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In today's episode, Ian Croll is joined by the Liverpool Echo's Everton reporters Chris Beesley and Joe Thomas to dissect the major talking points surrounding the Blues as the Premier League fixtures drop and pre-season preparations loom.
The main item on today's agenda is manager David Moyes’ controversial interview on talkSPORT. Speaking on Jim White’s show, Moyes caused an immediate stir among the fan base when asked about Everton’s aims and ambitions for the upcoming campaign.
Moyes remarked:“I don’t know if a club like Everton now we can make big, huge strides but we see how well the likes of Bournemouth and Brentford are doing, so there’s no reason why we all shouldn’t have those ambitions to try and at least match those clubs and how they go about it. But I would have to say that at Everton we are trying to be back up at the top end of the teams that we can. For long periods of last season we were, we just didn’t quite have enough in the last four or five weeks of the season.”
Unsurprisingly, these comments have not gone down well with many Evertonians. The panel debates whether Moyes is merely injecting a dose of harsh realism regarding the club's current recruitment model, or if he is guilty of deliberately managing expectations downwards.
Furthermore, we address the frustration of fans who feel that comparing a historic giant like Everton to historically smaller clubs like Bournemouth and Brentford shows a glaring lack of elite ambition.
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"David Moyes Sparks Backlash Over Everton Ambitions & Bournemouth/Brentford Comparison!" is an episode of Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast. Runtime 1 hr 4 min. Published June 22, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.