The Blue Room - Everton FC Podcast

After a summer of silence, Everton went media-mad this week as David Moyes and Angus Kinnear both did the rounds ahead of the new season.

And the two interviews couldn't have sounded more different. Les and Dave dig into the contradictions as Moyes says the squad's "got a long way to go," while Kinnear says "we're not behind where we thought we would be." So, who's right, and is there a genuine disconnect between the manager and the boardroom?

We also get into the numbers behind the Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton leap from bottom-third to top-third revenue in the league. And a stadium quote that genuinely stopped us in our tracks about how "Everton" the brand should actually be.

Plus: full backs, transfer strategy, and a look ahead to Palace and the first What’s the Score at the Windy at Invisible Wind Factory.

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Matt is joined by a host of contributors to predict how the Blues will get on this season.

Where will they finish? Who will be top scorer? What is your Everton hot take for the campaign?

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Pre-season is DONE. Premier League football is BACK. But there still feel like a lot of work to do for Everton in the transfer window.

Matt and Paddy look at the latest transfer developments ahead of the season opener against Crystal Palace. Has the right-back search become too complicated for the club's transfer committee? Will Grealish and Delap come in late in the window?

We also pick out our top performers from the 1-1 draw with Lille at Hill Dickinson Stadium and break down how the side will look against the Eagles next weekend.

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We talk the preseason, the forward options, do we need Jack Grealish? Key players, Moyes, predictions etc. the usual.

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Matt reacts to Everton’s draw at home to Lille in the last game of pre-season.
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