The Friedkin Group (They're selling up)

[Lazarou II]

You say stumbled, but they have made continual progress, including a European cup and another final. Hiccups along the way, sure, but it's disingenuous to suggest they 'stumbled' to their current position.

What the Roma situation shows more clearly is that patience is needed, because football is messy and turbulent.

I'm not absolving blame, I just think it's a bit mad to want them out and comparing them to Moshiri's madness.

We've gone from wanting managers changed at the drop of a hat to wanting the club sold because of a bad transfer window. It's a wee bit bonkers.

I just don't think they care that much about us. Just another asset in the portfolio.

[74Blue]

I just don't think they care that much about us. Just another asset in the portfolio.

Surely though, even if we are just another asset in the portfolio, the goal would be to maximise the potential of that asset. You don't maximise your asset by stripping the squad bare, fucking up transfer windows and leaving the playing squad to essentially perform with both feet tied together. Surely the best way to maximise your asset is to drive it forward, to produce a squad that is capable of securing a top six finish, making it a far more attractive proposition for potential future suitors and driving up the asking price.

[Duncandisorderly]

Unbelievable levels of incompetence. Having 2 strikers at the club and selling one minutes before a deal falls though for a replacement. Criminal way to leave the squad and that's before discussing the lack of investment in full backs and defence as a hole in this window.

[Evertonian418]

Time for the fans to boycott the game this Sunday. It won't happen. Its the only way to tell TFG how pissed the fans are with them.

[Granite]

You say stumbled, but they have made continual progress, including a European cup and another final. Hiccups along the way, sure, but it's disingenuous to suggest they 'stumbled' to their current position.

What the Roma situation shows more clearly is that patience is needed, because football is messy and turbulent.

I'm not absolving blame, I just think it's a bit mad to want them out and comparing them to Moshiri's madness.

We've gone from wanting managers changed at the drop of a hat to wanting the club sold because of a bad transfer window. It's a wee bit bonkers.

January was also a shocking window. He were well placed in the league and Grealish just got injured. Where was the financial support and ambition? We could have sold before 30th June to appease SCR if that was the issue.

[777Kidnappings]

You say stumbled, but they have made continual progress, including a European cup and another final. Hiccups along the way, sure, but it's disingenuous to suggest they 'stumbled' to their current position.

What the Roma situation shows more clearly is that patience is needed, because football is messy and turbulent.

I'm not absolving blame, I just think it's a bit mad to want them out and comparing them to Moshiri's madness.

We've gone from wanting managers changed at the drop of a hat to wanting the club sold because of a bad transfer window. It's a wee bit bonkers.

Think the football side is comparable to moshiri. I actually think this lot are worse in terms of managing the time in a transfer window and identifying who will and wont want to play for us.

[Lazarou II]

Surely though, even if we are just another asset in the portfolio, the goal would be to maximise the potential of that asset. You don't maximise your asset by stripping the squad bare, fucking up transfer windows and leaving the playing squad to essentially perform with both feet tied together. Surely the best way to maximise your asset is to drive it forward, to produce a squad that is capable of securing a top six finish, making it a far more attractive proposition for potential future suitors and driving up the asking price.

Don't know what is going on mate, trying to rationalise the irrational or something.

[superpull]

Doesn't really look like they have been failing and simply got lucky this year?

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[Jamokachi]

Think the football side is comparable to moshiri. I actually think this lot are worse in terms of managing the time in a transfer window and identifying who will and wont want to play for us.

Nah. The significant investments we've made have been in young players with high ceilings. Moshiri oversaw huge amounts spent on assets that were only ever going to depreciate.

Again, I'm not absolving blame. I'm pissed off too. I just think we need to be rationale and objective when assessing where the club is at right now. And things are recoverable, as long as these lessons are learnt.

I will say, it was concerning reading @Shogun 's post about Kinnear's time at Leeds. I hope his position is being scrutinised.

TFG have again shown with Roma that they're not opposed to making changes at CEO level.

[NickNack]

I don’t think they’ve bought us to flip us is a year or two, but even if they have it’s certainly not in their interest for us to bomb on the pitch.

They have done a lot of good, arguably saved us from administration and the probable resulting relegation, plus they got the stadium finished. Credit for all of that.

The footballing decisions have been poor - they made mistakes at Roma but have largely corrected them. They’ve made huge mistakes here, hopefully they’ll do the same. They have to realise the team they’ve trusted to oversee football matters at Everton have failed miserably and realise the need to sort it out - preferably well before January. We can’t afford another disaster like yesterday.

[777Kidnappings]

Nah. The significant investments we've made have been in young players with high ceilings. Moshiri oversaw huge amounts spent on assets that were only ever going to depreciate.

Again, I'm not absolving blame. I'm pissed off too. I just think we need to be rationale and objective when assessing where the club is at right now. And things are recoverable, as long as these lessons are learnt.

I will say, it was concerning reading @Shogun 's post about Kinnear's time at Leeds. I hope his position is being scrutinised.

TFG have again shown with Roma that they're not opposed to making changes at CEO level.

Think the profile is obviously better but im not sure how much better the scouting is.

Didnt really mean that though. Meant more the picking players who obviously dont want to sign for us and then dragging it out. Every bit as bad if not worse in terms of identifying what we actually need

Then even the profile we have put 25m into grealish now, tried to spend 25+10 on richarlison, a 10m loan for zirkzee and sell armstrong. They panicked and reverted though we got away with most of it

[john e]

Can't believe the owners of club have treated everyone below them, we must be like shit on your shoe to them! disregarded in every way. The squad looks a mess and just like us all, we are left with Barry and no back up, fucking great!

Time for our young lads to step up, but we know Moyes will not do that either! And what do the squad think of all the shit going on? It must effect them, it has too?

Got a feeling its going to be a long season,,,,

[Lazarou II]

They got us for peanuts, doubled or tripled their money without doing much really then fucked two transfer windows (January and Summer).

Bought a data company, employed numerous recruitment experts and our dear CEO and the squad is in all kinds of trouble.

Great job.

[Bumble]

We don't actually know who is to blame.

The few transfers that got through the committee at the start of the summer, Hackney and George, were at the right age, level and value. Swapping McNeil for Johnson was again a smart move.

After that there were clearly issues but we don't know why. They were after a number of right backs but we collectively decided not to go there.

Personally I think the committee and the manager weren't on the same page and we ended up with him waving some suggestions through and vetoing others.

As a CEO you have to manage that to get to a satisfactory conclusion and he didn't. They are all culpable as a collective. No point chasing down some blokes sat in Texas when the people they employ are making a pigs ear of one of their portfolio assets.

[Evertonian418]

Has anyone from the club actually come out and said anything about what has happened or are they hiding?