Royal Blue: International Break, Burnley Preview & New Team Member

On today’s episode of the Royal Blue Podcast, Chris Beesley and Paul Wheelock are joined by the ECHO’s new Everton correspondent Joe Thomas.Joe joins the team after more than a decade working on news on Merseyside, including covering the criminal prosecutions linked to the Hillsborough tragedy and its aftermath.The lads discuss the importance of the Premier League break in giving Frank Lampard an opportunity to ‘reset’ with the squad after the Crystal Palace FA Cup defeat, and how a few confidence-boosting international performances could prove useful to the Blues’ survival hopes.They also attempt to answer the question on many of our minds at the moment - is Burnley away next week currently a ‘must win’, or ‘must not lose’ fixture? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices