The Blue Room - Everton FC Podcast

The season is over, so Matt and Paddy go down some rabbit holes this week. We talk Anthony Gordon’s transfer to Barcelona and what it means for Everton’s academy on a big day for the youth setup, as Dean Rastrick begins his role as the academy director.  Paddy also fills us in on the Blues’ transfer plans with the World Cup looming. We also debate the merits in bringing Tyrique George and Jack Gre...

A season that promised so much for so long fell so flat right at the end. To make matters worse, Sunderland, who were content with a mid-table finish until about an hour into the penultimate game of the season, finished in a Europa League spot. But what went wrong? Was it the players? Was it the manager? Was it the new ground? Was it the fans' fault for hoping that Everton could, for once, make us...

After a dreadful end to Everton’s season, Warren, Liam, Paul and Dave discuss the momentum shift against David Moyes as Everton manager and ask if there are still any merits to keeping him. The lads also chat through their Everton season highlights and with the World Cup on the horizon, discuss their favourite World Cup memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Paddy look back and forward on an episode that has less structure than an Everton back four. Why have things unraveled so spectacularly in the last seven games and will there be any accountability for it? There’s also a look at David Moyes’ - who was very spiky in his post-match presser - situation and the three avenues Everton could potentially explore with it. And if Moyes is to move on...

Matt is joined by Rob, Les and Jon as Everton make it easy for Spurs on the final day of the season. We look at the selection, the performance and the future of David Moyes? 🏃 SPONSOR MATT Matt is running the London Marathon next month to raise money for the Kevin Campbell Foundation: ⁠https://t.co/p698UvxHW1⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠https://nordvpn...

As Leicester City march on unopposed to their first ever league title, Everton have got their eyes on the other two domestic trophies. Sadly, our friends from down the East Lancs have got other ideas, and Roberto Martinez's rapidly receding hairline becomes a stark metaphor for his remaining time at the club. And to this day we don't know just what inspiration he took from the creative mind of Jas...

LISTEN IN FULL: https://tinyurl.com/ycnu83tw Matt, Patric and Adam return to assess the latest Everton debacle. To start, Matt and Adam seek solace after leaving before Seamus Coleman's farewell on Sunday. Then we get into what's gone wrong this season, with a particular focus on David Moyes and his squad utilisation. We finish off with a look ahead to Tottenham. How will the Blues fare being on t...

Les and Dave are joined by Ian to discuss whether 25/26 has really been a bad season or whether inflated expectations have contributed to our feelings of frustration. Is the club where it should be? Would you stick with Moyes, or is it time to twist and look for a new manager? Find out more about Laura's book, On the Banks, here - https://www.lauragatesphotography.co.uk/shopGet 20% of Everton clob...

Warren is this week joined again by Weekly stalwarts Rob Vera & Paul McParlan. They discuss the impact of another fruitless season and the mood around the club. They also discuss the breaking news of Southampton’s expulsion from the Playoff Final Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was an emotional day at Hill Dickinson Stadium - frustration, anger and sadness were all in the air. Matt and Paddy pick through a woeful effort against Sunderland and examine why the form has dropped off so drastically in recent weeks. We also look at Seamus Coleman’s send off - should he have come on and should he get a testimonial? Then there’s a focus on David Moyes. Is this the beginning o...

Matt is joined by Les, Mark, Keith, Paul, Josh and Dave P to discuss a dreadful finish to Everton's first season at Hill Dickinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark O'Brien and Phil Redmond, formerly of When Skies Are Grey and now the brains behind new fanzine One By One, join the co-hosts to shamelessly plug Issue #2 ahead of the Sunderland game. \ We've wanted to talk to them for a while so it's our pleasure to sit down with them and discuss One By One and WSAG, fake Everton hooligan books and ousting Peter Johnson at the Blue House. Details on where t...

Paul joins Warren this week to assess all aspects of the first year in our new stadium. They also preview Sunderland ahead of the last game of the season at Hill Dickinson, and talk about Jose Mourinho’s potential return to Real Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton’s European prospects are bleak after one of the most frustrating results of the season. Matt and Paddy assess the team’s recent defensive disintegration and look at why the mentality has been wrong in the last five games. In short, have the Blues bottled it? We then look at our priorities for the summer - Matt goes a bit Walter Smith - and give kudos to Beto after his brilliant goal. 🏃 SP...

More frustration this week as Everton seem to be doing everything possible to miss out on European qualification – that’s no wins recorded since the 3-0 win over Chelsea, which was also our last clean sheet – we’ve scored 7 and conceded 9 in the last four games and taken just two points. Les and Dave dig into what went right and what went wrong yesterday before taking a closer look at the manager’...

Matt and Dave go macro and micro after the frustrating draw in south London on Sunday. 🏃 SPONSOR MATT Matt is running the London Marathon next month to raise money for the Kevin Campbell Foundation: https://t.co/p698UvxHW1 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: https://nordvpn.com/blueroom ➕ BLUE ROOM EXTRA Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free whe...

The third act of Roberto Martinez's Everton story, as demanded by the listeners, begins in the summer of 2015, as the Blues embark on a chaotic Capital One Cup run. Off the pitch, everyone at the club is affected by the untimely passing of Howard Kendall, the greatest Evertonian of all. On it, the team plays some genuinely exciting attacking football at times, but still can't string two wins toget...

Les and Dave argue over whether a new 15-goal-a-season striker or two full backs would have the most impact at Everton, in between reflecting on what went right and what went wrong against City. There's also a look ahead to Palace with the usual stats and ref watch with whosthatref.comBlue Monday (or whatever we're calling it this week) is brought to you with Invisible Wind Factory - get down befo...

LISTEN IN FULL: https://tinyurl.com/mvvns5pk Matt, Mick and Dave look back at the big moments from the draw with Man City on Monday. What were Everton playing at for City's second goal? And what were the officials looking at when Bernardo Silva dragged down Merlin Rohl. There were positives too. Rohl was rampant down the right and Iroegbunam was gargantuan in midfield in the second half. What can...

These things come in threes…for a third consecutive game Everton let points slip in injury time. Matt and Paddy assess the reasons for the late collapse against Manchester City. Lack of focus? Lack of capable officiating? Lack of clinical play on the counter? Paddy spoke to the excellent Merlin Rohl after the game and gives us an insight into that chat. There’s also a look ahead to the summer tran...

Matt and Mose react at the Denbigh after a wild draw for the Toffees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt is joined by Everton author Mark O’Brien to look ahead to the release of the latest One By One fanzine. We look at what’s to come in the second edition, get into shifting Everton culture after the stadium move and look ahead to the end of the season. Details on where to get your copy of the mag here 👇 https://thisisnotfootball.co.uk/2026/04/26/one-by-one-issue-2-out-now/ 🏃 SPONSOR MATT Matt...

Matt and Paddy are back from a painful weekend in London - mentally and physically. As if a marathon wasn’t agonising enough, Matt has to relive Everton’s loss at West Ham. We look at why the Blues have suddenly lost defensive stability and what positions need to be strengthened in the summer. Also, is it the right time for Everton to complain to PGMO about the refereeing decisions after Saturday’...

Warren and Rob look back at another late defeat for Everton at West Ham, ahead to a touch match at home to Man City and, as the Toffees slip into the bottom half of the table, ask "is Europe still on?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another great weekend for VAR – Salah's dodgy penalty, Calvert-Lewin escaping red for a hair pull, and two incidents in Everton’s game at West Ham – Jordan Pickford should have been given a red card on review, and Everton should have had a penalty. We were sold a vision of minimal mistakes and no more post-match chats about how our team was robbed by a refereeing mistake. Yet we're still having th...