The Friedkin Group (They're selling up)

[NickNack]

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

The first we’ll hear from the club will be Moyes’ presser for the United game who will no doubt be at his evasive best

[Surax]

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.

That's how business works, though, innit? If you hired the clowns, you have to bear responsibility when they fail to perform to the required standard. You have to accept that you made mistakes and right the ship to protect your asset.

[Bumble]

That's how business works, though, innit? If you hired the clowns, you have to bear responsibility when they fail to perform to the required standard. You have to accept that you made mistakes and right the ship to protect your asset.

Exactly. But you first have to at least give them enough rope to hang themselves.

[777Kidnappings]

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

I dont think they can. They are going to want to pass it off as just something that happens sometimes, 1 of those things.... you cant do that and release a statement explaining it. They want to pretend its nowhere near big enough to make a statement about

We got our right back. Our master plan worked as intended. We were just unlucky a player failed his medical. A statement admits their incompetence

[Lazarou II]

I'm still seething at these careless fucks. The evidence is there they don't care.

Never been to a game.
Goodison falling apart.
Three windows of poor recruitment.
Asset stripping of the playing staff in this window.
Very little investment and squeezing fans for as much money as possible.

Kinnear is just the useful idiot.

[Indiantoffee75]

The first we’ll hear from the club will be Moyes’ presser for the United game who will no doubt be at his evasive best

Moyes hasn't got anything to lose.

He should throw them all under the bus when he does his presser if he says hes an evertonian.

Worse case scenario they sack him with a pay off. That'll never happen. He should go all out on them IMO.

[brap2]

Hm there does seem to be a lot of stories about them looking to get rid?

[john e]

Just watched a bit of toffee tv and a great slogen was sent it by one of our fans

"Don't spend a pound, in the ground"

Brilliant, so there you go fellow blues. I have cancelled my usual match program after years of getting them, not getting a single penny out of me again...

[TheRam]

I’d still buy a drink tbh.

Does any of that money even go to the club? Won’t it go mainly to the companies selling the stuff back to us?

[Jamokachi]

Hm there does seem to be a lot of stories about them looking to get rid?

There was a piece in the Guardian but even that had little to no substance in the idea that TFG are actually looking to sell.

I think, personally, the biggest factor has been the switch from PSR to SCR and SSR this season. The latter moving from a 3-year to 1-year reporting model is sure to have had an impact.

My hope is that this turmoil is short lived and that investment can start again from the next window or summer. Because there was investment last summer when the rules were a known commodity.

[Cereal Killer]

I’d still buy a drink tbh.

Does any of that money even go to the club? Won’t it go mainly to the companies selling the stuff back to us?

Aramark are the catering partner, would just be less money going in their pocket

[Paddockoldie]

I'm still seething at these careless fucks. The evidence is there they don't care.

Never been to a game.

He's not a fan mate. He's a guy with car businesses, movies, planes, Roma, although I think he's been there. Mmm, Rome orrrr the Dock Road?


Goodison falling apart

Always happening. It won't be there in another 3 years. Keeping it was sentiment management

Three windows of poor recruitment.

True, but he doesn't choose players...The committee does.

Asset stripping of the playing staff in this window.

Will we miss Patto? Tim? Aznou (loaned)
Ndiaye wanted to go... had to take the money.

Very little investment and squeezing fans for as much money as possible.

Not sure on all that, but he finished the stadium, has provided funds. The last bit, absolutely, but we wanted a buyer who run us like a business instead of chaos and loveliness.

Kinnear is just the useful idiot.

Spot on. I've signed the petition to get shut.

I share your frustrations, but, we're Everton, aren't we?

[superpull]

The owners aren't taking money out of the club.
Not buying anything lowers revenue to the companies that pay us to be there.
It means when the contract is renewed we get less.
So our total revenue goes down.
And we can only spend 85% of it on players.

You wanna see more players sold for less than their worth so we stay compliant?
I'm up for having personal limits - pints are too much so I won't buy in the ground etc. that's capitalism and natural market forces sort that stuff out.
But I'm not sure boycotts are in the best long-term interest of the club

[Audrey Horne]

we're Everton, aren't we?

What does this even mean?

[Paddockoldie]

What does this even mean?

It being typical of Everton, or the people within it to fuck things up, or wait too long, or reduce expectations.. That any better?