The Blue Room - Everton FC Podcast

Les, Gav, and Rodger meet up eighteen months on from their last catch-up - and almost everything has changed. Or has it?

Goodison is behind us, the Friedkins have put the club up for sale, and David Moyes has got us sitting sixth and into the last eight of the Carabao Cup. So why does it still somehow feel like we're stuck in the same rut?

Last time, we discussed the highs and lows of Everton over the decades, whether the club and fans have really changed, and what it means to have “our” Everton back.

We picked up on loyalty, how we often look at the past with blue-tinted specs, and speculated on what the then new owners needed to learn from the mistakes of the past.

A lot has happened since then, and the new owners already want out. On this episode we’re going to look at how the club has changed under those new owners and the impact it’s had on our identity as a club.

We ask whether they may have wanted to stick around had results been better and had we qualified for this season’s European competitions.

Was this always a buy, fix and sell job, or would European football have changed their minds? Are they missing out on a massive opportunity by throwing in the towel so soon?

And what of the new stadium? The club hired Populous to give the new stadium an Everton identity, but have they nailed the brief? And who exactly is the new stadium for?

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Les joins Rob as Everton enter another international break on a high. The lads assess the team from back to front - are some players lucky to retain their place? - ask what the obsession is with goalscoring aesthetics, confirm that Barry is the league's best striker, and pick their two favourite autumn albums. Grab a cuppa and cosy up.

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How are Everton looking in their quarterly review?

Matt is joined by Connor and Dave P to look at what’s gone well and what could be better.

Jack Grealish is also back in the fold after he featured in a behind-closed-doors game on Thursday. How do Everton handle his reintegration into the squad and is there any way in which he can start at Brentford?

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Part One of Kev's conversation with footballer-turned-entrepreneur, Hope Akpan, who made his professional debut for Everton in 2009/10.In this first half Hope talks about what it was like making his way through the academy ranks at Netherton as an 8-year-old, all the way to the first team and facing senior midfielders like Arteta and Cahill in training.There's an in-depth recollection of his debut in the Europa League, a baptism of fire that in retrospect gave Hope the platform to build a career with Crawley Town under the mercurial Steve Evans, and set him on a journey that would lead him to international honours - and back to the Premier League.This episode is supported by The Excelsior on Dale Street.Learn more about Hope Akpan's business, The Plant Blends, at theplantblends.com. Follow them on Instagram at @plantblends
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Warren, Liam, Paul and Dave take stock of Everton's season so far - thoughts and debate on Barry, Moyes, upcoming fixtures and what they think should be a priority for the Blues in the January transfer window.
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