Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast

Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO, including our main Royal Blue show with Ian Croll, Joe Thomas, Chris Beesley, Connor O'Neill, Gavin Buckland, Paul Wheelock, Matt Jones & Tony Scott.

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Sky Blue thinking - were City exceptional? Or E...
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,...
28 min
952
The Tinder Episode (aka Keep or Sell) from Seam...
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...
34 min
953
The Everton stadium capacity debate
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...
44 min
954
Two Tribes: Why Everton were the heroes in the ...
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...
26 min
955
Stoked up by Turkish Delight
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...
30 min
956
Awaydays, recovery times and Robert Elstone
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...
44 min
957
Two-footing Phil Neville & why Moyes was relent...
From two-footed tackles on Phil Neville to why training under David Moyes was 'relentless', James Wallace gives a brilliant insight into life as a young prospect at Everton in the late noughties. In a special edition of the Royal Blue podcast, Wallace...
21 min
958
Should Blues sign Vardy? Everton transfer strat...
The latest edition of the Royal Blue podcast is jam-packed with news, views and strong opinions - with Everton's transfer strategy high on the agenda. Everton Reporter Phil Kirkbride is joined by Gav Buckland and Adam Jones with the trio debating...
43 min
959
Everton's season has been 'an absolute scandal'
This week's Royal Blue podcast has a Scandinavian feel as we are joined by special guests from the Norwegian branch of the Everton Supporters Club. Everton reporter Phil Kirkbride hosts the discussion with ECHO football writer Chris Beesley plus...
32 min
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Turf War: The fall-out from Burnley and more tr...
They're not booing - but they're not happy either. In this week's Royal Blue podcast our resident Toffees look back at the trip to Turf Moor and try to make sense of it all. Everton's defending, Big Sam's substitutions, the reaction of the Everton...
41 min
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Allardyce's future and where should Everton's e...
In the latest impassioned Royal Blue podcast, Phil Kirkbride is joined by Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland to discuss Sam Allardyce's pre-Burnley press conference, and where the Blues' expectations should lie after the manager's dividing comments... For...
41 min
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The Watford inquest, Allardyce question and Far...
Everton ran out to their traditional Z-Cars anthem on Saturday - but that was where all similarities to the Blues home form ended. Another insipid away performance ended in another away defeat - and Phil Kirkbride, who was at Vicarage Road, and Dave...
31 min
963
Was Everton's Dubai trip the best preparation f...
The Royal Blue podcast is back but unlike Everton's players we haven't been able to enjoy the glow of the Dubai sun. Our Everton reporter Phil Kirkbride hosts proceedings as he is joined by ECHO sportsdesk colleague Chris Beesley plus regular guests...
36 min
964
It's the unhappy Deja Vu edition
It's the deja vu edition. And it's not a pleasant lookback. For the second time this season our Royal Blue podcasters have raked over the ashes of a five-goal hammering at the hands of Arsenal. And while the first one precipitated the departure of...
34 min
965
Coleman, Leicester and will Everton regret loan...
Everton closed off January 2018 in some style - with a win over leicester City and a new signing in the bag! In the latest podcast Phil Kirkbride, David Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Tony Scott discuss the Blues' important victory - and whether the...
39 min
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Dissecting the dismal West Brom display - and s...
In an impassioned Royal Blue podcast Phil Kirkbride, David Prentice, Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland delve into exactly what's going wrong for Everton, whether the Blues need to make more waves in the transfer market and discuss the midfield debate......
34 min
967
What? No Left-back in January? Really? The West...
Head of Sport Dave Prentice joins Everton correspondent Phil Kirkbride and Echo sports writers Adam Jones and Sam Carroll to discuss whether Everton really can afford to go through the rest of the season without a new left-back. Theo Walcott's role...
30 min
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The Theo Walcott perception, Cenk Tosun's big n...
Everton reporter Phil Kirkbride is joined by ECHO journalist Ian Doyle and podcast regulars Gavin Buckland and Greg O'Keeffe to consider the pursuit of Theo Walcott, look back at the Wembley horror show against Tottenham Hotspur, debate a new...
30 min
969
Walcott, Everton exits, a lively General Meetin...
Our latest Royal Blue podcast focuses on imminent comings and possible goings at Goodison Park, looks back at a lively General Meeting, discusses a Wembley debut for Cenk Tosun - and whether club matches should actually even be played at the national...
32 min
970
We need to talk about Kevin (one last time), pu...
It's been a busy few days since our last podcast, with Cenk Tosun signing, Ross Barkley leaving, Kevin Mirallas departing on-loan ... and yet more Anfield heartache being inflicted. Tony Scott pops the champagne corks as he discusses Mirallas' exit,...
45 min
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The Everton stadium debate and talking Tosun
The first Royal Blue podcast of 2018 is upon us! Phil Kirkbride is joined by Adam Jones, Greg O'Keeffe and Gavin Buckland to debate the issues surrounding Everton's new stadium, the club's pursuit of Cenk Tosun and what Sam Allardyce's tactics for the...
43 min
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Festive fall-out with Sigurdsson, Bolasie and K...
The ghost of Christmas past is raised in our latest Royal Blue podcast - well the patron saint of bookings anyway - former Blues favourite Gareth Barry.Saint Gareth's name is taken in vain as Dave Prentice, Phil Kirkbride, Tony Scott and Gavin...
39 min
973
Roo's laughing now? Plus just another Yannick M...
We're not too proud to say that not all of us were 100 per cent convinced about the wisdom of signing Wayne Rooney. Well Dave Prentice wasn't. And he eats humble pie here as our latest Royal Blue podcast discusses his impact already this season -...
31 min
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The Derby Fall-out and the shock of seeing a pe...
Phil Kirkbride and Dave Prentice (two of the journalists who put their hands up when Jurgen Klopp asked his press conference if they thought Dejan Lovren's challenge was a penalty) are joined by Gavin Buckland and Tony Scott to look back on the 229th...
40 min
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Derby Day Preview - Can Sam be THE Big Man?
Derby Day is almost upon us - and there's an edge to the usually reasoned discussion between Dave Prentice, Tony Scott and Gavin Buckland. We put it down to PDT (Pre Derby Tension). They even end up arguing about whether Walter Smith's 1999 Anfield...
41 min