Royal Blue: Assessing impact academy ban will have on Everton and Marcel Brands – and are we set to see three at the back?

We have a special Royal Blue for you.

Firstly, our Everton FC correspondent Phil Kirkbride, head of sport Dave Prentice, and Sam Carroll get around the table to debate the latest big talking points from Goodison.

And there is no bigger talking point than the club’s two-year academy ban and £500,000 fine.

Is the punishment too severe? What is chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale's reaction to the findings? Just how much damage has been done to Everton’s standing? And just what impact will it have on the club and in particular Brands? After the all, the impressive new director of football has made it part of his mission to improve the club’s production line of players.

Some passionate debate follows before talk turns to how Marco Silva is going to fit big summer signing Yerry Mina into a defence that has improved considerably in recent weeks.

With Kurt Zouma ineligible, Mina is set to make his full debut on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, where the Blues have failed to win in the league since 1994.

The lads ask can and when will Everton’s record at the ‘big six’ improve as well as casting scrutiny on the comments Ross Barkley has made since his move to Chelsea.

And the first part of the podcast rounds off by previewing big blue Tony Bellew’s massive fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

The second part of the podcast gives you a chance to listen to Silva’s pre-match press conference in full.

The Everton boss talks Richarlison’s fitness, Michael Keane, plus much more.