The Blue Room

An early edition of Byline this week. Matt and Paddy look at last week's ruling against Everton and whether this is the end of the PSR pain. When can we expect a decision on the Blues' appeal against the £40m fine? We also assess the latest transfer rumours around Liam Delap and Jarrad Branthwaite. Then it's a look at the World Cup - what's gone well and what is irritating us?

As World Cup fever sweeps The Blue Room, Foxy and Liam join Les and Warren for a Weekly/Mailbag mash-up. On The Weekly, we discuss Burnley's £40m compo claim against Everton and the start of the 2026 World Cup. Then head over to YouTube or Patreon for Mailbag to continue the World Cup chat and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in August 2024, Liam caught up with top blue and writer Jim Keoghan.The pair discussed 96/97, the late 90's at large and the wider implications on the Toffees to this very day.The duo talk Joe Royle, Peter Johnson, transfers, the lot. And apparently, if Liam's slip of the tongue is correct, we signed Foster not Oster the following summer...Thanks to Sean Ponzini, Gary Lunt and Niall O'Donnell for their contributions to this episode, which is in association with The Excelsior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper two-parter this week. Firstly, Matt and Patric look at the recent ruling that means Everton will have to pay £40m to Burnley over their PSR breaches in recent years. Is the ruling fair? And why are the Blues fuming? Rob then joins the conversation for the second part, as we look at the new contract for Vitalii Mykolenko and interest in Hayden Hackney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave joins Carl Woodward on BBC Radio Merseyside to give his thoughts on what Everton should be looking to do in this summer's transfer window. They also discuss how the news that they were told to pay Burnley might have a big impact on their plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the World Cup imminent, it's no surprise to see a flurry of transfer news. Even Everton are getting in the mix. Matt and Paddy look at the links to Hayden Hackney and the current state of play. Everton want him, he wants Everton, but is there too big a chasm in terms of Middlesbrough's valuation of the player? We also analyse Vitalii Mykolenko's new deal. It's a three-year contract for the left-back - is that the right decision? We finish with thoughts on the Friedkin Group after 18 months at the helm. Do we want to hear more from them? And how ambitious are their plans for the club?

Les and Dave discuss Everton's squad and ask four key questions: Most important player in Moyes' system? Most replaceable starting player? Least likely to be at Everton next season? Player Everton would be doomed without?  Let us know your answers in the comments.  Dave also dives into the incredible life-saving tech that meant Christian Eriksen could walk off the pitch despite collapsing with chest pains.  Blue Monday is partnered by Invisible Wind Factory - find out what's on over the summer at https://www.invisiblewindfactory.com/events/  And for more information on the Oliver King Foundation, go to https://www.theoliverkingfoundation.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete returns to the Weekly where he and Warren talk about the end of the season and the hopes for next. The pair also discuss the highs, lows, over and underachievers of the Premier League, plus World Cup chat as the international spectacle draws closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Les joins Phil Munns on BBC Radio Merseyside to look at Everton's current position as we move forward from the end of the season and casts an eye on potential transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Les and Dave look at the pros and cons of keeping Moyes for one more season and give our shortlist of four replacements. Who's on your list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Grealish back again next season. We're also looking for your thoughts on the Friedkin Group's tenure in charge so far. What have you liked? What can be better?

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 all dead happy?Blue Monday/Toffee Tuesday/Thursday is brought to you in partnership with Invisible Wind Factory - get down pre-match next season for food, drink, music, and What's the Score? at the Windy live show.Help us hit 10,000 subs on YouTube before the 2026/27 season kicks off - head to https://www.youtube.com/@TheBlueRoomEFCAnd our mate Laura has got a new book coming out. Head over to https://www.lauragatesphotography.co.uk/ and get a discount with the code ‘TBR25' at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, do the Blues need to revamp their recruitment team?

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?

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 Jason Derulo."Bobby, try Bryan Oviedo at right back.""Okay that's quite unique, thanks Jase."All that plus the coach ride to Hell (via Walsall) on the podcast that knows The Dixies should've gone ahead.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

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 the other side of a last-day relegation decider? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 clobber with the code BLUEROOM20, here - https://forevereverton.co.uk/And see what's on at The Windy, here - https://www.invisiblewindfactory.com/events/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 of the end for his second spell at Everton? Or will Angus Kinnear stick to his guns after his pre-match comments?

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 to get your copy of the mag here

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.

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's pros and cons. There's a lot of debate over whether he should see out his contract, be offered a new one, or be let go at the end of the season.Blue Monday is brought to you with Invisible Wind Factory - pop in before the Sunderland game to catch the season's final What's the Score? at the Windy.And, if you're after some Everton clobber, go to forevereverton.co.uk and use code BLUEROOM20 to get 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Dave go macro and micro after the frustrating draw in south London on Sunday.

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 together. All that and more from the podcast that knows the real reason Tim Vickery went to South America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 before the Sunderland game for food, drinks, and What's the Score? at the Windy - our live prediction show.And, if you're after some Everton clobber, go to forevereverton.co.uk and use code BLUEROOM20 to get 20% off#everton #evertonfc #evertonfootballclub #premierleague #premierleaguefootballWant 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

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 they offer at this late point in the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 transfer window, as the rumour mill starts to ramp up again.

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

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's appalling handball miss?

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 those same conversations, and we can't put it down to the officials being unsighted.So, how is VAR making everything worse?The penalty decision had no bearing on Everton's defeat. That was squarely on the players and the manager. We look back at West Ham and dip in form at a bad time for the Toffees, before looking ahead to another Monday night match against title-chasing Man City.Blue Monday is brought to you in conjunction with Invisible Wind Factory. We'll be back for the penultimate What's the Score? at the Windy ahead of the City game, where you'll be able to enjoy pre-match drinks and food from Pierogi and Pickles. Pop in if you're about before kick off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start with Matt giving us his take on full time at the London Stadium, before Dave, Les, John and Warren debate what went wrong and ask if our chances of qualifying for Europe slowly slipping away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Blue Room's Matt Jones joined Liam last June to discuss the hot mess that was 2015/16. The pair discuss crazy 3-3 draws, “Baines is one of us”, Wembley heartbreak as well as the one when the Scarlet Might had 40 shots. Also, SOBs, Matt is running the London Marathon - pls donate. It's for The Kevin Campbell Foundation no less. https://www.justgiving.com/page/matt-jones-6?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Thanks to Gary Lunt, Niall O'Donnell and Sean Ponzini for their contributions to this episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warren, Paul and Liam convene to talk a little bit about the derby, but more about West Ham this weekend. Do the Blues need three points to keep European hopes alive?

Numb to it all now, aren't we? Aren't we!?! The lads have the unenviable job of talking about Everton's latest Merseyside derby masterpiece. Matt - after an antibiotics and alcohol mix - and Paddy - fresh from a big rewrite - had to steel themselves for this one. So why does it keep happening? Is it something deeper or just dreadful defending? And how can Moyes and the players pick themselves up for a European run? It'll be therapeutic. Honestly.

Les and Dave are back to discuss another late derby defeat for Everton, another appalling refereeing display, and some more substitute issues from Moyes. Even so, the European push is still open with a pivotal fixture at West Ham coming up on Saturday.Blue Monday is brought to you with Invisible Wind Factory - pop in on your way to the Man City game on May 4 for food, drinks, and What's the Score? at the Windy live show.Get tickets for The Kairos gig there on April 25th here - https://www.invisiblewindfactory.com/event/the-kairos-invisible-wind-factory-liverpool/And don't forget your 20% voucher when shopping at forevereverton.co.uk - BLUEROOM20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lads react to another loss at Hill Dickinson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and Rob convene for an upbeat chat about Everton's approach ahead of the Merseyside derby on Sunday. Should the Blues risk losing in an attempt to win? And is it time to truly belief that Everton can win one of these fixtures? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LISTEN IN FULL: https://tinyurl.com/4bhnufsj Matt catches up with Beth Lindop from ESPN for the latest on Liverpool ahead of the first derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LISTEN IN FULL: https://tinyurl.com/4hrpmyrp Matt is joined by Liam, Mick and Connor this week. We continue to talk up Dewsbury-Hall after his equaliser at Brentford before talk turns to the derby. What do we make of the Reds ahead of their visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium? And should Moyes roll the dice with George after his sparkling cameo last weekend?

Everton were stung twice by the Bees but remained standing on Saturday…just. There is plenty for Paddy and Matt to discuss on the Byline this week. We look at the pattern of the game and the impact of Tyrique George from the bench. How big an impact can he have before the end of the season? Season ticket renewal details were also released. Are some fans right to be frustrated about the increased prices? And there's the Merseyside derby against Liverpool too. Can Everton take confidence into the clash with their bitter rivals. 

Another late Everton goal saw the Toffees take an important point away at Brentford. But the league is so tight that just six points separate Chelsea in 6th from Newcastle in 14th. Every point is crucial if we want to qualify for Europe. With both teams in almost identical form, how should Moyes approach the weekend's derby? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob is joined by Warren for his Kick About debut to take a deeper look at all things Everton ahead of a big week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt is joined by Rob, Adam and Warren to talk through a dramatic draw for Everton at Brentford.

Les, Ian, Dave, and Liam on season tickets, European football, weird Everton moments, daytime drinking, horses, cartoons, pyjamas, breaking things, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton head into a new decade suddenly in the top half and with Jurgen Klopp planning to play a team of young children in the FA Cup derby. Liam's about to realise his lifelong dream by being in an actual Batman film, while Kev's got four overseas jollies planned throughout 2020. Some clumsy bastard in a lab in Wuhan has other ideas, though. This episode is supported by The Excelsior on Dale Street. Thanks to Sean Ponzini and Gary Lunt for their contributions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob & Liam join Warren to preview the next two games as Everton hunt a European place. They also discuss Dwight McNeill's recent performances. The trio round off discussion by talking Championship promotion candidates and the SPL title race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices