Talking the Blues

In addition to Talking the Blues, I run an occasional podcast series called The Esk Podcasts with Paul Quinn covering topics other than Everton Football Club. Today it’s about Lancashire County Cricket Club – I hope you enjoy it!

In early February 2025 I was joined by fellow Lancashire County Cricket Club member Alan Higham to discuss various governance issues at the club.  In today’s episode we return to the subject, particularly focusing on the issues surrounding changes to the first class game in England.

Alan guides us through the proposed changes to the first class game – changes that will be determined by the 18 first class counties. 15 of those counties are member “owned” i.e. they are mutual or co-operative societies. We look at the changes and how the changes have been presented to the members (particularly at Lancashire) and the issues arising from the board’s decision to offer votes on an incomplete set of options.

As is always the case, members want what they perceive to be in the best interests of their club – when that clashes with the executive and board who may have a different alignment of interests, then tensions naturally arise.

A very interesting discussion as always with Alan.

Thanks for listening!

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan. We look back on a momentous day with the first capacity crowd at the Hill Dickenson stadium. We examine the pluses and minuses in what was still a test event before opening the discussion into what type of club we want to be, and what the cost implications of that might be.

We examine the squad, talk in length about Grealish and any other potential signings coming our way. Andy & George in particularly good form!

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on the first game of the US tour and have wildly differing views on so much of the outcome. George and Andy’s contribution to the debate is outstanding

A quick update on ticket pricing before turning our attention to the changes in ownership of the Everton Women’s team – EFCW. (prior to the formation of EFCW Holding Company)

Genuinely fascinating stuff – hope you enjoy it. (Sound quality a little different as I recorded via a phone due to my location & didn’t have the opportunity to edit fully)

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan.

This week George and Andy look back on the Blackburn game, before we scale each of our anxiety levels between 1 and 10, finally finishing with a very earnest conversation on the role of fans in football governance – honestly, it’s more interesting than it sounds

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy Costigan and his brother George. Recorded during the first pre-season practise match at Accrington Stanley, there’s a distinct pre-season feel to this week’s podcast.

As always plenty of laughs and a few serious points thrown in too.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with Andy and George Costigan where we talk about transfers but more importantly the strategy going forwards. Transfers can no longer be viewed in isolation – it has to be part of a much bigger, club wide strategy – interesting conversation as always!

Following the tragic events in Spain, we pay our deepest respects and offer our condolences to the family of Diogo Jota, may his soul rest in peace and his family find comfort in all that he achieved.

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Welcome to this week’s  Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. With me (Paul) not being able to find the right words to our opening, the actor amongst us (George) steps in admirably. We look at DCL’s leaving and time at Everton, new shirts and how to gain 15,000 new young Evertonians

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. With not a lot of concrete news to discuss, the three of us have a good old natter, trying to put the world of football right

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look at a range of topics this week and extend into several non-Everton related football topics also.

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Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. The title says it all…… what it means to be a Blue. Andy and George Costigan in imperious form, a stunning listen

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