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The Royal Blue podcast is back, and surprise, surprise, Saturday's match with Watford is top of the agenda.Now a trip to Vicarage Road will never be considered one of the biggest of Everton's season.But unless they go all the way in the FA Cup, this feels like a final for Watford given the identity of the manager in the opposition dugout.It will be the first time Marco Silva has returned to his former club - and what is sure to be a hostile reception.Troy Deeney has done little to play down the ill-feeling and our regular host Phil Kirkbride asks Dave Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock what they made of the Watford captain's comments. A bit of fun? Or something more than that?But either way, it appears the Blues are going to be in for a battle, and the panel wonder which players in Silva's squad are capable of standing up to that. They also debate just how important a game it is for the Everton manager.Richarlison, another former Hornet, is cut some slack, as is Ademola Lookman, who was bombed from th

Everton manager Marco Silva has just sat down in front of the media for a press conference to preview his first return to former club Watford.The travelling Watford fans made their feelings toward Silva known during the Goodison Park clash between the sides earlier this season.But the animosity is expected to be turned up a notch on Saturday at Vicarage Road.Silva gives his opinion on whether there will be a hostile atmosphere as well as Troy Deeney's provocative comments.The Blues boss talks the form of Richarlison, who will also be making the trip to his old club for the first time, and of Tom Davies, as well as giving an injury update.You can listen to Silva's press conference in full here - and we'll be back later on Friday with the Royal Blue podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So, a ninth defeat in the last 15 competitive matches, but did the way Everton play in their 2-0 home loss to the defending champions and new Premier League leaders Manchester City give reason for encouragement?To answer that question we get the big-match verdict of our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones. The Post-Game podcast then continues with every word that Marco Silva had to say in his press conference after the match.Before the show rounds off with host Paul Wheelock's phone conversation with Evertonian Connor O'Neill, who gives a fans' take on the performance, the continued set-pieces woes, the players who stood out, and the Goodison atmosphere. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast is back and the comments made by Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri about manager Marco Silva dominate the agenda.Silva's position as Blues boss has come into focus after his side's miserable home loss to Wolves made it eight defeats in the last 14 games.But via his usual method of communicating - Jim White and talkSPORT - Moshiri has sought to clarify the Portuguese's position.So, has Silva been given the dreaded vote of confidence? Or is it a much-needed show of support in difficult times?Host Phil Kirkbride and guests Adam Jones, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock try to answer those questions, discuss what the club's supporters make of it all, and debate whether Silva is being weighed down by the burden of history.Talk then turns to the visit of defending champions Manchester City to Goodison Park on Wednesday.A City win would take them above Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.But surely Evertonians don't want to see their team lose in order to hurt their biggest ri

Marco Silva admits he is under pressure after yet another demoralising defeat for Everton in what is now eight defeats in 14 games. Saturday wasn’t good. That was clear for all to see. Another set-piece goal conceded. A perceived lack of desire, lack of motivation, lack of quality, a lack of tactical knowledge. Take your pick. This was as bad as it gets.This week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast has been recorded slap bang in the middle of the home defeat to Wolves and Wednesday night’s visit to Goodison Park of Premier League Champions, Manchester City. Host, Ian Croll is joined by a band of regulars in Gary Callaghan, Rob Astell and John Howard. There is a mixed response when it comes to Silva’s short-term future.Everyone knows things have to improve. But how quickly can Silva turn things around? There are some differing opinions on what Silva should do to change the club’s fortunes. With Manchester City on Wednesday following on from the Wolves defeat, things don’t get much easier. That being sai

The Post-Game podcast is back to reflect on another dreadful Everton performance.The Blues suffered an eighth defeat in their last 14 matches on Saturday as they went down 3-1 at home to Wolves.And such was the abject nature of the latest reverse, the podcast’s guests pull no punches.Our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and our Everton FC reporter Adam Jones have their say before host Paul Wheelock picks up the phone to season-ticket holder Ian Croll to get a view from the stands. It’s not pretty.And what did Marco Silva make of it all? Well, you can hear for yourself with every word the Blues boss had to say in his press conference after the game. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The dust has settled on transfer deadline day and with our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride on a well-deserved day off, and our head of sport Dave Prentice also recharging the batteries, Paul Wheelock is your stand-in host for the latest Royal Blue podcast, and he is joined by Adam Jones, our Everton FC reporter, and Ian Croll, or View from the Gwladys Street podcast host.Adam is fresh back from Marco Silva's pre-Wolves press conference and he gives us all the major talking points discussed by the Blues boss, which are then expanded upon by the panel.Idrissa Gueye's will remain at Everton until the summer at least after the club stood firm in the face of two bids for the midfielder from European heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain.Adam and Ian are delighted by the way the Blues refused to be pressured into selling Gueye, who is a fitness doubt for Saturday's visit of Wolves to Goodison Park.But Paul wonders whether the Senegal international's focus is right, given his well-documented desire to join PSG, a

Out of the FA Cup with the season effectively over. The defeat to Millwall was then followed by victory at Huddersfield.A mixed week, with plenty to discuss on this week’s View from the Gwladys Street fan podcast. The cup debacle, the Huddersfield win, a Wolves preview and Deadline Day ins and outs. That’s what’s on the agenda for tonight’s show. Host Ian Croll is joined by Gary Callaghan, Rob Astell and Connor O’Neill who pull no punches over the cup exit. The defeat now leaves Everton facing the longest period in the club’s history without silverware. Why can’t Everton just win a trophy? Despite the negatives from the cup game, Everton responded with a 1-0 win away to Huddersfield. It wasn’t pretty by any means but the three points were all that mattered. The podcast finishes off as usual with questions submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook Group. Click HERE to join. Enjoy!  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There had to be a response - and Everton delivered one to the shock FA Cup exit by returning to winning ways in the Premier League on Tuesday night at Huddersfield TownBut, while the result was the one most certainly required, was it the right reaction and performance?It is a question that kicks off the latest Royal Blue podcast, hosted by Phil Kirkbride, and featuring David Prentice, Adam Jones and Chris Beesley.Marco Silva's starting line-up at the John Smith's Stadium then comes under the microscope with the display produced by Cenk Tosun coming in for praise.But will it be enough to reverse the striker's fortunes at Goodison?A more immediate issue for Silva to solve is who will start at left-back on Saturday versus Wolves following Leighton Baines' injury and Lucas Digne's sending off against Huddersfield.The panel debate that before talk turns to Idrissa Gueye's potential move to Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day.Opinions are split over what Everton should do if the Ligue 1 leaders return with

It wasn't pretty, and in true Everton fashion, they certainly made it hard work for themselves, but there was no disputing that the 1-0 win at Huddersfield Town on Tuesday evening was desperately needed, given it came on the back of the low point of a season that has badly unravelled in the last two months.It was a win secured by top-scorer Richarlison's 11th goal of the campaign and achieved in spite of the fact that substitute Lucas Digne was sent off midway through the second half after coming on for the injured Leighton Baines.Host Paul Wheelock kicks us off before handing the reins over to our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, Chris Beesley, who was also at the John Smith’s Stadium for us, and Blues fan Tom Clarke, who deliver their big-match verdicts.We also get the latest on Idrissa Gueye, the transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain who missed the match through injury. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Everton manager Marco Silva sat down in front of the media at Finch Farm on Monday afternoon to preview the Premier League trip to basement boys Huddersfield Town.But, inevitably, a lot of the focus centres on the embarrassing FA Cup exit to Millwall and the fallout from it.The three goals that Everton conceded at The Den came from set-pieces, and Silva is quizzed on his side's inability to deal with dead-ball deliveries into the box, as well as their general form.He also gives an injury update on Yerry Mina and confirms that the club has turned down a bid for midfielder Idrissa Gueye.And, in a lengthy press conference, which you can listen to here, he also reveals what has been said to him by the Goodison powers that be, as well as insisting that now is not the time to panic. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bad couple of months got a whole lot worse for Everton on Saturday evening when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship strugglers Millwall.And to react to the dreadful 3-2 defeat at The Den, we get the view from the pressbox, the stands and the dugout for a hard-hitting Post-Game podcast.Our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride kicks us off, before host Paul Wheelock speaks to Connor O'Neill, who is one of many thoroughly fed-up Blues.And the podcast rounds off with the full audio from Silva's post-match press conference. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the eve of the FA Cup clash at Millwall, and the Royal Blue panel have reconvened for the latest episode of the must-listen Everton podcast.Host Phil Kirkbride gets matters under way by asking Dave Prentice, Gavin Buckland and Paul Wheelock whether the fourth-round tie is the most important game of the season? Not just in term of the club’s long search for silverware, but the increasing scrutiny on manager Marco Silva.Paul has been to the New Den in recent years and, after giving a taster of what the Blues can expect, Phil questions whether Silva has no other option to go with his strongest starting line-up. But does that include Yerry Mina?That in turns lead to a discussion over the future of Mina’s centre-back partners Kurt Zouma and Phil Jagielka before talk turns to the story that has got Evertonians talking – the little matter of the club shelling out the best part of £750,000 a week in wages to players who are nowhere near the first team.That jaw-dropping figure is certainly having an impact on Sil

Everton manager Marco Silva sat down in front of the media at Finch Farm on Thursday afternoon for a press conference ahead of this weekend's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Millwall.He was asked about the latest injuries, whether Leighton Baines and James McCarthy will play, the speculation surrounding Idrissa Gueye's future and the shock return of Yannick Bolasie.Silva also discussed the increased scrutiny on Jordan Pickford, why it has taken Ademola Lookman until recently to win a place in his side, and what the young winger has to do to stay there, and of course, the match with Millwall itself.And you can listen to the press conference in full here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Positivity was the buzz word in this week’s View from the Gwladys Street. Host Ian Croll is joined by guests Graham Callaghan and John Howard as they discuss and react to the terrible performance at St Mary’s. Millwall, the FA Cup and the importance of a victory at The Den was also high on the agenda. The focus was also very much on Marco Silva and what he can do in order to take Everton out of this never ending slump. Change of formation, change in personnel or a general change in attitude? Something has to change and no matter how poor the players have been, the lads pull no punches when they say the buck stops with Silva. The podcast finishes off as always with the a selection of fan questions submitted via the Royal Blue Facebook group. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Royal Blue podcast panel have turned into the style council this week as Everton's approach is again on the agenda.Host Phil Kirkbride is joined by Dave Prentice, Chris Beesley and Gav Buckland to discuss if a change in formation is required to help kick-start the Blues' stuttering season.Gav has strong opinions on the shake-up and pushes the idea of a major switch in position for Gylfi Sigurdsson.The pressure on Marco Silva is next on the agenda with the lads sharing their views on the manager after another disappointing result, and performance, over the weekend.The dip in form of Andre Gomes is talked about and whether the priority for this summer is finding him a more suitable midfield partner than Idrissa Gueye - or the other way around.Yannick Bolasie's shock return is up next for debate as the lads ask if there is any way he can force his way into Silva's thinking.The response is unanimous.And we wrap up the first podcast of the week by pouring over Sam Allardyce's latest comments about the Blues' s

Unlike last weekend, it's a sombre Post-Game podcast as our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride and Chris Beesley reflect on what was a deserved 2-1 defeat at Southampton.And after you hear what Phil and Chris hd to say, you can listen to Marco Silva's post-match press conference in full, which includes a January transfer window admission. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trip to Southampton may be just one day away, but other talking points dominate the latest Royal Blue podcast.Host Phil Kirkbride kicks things off by asking David Prentice, Sam Carroll and Paul Wheelock whether they are surprised that it hasn't worked out for Oumar Niasse under Marco Silva given he previously played for the Everton manager.While the podcast was being recorded, Niasse completed his loan move to Cardiff City, which came as no surprise seeing how far the Senegalese has fallen down the Goodison pecking order.That in part is down to Silva's decision to move Richarlison from the wing to up front, where the young Brazilian has enjoyed success this season, but from where he has also shown signs of frustration in recent weeks.And that leads to the question whether the 21-year-old is getting enough protection from the officials? And, if not, does he need to speak out?Phil also revisits a question he posed previously on Royal Blue - and that is which player in Silva's squad most deserves a new contr

A man Evertonians know well is the special guest of our latest Royal Blue podcast.Sky Sports’ Alan Myers is a lifelong Blue who has served the club twice during his career and who remains hugely popular with supporters.He is well-placed, then, to give his verdict on the revolution that is slowly but surely beginning to take place at Goodison.From Marco Silva to Marcel Brands, and Farhad Moshiri to Bramley-Moore Dock, Alan gives his take on all the big Everton talking points.It’s the second time we’ve had the broadcaster on for a pod, and while the first, three years ago, focused primarily on his two spells at the Blues, on this latest offering he expands on why he left the club for the second time after seven whirlwind months.From there Alan moved on to Blackburn Rovers where, after being initially handed the role of director of communications, he became a full director, playing his part in transfers in and out of the club during transfer windows. It proved to be a little different from reporting on them, but

Something a little different for you, Blues fans.Marco Silva held his pre-Southampton press conference today - and you can listen to every word the Everton manager had to say at Finch Farm.That includes his reaction to reports linking Oumar Niasse with a move to Cardiff City and those suggesting the Blues are in for Michy Batshuayi.Silva also talks about the transfer window in general, whether he has 'sympathy' for Richarlison, his thoughts on 'spygate', and on this weekend's opponents Southampton, as well as the future of players seemingly out of his plans, like Morgan Schneiderlin. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices