The Blue Frontier has reached the FINAL FRONTIER in its 2024–25 Everton squad assessment series with a deep dive into the club’s most critical remaining gaps: right-back and goalkeeper.

Building on the tactical and data-heavy groundwork laid in Part 1, James, Ryan, and Shan kick off with news on Idrissa Gana Gueye and Michael Keane re-signing, as well as the incoming Thierno Barry (who got a full breakdown an earlier episode). From there, they turn their attention to right backs and keepers, applying their consistent scouting framework: starting with free agents and relegated bargains, before digging into names identified via custom models, Wyscout data, and Discord community contributions.

This episode surfaces high-upside young right-backs like Tiago Santos, Wesley, and Juanlu Sánchez; weighs short-term fixes like Kyle Walker-Peters, and touches on intriguing (and sometimes chaotic) goalkeeper options to back up Jordan Pickford following the departures of João Virgínia and Asmir Begović.

As always, there are no agendas, no fake hot takes: just data-literate, realistic, and out-of-the-box thinking. The pod mixes tactical nuance with a few laughs, a touch of shade, and a whole lot of grounded analysis.

If you’re looking for Everton insight that’s civil, smart, and more serious than silly-season rumors, this one’s for you.

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Intro: composed by Steve Barkwill, voice work by Laura Lockwood

Part 6 of The Blue Frontier’s 2024–25 Everton squad assessment series takes on a big brief: left backs, center backs, and all the latest transfer noise. PLUS a new theme song to set the tone (thanks to Steve Barkwill and Laura Lockwood, links below!)

James, Shan, and Ryan kick things off with reactions to the kit reveal (Stake-free at last), the Seamus Coleman extension, and updates on Jarrad Branthwaite’s looming five-year deal and Gana Gueye’s still-pending renewal.

From there, the crew dives into positional analysis, blending Wyscout data, scouting models, and sharp tactical logic to evaluate what Everton really need in defense. While LB and CB are both positions of need, the trio consider that Everton may want to allocate more funds to other positions and have adjusted accordingly. They weigh up Vitalii Mykolenko’s year, question the resource allocation for rumored signings like Thierno Barry, and explore wide-ranging fullback options—from free agents and relegated bargains to promising South American talents like Vanderlan and Esquivel. Also discussed: Galatasaray’s Jelleur, Southampton’s Wellington, and MLS alumnus John Tolkin.

And as usual, light on the agendas and intentional hot takes, heavy on different ideas, out of the box thinking, and surprising names that make a lot more sense than the silly season rumor mill.

If you would like to find a group of guys that attempt to keep it civil – with an exception or two in this episode - and realistic, we encourage you to give it a listen.

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Steve Barkwill Composition:

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Laura Lockwood (Lockwood Voices):

https://www.lockwoodvoices.com/

Just when you think it’s not possible, The Blue Frontier brings to you their biggest list of names yet – almost 70! - with Part 5 of their 2024–25 Everton squad assessment focusing on CM/DM. If you want some in depth analysis on a massive position of need for Everton, this may be your podcast.

Building up on their initial team analysis in Part 1, James, Shan, and Ryan try and find CMs and DMs to address Everton’s massive needs for better progression, retention, and defensive solidity. And they legitimately spend almost 2 hours going through almost 70 names for multiple midfield roles.

But as in the previous episode, the podcast starts with looking at the performance of existing players – Gana, Garner, Iroegbunam – that could be options at the position, and moves on to consider players beginning with free transfers and relegation bargains and moving on to players identified via a combination of scouting models, Wyscout data, and quite a few contributions from our Discord community.

In this episode, The Blue Frontier gets into many names in considerable details in order to finish with a few recommendations to transform Everton’s midfield. And as usual, there are no agendas, no intentional hot takes, but plenty of different ideas, out of the box thinking, and some unusual names that make a lot more sense than the silly season rumor mill. If you would like to find a group of guys that attempt to keep it civil and realistic, we encourage you to give it a listen.

Get in touch: https://linktr.ee/thebluefrontier

Email: bluefrontierusa@gmail.com