everton side c…

Today I am joined by Dr Dan Parnell, Kieran Maguire and Dr Rob Wilson to discuss their recently published paper "Covid-19 the return of football fans" presenting the case that spectators are key to the survival of football clubs and that the United Kingdom Government must reverse their decision to not let spectators return. In a wide ranging discus…

George Costigan, actor, writer and most recently one half of the Costigan brothers contribution to the Talking the Blues Podcast joins me to talk about football, old FA Cup finals, personality changes when crossing the white line and several other things..... Thanks to George and as always thanks to all that listen ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…

Today's episode features Paul Brown, a lifelong Evertonian and London based football reporter for Reach PLC. Paul really gives new detail into Moshiri. We talk about Usmanov, Ancelotti and our transfer targets this summer. We look at two London clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal and how their strategies have changed before returning to Everton to look at P…

A detailed examination of how we become a success once more. We draw on the experiences of success stories such as Tony Adams, who had to recognise where he was before claiming the help that led to recovery. As ever Rodger is forthright and direct. Ultimately we reach a point where we identify a pathway forward. I look forward to your feedback - th…

Today's podcast is with football agent Neil Sang. A registered agent for more than 22 years Neil looks after a host of players on different rungs of the football ladder, from the Premier League to more humble, but no less important Divisions 1 and 2. Today's podcast looks at the role agents play in young players, the role agents play in the transfe…

Today's podcast features life-long Blue, Neil Wolstenholme and the BBC's chief football writer Phil McNulty to discuss Everton's 2019/20 season. We ask searching questions of the squad and individuals before turning our attention to how exactly Ancelotti, Brands and Moshiri will play the close season. Some excellent considered opinion from both my …

Following on from my recent article regarding Farhad Moshiri and Everton, I sat down with Rodger Armstrong and examined in further detail what is meant by strategic thinking and the points within the article. It's an expression of personal opinion which I hope provides further background to what's is required in these challenging times to bring the…

Today I am joined by Rodger Armstrong and Andrew McGregor to discuss our Director of Football. We analyse his 2 years here, looking at what he inherited, the environment in which we works and the challenges ahead. We look at the role of Farhad Moshiri over this time and the impact that Carlo Ancelotti will have on Brands' role. Finally Rodger and A…

In a departure from talking football and the business of football, I talk to Dave Critchley, Executive Chef at Liverpool's regional Chinese restaurant, Luban. We talk about Tianjin, in North East China, how different regional chinese cooking is from that generally served in the West. We also look at Lids, a local food delivery service in Liverpool …

Today, in the first edition of the esk podcasts, I am joined by two Evertonians who ought be heard more frequently. Rodger Armstrong and Neil Wolstenholme will be known to many Blues that populate Twitter in particular for their forthright and informed views on football and other subjects. Today we discuss Everton, predominantly on field, we look a…