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Representative for Merseyside businessmen Andy Bell and George Downing tells me that at this stage a takeover or investment alongside Dell Technologies in Everton Football Club is not happening.
They kept mentioning Dell technologies last time, but from memory, they weren't interested in having much to do with it, they were just loaning the money to Bell and Downing.
I think they try to turn their involvement and wealth into a positive, but I'm not sure it is
Granite wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2026 10:20 am
Can someone please post that article - for us right arses
It’s a massive article, I just did the 7 day free trial then £12 a year if I don’t cancel, think it might well be worth a £1 a month
in the near future given their on the Friedkins case.
TheRam wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2026 8:32 am
Recommend listening to the byline with Boyland to get more info on what’s actually happening.
Sounds like the search for more investment is with a view for these guys to take a back seat.
They don’t view us in the same light as Roma apparently either which is obvious anyway.
Sounds like they’ve thrown the towel in.
Bought us on the cheap, flip us for a big profit.
Boyland was hedging his bets a bit. He said that there was not enough evidence to say that they are definitely selling up but that it will become apparent fairly quickly....every club is up for sale if the price is right.
Big Nevs Vaz wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2026 10:52 am
Boyland was hedging his bets a bit. He said that there was not enough evidence to say that they are definitely selling up but that it will become apparent fairly quickly....every club is up for sale if the price is right.
They're keeping all their options open so that if the club does eventually sell they can say 'we told you so'. In reality they're just making assumptions, best guesses and opinions without much substance other than the usual "sources" but people will interpret it how they want to.
Safe to say we've learned a lot about the Friedkins and their intentions even if there's plenty we still don't know.
Seems likely to me that the Friedkins have little to no interest in the day-to-day running of the club and the lack of repercussions for those involved in the perceived failings of the transfer window would suggest as much. There's been plenty of noise suggesting strife between Moyes, Kinnear and the rest of the 'transfer committee' when it comes to targets for not only this summer transfer window but the one before too. You only have to look at Roma to see as soon as De Rossi made a fuss that he was gone, as soon as Ranieri had a pop at Gasperini that he was gone. If the Friedkins had the same level of involvement here then there's no way things would just be carrying on as they are.
I took from Moyes' press conference that he's basically done with the likes of Kinnear and the committee now and he is just happy to get on with the season because he probably knows as well as anyone that nobody is going to be sacking them and there's no point in carrying on about it. If it's true that the Friedkins haven't spoken to Moyes in the 20 months he's been here then that kind of says it all.
The worry for me is, if they aren't selling the club, how bad does it have to get before they are involved? I'm not the biggest David Moyes fan but if it's basically all down to Angus Kinnear to lead the club and choose Moyes' successor then things could get very bad very quickly because everything I've seen suggests that on the footballing side of things then this man is out of his depth as CEO of a Premier League football club.
