Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast

Everton made it seven clean sheets in their last nine matches by drawing 0-0 at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon. But a lack of killer touch in the final third cost the Blues a deserved three points, which could prove costly in the pursuit of seventh place. Phil Kirkbride and Sam Carroll were at Selhurst Park for the ECHO and they kick off this podcast by delivering their verdicts on what they witnessed, before you’ll be able to listen to Marco Silva’s press conference in full. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Marcel Brands and Marco Silva set to hold talks over the future of Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines, with the expectation that the long-serving duo will get an answer on new contracts before the final home game of the season, a large part of the latest Royal Blue podcast concerns two players who have been cornerstones for the club. Phil Kirkbride is the man firing the questions at Dave Prentice, Sam Carroll and Paul Wheelock, who start by discussing whether it's right that Baines - as is anticipated - is offered a new deal. But will he accept? And is there another club in the Premier League that has such strength in depth at left-back? Prenno then gives his hunch as to whether Jags will also be given the chance to stay, which leads to a debate about whether Everton can be afford to be sentimental when it comes to their captain. The second part of the podcast concentrates on the PFA Team of the Year and the omission of Lucas Digne. But given Paul Pogba bizarrely did get in, Phil wonders if a different Blues player should also feel hard done-by. And before he and Sam head off to London, the panel preview Saturday's clash at Crystal Palace and give their predictions. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva has just finished his pre-Crystal Palace press conference at Finch Farm where, as well as giving his thoughts on the trip to Selhurst Park, he was asked whether he thought last weekend’s stunning win over Manchester United was the best performance of his reign, and whether his Everton side have got the credit they deserve for the way they played. The Blues boss is also quizzed on whether he feels his players now fully understand his methods and whether the next step in their development is to be consistent and beat teams like Palace. Silva also comments on the race for Europe, the possibility of challenging the top six next season, and the latest on the fitness of Lucas Digne, Richarlison and Theo Walcott. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton 4 Manchester United 0. That’s pretty much all you need to know if you’re listening to this week’s fan show. Many on today’s podcast weren’t even born the last time the footballing world witnessed a Toffee’s scoreline of that ilk against arguably the most dominant team in English football.Host, Ian Croll and guests John Howard, Connor O’Neill and Zak Dunstan drool over Everton’s performance on what was an Easter Sunday that will go down long in the memory. Everton dominated from start to finish in Sunday’s Premier League encounter even to the point were Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had to come out and publicly apologize for his side’s wretched display. Take nothing away from Everton of course and take no notice of what the National media say. Everton controlled the game and shined when it mattered. If you want to listen to four Blues talk glowingly about an epic Sunday afternoon, then this is the podcast for you. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We usually record our first Royal Blue podcast of the week on a Tuesday, but there was no chance of waiting until then, not after a performance like that, Bank Holiday or no Bank Holiday. Yes, for the third home game running, Everton were nothing short of magnificent as Manchester United followed Arsenal and Chelsea out of Goodison Park with their tails between their legs, and host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Chris Beesley to reflect on the 4-0 thumping. Phil asks the trio what impressed them most about the performance and to name different man-of-the-matches. There's also discussion about why the brilliant Blues are not getting the credit they deserve on a national level, as well as Idrissa Gueye, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gylfi Sigurdsson, before talk turns to the unbelievable atmosphere in the ground. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Chelsea was good, and Arsenal even better, then what we witnessed today has to go down as Everton's best performance under Marco Silva yet, as his resurgent side made it three straight victories over top-six teams at Goodison Park with a 4-0 demolition of Manchester United. Little wonder, then, the Post-Game podcast is a very happy place indeed. It starts with the definitive verdict of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and Everton FC reporter Adam Jones, includes every word that Blues boss Silva had to say after the match, and finishes with the view from the terraces as Evertonian Tom Clarke gives his say on what was a special afternoon. COYB! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Everton needed any additional motivation to bounce back from last weekend's disappointing defeat at Fulham, then the sight of Manchester United rocking up at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon should do it. Particularly given the travelling party is expected to contain the Blues' all-time Premier League top-scorer Romelu Lukaku, who would be making a first return to his former club. And that topic dominates the first part of the Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride and featuring Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Sam Carroll. The panel discuss the reaction Lukaku is likely to receive, whether he's improved as a player since signing for United, and whether Everton should or would take him back. One man the Blues will be desperate to have back next season is Andre Gomes. But with the on-loan midfielder suspended on Sunday, who should come in to replace him? Prenno, Adam and Sam have their say before talk turns to the future of Jonjoe Kenny, in the week in which the Under-23s lifted the Premier League 2 title for the second time in three years. And before the usual score predictions, Phil asks whether Everton should re-enter the Eredivisie market this summer. It was a move that ended badly with the acquisition of Davy Klaassen, but with Marcel Brands and not Steve Walsh on board, and given the way Ajax are playing in the Champions League, is going Dutch worth exploring once again? It's a good debate, which include a very interesting anecdote about Ronald Koeman from Prenno. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva was back in front of the media at Finch Farm on Thursday afternoon for his weekly press conference. He was asked about his players’ reaction to the desperately disappointing defeat at Fulham and whether the nature of the 2-0 reverse surprised him. The Blues boss was also quizzed on Andre Gomes’ retrospective three-game ban, received for his tackle on Aleksandar Mitrovic, and whether the on-loan Barcelona midfielder will be seen in an Everton shirt at Goodison Park again. Gomes, of course, will be suspended for Sunday’s visit of Manchester United, which Silva previews as well as giving an injury update on Yerry Mina and his thoughts on the U23s’ title triumph. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talk about one step forward, two steps back. With Evertonians buoyant after a three-game winning run that culminated in the superb success over Arsenal, Marco Silva's side did their best to bring them back to earth with an abject display in losing at relegated Fulham. And it's the 2-0 Craven Cottage reverse, and the reasons behind it, that kicks off the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride and featuring Chris Beesley, Sam Carroll and Gavin Buckland. The blame seemed to lie with the players, but did Silva make a mistake by keeping faith with Phil Jagielka, who was given a rough ride by Aleksandar Mitrović. That leads the panel to revisit the discussion over whether Mitrović would be a good summer signing for the Blues before talk turns to Jagielka's contract situation, which rounds off the first part of the podcast. Salt was rubbed into wounds when news emerged that Andre Gomes had been charged with violent conduct for a tackle he made on Mitrović in the final minute of the match - and the tackle itself, the charge and what it means for the midfielder's Everton future are all debated. But the podcast does end on an upbeat note as Phil and Co talk the Under-23s' Premier League 2 title win, and which of David Unsworth's youngsters are ready to make the step up. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a prosperous few weeks, defeat to Fulham has brought Everton’s revolution to a shuddering halt. All that good work has gone to waste in the space of an abject 90 minutes down in London. This week, Ian Croll is joined by Connor O’Neill and Rob Astell who pull no punches with their feelings towards Marco Silva’s men. The lads question where the desire was and question whether there’s an attitude problem when it comes to playing against the so called smaller teams. How much do the players really want Europa League football? This is definitely an interesting segment. To finish off, the lads preview the Easter Sunday encounter with Manchester United and ask why the FA no longer seem to be coming down hard on acts of simulation. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's not beat around the bush, that was unacceptable. Everton still have credit it in the bank after a run of three straight victories over Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea and 13 points from a possible 18 before the trip to already relegated Fulham. However, they fell below the standards required at Craven Cottage and in the end they could have no complaints about the 2-0 defeat. Let's face it, it's not a defeat many of us will want to mull over, so it is a short-but-no-so-sweet Post-Game podcast, featuring the verdicts of our Everton FC reporters Phil Kirkbride and Adam Jones, before you hear what Marco Silva had to say about what was a desperately disappointing afternoon. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fourth win on the run for Everton at Fulham on Saturday would only boost the feelgood factor currently surrounding Goodison Park. The same, however, cannot be said of the Cottagers, who along with Huddersfield Town, have already been relegated. But the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted as ever by Phil Kirkbride and featuring a front two of Dave Prentice and Adam Jones, wonders whether there are any Fulham players Everton could pick off in the summer. That spawns a discussion about the merits of signing players from teams who have been demoted with Idrissa Gueye - whose future is debate - a prime example of how it can work.Talk then turns to the issue of Europa League football, and the lads are asked for their thoughts on Marco Silva's declaration that it is vital to the Blues. Phil, Prenno and Adam go into depth about the tournament, demands on the squad, attitudes to the competition and what it means for signing new players, before the final part of the podcast focuses on the improvements Silva has made at Everton as he closes in on matching last season's points tally with a number of games to spare. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva was back in front of the media at Finch Farm this afternoon to preview Saturday's trip to Fulham - and much more else besides. The start of the press conference was dominated by transfer talk - namely reports linking Idrissa Gueye to Manchester United and Ajax Champions League star David Neres to Everton as well as the futures of on-loan duo Kurt Zouma and Andre Gomes. Silva also discusses positive comments made by Zouma, as well as the prospect of European football next season, the reason behind a run of five clean sheets in six matches and the form of Bernard. And as well as all that, the Blues boss gives an update on the fitness of Michael Keane, Morgan Schneiderlin and Yerry Mina. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another tough test against a top six side - and another win for Everton!Marco Silva's side were able to secure their third victory in a row with a convincing triumph over Arsenal on Sunday - with the 1-0 scoreline really not reflecting the Blues' dominance of the match at all.The mood around Goodison Park is high, as it is in our Royal Blue podcast room!Host Sam Carroll is joined by Adam Jones, Dave Prentice and Gav Buckland to discuss the best bits of a fine Everton win at the weekend.The lads assess Dominic Calvert Lewin's performance and how crucial he is to Everton, how Silva has turned around his side's defence and highlight what Phil Jagielka's return could mean for his future.Join us for the latest feel-good podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The feel good factor is back. Three wins in three has seen to that. Everton are now playing with a sense of freedom and clearly enjoying their football. Who should take the credit? The manager? The players? The fans? Does it really matter? Whoever takes the recognition this is more like it from Everton.Host Ian Croll and guest, Rob Astell, Gary Callaghan and Graham Callaghan look back over the Arsenal win, and what a win it was. Also on the agenda is Jagielka’s future and whether he should now stay. Are Everton better off without European football or stayed they continue to go all out. The lads have their say on that one.Following on from the Arsenal win, the fan show is one not to be missed. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a great afternoon that was. Everton beat Arsenal 1-0 at a raucous Goodison Park to make it three wins on the spin and 13 points from the last 18. Little wonder, then, it is a buzzing Post-Game podcast, featuring our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, every word of Marco Silva's press conference after the match, and the view from the stands with Blues fan Max Carlyle. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva was back in front of the media this afternoon for his pre-Arsenal press conference. As well as previewing the visit of Arsenal to Goodison on Sunday, the Everton manager addressed the ridiculous rumours linking Richarlison to Liverpool as well as giving his opinion on the video that that appeared to show Jordan Pickford in a fight outside of a bar. Silva also talked Theo Walcott's future and Seamus Coleman's form as well as nation-wide issues, including racism in football and the amount of money spent on agents. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the rousing 2-0 win at West Ham, the latest View from the Gwladys Street Everton fans' podcast, hosted by Paul Wheelock and featuring Connor O'Neil and John Howard, is an upbeat one. The trio pick the bones out of the best performance of Marco Silva's reign so far and pay tribute to the man who set the Blues on their way to an ultimately comfortable victory. There are also words of praise for Seamus Coleman. But does the captain's reversal in form mean the club does not need to sign another right-back this summer? Connor and John have their say on that before giving their verdict on whether Everton should pursue permanent deals for Andre Gomes and Kurt Zouma - and for how much. That leads to a debate about which player the Blues would be loathe to lose but may have to, as well as the job being done by Marcel Brands. Talk then turns to the battle for seventh place and possible Europa League qualification and Sunday's visit of Arsenal to Goodison. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton's victory over West Ham at the London Stadium makes for an upbeat instalment of the Royal Blue podcast. Adam Jones waxes lyrical about the performance of Marco Silva's side while fellow guests Dave Prentice and Gavin Buckland are similarly enthused. Marcel Brands' comments at the London Innovation Summit are explored as Phil Kirkbride reports from the capital with Everton's director of football delivering a presentation and Q&A. Host Sam Carroll then talks Bernard and what he can bring to the team, whether Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines deserve new deals at Goodison Park and why Kurt Zouma's set-piece goal should be a more regular occurrence for the Toffees. The podcast finishes on Everton's end-of-season awards evening after voting for the Dixies opened online. A unanimous vote quickly descends into debate as Lucas Digne, Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gylfi Sigurdsson are all mooted for awards. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Performance of the season? It's certainly up for debate on a buoyant Post-Game podcast after Everton made it back-to-back 2-0 victories by following up their superb second-half showing against Chelsea with a dominant display from first whistle to last against West Ham United in the capital on Saturday night. Phil Kirkbride and Adam Jones were at the London Stadium for the ECHO and they kick off the pod by delivering their verdicts. You'll then hear the thoughts of Marco Silva with every word the Everton manager had to say in his press conference after the match. And then you'll get the view from the stands with Blues season-ticket holder Ian Croll. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the end of the final international break of the season here at long last, the Royal Blue podcast returns to look ahead to the Saturday tea-time clash with West Ham and much more else besides. Host Phil Kirkbride gets us under way by asking Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Gav Buckland to pick the one Hammers player they would like to see in the Royal Blue shirt. Ronald Koeman was interested in signing Marko Arnautovic when he was Everton boss but walked away from a deal because of wages. Did the Blues miss a trick? A trip to West Ham, of course, means talking about the London Stadium, and the panel share their experiences of the Hammers' home ground and why they hope the Blues see the warning signs. Talk then turns to the new multi-year contract with kit supplier Umbro, shirt sales, global presence and comparing the deal with other clubs. Tim Cahill announced his retirement this week, and the lads pick their favourite moment from his Everton career, then name the one player out on loan who has to be brought back to the club in the summer, before rounding off another must-listen podcast by previewing the new documentary Two Tribes, which is aired after the West Ham match. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva was back in front of the media at Finch Farm this afternoon and after addressing two national stories, he gave his reaction to all the big Everton talking points, including the fitness of Yerry Mina, Michael Keane's performances for England, the news surrounding Blues great Tim Cahill, a reminder over Richarlison, and of course, Saturday's trip to West Ham. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a disappointing campaign in general for Everton - but how have individual players fared?This week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast focuses on how the players have performed so far this season.The scores are determined via ratings between 1-10 as host Ian Croll is joined by Rob Astell, Connor Bennett and Connor O’Neill who reveal some surprising highs and lows for certain individuals in Everton’s squad.How would you rate the likes of Theo Walcott, Jordan Pickford, Kurt Zouma, Richarlison and Andre Gomes, just to name a few?The lads pull no punches with their assessments.Get in touch via Twitter and let Ian, Rob and the two Connors know if you agree or disagree.@Iancroll1 @RobAstell @ConnorBennett14 @ConnorOn95 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the first of two Royal Blue podcasts for the week with host Phil Kirkbride joined by regular guests Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Chris Beesley, who kick things off by debating Michael Ball's latest column for the ECHO in which he calls on Everton to sign a back-up goalkeeper this summer. Does Jordan Pickford need fresh competition? And is a new number two a luxury the club cannot afford? The panel have their say before talk turns to transfer target Rafael Leao and whether a move for the 'Portuguese Mbappe' will solve a long-standing problem. That in turns leads to a discussion about the work of Marcel Brands, and the differences between the Dutchman and his predecessor Steve Walsh. Before the podcast rounds off with a detailed chat about Tottenham's impressive new stadium, what inspiration the Blues can take from it as they look to Bramley-Moore Dock, and also including the issue of single-tier stands, statues and naming rights. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a special Royal Blue podcast for you as Sam Carroll and Dave Prentice are joined by Bradley Cates, the man behind the brilliant EFC Statto Twitter account (click HERE to follow). Bradley, an eight-time Countdown winner, has statistics so good that he even has a Liverpool legend - and boyhood Blue - asking for his help. And what he says he here won't half surprise our listeners - just as it did to Dave, whose own stats books are the stuff of ECHO legend, and host Sam. From a heartening stat that shows the (attacking) progression from last season to this, to the one about Richarlison's consistency, it really is fascinating stuff. Then there are the numbers behind Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty conversion, which may make you think twice about Marco Silva handing the spot-kick responsibility to another Everton player; the Jordan Pickford and Ellis Simms stats, and particularly the clean sheet and corner ones... the list is endless. And throw in some brilliant Prenno stories about Wimbledon in '94, Neville Southall and Wayne Rooney, and you've got a great Blues listen. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to our new Q&A podcast on the Royal Blue channel. We’re calling it The Agenda, though we’re open to suggestions. But basically the agenda (see what we did there?) is set by members of our Royal Blue page on Facebook (click HERE to join). You let us know what questions you’d like answering and topics discussed and the Everton writers and fans at the ECHO will do their best to answer them as well as a having a bit of a laugh along the way. For this inaugural episode, Adam Jones, Sam Carroll and Ian Croll join host Paul Wheelock to talk the striker you would target if Farhad Moshiri handed you £50m to spend, the type of striker the Blues will realistically attempt to sign in the summer, the future of Henry Onyekuru and Nikola Vlasic, the form of Andre Gomes, Duncan Ferguson, the most exciting Goodison game you’ve been to, and why it might be better to call this podcast Happiness to Despair. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 long games Everton went without beating any of the established top six sides in the Premier League, dating back to January 15th, 2017. And after Silva’s 9th time of asking he’s managed to do it…A wave of optimism descended upon Goodison Park following the final whistle on Sunday evening. The season may be effectively over, but victory over Chelsea gave Blues fans something to shout about. This week’s View from the Gwladys Street podcast is hosted by Ian Croll with guests Max Carlyle and Connor O’Neill. The lads assess the victory and delve into how Everton managed to secure all three points. Did Silva get lucky or was it master game plan? The fans have their say. Other talking points on the agenda are Pickford and the England No 1 conundrum. Should Yerry Mina be given an extended run in the first team. The Barkley clap - was it genuine or was it sarcastic? The podcast finishes off discussing where Howard Kendall sits in the list of all time greatest managers, as published by France Football website earlier this week. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva was shocked to learn that it had been over two years since the Blues had beaten a top-six side. But were the Royal Blue podcast panel? Host Phil Kirkbride, Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Chris Beesley pick the bones out of the excellent 2-0 victory over Chelsea and wonder just how significant it was for manager Marco Silva. Phil also gets the lads to name a different man-of-the-match which, without giving the game away, does not include Richarlison, whose first season at Goodison is discussed, as is a stat about he compares with some of Europe's best young forwards. Also up for debate is Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty taking, Ross Barkley's return and whether Silva's task has been made harder this season by a better standard in the Premier League. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a second-half performance that was. Yes, whatever Marco Silva said at half-time certainly did the trick as Everton emerged a different team after the restart to run out deserving 2-0 winners over Chelsea at an enraptured Goodison Park. And to reflect on the Blues' first victory over a top-six side since January 2017, we get the get the verdict from the press box with our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones, the verdict from the stands with Evertonian Tom Clarke, and the verdict from the dugout with every word of Silva’s post-match press conference. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva has just finished his pre-Chelsea press conference - and you can listen to every word the Everton manager had to say here. It starts with Silva responding to his FA charge, which came about after his side threw away a two-goal lead in losing 3-2 at Newcastle last Saturday. Silva also discusses the blame he and the players should shoulder for the needless defeat, the criticism of Jordan Pickford after his St James' Park nightmare, and the fitness and form of Yerry Mina. The Blues boss also reveals the latest team news and explains why the fans will be so important v Chelsea on Sunday. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the dust having settled on Everton’s needless defeat at Newcastle United, the View from the Gwladys Street podcast returns, hosted by Paul Wheelock, featuring big Evertonians Rob Astell, Connor O’Neill and debutant Anthony McEllin, and listener questions submitted on our Royal Blue Facebook page (click HERE to join). The panel sift through the wreckage of St James’ Park, lament the lack of leaders in this current Everton team and wonder what portion of the blame manager Marco Silva – and the officials – should take for the collapse. A lot of focus centres on the performance of Jordan Pickford and his difficult second season at Goodison Park. Richarlison’s form is called into question, too. But there are positives, namely a blossoming partnership that has Rob recalling one of the Blues’ best, and the predictions for Chelsea, which will see the first return to L4 of a certain Ross Barkley. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Phil Kirkbride says during this Post-Game podcast, if any match sums up Everton's season to date, then it was this one. From 2-0 up and cruising to somehow losing 3-2, the Blues' inconsistencies were laid bare as they succumb to a Newcaslte United side who could hardly believe their luck. Phil starts us off, before his ECHO sportsdesk colleague Chris Beesley, who was also at St James' Park, has his say. You will then hear every single word of Marco Silva's press conference after the match, in which he talks the differences between the first and second-half displays, Newcastle's controversial winner, Jordan Pickford, and the reason why skipper Seamus Coleman pulled out of the starting line-up just before kick-off. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Royal Blue podcast is in, hosted by Phil Kirkbride and featuring Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland. The panel discuss what they want to see from the final nine games of the season, which Marco Silva has called ‘cup finals’ as he eyes a seventh-place finish. But do the Blues need Europa League football? Talk then turns to Ademola Lookman, Bernard and Theo Walcott, and whether any members of the club’s under-23s side, who are closing in on the Premier League 2 title, will get their chance in the first team before the campaign is out. Also up for debate is the trip to Newcastle United and why Everton’s away record is better than you think. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton manager Marco Silva has just faced the media at Finch Farm, where he talked VAR, following last night's Champions League match in Paris, his aims for the final nine games of the season, which kick-off this Saturday with the trip to Newcastle United. He then goes on to reveal the latest on the fitness of Leighton Baines and Phil Jagielka and what he made of Jordan Pickford's Merseyside derby performance. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Okay, Everton didn’t get the win everyone was hoping for, but a result nonetheless has at least dented Liverpool’s title hopes. Celebrating a point? You must be joking! Celebrating a Liverpool title hiccup? Absolutely!This week’s View from the Gwladys Street is brought to you by host, Ian Croll and guests, John Howard and Connor Bennett who are all on good form. The lads dissect the 233rd Merseyside derby. The positives, the negatives, the atmosphere, even the wind gets a mention. Thanks for that one Jurgen!This week’s fan podcast is a must listen. Don’t miss out! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's an upbeat mood in the air for the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride and featuring Adam Jones and Chris Beesley.While Everton may not have ended their long wait for a Merseyside derby win, there was a lot to be positive about the performance on Sunday and the panel explain why the draw was so celebrated and why it should not be dismissed.That leads on to the role Blues boss Marco Silva played in the outcome and his tactical battle with opposite number Jurgen Klopp, who of course fanned the flames going into the game with his 'World Cup final' comments.Chris was actually in the room with Klopp at the moment he made them and offers an interesting insight into the mind of the Liverpool manager.The panel also have plenty of choices when it comes to naming a man of the match for Everton while they also tackle a very tricky recruitment question.Then a large part of a must-listen podcast is dedicated to the incredible atmosphere generated by Blues supporters at Goodison Park on Sunday.Phil, Adam and Chris discuss why it was important and why, over the long-term, it could prove a real difference for the players.And there's also time to praise Everton and England's number one.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So that long wait for a win over Liverpool goes on for Everton.But backed by one of the best atmospheres at Goodison Park for some time, the Blues certainly delivered in terms of their effort and commitment, and with a bit more care in the final third, could even have nicked it.The Post-Game podcast starts with the verdict of Phil Kirkbride, our Everton FC correspondent.Then you’ll be able to hear every word of Marco Silva’s press conference – which includes the Blues boss responding to Jurgen Klopp’s claim his Liverpool side were not helped by the wind.And we then get the view from the stands with host Paul Wheelock’s conversation with Everton season-ticket holder Rob Astell. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's your pre-Merseyside derby Royal Blue podcast with host Phil Kirkbride and regular guests Adam Jones, Gavin Buckland and Sam Carroll.But before the panel get stuck into Sunday's massive match, they talk the confidence-boosting win at Cardiff City and what it means for Marco Silva.The Blues boss sprung a surprise by recalling Morgan Schneiderlin to his starting line-up but the midfielder justified that decision.That leads to the questions: Why hasn't Schneiderlin started sooner? Can he still have a future at the club? And are we all going over the top given it was 'only' Cardiff?Adam, Gav and Sam tackle them before thoughts turn to the visit of Liverpool to Goodison Park, Jurgen Klopp's 'World Cup final' comment, Silva's response to it, the atmosphere needed in the ground, and the big factor in Everton's favour.The second half of the podcast is dedicated to answering questions submitted by Evertonians at our first-ever Royal Blue Live event earlier in the week that Phil and the rest of the panel didn't quite get around to answering.Topics include the search for a new striker, Silva's future and Farhad Moshiri.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not long to go now, Blues.And Marco Silva whetted the appetite for Sunday's huge Merseyside derby with Liverpool at Goodison Park by holding a press conference at Finch Farm earlier today.You can listen to it all here as the Everton manager discusses the match itself, the club's wretched recent record against the Reds,what has to be done to change that, and what a win would actually do for his side's season.Silva also talks the selection headaches Phil Jagielka and Morgan Schneiderlin have given him - as well as responding to the Jurgen Klopp comment that Sunday's game will be like a 'World Cup final' for the Blues.Enjoy - and we'll be back later with the Royal Blue podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s fan show is split into three segments. In a nutshell, Cardiff, Moshiri and Liverpool.Guests include Rob Astell and Tom Clarke with your host, Ian Croll.Everton’s resounding 3-0 win over Cardiff has certainly lifted the mood. Let’s face it, it was a much needed win. The lads discuss whether the second half display is the real Marco Silva side.This week also marks a major Everton anniversary. It’s three years to the week since Farhad Moshiri became Everton’s majority shareholder. The lads look back over his reign and discuss what has been his successes and failures. It’s certainly an interesting one.The show finishes off with a preview of the impending Merseyside derby. Should Marco Silva change a winning team? How can Liverpool be stopped? What do the lads make of Klopp’s World Cup comments? There’s also some interesting predictions. Give it a listen. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A very warm welcome to a special recording of our first-ever Royal Blue Live event that took place at the Baltic Market in Liverpool on Wednesday.Hosted by Alan Myers, the show featured former Blues defender Michael Ball, as well as our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, head of sport Dave Prentice, and our former Everton FC correspondent and editor Greg O’Keeffe.The evening kicked off with Alan in conversation with Prenno before the audience tackled a fiendishly difficult quiz set by the latter.The rest of the night was dedicated to questions submitted by Evertonians prior to and during the event.It’s a great listen as the panel talk Marco Silva’s future, three years of Farhad Moshiri, the search for a new striker, Bramley-Moore Dock, this Sunday’s Merseyside derby, and much more.Enjoy.Note this podcast does contain some explicit language For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s exactly three years ago today that Farhad Moshiri became Everton’s majority shareholder.To coincide with that, our Everton FC reporter Phil Kirkbride has produced two special podcasts.Hopefully you’ve listened to the first (click HERE if you haven't), in which Phil and our former Everton FC editor Greg O'Keeffe look back on Moshiri’s first three years in charge and look ahead to the club’s future under his watch.Now here’s the second.It features Phil interviewing John Blain, the chairman of the Everton FC Shareholders’ Association and co-founder of the Everton Business Matters podcast.They discuss Moshiri’s decision to further increase his shareholding in the Blues, the significance of it, what it changes, and what’s in it for him.Also up for debate is whether the Iranian billionaire plans to buy out supporters with small stakes in the club.While John gives an insight into Moshiri the man from his annual meetings with him. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, what a relief that was.After a 17-day break, which followed three Premier League defeats on the spin, Everton returned to action and returned to winning ways tonight with a 3-0 victory at Cardiff City which, come the end, was every bit as comfortable as the final scoreline suggested.Two goals from top-scorer Gylfi Sigurdsson and one from Dominic Calvert-Lewin ensured the Blues stopped the rot and set themselves up nicely for Sunday’s Merseyside at Goodison Park.But this podcast concentrates on what happened at the Cardiff City Stadium and starts with the verdict of our Everton FC correspondent and reporter, Phil Kirkbride and Adam Jones.You'll then hear host Paul Wheelock's conversation with Cardiff-based Everton season-ticket holder Matthew Barry, who for once had a short trip home after attending tonight’s match.Before the podcast ends with the full audio from Marco Silva’s press conference who I’m sure speaks for us all when he says he hopes the result turns around the Blues’ season.And, before we go, just to let you know some tickets remain for our first-ever Royal Blue Live event, held at the Baltic Market in Liverpool city centre on Wednesday (February 27).Tickets cost £5, include a free drink, and can be purchased by clicking HERE. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It remains one of the most seismic moments in Everton’s history. Three years ago this week, out of nowhere, Farhad Moshiri became the club’s majority shareholder.And to coincide with the anniversary, two of the reporters who covered the takeover at the time, and have followed the story since, have joined together to produce a special Royal Blue podcast.You’ll know them both well. Phil Kirkbride is our Everton FC correspondent and Greg O’Keeffe is our former Everton FC editor and now host of the All Together Now podcast.And they provide the inside track on what it was like to report on Moshiri’s shock arrival, what has happened since, including his head-spinning first summer in charge, and what will happen in the future.Included in that is the Iranian billionaire’s first major act – sacking Roberto Martinez – and which of his subsequent appointments – Ronald Koeman and Steve Walsh – he regrets the most.The firing of that duo, plus Sam Allardyce’s six-month reign, are also discussed, as are the biggest lessons Moshiri has learned along with his greatest successes and failures.It’s a brilliant, insightful listen – enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With injury and unavailability ravaging the ECHO sportsdesk, there’s no Kirkbride, no Prentice, no Buckland, no Beesley and no Carroll for the latest Royal Blue podcast.But one of our big names has been passed fit, and Everton FC reporter Adam Jones joins stand-in host Paul Wheelock to preview tonight's massive match at Cardiff City and answer questions from listeners that were submitted on Twitter and on our Royal Blue Facebook page, which you can join by clicking HERE.Adam was at Finch Farm on Monday morning for Silva's pre-Cardiff press conference and he gives his reaction to the Everton's manager response to one question in particular - and then an insight into what the Portuguese is like, away from the cameras, in his one-to-one interviews with the ECHO.There is no doubt that Silva has come under increasing pressure in a worrying run of 10 defeats from the last 16 games in all competitions.But is it time the players carried some of the blame? And, if they cannot stand up and be counted, is it time for two old heads to return to the team?Adam answers those questions before mulling over the listener ones that have been sent in. A lot surround Silva's future.Oh, and the little matter of this weekend's Merseyside derby gets a mention, too.Which no doubt will be covered more in our first ever Royal Blue Live event, held at the Baltic Market in Liverpool city centre this coming Wednesday (February 27).Tickets cost just a fiver, include a free drink, and can be purchased by clicking HERE. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva has just sat down in front of the media to preview Tuesday's trip to Cardiff City - and we have every word the Everton manager had to say at Finch Farm right here.Silva talks how he would have dealt with Kepa Arrizabalaga's actions at Wembley on Sunday, and gives his reaction to the news that a financial settlement has been reached with his former club Watford, before he tackles the questions Blues fans will want answering.Namely, what his squad have been working on during their 17-day break, the conversations he has had with his players in an effort to turn Everton's season around, and just how important the Cardiff clash is.Silva also gives injury updates on Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and Yerry Mina and whether Chelsea's imminent transfer ban will hit his attempts to sign Kurt Zouma on a permanent basis.But the Blues boss probably saves his most impassioned answer until last. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s fan show is slightly later than normal, but as they say, better late than never. The latest View from the Gwladys Street sees the return of Rob Astell, Connor Bennett and Connor O’Neill with your host, Ian Croll. The lads are in good spirits for this week’s show. That’s what a break from Everton will do for you. With Everton currently in the middle of an enforced 17 day break, you’d think there would be little to talk about. Cardiff City are set to host the Blues on Tuesday in what is a must not lose encounter. The lads preview the fixture, have their say on who must play and of course, give their predictions. That segment is brief however with the focus throughout the show on Everton’s identity. Have we lost it? When did we lose it? Do we even need one? There’s plenty of debate and discussion on this one. The topic of Everton’s potential new stadium and those leaked images also makes an appearance. The lads give their opinion on the designs and whether Everton can deliver.The show touches on what is the most effective way to spend this current break. A warm weather training camp or are the answers to be found closer to home at Finch Farm? The podcast finishes off as always with the fan questions. A question not to be missed comes all the way from New Zealand. Listen out for it – it’s a cracker. Anyone interested in coming along to our Royal Blue Live Podcast event at the Baltic Market on Wednesday 27th February please click HERE. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a quiet week for Everton's first team, but that won't stop us from recording our latest Royal Blue podcast.The Blues currently find themselves in the middle of a 17-day break without a Premier League game as they prepare for a trip to Cardiff next week.Host Adam Jones is joined by David Prentice, Sam Carroll and Chris Beesley to discuss how Everton should be approaching this extended time off.Will it be a good thing? Is every player playing for their future? Does Marco Silva need to change his tactics?They're all up for debate - as is a chat about the host of players Everton currently have out on loan, to varying degrees of success. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is confidence rising that Everton will deliver on a new stadium after a series of failed moves? And are the club softening their understandably cautious wording over Bramley-Moore?They are the questions that kick-off the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted as ever by our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, and featuring head of sport Dave Prentice as well as Chris Beesley and Paul Wheelock.Talk then turns to forgotten Blues forward Henry Onyekuru. There is hope the club will finally be granted a work permit for the Nigerian forward but the question is... is he needed? And how serious can you take his exploits in Turkey and Belgium?The panel then discuss another Everton player who has slipped completely out of the picture, Luke Garbutt, who has this week been told to change position. Just why hasn't the left-back's career progressed as everyone thought?Garbutt's future looks away from Goodison Park and judging by an interview he has given in France, so too could Idrissa Gueye. What will Marco Silva make of the midfielder's words? If Gueye does go, he may not be as fondly remembered as Thomas Gravesen, who is the subject of a new book. The panel share their favourite stories and memories about the Dane before Prenno tells a story about Gravesen's one-time midfield partner Alex Nyarko that beggars belief. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to an impromptu View from the Gwladys Street podcast on the Royal Blue channel.The latest fan show overran and unfortunately there wasn't enough time to include the Q&A segment.Fear not, Everton might let you down, but we don't, as we've got a special standalone Q&A podcast which includes every question submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook Page.Ian Croll was joined by Sam Carroll and Paul Wheelock for this one who respond with some blinding answers.Is Silva out of his depth? Would Howe be a good replacement if Silva goes? Did Everton sack Martinez too soon? Does Silva have a problem with over training players? Just some of the questions posed by Blues fans.You won't be disappointed with this one. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices