Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast

With Jordan Pickford the toast of the nation, this week's Royal Blue podcast is a goalkeepers' special. We talk Pickford, obviously, while Phil Kirkbride, Dave Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Adam Jones select their top three Everton goalkeepers from the Premier League era. There's also talk about Ademola Lookman, the TV fixture changes and Shani Tarashaj. For information regarding your data privacy,...

Everton have registered interest in Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney. Does that mean a bid could follow? Phil Kirkbride,Dave Prentice and Chris Beesley discuss all things left-back related at Everton. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The transfer window slams shut on Thursday, August 9 at 5pm and so far, Everton haven't bought a single player. Silva and Brands seemed rather relaxed about the situation at their press conference unveiling a few weeks back making it clear they want quality over quantity. Is there a concern amongst the fans by a lack of transfer activity? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.co...

Midsummer's Night was just days ago - and the players are back for pre-season testing on Monday. But there's still plenty to talk about. We've had Ramiro Funes Mori's exit, Wayne Rooney's impending exit and the announcement Everton will compete in the Algarve Cup this summer. There's also been a host of names linked with the Blues in action at the World Cup - and, of course, the dreaded VAR! It's...

Everton haven't bought or sold a single player so far this summer - with new boss Marco Silva making it clear he wants quality rather than quantity. Of course it is only the middle of June, and we do have a major international tournament underway where the world's best players are in action. But should we be concerned? Should we just be patient? Sports Editor Dave Prentice, Everton correspondent P...

It was Wages Day on the Royal Blue podcast as the panel talked about Everton's need to reduce their squad size - and cost. After new director of football Marcel Brands confirmed there will be some "not nice" conversations over the coming weeks as he looks to trim a bloated squad of 38, Everton Correspondent Phil Kirkbride sat down with Gavin Buckland and Head of Sport Dave Prentice to debate the b...

The View from the Gwladys Street is a special edition show hosted by Ian Croll, Video Editor at the Liverpool Echo and season ticket holder in the Gwladys Street for over 20 years. Ian was joined by three fellow Evertonians, Tom Clarke, Lee Molton and Connor O'Neil all of whom had plenty to say on the latest developments at the club they love and support. This is a podcast by the fans for the fans...

New Everton manager Marco Silva and new Director of Football Marcel Brands delivered their first press conference at Finch Farm - and Phil Kirkbride, Dave Prentice and Adam Jones were there. They discuss the dynamic duo's first public appearance as Evertonians. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new era begins at Goodison Park. Marco Silva and Marcel Brands were today presented to the press for the first time since joining Everton. Brands arrived as the Toffees' new director of football last week - and he was shortly joined by former Watford and Hull boss Silva. There was plenty of talk about transfers, Wayne Rooney, plans for the future and how the two will work together. Listen to the...

Marco Silva is the new Everton manager - and Everton correspondent Philip Kirkbride, Head of Sport David Prentice and Video Editor Ian Croll discuss the appointment. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Allardyce was finally relieved of his duties as Everton manager this morning. The Echo's Head of Sport Dave Prentice is joined by Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland to discuss the decision - and the ramifications. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It could be a seismic week for Everton Football Club, with potential changes at managerial and boardroom level. Echo Head of Sport Dave Prentice and Royal Blue regulars Gavin Buckland and Tony Scott discuss what could happen, what should happen - and what they would like to see happen. There's a few names talked about here, too, from Ancelotti to Simeone, Silva to Eddie Howe, and Fonseca to ... Ra...

Wayne Rooney has an 'agreement in pricinple' to join DC United. Does that mean his second Everton coming is over? Is he heading across the Pond? Do we care? Different views from Head of Sport Dave Prentice, Royal Blue regulars Tony Scott and Gavin Buckland and special guest from the BBC, Greg O'Keeffe. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad ch...

Davy Klaassen has been told he's not going to be sold by Everton this summer - but does he realistically have a future at Goodison? The Royal Blue podcast team are back around the debating table after a night at The Dixies where Jordan Pickford was the big winner. Everton reporter Phil Kirkbride, Head of Sport Dave Prentice and Tony Scott all went home empty handed but returned with plenty to disc...

There was only one place for the Royal Blue podcasters to start today - Sam Allardyce's press conference. The Everton boss revealed he'd held positive talks with the club's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri and had been given the clarity over his future he wanted. Blues' reporter Phil Kirkbride was at Finch Farm to hear Allardyce speak confidently about managing at Goodison next season and hosted t...

It's a results business - and Big Sam has just ground out two more solid results. But some Everton fans still aren't satisfied. Everton correspondent Phil Kirkbride, Head of Sport Dave Prentice and Royal Blue regular Gavin Buckland reflect on the victory over Newcastle and discuss the Big Sam conundrum. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad c...

It's the post-Swansea analysis. And Dave Prentice, Chris Beesley and Gavin Buckland try to work whether the draw at the Liberty Stadium really was a "big, battling point" or whether Everton were too conservative by far. Once again. They also discuss Tim Cahill's searing analysis on Sunday morning about a club which has lost its identity. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com...

There's plenty of disagreement in our post-derby fall-out - but one thing Dave Prentice, Tony Scott and Gavin Buckland are all in agreement on is that Everton missed a MASSIVE opportunity to end that dreadful derby drought. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a long time since Everton have celebrated a derby win. Too long. But does a derby win against a second string Liverpool team even count? You bet it does! Head of Sport Dave Prentice, Adam Jones, Sam Carroll and Royal Blue regular Tony Scott preview the 231st Merseyside derby. You might even hear some optimism! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more abo...

Our Royal Blue podcasters do what the Toffees singluarly failed to do on Saturday night - and gave it a go for almost half-an-hour. But was it a case of Manchester City being superb. Or were Everton awful? Head of Sport Dave Prentice, Chris Beesley, Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland try to find the answers. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad c...

It's international week - yes that interminally dull period when we count down the minutes until the next 'proper' match. OR, discuss who Sam Allardyce should keep or sell this summer! We carried an Echo Keep or Sell poll this week, with some obvious results (no-one wants to keep Kevin Mirallas or Ashley Williams) and some less obvious. Dave Prentice, Chris Beesley and Adam Jones discuss the findi...

As Dan Meis says, there's a "heavy debate" going on about the capacity of Everton's new stadium. Everton Reporter Phil Kirkbride is joined by Gavin Buckland and Adam Jones to pour over Meis' Twitter messages to supporters, talk through the results of the survey and debate - and debate some more - the pros and cons of various capacities. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/...

Author Tony Evans, Head of Sport Dave Prentice and Liverpool correspondent James Pearce discuss the season Everton and Liverpool battled for supremacy on the pitch - and how the city came together to battle the impact of Thatcherism off it. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast was full of Turkish Delight as the panel looked back at a match-winning performance from Cenk Tosun. Everton's new striker hit two goals to help see off Stoke City and Tony Scott and Gavin Buckland joined Phil Kirkbride to pour over his performance. And the panel were asked if Tosun could catch Wayne Rooney as Everton's leading scorer in the league before the end of the seas...

The Royal Blue team are showing they can play twice a week - with a second podcast in a matter of days. And there was plenty for the panel to get stuck into today. Everton Reporter Phil Kirkbride is joined by Head of Sport Dave Prentice, the BBC's Greg O'Keeffe and stats man Gavin Buckland and the agenda was bursting at the seams. The trip to Stoke City, a sweary Sam Allardyce press conference, aw...