{"podcast":{"title":"Royal Blue: The Everton FC Podcast","slug":"royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493","podcast_index_feed_id":1058493,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RPSL4840186255","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9a64e9e2-4e06-11ed-8a7b-f305e6ec9a7e/image/a6e43f1b090adab8ce9b3454ef45d3fc.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Reach Podcasts","episode_count":1331,"summary":"Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO, including our main Royal Blue show with Ian Croll, Joe Thomas, Chris Beesley, Connor O'Neill, Gavin Buckland, Paul Wheelock, Matt Jones & Tony Scott.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:19:54.068070+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493"},"episode":{"title":"The Iliman Ndiaye Dilemma: Cause for Concern?","slug":"the-iliman-ndiaye-dilemma-cause-for-concern","published_at":"2026-06-03T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493/the-iliman-ndiaye-dilemma-cause-for-concern","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/RPSL9416876342.mp3?updated=1780493086","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/RPSL9416876342.mp3?updated=1780493086","summary":"Welcome back to another packed edition of the Royal Blue Podcast! Host Ian Croll is joined by Tony Scott and guest Day Kennedy to unpack the biggest talking points surrounding Everton FC as we head into a pivotal summer. First up, the lads dive deep into the unfolding contract situation regarding Iliman Ndiaye. Reports indicate Everton face a summer battle to retain the forward, with improved contract offers sitting unsigned on the table for months. However, despite the media noise, the club isn't panicking just yet. The panel debates: Is this just classic agent posturing, or should Evertonians be genuinely worried about a summer exit? Moving from Ndiaye to the bigger picture, the team tackles a massive, league-wide question that is dominating modern football: Has the \"selling club\" tag become an absolute necessity to survive and compete? \"In an era heavily dictated by financial regulations and the massive revenue gap of the 'Big Six,' do clubs like Everton have any choice but to trade their top assets just to fund a competitive squad?\" Ian, Tony and Day discuss the harsh realities of modern football sustainability, the impact on fan ambition, and whether the system is inherently rigged against teams trying to break the glass ceiling. To close out the show, Ian puts Tony and Day on the hot seat with a rapid-fire Q&A segment. No sitting on the fence allowed! Ian fires over some sharp, unexpected, and thoroughly entertaining questions to test the guys' natural Everton instincts. What do you think, Blues? Should we be worried about Ndiaye's contract delay? Is selling your best players the only realistic way to climb the Premier League ladder nowadays? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! 👇 Like, share, and subscribe to the Royal Blue YouTube channel for da…","meta_description":"Welcome back to another packed edition of the Royal Blue Podcast! Host Ian Croll is joined by Tony Scott and guest Day Kennedy to unpack the biggest talki…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4744,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493/episodes/the-iliman-ndiaye-dilemma-cause-for-concern/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-blue-the-everton-fc-podcast-1058493/the-iliman-ndiaye-dilemma-cause-for-concern.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}