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Welcome to our eighth pre-season diary of the summer. Unlike the first seven, there's no Phil Kirkbride, who is on a weekend off, so instead we've got our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones to provide us with a dispatch from the Blues' final station point, Bremen, where Marco Silva's side will round off their preparations with a clash against Werder on Saturday. Adam will be hoping for a less taxing afternoon after a bit of nightmare trip to Germany which culminated with a new signing and, as you may have seen on Twitter, a well-deserved Currywurst and beer, The signing in question, of course, is midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin. Adam discusses the arrival of the £25m man from Mainz before pondering Blues boss Silva's options in the centre of the park and previewing the Werder Bremen clash. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everton have a week before the Premier League transfer window shuts.And as the Royal Blue panel sat down to record this latest podcast there were still five signings to be ticked off the club's wish-list.Host Phil Kirkbride asks Dave Prentice, Sam Carroll and Gav Buckland if they were confident the Blues would complete all the business they want in just seven days.Everton are hoping to add a new centre-back to the squad with Chelsea's Kurt Zouma their No1 target but the panel wonder, with time running out, if the club need to cut their losses and look to other targets.Today's discussion also heavily involves Moise Kean and his move to Goodison which is progressing.There's undoubted excitement over the 19-year-old's arrival but where will he fit in and will his signing add further weight to the belief Marco Silva could change formation this season?And, if so, where does this leave Gylfi Sigurdsson?The latest podcast also includes Henry Onyekuru's impending departure as well as much, much more.Sit back, relax a

It’s been somewhat of surreal few days for Everton fans. The release of the proposed stadium designs for the Bramley-Moore site. The bizarre 72 hour pursuit of Wilfried Zaha which seemingly ended on Monday night. The departure of crowd favourite, Idrissa Gueye. The accepted bid for Juventus star Moise Kean. To put it bluntly, there has been plenty going on.In this week’s View from the Gwladys Street, podcast host, Ian Croll is joined by Rob Astell, Connor O’Neill and Matthew Barry to discuss what has transpired. All that and plenty more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transfer talk dominates the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride and featuring Adam Jones and Dave Prentice, who spell out Everton's interest in Wilfried Zaha and Moise Kean and wonder whether the club has the time to get through all the business it needs to do in the final 10 days of the transfer window. Our panel also look into the Blues' pre-season performances so far, and question whether too much is being read into them, before the focus shifts to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and his intention to take over the club's number 9 shirt. Also on the agenda is Idrissa Gueye's impending move to Paris Saint-Germain and another Goodison exit that has already taken place. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the designs arrived, they certainly didn't disappoint. So who better to talk about Everton's proposed new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock than the man who has designed it, architect Dan Meis. In this exclusive interview with our Blues correspondent Phil Kirkbride, Meis discusses his designs, capacity, costs, being the face of the project and his role in the future, the influence of Bill Kenwright, and why Everton are building a 'Ferrari and not a Bentley'. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the seventh entry into our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride's pre-season tour diary. Whereas our last podcast was positively upbeat after the club unveiled designs for their new ground at Bramley-Moore Dock, the back-to-back defeats to Sevilla and Mainz in the Opel Cup, combined with a lack of activity in the transfer market, means this, our latest offering on the Royal Blue podcast channel, is more downbeat. Not that you can read too much in pre-season, but as Phil makes clear, Blues boss Marco Silva believes there is a lot of work to be done and off the pitch before the season gets under way at Crystal Palace on August 10. But will there be enough time to do it? Phil discusses that, analyses Silva's honest and candid post-match interview, and reveals Dominic Calvert-Lewin's aim after returning to training. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is a significant day in the history of Everton FC - the day when the club, and world-renowned architect Dan Meis, reveal the designs for its iconic new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. No doubt you will be reading all about it on the Liverpool ECHO website, and looking over and over again at the images of the magnificent waterfront stadium, but we also have a special Royal Blue podcast for you listen to, hosted by our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and featuring Dave Prentice and Adam Jones. It's superb. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He made his Everton debut in Wednesday night's 0-0 draw at Wigan Athletic, but on the eve of the friendly, Fabian Delph sat down in front of the media at Finch Farm for the first time after the midfielder completed his move from Manchester City. The England international came across very well indeed - and you can listen to exactly what he had to say here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the sixth serving of the superb Alan Myers podcast on all things Everton FC. We kick things off with Alan talking to Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock about Kurt Zouma, Ademola Lookman and pre-seasons past and present, which includes a brilliant story about the time Fabrizio Ravanelli turned down the chance to join the Blues despite Howard Kendall bringing out the finest China. One man who has signed for Everton is Andre Gomes and, in the first of the podcast's three interviews, we hear Alan's sitdown with the Portuguese playmaker at Finch Farm. The comes an update from a former Blues midfielder, Tony Grant, who is coaching alongside his big mate Robbie Fowler in Australia, before the main course - a funny, brilliant, and emotional long chat with much-loved ex-Everton winger Dave Thomas. It really is a must-listen - as is the whole podcast. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blues will round their stay in Switzerland with a friendly against Monaco on Friday. But before that we have the latest pre-season tour diary from our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, who gets us underway with a word of warning for any supporters planning to travel to the picturesque Alpine village of Verbier for the match... the beer is pricey. Now Phil assures us he's not been handing over £8 for a pint (!) himself, and we tend to believe him given some of the interviews he's had to prep for and conduct while on reporting duty - not least his sitdown with Blues boss Marco Silva. Phil goes over some of the highlights from that, including the search for a right-back, and Idrissa Gueye's future, as well as reacting to the news that another youngster has gone out on loan. And before Phil signs off, there's also time for a brilliant anecdote about how he ended up having to run halfway down a mountain after taking an unexpected phone call. Now after all that, he did deserve a pint. Enjoy. For informa

Fabian Delph may not be the star studded signing many Everton fans crave this Summer, but you won’t hear anyone moaning about the £9million purchase on this podcast. Marco Silva and Marcel Brands have gone against the grain with this transfer. The model of buying up and coming young, hungry, ambitious players, on low wages completely thrown out of the window with this one.Is that necessarily a bad thing, however? Delph may not be all those but what he does offer is a wealth of experience, a winning mentality, versatility and a real eagerness to play football. This week, host Ian Croll is joined by regular guest Connor Bennett and first timer Simon Paul, from the NSNO Everton Twitter account. The lads share their thoughts on the Delph transfer which quickly turned to a positive discussion of what he may bring to the squad. The remaining segments of the podcast includes discussion over what to do over Kurt Zouma, who should be next club captain following the release of Phil Jagielka and can we trust Keane and M

Fresh from producing his latest pre-season audio diary, we've got our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride on the line from the sun-kissed Alps for the week's first Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Dave Prentice and also featuring Adam Jones and Gavin Buckland back at the ECHO studio. Understandably, Prenno kick things off by getting Phil's verdict on the Blues' latest summer signing, Fabian Delph, followed by those of Adam, who is a paid-up member of the Delph fan club, and Gav, who is getting there. Prenno then asks Phil whether the arrival of the Manchester City midfielder means Idrissa Gueye is on his way, about the mood and focus in the Everton camp in Switzerland, and some interesting comments from Jonas Lossl. After we leave Phil, talk turns to modern pre-season schedules, which allows Prenno to recall some brilliant Blues stories from summers past, the departure of Antonee Robinson, and the prospects for some of the club's other academy graduates. Also on the agenda is a new position for Tom Davies an

After a short stay back at home, our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride has jetted out to the picturesque setting of Verbier in Switzerland, where he watched Marco Silva's side continue their pre-season preparations with a 0-0 draw with FC Sion on Sunday afternoon. Phil looks back at what he viewed as an improved performance from a Blues team with a more familiar look to it, explains the decision to start Kevin Mirallas at right-back (!) and why Oumar Niasse hasn't changed much. Where there has been a change has been in Michael Keane, and Phil examines the difference in the centre-back compared to 12 months ago. He also offers an interesting statistic about Mason Holgate, picks out one youngster for particular praise, and reveals why Jonas Lossl and Tom Davies left the rest of Everton squad waiting after joining supporters in a bar. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the fourth entry into the pre-season audio tour diary of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, who is providing the inside track on the Blues' preparations for the 2019-20 campaign, from Kenya to Germany and many other places in between. Speaking of Kenya, Phil kicks things off by looking back on Everton's stay in Nairobi and their opening pre-season friendly in which, he reveals, it was the youngsters who caught the eye. Marco Silva and the squad have since moved to Switzerland for a week-long training camp and matches against FC Sion and Monaco. Phil will join them this weekend and he explains why pre-season will really start under the shadow of the Alps. And it's not only going to be busy on the training pitch. Speaking on Friday afternoon, Phil says there has been a notable gear shift in movement behind the scenes on the transfer front, which was underlined by the breaking story he published last night about Fabian Delph (which can be read in full HERE). But on this podcast our Everton m

It's a very special edition of the Royal Blue podcast. Everton turns to "Evernton!" as the talent behind the viral success "Farmer Michael and Kathleen", Stevo Timothy and Sinead McGrath, join Adam Jones and David Prentice to discuss a wide range of topics. The pair are on usually hilarious form as they discuss their experiences coming through the comedic ranks and how they first discovered the love of Everton fans. The duo also delve into serious topics about battles with mental health throughout the years and how they have admirably come through each struggle, now discussing how they keep the conversation open and try to help as many people as they possibly can. Emotional, hard-hitting, funny and entertaining - this one is a must-listen.*Please note the podcast contains bad language For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week sees the return of the View from the Gwladys Street Everton fan podcast after a short pre-season break. With a month to go before the big kick-off, Blues fans are waiting in anticipation for new signings. With the likes of prime target Andre Gomes already in the bag, the discussion this week on the show is very much centred around who will follow him through the Goodison Park door. The list of players linked with the Blues is endless and the lads on this week’s show discuss the plausibility of the recent transfer rumours and whether the likes of Diego Costa, Danny Welbeck, Fabian Delph, David Neres and Callum Wilson all linked with the club over the past month are good enough.Host Ian Croll is joined by Rob Astell and Graham Callaghan who exchange views on the transfer business so far as well as the lack of activity since the promising early stages. COYB! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wait is over – the fifth episode of the brilliant Alan Myers Everton Podcast is in! And, once again, there is a lot to get stuck into before episode six follows in a fortnight’s time. Alan is firstly joined in the studio by our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones and Liverpool ECHO colleague Paul Wheelock to look back on the opening friendly of the summer against Kariobangi Sharks and some of the positives that came out of it. Then comes Alan’s exclusive interview with Blues defender Leighton Baines about his decision to sign a new contract with the club, his battle for the left-back spot with Lucas Digne... and his photography! Alan also grabs a quick word with Goodison great Neville Southall, and gets him to take part in the podcast’s newest feature, before interviewing Everton Ladies manager Willie Kirk. But the big chat comes at the end of the must-listen podcast with Alan sitting down with the Blues’ legendary kitman, the one-and-only Jimmy Martin. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast

The Blues players arrived in Nairobi on Saturday morning - and that made a busy day for Marco Silva's squad and for our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, who also found time to fit in this, his latest entry into his pre-season audio diary. It's a good one, as Phil gives us an insight into the interviews he has conducted with director Sasha Ryazantsev - as well as Silva after the Blues boss appeared alongside Theo Walcott in front of the starstruck Kenyan press. Phil explains why Walcott, in particular, is such a big deal for the locals, and why the club had to cancel one of their planned activities. Plenty of youngsters have made the trip, and Phil looks at the futures of Joe Williams and Antonee Robinson as well as revealing why Joao Virginina has been left at home. And, of course, there's also talk of Sunday's opening friendly. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Everton FC reporter Phil Kirkbride may be in Kenya preparing for the Blues' first pre-season friendly, while Adam Jones is deservedly putting his feet-up on holiday, but that hasn't stopped us from recording a Royal Blue podcast to kick-start your weekend in style. Sam Carroll - on his day off, no less - takes over the host's seat while Dave Prentice and Gavin Buckland are the guests, who get us under way with memories of pre-season past. Then comes the meaty stuff as Prenno tears into Unesco and their warning that it could take the city's World Heritage status away if developments including Everton's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock threaten the 'authenticity and integrity' of Liverpool's waterfront. Speaking of Bramley-Moore, Gav struggles to contain his excitement over the project before talk turns to the actual football, what Andre Gomes had to say at his press conference following his permanent move from Barcelona, and what position Prenno believes Marco Silva still needs to fill. Our trio also talk

The second entry into Phil Kirkbride's pre-season audio tour diary is a cracker as our Everton FC correspondent catches up with ex-Blues favourite Leon Osman for a special podcast in Kenya. Everton will kick off their summer friendlies on Sunday when they take on Kariobangi Sharks at the Kasarani Stadium. But Ossie, along with former Blues team-mate Steven Pienaar, are already out in Nairobi, and after they handed out kit and training wear to dozens of local football teams as part of SportPesa's Kits for Africa campaign, the former sat down with Phil for a chat. On the agenda was the ex-England international's second trip to Kenya in two years, the clash with Kariobangi Sharks, and his thoughts on the job being done by Marco Silva, and the current players he likes watching the most. Ossie also talks about another of his old team-mates, Phil Jagielka, and remembers David Moyes' infamous pre-season training routines. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about y