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title: "Cundy has had his say on Everton (again) – Tony Bellew responds"
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# Cundy has had his say on Everton (again) – Tony Bellew responds

The Jason Cundy Everton talkSPORT row shows no sign of cooling as of 26 September 2026. Cundy’s on-air comments about the Toffees prompted a swift and pointed reply from lifelong fan Tony Bellew, and neither man has backed down. Here is the exchange in full, updated with the latest position.

## Updated introduction: Everton status and talkSPORT row

Everton remain a regular talking point on talkSPORT, and not always for reasons supporters enjoy. Cundy’s latest broadcast comments reopened a debate about where the club now sits in the English game, and Bellew’s response has kept the story alive into late September 2026.

The dispute centres on one question: has Everton’s stature genuinely shrunk, or is history being ignored? That question sits at the heart of everything below.

## Jason Cundy labels Everton ‘insignificant’ on talkSPORT

Speaking on talkSPORT, Cundy described Everton as the “worst club to support” and said the club has become “insignificant”. It was not a one-off jibe. Cundy had previously called Everton Premier League “makeweights” on the same station, according to talkSPORT.

Taken together, the comments paint a picture of a club Cundy regards as drifting toward irrelevance in the modern top flight. Supporters were quick to push back, and the exchange soon found its way to Bellew.

## Tony Bellew defends Everton heritage and predicts resurgence

Bellew, the former world champion boxer and outspoken Everton fan, responded directly to Cundy’s remarks. His argument rested on the club’s honours board rather than its current league position.

Everton have won nine league titles, five FA Cups and a European Cup Winners’ Cup, a record few English clubs can match. Bellew leaned on that history in his reply, stating simply: “Everton will rise again.”

The last of those major trophies came in 1995, and that gap is part of what fuels Cundy’s argument. But for Bellew, decades of silverware still carry weight, whatever the current table says.

## What did Jason Cundy say about Everton on talkSPORT?

Cundy called Everton the “worst club to support” and said they had become “insignificant”, adding to an earlier description of the club as Premier League “makeweights”. All three remarks were made on talkSPORT, according to the station.

Nothing beyond those specific words has been confirmed. Cundy did not offer statistics or a detailed argument on air to support the claims, based on the coverage available; his position rests on opinion rather than cited evidence.

## What happens next

Neither Cundy nor Bellew has indicated the debate is over, and further exchanges on talkSPORT remain possible. Beyond the war of words, there is no confirmed update on Everton’s response as a club, and this article will be updated if one follows.

For wider context on where Everton stand heading into the season, [our earlier report](https://readeverton.com/everton-news-branthwaite-grealish-dibling-ipswich/) covers the squad news around that period. The full [original talkSPORT exchange between Cundy and Bellew](https://readeverton.com/jason-cundy-everton-tony-bellew-talksport/) remains the primary source for both men’s comments.