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Is this the way to Barcelona? No. Still gargantuan, mind. Duncan v United ("ten years on!"), Vaughan exorcising the demon of a certain "fat little nobed", and going to a 0-7 defeat at Arsenal on a schoolnight. This is vintage Evertonia. Let the good times roll. This episode is supported by The Excelsior. Thanks to Sean Ponzini and Gary Lunt for their contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt, Keith, Adam, Jack, Ed and Maggie give their thoughts on Everton's win at home to Coventry, which lifts the Blues to fifth place in the Premier League table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liam and Warren are back on Weekly reflecting on two brilliant wins over Newcastle. The pair discuss James Tarkowski’s good form, leading the team by example and also look ahead to Friday night's game at home to Coventry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

➕ GET AD-FREE LISTENING: https://tinyurl.com/42n58cwn One for sorrow? Two for joy! Everton get the better of the Magpies twice in four days to lift the mood around the Toffees. We look at what worked well against Newcastle and whether the tactics should be changed for Friday's game. There's also a look at Harrison Armstrong's situation - now a bonafide first-team players, is he close to signing a new contract? Jack Grealish's situation also remains a big talking point. What's happened? What does it mean? Is it realistically over for him at Everton? 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt, Dave and Adam discuss a quality Everton performance away at Newcastle to pick up a first Premier League win on the road this season. But first you'll hear from John Wharton on the final whistle at St James' Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt joins BBC 5 Live Drive for a short look ahead to tonight's game against Newcastle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian joins Les and Dave ahead of two big games for the Toffees over the next five days: Newcastle away tonight and the Friday night fixture against Coventry. Positive results could propel Everton back towards the European spots. Defeats could drag them down, with some tough fixtures ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave is joined by John, Dave P and Joshua looking back on the Blues booking their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, and debate what side they'd like to see away to Newcastle on Monday. They also discuss Jack Grealish and his future at the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three matches, one league, one cup, and one completely random. On this episode of Toffee Time Machine, John takes Dave P back to the golden era of Everton FC, 1984–85. 🏆 The Cup: Everton v Bayern Munich, 1985. The Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final many Blues still call Goodison’s greatest night. One down to Bayern, the Old Lady roaring, and Howard Kendall’s side came back to win 3–1 and book a place in the final in Rotterdam. 🔵 The League: Everton v QPR, 1985. The afternoon the title came home to Goodison Park. We relive the match that confirmed Everton as champions of England. 🎲 The Random: Mark Higgins Testimonial, 16 December 1984. Merseyside 7–6 Manchester. Everton and Liverpool players on the same side at Goodison: Southall, Ratcliffe, Reid and Sharp alongside Rush, Neal, Whelan and Mølby, against a Manchester XI featuring Mark Hughes. About 16,000 fans turned out, reportedly more than the first-team league game the day before. We also tell the story of Mark Higgins, the former Everton captain whose career seemed over at 26 with a pelvic injury, just before the club’s greatest success. Then came his remarkable comeback with Manchester United, Bury and Stoke. Strap in, set the dial, and let’s go back in time to when Everton conquered all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt, Paul, Liam, and Ed are at The Denbigh Castle to pick through Everton's 3-1 win over Newcastle in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. About as routine a game as it gets, but we all felt nerves at 3-1, didn't we?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Matt struggling to articulate his feelings after Saturday, Mick and Dave P are on hand to help. We reflect on the widespread sense of frustration after the loss at Arsenal, before Mick delivers a scathing assessment of the off-the-pitch decisions that have led the Blues to this point? Then we look at Newcastle. Will it even matter depending on what comes out of Wednesday's draw? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Borneo, Bridewell, Byline - what's the difference? Matt and Paddy reflect on the loss to Arsenal and the current holding pattern that seems to have been put in place by the ownership uncertainty. Do Everton have to be this stagnant? Do we have a right to be frustrated at another limp performance at a superior side?  We also check in with the latest goings on at Goodison Park. Everton Women have improved their form there lately, but what does the future hold for the Old Lady? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another 2-0 defeat, another afternoon of watching Arsenal take corners. On this week’s Blue Monday, we pick apart the Emirates loss and ask how Everton got stuck in this rut: two league wins since March, owners heading for the exit, and some of our brightest young players stuck on the bench. Is there any way out of this malaise, or should we accept we're just mid-table at best? CLAUDE AI This episode is sponsored by Claude.aiClaude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you... whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter.For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — Claude.ai slash BLUE.That’s ⁠claude.ai/BLUE⁠ and check out Claude Pro - which includes access to all of the features mentioned in today’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John introduces the show from a sodden Emirates Stadium, before Matt, Les and Dave reflect on a disappointing 2-0 loss to Arsenal. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who needs Wayne Rooney, when we've got Marcus Bent? Obviously an inferior version of the legendary original, but we didn't have Horne or Cantona for very long in the Good Times Era. It's the one you've all been asking us about, so dive in. So much happened between July and December 2024 that it's a miracle we kept this to 183 minutes. This episode is supported by The Excelsior. Thanks to Sean Ponzini and Gary Lunt for their contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ed McCosh climbs aboard the Toffee Time Machine with Dave P to discuss three matches that, between them, capture almost everything it means to follow Everton. For his league pick, Ed heads back to a bank holiday afternoon when the Blues did their work early and the result was settled by the time most fans had got up for their half-time pint. In the cup, he takes us to a European night when Everton stood firm to secure a memorable win. His wildcard is one every Evertonian will feel - a match that looked lost at the break, followed by a second half that turned despair into delirium. Ed also explains what each game meant to him, where he was, and why these memories have outlasted everything that came after. Expect tension, nostalgia, and a reminder that with Everton, it’s never over until it’s over. Strap in, set the dial, and let’s go back in time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Patric join Matt to look back at a tough day for the Blues on Saturday. Did the starting XI set the tone for a negative display, at the start of both halves of the game? Will Moyes ever change his approach to substitutions? And what are the worst debuts in recent Everton history? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Invincibles dream is over. Everton lost for the first time this season at home to Chelsea on Saturday. But had it been coming for a few weeks now? We look at David Moyes’ substitutions after the Christian Norgaard change backfired spectacularly on in the 2-0 defeat. Is he really bad at them? And is he making enough of them? Then it’s a look at Brighton, who have been the stars of the Premier League this season. Could Everton really ever implement that kind of model? How far away are the Blues from the Premier League’s most modern outfits? Finally, Paddy provides and update on Josh Wander, who plead guilty to charges of fraud last week. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton’s unbeaten run finally came to an end against Chelsea in what was a wholly uninspiring afternoon of football for everyone involved. Les and Dave look back at that game and ahead to the forthcoming fixtures, as Everton’s season looks like it’s going to get a lot tougher from here on in.We also have your reasons to be cheerful from the weekend. Not too many involved the actual football.We also ask Claude AI what subs it would have made at the weekend - the answers may surprise you.As ever, let us know your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt is joined by Liam, John, Mat and Keith to review a first defeat of the season for Everton.  This episode is sponsored by Claude.ai Claude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you... whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter. For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — Claude.ai slash BLUE. That’s ⁠claude.ai/BLUE⁠ and check out Claude Pro - which includes access to all of the features mentioned in today’s episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt joined BBC 5 Live's Nesta McGregor for a short look ahead to this afternoon's game against Chelsea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warren, Liam and Paul have the final say on the Hull draw and also ask which player from the last 25 years would they like to see in today’s Everton team. The trio also preview the upcoming Chelsea game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt is joined by Natalie and Connor to talk through the main Everton talking points this week. We look at the Premier League as a whole and whether the Blues can capitalise on a number of sides being out-of-sorts. Then it’s on to Hull. Are there still questions over Barry and Dewsbury-Hall despite their goals? And where do we see the current ownership situation leading, with The Friedkin Group keen to cash in on the club? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paddy is back, Everton are back, frustrating away draws are back and yes...ownership uncertainty is back. Matt and Paddy look at Thierno Barry's mixed day at Hull City. The numbers suggest he's improving, but is his profligacy in front of goal a problem Tyrique George's recent omissions also provide a conundrum; what's going on there? And to finish we tackle the ownership situation. What does it mean for the manager, the team and transfers? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a weekend when the Toffees extended their unbeaten run to 8 games to sit fifth in the Premier League, we’re going to look back at that game and ask why some fans still feel a slight sense of discontent.#everton #evertonfootballclub #premierleague #hullcityCLAUDE AIThis episode is sponsored by Claude.aiClaude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you... whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter.For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — Claude.ai slash BLUE.That’s ⁠claude.ai/BLUE⁠ and check out Claude Pro - which includes access to all of the features mentioned in today’s episode.Want a little more from us? Try The Blue Room Extra for more than 20 hours extra content a month: https://www.patreon.com/TheBlueRoomExtra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt, Les and Rob react as Everton go fifth in the Premier League table but still disappoint in their 2-2 draw with Hull City. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave is joined by Patric Ridge to discuss and debate the news that Everton's owners, The Friedkin Group, want to sell the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt reacts to the news that The Friedkin Group have put the club on the market and are open to a full sale of the club. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in December 2024, Liam sat down with author, journo and bloody good Toffee Simon Hart.The duo revisited 04/05, a milestone season in modern Evertonia. Join the pair as they discuss Cahill, Arteta, Osman et al and a famous derby win.Thanks to Gary Lunt, Sean Ponzini and Niall O’Donnell for this contribution to this episode, which is in association with The Excelsior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Man City saga continues to rumble on and Liam and Paul join Warren to discuss if any potential punishment could open up again the idea of a Super League. Discussion also turns to if Everton can ever dream of being league champions again one day and the lads look ahead to the Hull game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paddy’s colleague from The Athletic, Greg O’Keeffe steps in this week, as we look ahead to the return of Premier League football. Greg also gives us a unique insight into the mindset of David Moyes and where his head could be at as time continues to tick down on his Everton contract. We also look back at the Folarin Balogun transfer saga after he has seemingly opened the door to a transfer to the Premier League again; Greg, who has interviewed the United States striker before, looks at how much of a missed opportunity it was for the Blues. Greg also talks through his recent interview with Kevin Sinfield, who has been raising money in support of Motor Neurone Disease charities by running seven ultramarathons in seven days. You can read that story here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7645900/2026/10/02/kevin-sinfield-rob-burrow-mnd-charity-run/ CLAUDE AI This episode is sponsored by Claude.ai Claude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you... whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter. For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — Claude.ai slash BLUE. That’s claude.ai/BLUE and check out Claude Pro - which includes access to all of the features mentioned in today’s episode. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manchester City were found guilty on 114 Premier League charges and lodged an appeal, rival clubs began lining up compensation claims, and Real Madrid handed UEFA a reported 50,000-page dossier on Barcelona. Barcelona have since counter-sued for defamtion. All this comes four months after Everton were ordered to pay Burnley £35m in the first-ever club-to-club PSR compensation award.Picking up a Mailbag question from The Bridewell on Friday's show, we ask whether football is finally eating itself, or whether the feast started back in 1983, with Everton sitting at the table.We break down what the commission actually found against City and what happens next with their appeal. We compare City's case with every other club that's been punished, including Everton, Forest, Leicester and Chelsea, and ask why some lost points while others kept them. We explain how Burnley turned a four-point model into a £35m bill, and why it's now the template for claims against City.We revisit the history of clubs suing clubs, from Tevez and Boro v Derby to Madrid v Barça and Madrid v UEFA. And we go back to the end of gate-sharing and the 1992 breakaway to ask an uncomfortable question: is the "drawbridge" partly our own fault?Read John's piece on PSR and the drawbridge at https://theblueroomefc.co.uk/2026/10/man-city-psr-and-everton-the-rules-must-apply-to-all/This episode is sponsored by Claude.aiClaude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you... whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter.For problems worth solving — get started with Claude at — Claude.ai slash BLUE.That’s claude.ai slash BLUE and check out Claude Pro - which includes access to all of the features mentioned in today’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Les chat with Nathan O'Hagan about his book Succession: Colin Harvey and his Time as Everton Manager. What was his inspiration for writing the book? Was Colin Harvey the right man at the wrong time? Was he let down by those above him and some of his players? What could he have done differently? What could the club have done differently? All this and more is discussed. You can get Nathan's book, Succession: Colin Harvey and his Time as Everton Manager, from your local bookshop now. Order online here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Succession-Colin-Harvey-Everton-Manager-ebook/dp/B0H72D5DM4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was all a disappointment. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. Joseph Yobo excelled at the back. Kevin Kilbane settled in quickly in midfield. Nigel Martyn was the club's Player of the Year and quite rightly so. And the boy who turned 18 was off to spearhead England's quest for the 2004 European Championships.Not our words, Lynne. The words of Raymond J. Stubbs.We discuss numerous mysteries like how did Everton end up wearing all yellow away at Fulham, why are the Redknapp clan all morphing into each other (even Louise), and how did James McFadden's rat tail last as long as it did, all on the Everton podcast that knows you don't wear a red jacket to the match.This episode is supported by The Excelsior. Thanks to Gary Lunt and Sean Ponzini for their contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Weekly episode; after 31 years without a trophy, is supporting Everton a tough ask or a joyous experience? Warren and Paul discuss whether it’s a club of few highs and many lows. Also discussed is the Man City charges and Everton’s England internationals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt speaks to Christian Smith from The Lawyer to talk through the latest major off-pitch developments in football. Christian gives us the latest on Everton's appeal over their £35m payment to Burnley. What happens if it's successful? And will an unsuccessful appeal mean big legal trouble for Manchester City further down the line? Follow Christian here: https://x.com/TheLawyerCSmith ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Paddy away on honeymoon, Matt is joined by Evertonia creator and former Toffeeweb owner Lyndon Lloyd. We look at the wide-ranging consequences of Manchester City’s guilty verdicts - subject to appeal - and whether Everton have a legitimate case against them? And what is the Premier League really worth until there is finality over these charges? Then it’s time for an in-depth look at Everton culture. What have we gleaned from the last 31 years without silverware? Have there been ‘good times’? And finally we look at a listener question over accountability for the summer transfer window. Should we have heard from someone at the club by now? EVERTONIA https://evertonia.com/index.php ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Les is joined by Foxy, standing in for Dave, to discuss Everton's unbeaten start to the season and the rivals for Europe. The lads also dig into Andy Burnham's proposals to overturn the long-standing drinking ban at men's football matches, and look at the charges Man City have been found guilty of in relation to Everton's previous PSR breaches. We kick off with Jordan Pickford, who somehow keeps getting better for England even when he's not playing. After James Trafford shipped three against Spain, we dig into a remarkable stat: Pickford hasn't started any of England's last five games where they've conceded three or more. Then it's the race for Europe. Bournemouth, Sunderland, Palace and Brighton are all juggling European football, and the Thursday-Sunday grind starts after the break. Can Everton take points off tired legs? We look at the early surprises (Brentford and Leeds), the slow starters (is the heat already on Alonso and Carrick?), and whether Villa can cope without Rogers, Tielemans and Watkins. Off the pitch, Evertonian PM Andy Burnham wants to scrap football's 40-year-old ban on drinking in your seat. Many fans love it, police hate it. Would you take a pint to your seat? And finally, Manchester City have been found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges. Everton were charged, sentenced and docked 8 points in a single season for one overspend. City's case took over three years, and there's still no punishment. What should happen next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt is joined by Rob to assess Everton’s start to the new season. We zone in on the defence and the difference Jarrad Branthwaite makes. It’s also been an impressive start to the campaign for three youngsters in the squad in George, Armstrong and Dibling - how will they progress his season? And finally, we react to the Manchester City news, which broke during recording. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Rob react to the news that Manchester City have been found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League rules. What punishment should they get? And what does it mean for Everton? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt checks in with football business writer and lecturer Dave Powell to assess Everton’s current ownership situation. Did the end of the transfer window reveal big issues off the pitch with the Blues? What does the Friedkin Group’s search for investment show about their long-term ambitions? Should we expect for frugal summers like the one just gone? ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warren and Liam are back for the Weekly discussing Jarrad Branthwaite’s return to full fitness and recall to the England squad. They also have the final say on the Ipswich win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John spoke to Liverpool boxer and top Toffee, Frankie Stringer, ahead of the announcement of his next bout - a match-up with Kurt Jackson, that's been added to the MF PRO card on November 14th in London. Frankie opens up on brain scan scare, how boxing is a team game, his favourite things about Everton, and why he wore red shorts for one bout! ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Paddy assess a mediocre performance from Everton on Saturday in their 1-0 win over Ipswich Town, but what has been a strong start to the campaign overall. We look at what the players have been doing behind the scenes to harness a siege mentality following a tough summer and what could potentially be a turning point for Tyler Dibling after two encouraging performances in a row. The lads also pay tribute to colleague Joe Thomas, who is leaving the Liverpool Echo after 16 years. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Les and Dave look back at the win over Ipswich, picking out the positives - the joint best defence in the league and exciting young attacking options in Barry, George, and Dibling - and the negatives - more VAR and Attwell nonsense, and Moyes' use of the squad and subs.And given this is Everton's best start to a season since Ancelotti's first season, the lads look at Everton's European aspirations and some potential Premier League rivals for those continental cup spots.CLAUDE AIThis episode is brought to you in association with Claude.ai Claude is the AI for minds that don't stop at good enough — it's the collaborator that actually understands your entire workflow and thinks with you...whether you're debugging code at midnight or strategizing your next business move, Claude extends your thinking to tackle the problems that matter. Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today — ⁠⁠Claude.ai/BLUE⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We reflect on the Blues continuing their unbeaten start to the season with a scruffy 1-0 win at home to Ipswich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Moyes' summer is spent chasing half the Premiership's central midfielders to no avail. So the board's 5m war chest is spent on two wingers, a prodigal striker to go with the other 84 we already have, and a "backup" goalie who ends up being Everton's best cat since Southall's 80s heyday.More worryingly, Wayne Rooney's growing too big, both literally and figuratively. He's overweight in pre-season and his 18th birthday party is all over OK or Hello or one of them stupid magazines, attended by C-list celebrities and media types who want to see him sold to Chelsea.After a half-decent start in the league, the Toffees find themselves in the bottom three after a pitiful Monday night display at Ewood Park, and fans start to wonder if Moyes' 7th-place finish the year before was too magnificent to be true.This episode is supported by The Excelsior. Thanks to Gary Lunt and Sean Ponzini for their contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A win is a win. Everton did enough to get past Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup fourth round. But the lowkey 1-0 win could prove to be a big moment for Tyler Dibling. Has the winger finally earned the trust of the manager after a Player of the Match performance? Does Carlos Alcaraz also have a claim to more minutes. Matt, Dave P and Natalie assess it all, and look ahead to what feels like a decisive game against Ipswich Town on Saturday. ➕ AD-FREE LISTENING Get exclusive content and all of our podcasts ad-free when you sign up to Blue Room Extra: ⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc83x2zh⁠⁠⁠ 🤝 NORD VPN DEAL Get our black Friday exclusive deal: Big savings + 4 months extra: ⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/blueroom⁠⁠⁠ 📩 EMAIL Get in touch with Matt and Paddy for questions, comments and enquires at evertonbyline@gmail.com 📸 LAURA GATES PHOTOGRAPHY Get a discount when using code ‘TBR25’ at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt reacts at Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton get past Wolves and into the Carabao Cup fifth round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul joins Liam and Warren to discuss Everton's unbeaten start to the season (the best since the 2021/22 season) and look ahead to two big home games this week - Wolves in the Carabao Cup and Ipswich in the Premier League. #everton #premierleague #carabaocup Want a little more from us? Try The Blue Room Extra for more than 20 hours extra content a month:   / theblueroomextra   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices