In a rematch from last year’s cup battle, Everton turn it on in the second half to comfortably dispatch Doncaster at Goodison Park in the Carabao Cup. The ATP discusses all the lineup changes, individual performances, and key points in a needed win on a weekday night. James and Ryan also discuss whether any of the new players earned another start w…

A well-known Everton podcaster in his own right, having hosted the Blue Half, Everton Business Matters and the Results Business, Rodger is, by his own admission, never shy of giving a strident opinion on the Blues. He and Lyndon jumped straight into chatting about the current state of the Club over an hour’s discussion where he reflected on the Bou…

The guys try to make sense of Everton's unfathomable implosion when they became the first Premier League team to lose a game when leading 2-0 as late as the 87th minute. They debate whether it's too soon to be thinking about replacing Sean Dyche, what he will need to do to turn things around while taking some solace from a fine performance that put…

Andy is back from France and Paul T returns from his own holiday to join Lyndon to do a post-mortem on the defeat at Spurs and the Carabao Cup win over Doncaster. They debate the pros and cons of Sean Dyche's legendary reluctance to change his team and what is needed before the transfer deadline in the final hours of the window. Hosted on Acast. Se…

It was a tough one in London where Everton once again incurred an unfavorable result in a 4-0 beating courtesy of Spurs. The ATP tries to make sense of a bad combination of tactical mishaps, individual mistakes, and curious coaching decisions that contributed to the lopsided scoreline. James and Ryan gets into some of the game stories such as Dyche…

Paul McParlan is back along with Adam McCulloch and Lyndon Lloyd to dissect the 3-0 humbling at the hands of Brighton, the selection crisis at right-back and just when Sean Dyche will feel moved to switch out some of his trusted lieutenants in favour of more of the summer signings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Toffees worldwide were hoping to see the beginning of Goodison's final season begin on a bright note. Instead, we were treated to all-too familiar reminders of Everton's shortcomings and bad fortunes of late, as EFC fell 3-0 to the visiting Brighton & Hove Albion. James and Ryan break down the season opener: from lineup selections, to the questiona…

In the third of the series of one guest from the world of Evertonia, Lyndon is joined by author Jim Keoghan who has just published his fifth book related to the Blues, “And If You Know Your History: (A Young Evertonian’s Guide to the Toffees)”. They talked about that, his other tomes, his background as a Blue, his thoughts ahead of the new season, …

Adam, Lyndon and Paul return to discuss the more recent pre-season friendlies and assess which players of those who will be fit to play will be in the manager's thinking for the first starting XI of 2025. They chat about which parts of the team still need urgent attention before the transfer deadline as well as the striker situation given the conti…

Very excited to bring you all something a little bit different from the ATP ahead of the start of the 24/25 PL season! James is joined by Shan Khan for an Everton-oriented preview of the soon-to-start campaign. In this episode, the guys remove the top 6 finishers from the conversation and elect to focus on the moves made by the clubs expected to be…

The ATP follows up its annual team assessment pod with a new episode to talk about the several outs/ins this week – Onana, Lindstrom, O’Brien – as well as where they think the team is position by position after the friendly vs. Salford City. The head of the Optimism Train himself, Shan Khan, joins Alex and Ryan in place of James to offer his takes …

Adam and Paul join Lyndon to look back briefly at Jordan Pickford's ultimately disappointing Euros before discussing Everton's first pre-season outing against Sligo Rovers. They assess the benefits of Amadou Onana's sale to Aston Villa and what is still needed before the transfer deadline and finish by marking the 20th anniversary of Tim Cahill sig…

Preseason has begun and the ATP has kicked into gear with the annual team assessment. But before the pod gets into the depths of the EFC squad, the full Power Trio give their takes on the collapse of the Friedkin Group takeover negotiations, as well as make some observations from the Sligo Rovers friendly. As they move into the Assessment, Alex, Ja…

Lyndon is joined by the author of numerous books on Everton history, member of the EFC Heritage Society and, of course, treasured ToffeeWeb contributor, Rob Sawyer. They chatted about his latest book, Broken Dreams: Everton, the War and Goodison’s Lost Generation about the 1938/39 championship winning side which was denied the chance to defend its …

In the first episode of a new series of discussions with various figures from the world of Evertonia, Lyndon chats with Matt from The Blue Room Podcast and the Liverpool Echo about Euro 2024, the current state of Everton, the transfer dilemmas surrounding the likes of Branthwaite and Calvert-Lewin, and that dreaded and looming day when the Blues pl…

Adam, Paul and Lyndon chat about a number of deals that have either been done by Everton or that could be finalised before what's come to be known as the PSR deadline, including Tim Iroegbunam and Lewis Dobbin trading places, Jack Harrison and Ashley Young remaining for one more season at least and speculation around Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ben G…

Pablo joins the podcast again to discuss his work with the Everton Fan Advisory Board over the past 12 months and his candidacy for another year on the representative body. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PRODUCERS NOTE: Hey all, this episode has been republished from yesterday in the hopes of fixing the audio issue that occurred yesterday. If you continue to experience issues, please reach out and let us know. Apologies, and now back to our regularly scheduled programming.... The Power Trio is back for a monster episode! After about a month hiatus,…

The guys chat about the possibility of an imminent takeover by the Friedrick Group, the pros and cons of resisting all advances from Manchester United for Jarrad Branthwaite, our preferred opponents for the last ever top-flight match at Goodison Park and Euro 2024 so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

The guys talk squad departures after Everton released this summer's list of released and retained players. They discuss potential transfers in and out and finish by picking the player they think would win the annual cheese-rolling race at Cooper's Hill in Gloucester Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Andy and Adam join Lyndon to vent a bit more about Video Assistant Refereeing and the poverty of quality of the officiating in general as they review Everton's final game of 2023-24, the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. They also pick their player of the season, goal of the season and performance of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

For the final post-match of the year, the ATP brings you a full analysis and MORE after a controversial 2-1 loss at the Emirates vs. the Gunners. In a match that meant absolutely nothing due to the City win and Brentford loss, Everton conclude their season with 48-8 points, good enough for 15th in a rather down year from the Premier League, but ful…

Paul McParlan joins the fellas on a bumper episode to chat about Everton's latest last home win without conceding, the last at Goodison this season, to and preview the trip to Arsenal where the Toffees will close out 2023-24 in stress-free fashion. Finally, starting around the 55:30 mark they discuss Wolves's motion to scrap VAR about which Andy ha…

The ATP brings you a relaxed post-match verdict on a 1-0 win at Goodison Park for the final home match of the season. Alex, James, and Ryan get into lineups, team tactics, postive performances, and even look at possible upcoming squad turnover. The trio also has plenty of help from the community with listener comments throughout! LINKS: https://lin…

The guys discuss the latest twist in the frustratingly long 777 Partners takeover saga which might see some resolution as soon as this week after Farhad Moshiri sought talks with Josh Wander in London. They then review the draw with Luton, preview the home game against Sheffield United and touch on some potential transfer ins and outs for this comi…

It’s nice to finally have a match without majors stakes involved, although we can’t say Everton’s 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road was the most entertaining affair. The full power trio is together this week to bring you all a relatively relaxing pod with lots of listener comments and lots of disagreement on VAR and penalties. The ATP gets into some of t…

Adam, Andy and Lyndon discussing Everton's home win over Brentford, their third straight victory in six days, secured by Idrissa Gana Gueye's third goal of the season. They then look ahead to a trip to Luton that has a very different feel about it than it might have done without the heroics of the past week but uncertainty and worry off the pitch c…

Despite this being maybe the most trying season in Everton’s history, with turmoil at every step of the way, Everton have finally ensured safety with a 1-0 win vs. Brentford to make it 9 points in a single week at Goodison Park. It was a match that seemed improbable in many ways; from the long moments of possession, to the unlikely goal scorer, and…

The guys are still on Cloud Nine following Everton's tremendous win in the Goodison derby that takes them to the brink of Premier League safety. They give credit to the players who, to a man, gave 100% to get over the line a victory, orchestrated by Sean Dyche and his staff that will live long in the memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…

Everton win the 244th Merseyside Derby by a score of 2-0!!! EFC's first Derby win at Goodison since 2010. Liverpool’s title chances dealt a near-fatal blow after Jarrad Branthwaite's first half scrambled goal was coupled by a thundering DCL header in the 2nd period of play. James and Alex are here for an old school ATP basking in the glory of 3 poi…

Andy, Paul, Adam and Lyndon enjoy the rare air of a solid home win for Everton and review the positive response from both the players and the manager to the hammering at Chelsea that led to a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park. They also look ahead to the Merseyside derby where Sean Dyche may have change things again and possibly deplo…

After missing a match we’d all like to forget, the ATP Is back to capture all details of a 2-0 victory over Notts Forest in a massive weekend for Everton and its future. Alex and Ryan get into all the drama of a match where the VAR and xG Gods seemed to finally show favor to Everton. While the match wasn’t pretty, it definitely had its share of mom…

The guys try and compartmentalise the misery of Monday evening's 6-0 hammering at the hands of Chelsea and try and place it among the pantheon of pathetic Everton performances down the years. They discuss what changes should be made for the massive home game against Nottingham Forest at the weekend and briefly touch on the ongoing takeover saga fol…

Another day, another points deduction. Andy, Adam and Lyndon discuss the ongoing farce that are Premier League sanctions for PSR breaches and Everton's ugly win over Burnley which was partially negated by the loss of those two additional points following the verdict from the second Independent Commission. They also look ahead to Chelsea (A) next Mo…

The inevitable finally happened – Everton get 3 points in a match with a victory over Burnley at Goodison Park. While it was anything but pretty, Everton did enough to give them a much needed victory, albeit against a very poor Burnley side. The ATP explores some of the reasons for the lack of quality from the style of play to the conditions as wel…

The fellas try to make sense of Everton's almost incomprehensibly bad showing at Bournemouth, an equally bad first hour at Newcastle and the contrasting display following that uncharacteristic triple-change by Sean Dyche in the 1-1 draw at St James's Park. They debate whether Sean Dyche should be moved on this summer if the takeover goes through or…

While maybe not deserved, Everton scrape together a much needed point with a 1-1 Tony Sampson special at Newcastle, and the ATP is here to bring you all the drama. From the pathetic on pitch officiating to the poor structure and organization of the Toffees, at times it felt like it wasn’t meant to be until it was. James and Ryan get into some of th…

After getting a well needed 3-week break, the not-so revitalized Toffees were back at it again today with a 1-2 loss vs. the Cherries in Bournemouth. While the result was probably undeserved, the performance also wasn’t anything to brag about as it was a sloppy affair, albeit one not lacking its share of controversy. Alex and Ryan bring you all the…

Andy Howard reprises his role as quizmaster as Adam McCulloch, Paul Traill and Lyndon Lloyd battle it out to see who has retained more useless information about Everton than the others. Play along at home and see if you can do better! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lyndon, Adam, Paul and Andy preview Everton's trip to Bournemouth at the weekend. Has the three weeks off helped the players and allowed Sean Dyche and his coaching staff the time they needed to retool, reassess and re-energise the team for the crucial final 10 games of the season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Lyndon, Paul and Andy discuss Nottingham Forest's controversially low points deduction and how it compares to Everton's treatment by the original independent commission and then the Appeal Board. They discuss the state of the Toffees on the pitch following the defeat to Manchester United and, over the course of an hour's chat, talk themselves aroun…

The penalty gods took revenge on finally giving a penalty for Everton last week and two big mistakes lead to a 2-0 loss vs. United in Manchester. The ATP is at full force with Alex, James, and Ryan trying to analyze what was a very frustrating performance from the Toffees. They get into the clear difference in halves, highlight a few positive perfo…

Paul Traill, Andy Howard, Adam McCulloch and Lyndon Lloyd express their shared concern over Everton's lack of goals and inability to put games to bed which is keeping them mired in trouble near the bottom and at the mercy of the next Independent Commission Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Good news is that we’ve got the full power trio on the pod this week. Bad news is that it’s after a terrible or perhaps an unlucky performance by Everton Football Club. The power trio try and make sense of what was a chaotic affair led by Captain Chaos himself, Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal, who finally gets a start for Everton. Everton also fin…

Lyndon Lloyd is joined by Paul Traill and Adam McCulloch to discuss the Appeal Board's decision to reinstate four of Everton's 10 docked points and what it might mean for morale at the club and the second Independent Commission which will convene next month. They discuss what went wrong in those final stages at Brighton at the weekend and look ahea…

Despite being on the back foot for the majority of the match, Jarrad Branthwaite's brilliant finish had Toffees worldwide hoping for our first win of 2024. Optimistic feelings were bolstered after Billy Gilmour was shown a straight red for a shocking challenge on Amadou Onana. Instead, it's now 4 draws in 5 matches for Everton, after Lewis Dunk's s…

Adam McCulloch, Paul McParlan and Lyndon Lloyd, joined later by Paul Traill and then Andy Howard, review Everton's mind-numbing performance against Crystal Palace, the reasons for it and Sean Dyche's questionable selection decisions before looking ahead to Brighton (A) and whether almost the same group of players could come close to the scintillati…

In maybe the ugliest match we’ve seen this year under Sean Dyche, Everton manage a point vs. a deficient Palace side where most Toffees would’ve expected to see 3. We have the full ATP with you this week and Alex, James, and Ryan bring you all the highlights and lowlights of a messy match. Did Dyche get the lineup and the tactics wrong? Does Everto…

This one goes out to all the folks getting up at super early hours to watch what felt like an inevitable result to City in Manchester. The full ATP brings you all the details of what WAS a pretty good defensive performance against a Pep side that is pushing for multiple trophies once again. Alex, James, and Ryan do get into some interesting stats a…

Paul McParlan joins Lyndon and Andy on the 2nd Anniversary edition of the ToffeeWeb Podcast to discuss Everton's creditable 2-2 draw with Tottenham at Goodison Park and the reasons for the Blues' limited but ultimately adequate style of play. They mull over the prospects of the likes of Dobbin, Chermiti and Patterson, the merits of Ben Godfrey at r…