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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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.

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Part four of our 2024–25 Team Assessment digs into Everton’s creative conundrum. With Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s exit all but official, the guys evaluate potential reinforcements up top, headlined by the links to Villarreal striker Tierno Barry. Is he worth the €40M plunge?

They then dive into the main course: central attacking midfield, where Charly Alcaraz, McNeil, and Ndiaye are all "options"... for now.

James, Ryan, and Shan run through free agents, relegation bounce-backs, and rising stars who might finally bring some spark between the lines. Bilal El Khannous? Martin Baturina? A wild Grealish rumor? It's all on the table. Plus: tactical needs, financial tradeoffs, and which prospects have world-class ceilings (and which don’t).

Smart, skeptical, and as always, backed by data, this episode is your blueprint to Everton’s options at CAM this summer.

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The Blue Frontier’s 2024/25 Squad Assessment continues with Part 3: a deep dive into Everton’s biggest attacking void, the right wing. James, Shan, and Ryan bring their trademark blend of rigor and realism to a position crying out for pace, 1v1 threat, and open-play creativity.

Building on Part 1’s tactical framework (goal threat, progression, structure) and informed by scouting models, Wyscout data, and Discord contributions, the trio sort through nearly 40 potential solutions. From high-ceiling targets like Johan Bakayoko and Karim Adeyemi to versatile fits like Geny Catamo and Abdul Fatawu, this is a wide-ranging but focused search for not just one, but possibly two new signings.

Free agents, relegation bargains, and out-of-favor top-league talents all get a look. No agendas, no fluff, just sharp analysis and unexpected names that make more sense than most tabloid chatter.

If Everton want to evolve, this is the spot they have to get right.

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In Part 2 of their 2024–25 Everton squad assessment, The Blue Frontier team turns its attention to center forwards and wide attackers, offering the kind of detailed, data-driven analysis you won’t find anywhere else in the Everton media space.

James, Shan, and Ryan build on Part 1’s tactical themes (goal threat, progression, structure, and more) to evaluate how the club can strengthen its attack this summer. With Beto showing flashes but limitations, Calvert-Lewin’s future still unclear, and Chermiti largely untested, the hosts ask a simple but often overlooked question: what profile of forward actually fits the way Everton want to play under David Moyes?

From aging free agents to versatile forwards and emerging talent across Europe, over 30 potential targets are dissected with the help of custom scouting models, Wyscout data, and community input from Discord. It’s methodical, candid, and refreshingly agenda-free.

If you’re looking for smart, grounded transfer discussion that treats Everton’s future seriously this is where you’ll find it.

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The Blue Frontier launches its 2024/25 Team Assessment with Part 1: a sharp, data-driven look at Everton’s squad under David Moyes.

James, Shan, and Ryan dig into the root causes behind the club’s biggest issues, laying the groundwork for smarter summer moves and a clearer path forward.

The trio tackle the pressing questions:

• Why couldn’t Everton score?

• Just how offside were our strikers?

• How essential is Gana Gueye’s ball-winning, and can he still progress play?

• Has Charly Alcaraz changed the dynamic in attack?

With a squad that’s aging on paper but skewing younger, and a lingering overreliance on set pieces masking a lack of open-play creativity, this episode sets the tone for the transfer window AND the rest of the series, which will dive deeper into the fixes Everton needs.

As always, we appreciate your support as well as any feedback!

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Everton’s 2-0 win over Southampton was the final act at Goodison Park, but the real story was the crowd, the blue smoke, and the people who made the Grand Old Lady what it was. In this episode, James, Shan, and Ryan reflect on the last Men’s match at Goodison, not just the 2 goals from Illiman Ndiaye, or Seamus Coleman's emotional start, but what the day meant to Evertonians around the world. All in all, it was a performance that felt more like a sendoff than a 90 minute football match. It's a different kind of episode, with more reflection than tactics, but we hope you'll enjoy it. Thank you all for listening.

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