The esk podcasts with Paul Quinn

Welcome to a new episode of the Esk Podcasts.With the Friedkin's effecting change across the senior levels of the club both on and off the pitch, it was no surprise that they looked for, and successfully appointed a brand new CEO. That person is Angus Kinnear, now former CEO at Leeds United where he spent eight years, initially addressing many of the problems all to familiar with Everton fans, inconsistent ownership and poor financial management. Despite that and elsewhere, Angus has proven himself to be a shrewd operator, an excellent driver of commercial growth, and above all else, a person of integrity and good governance.Sit back and listen to BBC Leeds' Adam Pope as he gives his insight to the eight years Angus spent at Leeds United. As many will know Adam is a fanatic toffee and has a real knowledge of football as well as a passion for us Blues.Thank you Adam for your time and contribution.

Welcome to a slightly different podcast from me, Paul Quinn. Whilst normally I cover Everton Football Club, today I venture into the world of Lancashire Country Cricket Club with Alan Higham. Alan will be known to many cricket fans and cricket journalists as an ardent Lancastrian and follower of the England men's team. Having watched cricket in 50 or so test match grounds his experience and commitment is huge.In this episode we look at governance in cricket and particularly Lancashire County Cricket and it may be no surprise to find very similar issues to those we face in football.Thanks for listening and your feedback is most welcome. A transcript will follow in due course.

I get together with Matt Slater of the Athletic to chat with Bart Huby of LCP Actuaries whose football analytics division has produced a recent report on football finances entitled "Bigger, better but also riskier". The report can be found on the link below.We have a really passionate discussion, primarily focused on the findings of Bart's and LCP's insightful report on football finances but looked through the eyes of two passionate supporters of lower league clubs, Bart as a Tranmere Rovers fan and Matt as a long suffering, but hopefully more optimistic Southend United fan seeing better times ahead. We look at the attractions of lower league football from a fan and owner perspective. Additionally we look at the financial relationship between the Premier League, the EFL and lower leagues. With Everton's takeover issues current we look at the market for football clubs, valuations and governance,Thanks for listening, and thanks for the expertise and passion both Bart and Matt bring to the subject. We hope you enjoy it!A full transcript of the podcast is available here

Welcome to this special edition of Everton Business Matters where for the first time since May 2021 Rodger Armstrong, John Blain and I get together to discuss the last seven years, right up to the potential new investment doing the current media rounds.In our usual style we analyse what's happened, where it has placed us and most critically how do we get out of the deeply uncompetitive position we found ourselves in. As ever strong opinions, some disagreement and Rodger's eloquent summary.Thanks for listeningRodger, John & Paul

Welcome to this episode of the Esk podcasts. Today I an joined by freelance journalist Paul Brown review the season to date, take a detailed look at Lampard, his style of management, what's working, not working. We look at his relationship with the board, and in particular the differences between now and his time at ChelseaWe talk about Farhad Moshiri, with Paul Brown giving some very interesting revelationsThanks as ever for listening

Welcome to another episode of the Esk podcasts, featuring two fellow Evertonians, Rodger Armstrong and Paul Brown.Several months since we last spoke, so we cover virtually every topic from the end of the season to present day including Lampard's style of management, transfer strategy and execution, Kevin Thelwell, Farhad Moshiri, Anthony Gordon and Paul's take on Dele Alli. Great insight from Rodger and Paul as usual as we try to figure out who is doing what and what the results will be.A genuinely enjoyable but frank discussionThanks for listening, the esk podcasts and Talking the Blues are available on all major podcast platforms, links to which can be found here

I am joined by Jazz Bal, Chair of the Everton Fan Advisory Board as we look back on the comments made on Sky Sports News and then an examination of the Fan Advisory Board. We have a frank discussion as to how prepared the FAB is to face the challenges of a fan base wanting change. Change that results in a better Everton. We look at some of the practicalities of how it may all work before commenting on how best fans with opposing views may interact with each other going forwardsThanks to Jazz for giving up his time and his willingness to answer questions.Jazz's email address is chair@efc-fanadvisoryboard.comDetails of the Fan Advisory Board members can be found hereThe esk podcasts are available on Spotify and Apple as well as other podcast platforms

John Blain and Pete Molyneux feature in their regular end of season podcast to do their annual review of the previous season and discuss hopes and expectations for the future for both Everton and Manchester UnitedEnjoy!