Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast

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...

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...

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 si...

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...

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...

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 looki...

Will the real Everton please stand up? From a 6-2 hammering at home by Tottenham, to a 5-1 beating of Burnley at Turf Moor, and now to this... a lacklustre and disappointing 1-0 defeat at Brighton. Little wonder, then, that the final Post-Game podcast of what's been a forgettable 2018 is not an upbeat one. It's a podcast that starts with the definitive verdict of our Everton FC correspondent Phil...

We debate the ECHO's big Marcel Brands interview in the latest Royal Blue podcast. Everton's director of football offered brilliant insight into his thinking ahead of the January transfer window, how he has revamped the club's scouting department and why he's appointed a "pitbull" as his new chief European scout. And today's panel give their take on a two-part interview that has got Evertonians ta...

As responses go, that was just about perfect. Everton came in for stick - and rightly so - after they were embarrassed in front of their own supporters by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. But to the credit of Marco Silva and his players, they hit back in style on Boxing Day with a 5-1 win at struggling Burnley. It's a win that is pored over in our Post-Game podcast, which features the definitive verdi...

It’s the morning after the night before and Adam Jones, our Everton FC reporter, and Sam Carroll, who was on reporting duty at Goodison Park on Sunday, join host Paul Wheelock for the latest Royal Blue podcast. Sadly, the Blues’ 6-2 loss to Tottenham Hotspur dominates the agenda, and Sam, in particular, having witnessed the humiliation first hand, has a lot to get off his chest. Adam, who had the...

And there we were thinking the hangovers were supposed to come after Christmas. No, ever since that heartbreaking derby defeat, back at the start of what is shaping to be a horrible month, results and performances have been deteriorating for Everton. Then came today, and a truly embarrassing 6-2 home loss to an admittedly superb Tottenham Hotspur side that stretched the Blues' winless Premier Leag...

Tottenham are riding a crest of wave after they drew at Barcelona to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League, beat Burnley at the death to continue their best ever start to a Premier League season, and then won 2-0 at North London neighbours Arsenal in midweek to make it through to the Carabao Cup semi-finals. They also have a great recent record against Everton. They’ve not taste...

There's only one place for the Royal Blue podcast to start today - and that's at Bramley-Moore Dock. Everton this week announced they are proposing to build a new stadium on the waterfront with a capacity of 52,000, with the potential for that to rise by an extra 10,000.It is THE talking point of the week among Evertonians and we waste no time in debating the news and tackling the issue of ambitio...

Our View from the Gwladys Street podcast is back and with regular host Ian Croll laid low by illness, stand-in Paul Wheelock is joined by guests Rob Astell and Connor Bennett. The trio talk the Manchester City defeat and the major talking points from it, from Everton’s best centre-back system to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ademola Lookman, and to the importance of Idrissa Gueye and the two of the pl...

We're sifting through the defeat to Manchester City on the first Royal Blue podcast of the week. Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Dave Prentice and Gav Buckland, and Marco Silva's decision to play three at the back is top of the agenda. One of podcasters thinks it was a bad idea. Another thinks Silva was right to go with it. Buckland's pre-match wish to see Dominic Calvert-Lewin given a chance at...

It's a short, but not so sweet Post-Game podcast. Everton went down 3-1 at Manchester City this afternoon to stretch their winless run to four matches and continue their wretched record at 'big six' teams. The podcast starts with the verdict of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and concludes with the full audio from Blues boss Marco Silva's press conference. For information regarding you...

The Royal Blue podcast team are back for a second time this week to preview the trip to Manchester City. Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Dave Prentice, Adam Jones and Gav Buckland and they are asked a simple question with a not so straightforward answer: how do the Blues beat City? The lads give share their - different - confidence levels, discuss a potential change in tactics and assess if Pep G...

In a week that promised so much for Everton, it’s fair to say the glimmer of expectation surrounding the previous week’s run of fixtures was high. Heartbreak at Anfield and frustration at Goodison, twice, has certainly stopped that in its tracks. It really wasn’t supposed to be like this. The next run of fixtures won’t be any easier. Manchester City and Spurs await. To talk through the past week o...

A pair of frustrating draws, a highly controversial back page and the daunting prospect of a trip to Man City are all on the agenda as the Royal Blue podcast returns. Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Head of Sport Dave Prentice and Adam Jones to pour over the events of the past week at Goodison. The panel kick-off by giving their take of the draws with Newcastle United and Watford with the discuss...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to reflect on a night of mixed emotions for Everton. The overriding feeling at full-time was one of relief after Lucas Digne’s brilliant free kick earned the Blues a 2-2 draw at home to Watford that some would argue they did not deserve. But there was also disappointment and frustration after a poor second-half performance saw the Hornets score twice in three minut...

Let’s be honest, a visit of Watford to Goodison Park is not one of the first matches you look out for when the fixtures are released in the summer. But this evening’s game does have extra spice attached to it as it will be the first time that Everton manager Marco Silva has faced the Hornets since leaving his former club in acrimonious circumstances earlier in the year. It’s clear that Watford, at...

Our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride travelled to the training ground of Watford on Friday to record a very special Royal Blue podcast. Phil spent time in the company of former Blues winger Gerard Deulofeu, who will be making his return to Goodison Park with Watford on Monday night. They talked his time at Everton, his contrasting relationships with Roberto Martinez and Ronald Koeman, his o...

Now if you’ve been on Twitter or Facebook today there’s a good chance that you’ll know that Tim Cahill is celebrating his 39th birthday. Not that we needed an excuse, but we’ve put together a special podcast celebrating the best £1.5m Everton are ever likely to spend. To do that, Paul Wheelock speaks to three Aussie-based Evertonians, Ronan Mathews, Lachlan Spiteri and Robert Martin. We talked wha...

One word comes up more than other in the Post-Game podcast... frustration. And with good reason as that perfectly encapsulated the mood around Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Yes, the 1-1 draw with a well-organised and at times cynical Newcastle United side was enough to move Everton back up to sixth. But with everyone desperate to put the devastating Merseyside derby defeat behind them, it felt...

So yet another devastating late Merseyside derby defeat for Everton. But, for anyone expecting the latest Royal Blue podcast to be akin to a wake, then you’d be wrong. Therapy maybe, but there’s no mourning. And why would there be after the Blues produced their best performance at Anfield in some time; a performance that should have brought the point their efforts so richly deserved. So to pick th...