The Evertonia Podcast: Talking Everton

The fellas review the FA Cup defeat to Sunderland which has further deflated the optimism built up around Everton and their positive end to 2025. They discuss Moyes's demeanour, the treatment of the squad's younger players and the possible strategy for the remainder of the season. Finally Paul challenges Adam and Lyndon to recall all 9 of the Blues' home penalty shootouts since the late 1990s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Adam and Lyndon discuss the 4-2 defeat to Brentford, the annoying 1-1 draw with basement boys Wolves and the refereeing nonsense that ensured that Everton finished the latter game with 9 men. They offer their thoughts on the team's current failings, the David Moyes's stubbornness and the manager's refusal to make changes against Wolves until late while leaving Tyler Dibling kicking his heels on the bench. Finally, "Chat EFC" takes us back to the FA Cup 3rd Round in 2012 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Lyndon and a cold-afflicted Adam give their instant reaction to Everton's impressive 2-0 win at the City Ground, secured by a patched-up squad that was inspired by James Garner. They discuss a tremendous performance by a number of supposed second-stringers, laud Thierno Barry for his part and ponder who might keep their place against Brentford on Sunday if a couple of the absentees against Forest return to contention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Paul and Lyndon review Everton's disappointing 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in which they failed to lay a glove on the league leaders even though they should have had a penalty. It's a chance to drag the VAR Soapbox out before thoughts turn to Burnley and the merits of finally giving Tyler Dibling another start. This week's "Chat EFC" takes us back to the final match of 1995 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Paul and Lyndon are back to discuss Everton's 2-0 at Stamford Bridge where the loss to injury of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall compounded what was already a difficult task on a ground where the Toffees haven't won since 1994. They discuss the impact of KDH's absence, not only that game but, potentially, against Arsenal at the weekend, sloppiness off the ball that ushered Chelsea in for their two goals and some poor execution at the other end.Finally, this week's round of "Chat EFC" throws up a memorable classic at Goodison Park from 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Paul and Lyndon look back on a handsome 3-0 victory over Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest at the weekend which saw Thierno Barry finally get off the mark, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cement his status as one of the Premier League signings of the summer and the team finish the weekend sitting 7th in the Premier League ahead of 2 very difficult fixtures against high-flying London opposition. They discuss whether Europe is a realistic prospect for the Blues this season before Adam joins in late for an FA Cup edition of "Chat EFC" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul, Adam and Lyndon finally get a chance to discuss Everton's humbling at the hands of Newcastle and their excellent response on the South Coast where they beat Bournemouth at Dean Court for the first time ever. They review the changes forced upon David Moyes and ponder how he might deal with Tim Iroegbunam's suspension if Michael Keane is also still missing against Forest this weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul, Andy and Lyndon look back at Everton's superb effort against Manchester United when they became the first team to win at Old Trafford in the Premier League era having had a man sent off. They review the performance, Idrissa Gueye's red card and discuss what the midfielder's suspension means for the upcoming matches against Newcastle, Bournemouth and Forest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lyndon and Andy jump on the pod for a chat about the international break and the drama that saw Ireland and Scotland record incredible victories. They ponder Everton's possible transfer strategies in the coming transfer windows as Iliman Ndiaye becomes the focus of mounting transfer speculation before looking ahead to Monday's trip to Old Trafford. They finish up with another instalment of "Chat EFC" where Lyndon's memories of 2004 are embarrassingly murky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys discuss Everton's welcome return to winning ways with the 2-0 win over Fulham at Bramley-Moore Dock thanks to goals by Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane. They reflect on David Moyes's positive team changes and encouraging performances from the likes of Thierno Barry, Tim Iroegbunam and James Garner, plus special mentions for KDH and Keane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group therapy session as the guys lament two more dropped points, a team performance that fell apart after half na hour and some perplexing decisions from the manager. Where does Monday evening leave Thierno Barry after he was hooked before an hour was played with Beto offering even less as his replacement? What was behind the decision to introduce Dwight McNeil and how should Moyes be better leveraging his squad ahead of a game against Fulham that has now assumed undue pressure? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy returns to join Paul, Adam and Lyndon to discuss at length the 3-0 defeat to Spurs and assess where the Toffees are a quarter of the way into the season. They run the rule over certain players and what changes should probably be made ahead of the matches against Sunderland and Fulham as frustration grows at a run of just one win in 7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Paul and Lyndon delve into the weird opinions in the media about Jordan Pickford's status as England's No 1 even while he racks up international records and remains a top performer for Everton. They also discuss whether he tops Neville Southall as the Blues best of the modern era. Finally, they look ahead to the trip to the Etihad Stadium this weekend where Jack Grealish will be missing for the first time this season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys dissect a performance that went from fairly ragged and frustrating to determined and then climactic as the Toffees' loan star scored in stoppage time. They discuss whether that was the moment Bramley-Moore Dock took the baton from Goodison in terms being Everton's raucous, bear pit home and dissect another poor first-half showing that bled well into the second period. They touch on the ongoing striker dilemma, whether James Garner is the answer at right-back and the positive statements made to the manager by Charly Alcaraz and Tim Iroegbunam in terms of future selection in the team.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Lyndon and Paul review the 1-1 draw against West Ham and revisit the burning issue surrounding Everton’s centre-forwards. They ponder whether there is anything David Moyes can do or would be willing to do at right back and then discuss how the manager might deal with the absence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall who has somehow found himself suspended for the accumulation of 5 bookings just six matches into the new season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul, Adam and Lyndon share their disappointment and anger at two successive Everton defeats, first in the Anfield derby and then in the Carabao Cup at Wolves where David Moyes repeated the cardinal sin of making too many changes to the team and reaped what he had sown. A lot of discussion revolves around the vexing issue of which centre-forward should get a run of games to prove they can make the role their own and some frustration with the manager's approach to both matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, Paul and Lyndon discuss Everton's chances in this weekend's Merseyside derby at Anfield — who will start in midfield if Vitalii Mykolenko isn't passed fit; who out of Beto and Thierno Barry will get the nod up front; and can Everton be the first team to take points off the reds this season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys discuss how Everton should approach the contract situations surrounding three players whose longer-term deals expire at the end of the season before previewing the visit of Aston Villa to Bramley-Moore Dock this weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this first one-on-one podcast since we re-branded to Evertonia, Lyndon speaks with the artist formerly known only as The Esk to chat about Everton and the state of the game in general. In the discussion on this episode they touch on his background as an Evertonian before reflecting on how the club navigated the takeover saga at the end of Farhad Moshiri’s reign as owner and what impact the Independent Football Regulator might have on preventing situation like the one the Blues went through from happening again. They talk about the club’s more optimistic outlook now under the Friedkin Group, the summer transfer window and the Toffees’ prospects for the season. And, finally, Paul gives his take on the health of the game in general and whether he thinks there is a way to shift the focus back on the fans rather than big business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The summer transfer window is closed and a busy if not completely successful close season of wheeling and dealing has just come to an end with Everton adding one more player to the squad that will take the club into January at least. Merlin Röhl arrives on loan just before the deadline to join the Toffees who go into the international break sitting in 5th place in the Premier League.On this episode of the Evertonia Podcast we assess the club’s transfer business as a whole, what Everton’s prospects now look like for the rest of the season ahead and Saturday’s impressive victory over Wolves at Molineux while also giving our impressions of Hill Dickinson Stadium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.