The Evertonia Podcast: Talking Everton

On this meaty episode Lyndon, Adam and Andy review the encouraging win over Crystal Palace and the form of some of Everton's youngest players.They discuss the Carabao Cup second round tie at Preston and the furore over the manager's comments about juggling the Premier League with cup commitments as well as the news that Jake O'Brien could be on the move before the transfer deadline.Finally, they offer their thoughts on the return of Jack Grealish before ending with a game of chat EFC that takes them back to a high scoring game from February 2011.

Andy and Adam join Lyndon to chew over Angus Kinnear's comments in the sit-down interviews he did at Hill Dickinson Stadium this week. They ponder the contrast between the CEO's more upbeat demeanour compared with that of David Moyes who has, thus far, only spoken to Vinny O'Connor at Sky Sports.They offer their respective predictions for the starting XI against Crystal Palace in the season opener and then the season as whole.

Adam, Paul and Lyndon discuss the Toffees' pre-season win over Newcastle at Murrayfield which saw Thierno Barry score again, Tyrique George find the net for the first time in Everton colours and Iliman Ndiaye convert from the spot.They mull over the pros and cons of the Brennan Johnson–Dwight McNeil swap deal and the never-ending full-back saga.Finally, this week's game of ChatEFC goes back to another game under David Moyes, this time from December 2011.

Lyndon is joined by Adam and Andy to discuss a couple of potential incoming transfers, one that could have been announced by the time you listening to this and another that appears to be bubbling away as the Toffees negotiate with his current club.They a chat about Everton’s ongoing pre-season programme which, by all accounts, took a positive step forward against Hamburg and which continues this weekend against Stuttgart.And they finish with a game of Chat EFC where Lyndon tests Adam and Andy’s memory of a game against Aston Villa from David Moyes’s first spell in charge.

The full crew are back for the first time this summer to wrap up their thoughts on the World Cup and revisit the treatment by the media and other fans of Jordan Pickford. They offer their thoughts on the interest in Ndiaye from Al-Hilal, the departure of Idrissa Gana Gueye and Everton's transfer strategy which is going to be key over the last month or so of the window with some key positions to fill.Finally, "Chat EFC" takes us back to Walter Smith's reign and a trip to Middlesbrough in September 2000.

Paul and Lyndon chat about England's progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup thanks in part to a performance from Jordan Pickford that has finally got the pundits acknowledging his worth to the national team. Paul gives his thoughts on the signing of Hayden Hackney and Tyrique George before the lads talk about right-backs and where else the Blues still need to urgently strengthen

Adam and Lyndon jump on the mics to discuss the latest news at Everton which includes confirmation of the Toffees’ new shirt sponsor and the signing of Hayden Hackney.

Lyndon, Adam, Paul and, later, Andy chat about Everton's squad needs and the upcoming transfer window, starting with the news of Vitalii Mykolenko's new contract. They discuss the need to upgrade the full-back areas, the futures of Idrissa Gueye and Tim Iroegbunam in midfield and Beto and Thierno Barry up front as well as the wing options. Finally, they try and come up with all 11 former Everton players who have been named in the squads for the 2026 World Cup.

Last week, we selected our player of the season and personal highlight of the season but this time we thought we’d have some fun with some alternative awards for 2025/26.We give out virtual gongs across 10 categories:The give us an excuse to feel hard done to awardMost infuriating Everton performanceMost ridiculous momentWorst VAR call we didn’t getOpposition player we can’t stand the most award (based on something this season)Best Everton performanceMost curious signing Goal of the SeasonMoment of the season award