Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast

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

This week’s fan podcast is a must listen. Over an hour long, it’s full of discussion, debate, passion and differing opinion on the current hot topic, Marco Silva. It is definitely one not to miss. The first half is good but the second half is even better. And actually shows why there isn’t an easy answer to all of Everton’s problems.Host, Ian Croll is joined by Graham Callaghan, Mark Crotty and Connor O’Neill who offer differing views on where they believe the club currently are at this moment in time. Things aren’t great, 10 defeats out of 16 games in all competitions is testament to that. A slump which dates back to December and the Merseyside Derby defeat. With an extended mid-season break due to the cup exit in full effect, what must Marco Silva do to ensure his side are fully prepared to face Cardiff at the end of the month? Are the players in the current squad good enough? Is Marco Silva getting enough from his players? What’s up with Theo Walcott and is Gylfi Sigurdsson part of the problem? Unfortunately, as the show overran, there wasn’t enough time to read out the fan questions at the end. Apologies for that in advance. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bear with us, but let's look for the positives.At least Everton don't have a game now for 17 days, and more importantly, and at least they have 33 points on the board.Because, as things stand, and by having a quick look at a daunting fixture list, you cannot see where they are going to pick up many more points from.The Blues may be ninth in the table but there is no question they are in freefall with the 1-0 defeat at Watford meaning they have now lost 10 of their last 16 matches in all competitions.And this latest reverse may have been the most painful one yet for manager Marco Silva given the taunts he faced before, during and after the game from the supporters of his former club.But what about Evertonians?Well, after we get the verdicts of Phil Kirkbride and Chris Beesley, who was alongside our Everton FC correspondent at Vicarage Road, we hear from the Blues fans who left comments on our Royal Blue Facebook page (click HERE to join), before host Paul Wheelock speaks to Max Carlyle, this week's view from the stands. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast is back, and surprise, surprise, Saturday's match with Watford is top of the agenda.Now a trip to Vicarage Road will never be considered one of the biggest of Everton's season.But unless they go all the way in the FA Cup, this feels like a final for Watford given the identity of the manager in the opposition dugout.It will be the first time Marco Silva has returned to his former club - and what is sure to be a hostile reception.Troy Deeney has done little to play down the ill-feeling and our regular host Phil Kirkbride asks Dave Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock what they made of the Watford captain's comments. A bit of fun? Or something more than that?But either way, it appears the Blues are going to be in for a battle, and the panel wonder which players in Silva's squad are capable of standing up to that. They also debate just how important a game it is for the Everton manager.Richarlison, another former Hornet, is cut some slack, as is Ademola Lookman, who was bombed from the squad for the midweek loss to Manchester City. However, there is no hiding place for Theo Walcott.Phil, Prenno, Gav and Wheelo are made up that Tom Davies has found his form, but what does that mean for Everton's record signing?It's an interesting discussion with a surprising outcome... 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 sat down in front of the media for a press conference to preview his first return to former club Watford.The travelling Watford fans made their feelings toward Silva known during the Goodison Park clash between the sides earlier this season.But the animosity is expected to be turned up a notch on Saturday at Vicarage Road.Silva gives his opinion on whether there will be a hostile atmosphere as well as Troy Deeney's provocative comments.The Blues boss talks the form of Richarlison, who will also be making the trip to his old club for the first time, and of Tom Davies, as well as giving an injury update.You can listen to Silva's press conference in full here - and we'll be back later on Friday 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

So, a ninth defeat in the last 15 competitive matches, but did the way Everton play in their 2-0 home loss to the defending champions and new Premier League leaders Manchester City give reason for encouragement?To answer that question we get the big-match verdict of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones. The Post-Game podcast then continues with every word that Marco Silva had to say in his press conference after the match.Before the show rounds off with host Paul Wheelock's phone conversation with Evertonian Connor O'Neill, who gives a fans' take on the performance, the continued set-pieces woes, the players who stood out, and the Goodison atmosphere. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast is back and the comments made by Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri about manager Marco Silva dominate the agenda.Silva's position as Blues boss has come into focus after his side's miserable home loss to Wolves made it eight defeats in the last 14 games.But via his usual method of communicating - Jim White and talkSPORT - Moshiri has sought to clarify the Portuguese's position.So, has Silva been given the dreaded vote of confidence? Or is it a much-needed show of support in difficult times?Host Phil Kirkbride and guests Adam Jones, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock try to answer those questions, discuss what the club's supporters make of it all, and debate whether Silva is being weighed down by the burden of history.Talk then turns to the visit of defending champions Manchester City to Goodison Park on Wednesday.A City win would take them above Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.But surely Evertonians don't want to see their team lose in order to hurt their biggest rivals?The panel have their say on that and also mull over the best way Silva can get the result that he and everyone at the club desperately need. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marco Silva admits he is under pressure after yet another demoralising defeat for Everton in what is now eight defeats in 14 games. Saturday wasn’t good. That was clear for all to see. Another set-piece goal conceded. A perceived lack of desire, lack of motivation, lack of quality, a lack of tactical knowledge. Take your pick. This was as bad as it gets.This week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast has been recorded slap bang in the middle of the home defeat to Wolves and Wednesday night’s visit to Goodison Park of Premier League Champions, Manchester City. Host, Ian Croll is joined by a band of regulars in Gary Callaghan, Rob Astell and John Howard. There is a mixed response when it comes to Silva’s short-term future.Everyone knows things have to improve. But how quickly can Silva turn things around? There are some differing opinions on what Silva should do to change the club’s fortunes. With Manchester City on Wednesday following on from the Wolves defeat, things don’t get much easier. That being said, Everton have played their best football, despite not getting the results when playing against the so called Big Six.A win for Silva will go a long way to winning back some sceptical fans, while at the same time giving the Red neighbours across the park a huge boost. The podcast finishes off as ever with a number of questions submitted by fans in the Royal Blue Facebook Group. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Post-Game podcast is back to reflect on another dreadful Everton performance.The Blues suffered an eighth defeat in their last 14 matches on Saturday as they went down 3-1 at home to Wolves.And such was the abject nature of the latest reverse, the podcast’s guests pull no punches.Our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones have their say before host Paul Wheelock picks up the phone to season-ticket holder Ian Croll to get a view from the stands. It’s not pretty.And what did Marco Silva make of it all? Well, you can hear for yourself with every word the Blues boss had to say in his press conference after the game. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The dust has settled on transfer deadline day and with our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride on a well-deserved day off, and our head of sport Dave Prentice also recharging the batteries, Paul Wheelock is your stand-in host for the latest Royal Blue podcast, and he is joined by Adam Jones, our Everton FC reporter, and Ian Croll, or View from the Gwladys Street podcast host.Adam is fresh back from Marco Silva's pre-Wolves press conference and he gives us all the major talking points discussed by the Blues boss, which are then expanded upon by the panel.Idrissa Gueye's will remain at Everton until the summer at least after the club stood firm in the face of two bids for the midfielder from European heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain.Adam and Ian are delighted by the way the Blues refused to be pressured into selling Gueye, who is a fitness doubt for Saturday's visit of Wolves to Goodison Park.But Paul wonders whether the Senegal international's focus is right, given his well-documented desire to join PSG, and anyway, does Tom Davies deserve to lose his place given the way he played against Huddersfield on Tuesday night?Everton lost two left-backs at the John Smith's Stadium and it means that Jonjoe Kenny is set to play out of position there on Saturday.Victory over Wolves would, in all likelihood, move the Blues up to seventh. But does the club want Europa League football?Adam and Ian have their say before all three give their predictions for the clash with the men from Molineux. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Out of the FA Cup with the season effectively over. The defeat to Millwall was then followed by victory at Huddersfield.A mixed week, with plenty to discuss on this week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast. The cup debacle, the Huddersfield win, a Wolves preview and Deadline Day ins and outs. That’s what’s on the agenda for tonight’s show. Host Ian Croll is joined by Gary Callaghan, Rob Astell and Connor O’Neill who pull no punches over the cup exit. The defeat now leaves Everton facing the longest period in the club’s history without silverware. Why can’t Everton just win a trophy? Despite the negatives from the cup game, Everton responded with a 1-0 win away to Huddersfield. It wasn’t pretty by any means but the three points were all that mattered. The podcast finishes off as usual with questions submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook Group. Click HERE to join. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There had to be a response - and Everton delivered one to the shock FA Cup exit by returning to winning ways in the Premier League on Tuesday night at Huddersfield TownBut, while the result was the one most certainly required, was it the right reaction and performance?It is a question that kicks off the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride, and featuring David Prentice, Adam Jones and Chris Beesley.Marco Silva's starting line-up at the John Smith's Stadium then comes under the microscope with the display produced by Cenk Tosun coming in for praise.But will it be enough to reverse the striker's fortunes at Goodison?A more immediate issue for Silva to solve is who will start at left-back on Saturday versus Wolves following Leighton Baines' injury and Lucas Digne's sending off against Huddersfield.The panel debate that before talk turns to Idrissa Gueye's potential move to Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day.Opinions are split over what Everton should do if the Ligue 1 leaders return with an improved bid for the midfielder, who was conspicuous by his absence on Tuesday.But what was encouraging was how Tom Davies played after he took the place of Gueye and the lads wonder whether the youngster is now ready for a run in the side.Enjoy - and, just a reminder, tickets remain on sale for our first ever Royal Blue Live event, taking place at the Baltic Market in Liverpool on Wednesday, February 27, and featuring Alan Myers, Michael Ball and Greg O'Keeffe, as well as Phil and Prenno.Tickets cost £5 - and include a free drink. You can buy them by clicking HERE. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wasn't pretty, and in true Everton fashion, they certainly made it hard work for themselves, but there was no disputing that the 1-0 win at Huddersfield Town on Tuesday evening was desperately needed, given it came on the back of the low point of a season that has badly unravelled in the last two months.It was a win secured by top-scorer Richarlison's 11th goal of the campaign and achieved in spite of the fact that substitute Lucas Digne was sent off midway through the second half after coming on for the injured Leighton Baines.Host Paul Wheelock kicks us off before handing the reins over to our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, Chris Beesley, who was also at the John Smith’s Stadium for us, and Blues fan Tom Clarke, who deliver their big-match verdicts.We also get the latest on Idrissa Gueye, the transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain who missed the match through injury. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton manager Marco Silva sat down in front of the media at Finch Farm on Monday afternoon to preview the Premier League trip to basement boys Huddersfield Town.But, inevitably, a lot of the focus centres on the embarrassing FA Cup exit to Millwall and the fallout from it.The three goals that Everton conceded at The Den came from set-pieces, and Silva is quizzed on his side's inability to deal with dead-ball deliveries into the box, as well as their general form.He also gives an injury update on Yerry Mina and confirms that the club has turned down a bid for midfielder Idrissa Gueye.And, in a lengthy press conference, which you can listen to here, he also reveals what has been said to him by the Goodison powers that be, as well as insisting that now is not the time to panic. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bad couple of months got a whole lot worse for Everton on Saturday evening when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship strugglers Millwall.And to react to the dreadful 3-2 defeat at The Den, we get the view from the pressbox, the stands and the dugout for a hard-hitting Post-Game podcast.Our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride kicks us off, before host Paul Wheelock speaks to Connor O'Neill, who is one of many thoroughly fed-up Blues.And the podcast rounds off with the full audio from Silva's post-match press conference. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the eve of the FA Cup clash at Millwall, and the Royal Blue panel have reconvened for the latest episode of the must-listen Everton podcast.Host Phil Kirkbride gets matters under way by asking Dave Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock whether the fourth-round tie is the most important game of the season? Not just in term of the club’s long search for silverware, but the increasing scrutiny on manager Marco Silva.Paul has been to the New Den in recent years and, after giving a taster of what the Blues can expect, Phil questions whether Silva has no other option to go with his strongest starting line-up. But does that include Yerry Mina?That in turns lead to a discussion over the future of Mina’s centre-back partners Kurt Zouma and Phil Jagielka before talk turns to the story that has got Evertonians talking – the little matter of the club shelling out the best part of £750,000 a week in wages to players who are nowhere near the first team.That jaw-dropping figure is certainly having an impact on Silva in the current transfer window – no news on the incomings front is definitely not good news, according to Prenno – and Gav and the rest of the lads wonder what effect it will have in the years going forward.One player who does look money well spent is Ademola Lookman, and Phil wonders whether the young winger is better now than he was a year ago when he forced through a loan move to the Bundesliga, before the pod rounds off with predictions for Millwall. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton manager Marco Silva sat down in front of the media at Finch Farm on Thursday afternoon for a press conference ahead of this weekend's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Millwall.He was asked about the latest injuries, whether Leighton Baines and James McCarthy will play, the speculation surrounding Idrissa Gueye's future and the shock return of Yannick Bolasie.Silva also discussed the increased scrutiny on Jordan Pickford, why it has taken Ademola Lookman until recently to win a place in his side, and what the young winger has to do to stay there, and of course, the match with Millwall itself.And you can listen to the press conference in full here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Positivity was the buzz word in this week’s View from the Gwladys Street. Host Ian Croll is joined by guests Graham Callaghan and John Howard as they discuss and react to the terrible performance at St Mary’s. Millwall, the FA Cup and the importance of a victory at The Den was also high on the agenda. The focus was also very much on Marco Silva and what he can do in order to take Everton out of this never ending slump. Change of formation, change in personnel or a general change in attitude? Something has to change and no matter how poor the players have been, the lads pull no punches when they say the buck stops with Silva. The podcast finishes off as always with the a selection of fan questions submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook group. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast panel have turned into the style council this week as Everton's approach is again on the agenda.Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Dave Prentice, Chris Beesley and Gav Buckland to discuss if a change in formation is required to help kick-start the Blues' stuttering season.Gav has strong opinions on the shake-up and pushes the idea of a major switch in position for Gylfi Sigurdsson.The pressure on Marco Silva is next on the agenda with the lads sharing their views on the manager after another disappointing result, and performance, over the weekend.The dip in form of Andre Gomes is talked about and whether the priority for this summer is finding him a more suitable midfield partner than Idrissa Gueye - or the other way around.Yannick Bolasie's shock return is up next for debate as the lads ask if there is any way he can force his way into Silva's thinking.The response is unanimous.And we wrap up the first podcast of the week by pouring over Sam Allardyce's latest comments about the Blues' style of play during his time as manager.Sit back, relax and enjoy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unlike last weekend, it's a sombre Post-Game podcast as our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and Chris Beesley reflect on what was a deserved 2-1 defeat at Southampton.And after you hear what Phil and Chris hd to say, you can listen to Marco Silva's post-match press conference in full, which includes a January transfer window admission. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The trip to Southampton may be just one day away, but other talking points dominate the latest Royal Blue podcast.Host Phil Kirkbride kicks things off by asking David Prentice, Sam Carroll and Paul Wheelock whether they are surprised that it hasn't worked out for Oumar Niasse under Marco Silva given he previously played for the Everton manager.While the podcast was being recorded, Niasse completed his loan move to Cardiff City, which came as no surprise seeing how far the Senegalese has fallen down the Goodison pecking order.That in part is down to Silva's decision to move Richarlison from the wing to up front, where the young Brazilian has enjoyed success this season, but from where he has also shown signs of frustration in recent weeks.And that leads to the question whether the 21-year-old is getting enough protection from the officials? And, if not, does he need to speak out?Phil also revisits a question he posed previously on Royal Blue - and that is which player in Silva's squad most deserves a new contract. We get four different and interesting answers.The panel are also asked to name their favourite ever Blues January transfer window signing, talk the immediate and long-term future of James McCarthy, as well as previewing the Southampton match.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A man Evertonians know well is the special guest of our latest Royal Blue podcast.Sky Sports’ Alan Myers is a lifelong Blue who has served the club twice during his career and who remains hugely popular with supporters.He is well-placed, then, to give his verdict on the revolution that is slowly but surely beginning to take place at Goodison.From Marco Silva to Marcel Brands, and Farhad Moshiri to Bramley-Moore Dock, Alan gives his take on all the big Everton talking points.It’s the second time we’ve had the broadcaster on for a pod, and while the first, three years ago, focused primarily on his two spells at the Blues, on this latest offering he expands on why he left the club for the second time after seven whirlwind months.From there Alan moved on to Blackburn Rovers where, after being initially handed the role of director of communications, he became a full director, playing his part in transfers in and out of the club during transfer windows. It proved to be a little different from reporting on them, but not quite as dramatic as the famous one on deadline day at Goodison in the summer of 2013, which he recalls here.And, in an enjoyable listen, Alan also talks the relationship between fans and their clubs – and the lessons Everton could learn from Manchester City. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Something a little different for you, Blues fans.Marco Silva held his pre-Southampton press conference today - and you can listen to every word the Everton manager had to say at Finch Farm.That includes his reaction to reports linking Oumar Niasse with a move to Cardiff City and those suggesting the Blues are in for Michy Batshuayi.Silva also talks about the transfer window in general, whether he has 'sympathy' for Richarlison, his thoughts on 'spygate', and on this weekend's opponents Southampton, as well as the future of players seemingly out of his plans, like Morgan Schneiderlin. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton beat Bournemouth on Sunday to return to winning ways in the Premier League. In true Evertonian fashion, however, our Royal Blue podcast panel still find things to pick apart in the aftermath. With regular host Phil Kirkbride unavailable, Sam Carroll takes the hosting reigns and is joined by Dave Prentice, Paul Wheelock and Gavin Buckland.As the win over the Cherries is dissected and investigated, the quartet discuss the current state of Everton's atmosphere at Goodison Park with certain sections of social media claiming Blues are too expectant and too quick to turn on their side. Richarlison's form, Ademola Lookman, Nelson Mandela Syndrome and Kevin Brock are also mentioned in a fast-paced and highly contentious offering.Enjoy.And by the way, you can join our Royal Blue Podcast group on Facebook and offer your thoughts on the show - plus any ideas you may have - by following the page HERE. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast is brought to you by host Ian Croll and guests, Rob Astell, Connor O’Neill and Matthew Barry. A much needed win has given everyone associated with Everton a massive boost.After a torrid couple of weeks, the 2-0 win over Bournemouth at Goodison Park has definitely stopped the rot. The lads discuss how important the win was, not just for the club and the fans, but for Silva himself. How much pressure has he really been under? The Keane and Zouma partnership seems to be thriving, but what does this mean for Yerry Mina? Is Lucas Digne to be considered the best left-back in the Premier League? And why Jordan Pickford needs to be less erratic. As ever, we finish on the fan questions which have been sent in via the Royal Blue Facebook page. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That felt good.Admittedly, the first 30 minutes were poor, notwithstanding the difficult conditions and frankly dreadful officiating, but what came after that will have lifted the spirits of Everton fans.But, ultimately, the result was all that mattered, and second-half goals from Kurt Zouma and substitute Dominic Calvert-Lewin secured a much-needed 2-0 win over Bournemouth at a wet, windy and wild Goodison Park.It also made for a considerably more upbeat Post-Game podcast, which kicks off with the expert opinion of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, and the considered thoughts of our reporter Sam Carroll, who was beginning to feel a bit of a curse.You’ll then hear the conversation between our host Paul Wheelock and our man in the stands, Ian Croll, in which they get to vent their frustration about referee Anthony Taylor’s ‘performance’.And the podcast rounds off with the full audio from Blues boss Marco Silva’s press conference.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One man, more than most, dominates the latest Royal Blue podcast... Farhad Moshiri.Everton's majority shareholder underlined his ambition for the club when he spoke at Tuesday's General Meeting.And Phil Kirkbride and Dave Prentice, who were both present at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, as well as Gavin Buckland, analyse what Moshiri had to say - from his John Moores-like comments about the season so far, to how the club is going to fund its new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, and the main reason why the Blues have never signed a like-for-like replacement for Romelu Lukaku.Marco Silva has been linked with Lukaku's Belgium international team-mate Michy Batshuayi this week.But is there any truth in the reports? And if there is, is Batshuayi a striker worth pursuing?Marcel Brands will have a major say in Everton's transfer policy this month but will his new position as a full member of the board dilute the skills he has already shown to impressive effect?The panel also discuss Nikola Vlasic's forthright interview, and Blues boss Silva's response to it, before they actually get round to talking about the football, and Sunday's visit of Bournemouth, which includes a bold selection choice from Gav.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of aspiring footballers pass through Everton's academy system every year - and only a tiny fraction will ever make the first-team at Goodison Park.One man who knows this better than most is Lee Molyneux.Molyneux joined Everton's centre of excellence in 2000 and progressed through the ranks at academy and reserve level before eventually training with David Moyes' first-team squad.An unfortunately-timed injury in the summer of 2007 - coupled with the arrival of Leighton Baines - reduced the Huyton-born left-back's chances under Moyes and he eventually joined Southampton in search of first-team football.Since then, Lee's career has taken in the likes of Accrington Stanley, Tranmere Rovers and Morecambe as well as an 18-month stint out of the game after falling into trouble during a testing period of his career.Lee explains all to Sam Carroll in a special edition of your Royal Blue podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The View from the Gwladys Street podcast returns with stand-in host Paul Wheelock being joined by Evertonians Rob Astell, Max Carlyle and Tom Clarke.The quartet discuss the FA Cup win over Lincoln City and whether the reaction to the goal that halved the deficit, and which made for at times an uncomfortable afternoon, shows there is a mental fragility in the squad.Penny for the thoughts of Tom Davies after he, along with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, was taken off at half-time. But is a player all Blues fans are desperate to do well being played out of position?Another question is whether Marco Silva should find a place in his team for Leighton Baines after the fan favourite returned to the starting line-up at the weekend in such impressive fashion. Could it be time to follow up on Roberto Martinez’s brief experiment?Everton may need reinforcements in midfield sooner than expected if, as the rumours suggest, Paris Saint-Germain make a move for Idrissa Gueye. If that happens, should Silva and Marcel Brands be tempted to sell? And would it be hard to begrudge Gana the transfer?The FA Cup fourth-tie at Millwall is sure to be an intimidating one but sadly Goodison Park has not been at its bear-pit best for some time now and Rob, Max, Tom and Paul try to explain why that is the case. Is it down to the players? Is it down to television kick-off times? Or is it a wider problem for top-flight football?Talk then turns to Sunday’s visit of Bournemouth before the panel discuss the big breaking news regarding Brands that emerged while the podcast was being recorded.Enjoy – and thanks for everyone who suggested questions and talking points for the show on our Royal Blue Facebook page. Click HERE to join. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So Everton are on the road to Wembley.But there's no doubt they made it harder work than it should've been in beating Lincoln City at Goodison on Saturday.However, does it matter?That's the question Phil Kirkbride, Dave Prentice and Gavin Buckland ask to kick off the first Royal Blue podcast of the week.The panel also assess the 'reward' for knocking out Lincoln and why a trip to the Den could actually be a better tie than it appears on paper.With Everton now well off the pace for a top-six Premier League place, Phil, Dave and Gav discuss Michael Ball's hard-hitting ECHO column in which the former defender makes it clear the FA Cup now should be the club's sole priority.But do the Blues have what it takes to win the cup? Especially if they end the transfer window without signing another striker?This time last year Evertonians were hoping that Cenk Tosun would be the the man to replace the departed Romelu Lukaku.But Tosun's struggles continued after coming off the bench against Lincoln and Phil, Dave and Gav wonder what's gone wrong for the £25m man.And they also indulge in a bit of transfer gossip and what Everton should do if Paris Saint-Germain follow up their reported interest in Idrissa Gueye.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, those first 14 minutes were good, weren't they? And wasn't it great to see Leighton Baines back, as good as ever?And, on a serious note, the win was all that mattered.But, as the Post-Game podcast makes clear, Everton far from convinced in their 2-1 victory over League Two leaders Lincoln City in Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie at a sold-out Goodison Park.The podcast kicks off with the thoughts of Phil Kirkbride, our Everton FC correspondent, and Sam Carroll, the ECHO’s sports breaking news writer, before we hear every word Blues boss Marco Silva had to say in his post-match press conference. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Later today, Everton will be looking to improve on a recent record that has seen them knocked out at the third-round stage of the FA Cup in three of the past four seasons.To offer the Blues some kind of defence, the teams they were knocked out by were fellow Premier League clubs: Leicester, West Ham, and the other one we've conveniently forgot...But surely there is no chance they will suffer a similar fate this afternoon?Unfortunately, Everton do have fairly recent history of being victims of a giant-killing, and as the main guest of this preview podcast explains, Lincoln are very much a club on the up, and who do know how to cause a shock.Mark Whiley is the Lincoln City writer for the Lincolnshire Echo and he gives us the inside track on the League Two leaders, their highly-rated manager Danny Cowley, their biggest threats to the Blues, and their chairman Clive Nates, who may well have mixed emotions, seeing as he's a big Evertonian who grew up idolising the late, great Alan Ball.You’ll then hear the full audio from Blues boss Marco Silva’s press conference, where he talked transfers, his team’s form, the importance of the FA Cup, and whether Ademola Lookman will return. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast team have got FA Cup fever ahead of the third round - but has Marco Silva?Today's panel discuss the world's oldest club competition and where it sits on the Everton manager's list of priorities.Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Head of Sport Dave Prentice and reporter Sam Carroll to discuss Silva's team selection for the game with League Two leaders Lincoln City and how he will approach the competition.Is there any excuse not to have a good go at the FA Cup? What is the message from the top of the club about the competition? And how could an FA Cup run helped build momentum for remainder of the season and heading into the summer?The panel also chew the fat over some potential January exits as well as discussing Everton's concerning run of form and how Silva can turn it around.Sit back, relax and enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast of 2019 is certainly an interesting one. This week’s show is hosted by Ian Croll who is joined by Rob Astell, Graham Callaghan and Connor O’Neill.The lads look back on the Leicester City defeat and analyze what was a dire performance. There is also a discussion and overall refection on what has been a torrid few weeks for the Blues and how Marco Silva can put it right. Are fresh faces needed in January and if so, who should Marcel Brands target?One win in eight is a dreadful run of form but with third round of the cup up next, this surely gives Silva and his men a chance to secure a morale boosting victory. We finish off with the fan questions submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook page.There’s that and plenty more…. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It may be a New Year, but there was no reversal in Everton’s fortunes this afternoon.The Blues went down to a 1-0 defeat to Leicester City to extend their winless run at Goodison Park to four matchesIt also meant they have now lost five of their last eight, both home and away, a run that includes the draws with Newcastle United and Watford, and that Boxing Day win at Burnley, which sadly is looking like an aberration in what is a worrying slide.It is a slide that is discussed in detail by Tom Clarke, who gives us the view from the stands, and who also talks the feeling among the fan base about manager Marco Silva, who probably for the first time in his short reign, is facing some tough questions.And it is with the Everton manager that we start this podcast as we hear every word he had to say after the match. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices