#27 Years/NSNOW/#AllTogetherNow Fan Campaign

[degsy]

The only thing that will derail what Lampard has achieved is if the current board remain where it is.

Imagine if we get off to a bad start, what will the board do replace Frank, then bring someone else in to have exactly the same squad and problems

This...and there's a good chance it could happen

 

[Neville1995]

This notice was issued earlier by the 27 Years Campaign…

PRESS RELEASE from 27 Campaign. Fan protest Goodison Park Saturday 23rd July 12 Noon BST

The 27 Campaign have organised a fan protest on Saturday 23rd July near the Holy Trinity statue, Goodison Park, starting at 12 noon.

The campaign continues to ask Farhad Moshiri to Engage, Listen and Act. It is important to understand why the Campaign focuses on Farhad Moshiri.

As the 94% shareholder he is the person responsible for appointing the Chairman and board of Everton FC.
The 27 Campaign believe that the current leadership of Everton including the Chairman, board and executive, fall well below the requirements of a modern football club, in terms of skills, commercial experience, governance and ambition.

This conclusion is evidenced by the complete mismanagement of footballing operations (only now being addressed through Kevin Thelwell, Frank Lampard and his team), the financial performance of the club (leading to record losses & significant restrictions on current and future transfer activities) and concerns over the future ownership and funding of the club including Bramley-Moore stadium.

More timely, with only two weeks to the start of the season, the club finds itself struggling in the transfer market, having sold its key playing asset in Richarlison and no indications of the squad strengthening desperately needed by the manager and fans.

Recent responses issued by the club on behalf of Farhad Moshiri have failed to allay concerns. They do not represent engagement and show no evidence of him listening to the concerns of many fans.

The protest on Saturday is timed to provide a reminder to Farhad Moshiri of many fan’s concerns. It’s also set for the last available weekend before the start of the new season.

The 27 Campaign does not believe with the scheduled “Match for Peace” friendly versus Dynamo Kyiv next Friday, that it would be appropriate to hold a protest around what is a high profile, highly charged and important football match with a significance far beyond a pre-season friendly.

The Campaign calls on as many Evertonians as possible to demonstrate their concern over the running of the football club under Farhad Moshiri and his board.

We ask that it is a protest that demonstrates the best of all Evertonians, passionate objections to the manner in which the club is led whilst providing full hearted, fanatical support for the manager and our players.

The team will need our support throughout another potentially testing season, the club requires the support of all Evertonians in getting Farhad Moshiri to Engage, Listen and Act.

The Act ultimately is either replacing the board and executive team (including Chairman) or allowing new owners to purchase the club and provide the leadership and direction so desperately needed.

I think that this is a justified and sensible idea. Nobody as far as I can see wants to create divisions amongst the fans. It seems that this is mainly to get a message to our owner who lives in Monaco to understand the concerns of the fans. The same people who protest on Saturday can also without any difficulty be supporting the team at our 1st game of the season. Being critical and wanting your voice heard is not incompatible with backing the team.

There seems to be a lot of criticism of Kenwright, I can understand that but this campaign is rightly aimed at the owner of the club who in my opinion shares most of the blame for where we are at. Despite being Chairman, Kenwright has little influence over decisions and certainly cannot be blamed for the appointment of Silva or Benitez.

 

[AndyC]

A couple of notes for all those definitely going or thinking of going to join the 27 Year Campaign protest gathering on Saturday...

Banners, flags and singing etc are all encouraged
Defacing Goodison in any way shape or form is not on and will be deemed 100% unacceptable.
There will be media personnel present covering the protest and they are already accepting of the fans concern for change in asking reasonable questions - their continued coverage can be massively helpful. so nothing that brings the Campaign into disrepute will be acceptable.

 

[Toff33Blues99]

Haha the Esk wants Moshiri to call him directly. We have more chance of signing De Bruyne than this delusion. They have no plan other than a silly protest on a non descript sat

 

[BenToffee79]

Haha the Esk wants Moshiri to call him directly. We have more chance of signing De Bruyne than this delusion. They have no plan other than a silly protest on a non descript sat

When do you want the protest ? Week after is dynamo kyiv when the focus is firmly on what that match is all about quite rightly,the week after the season starts and the campaign is not about derailing anything lampard and the team try to do, so when is good? Also may I ask what do you disagree with a campaign wanting to rid a board that nearly relegated us 7 weeks ago after wasting £500m in the last 6 years , I can’t wait to hear this

 

[BenToffee79]

Haha the Esk wants Moshiri to call him directly. We have more chance of signing De Bruyne than this delusion. They have no plan other than a silly protest on a non descript sat

That you bill ?

 

[BenToffee79]

I think that this is a justified and sensible idea. Nobody as far as I can see wants to create divisions amongst the fans. It seems that this is mainly to get a message to our owner who lives in Monaco to understand the concerns of the fans. The same people who protest on Saturday can also without any difficulty be supporting the team at our 1st game of the season. Being critical and wanting your voice heard is not incompatible with backing the team.

There seems to be a lot of criticism of Kenwright, I can understand that but this campaign is rightly aimed at the owner of the club who in my opinion shares most of the blame for where we are at. Despite being Chairman, Kenwright has little influence over decisions and certainly cannot be blamed for the appointment of Silva or Benitez.

Why’s he still here then if he basically sweeps up and makes the tea ? Why did he give himself a pay rise in March with the team firmly in the brown stuff if you don’t think he does anything

 

[4737carlin]

Haha the Esk wants Moshiri to call him directly. We have more chance of signing De Bruyne than this delusion. They have no plan other than a silly protest on a non descript sat

Ah so the Esk is actually Jim White

 

[Toff33Blues99]

When do you want the protest ? Week after is dynamo kyiv when the focus is firmly on what that match is all about quite rightly,the week after the season starts and the campaign is not about derailing anything lampard and the team try to do, so when is good? Also may I ask what do you disagree with a campaign wanting to rid a board that nearly relegated us 7 weeks ago after wasting £500m in the last 6 years , I can’t wait to hear this

If your gonna have a protest its got to be pre Chelsea in with Sky TV there for max coverage. Not on a non descript sat

 

[matty1878]

Lampard performed a miracle by unifying the club last season. This lot are going to derail that.

Changes have been implemented and imo fans should see how they play out before protesting.

what is that ? we’re we have sold richy and signed a free transfer?

 

[matty1878]

Unfortunately I don't think a protest will change that either.

My concern is I can't see it changing anything at this point in time other than turn fans against each other once again and we see a return of a toxic atmosphere.

Just my opinion, I've got no issue with anyone that wants to protest on Sat.

we go down then the board will soon walk

we need to remove them asap from
the club

 

[Lord Byron]

I’ve watched Everton since the 60’s. I’m an old fart but go on lads demonstrate. Leadership and management of the club needs to change. It’s beyond embarrassing.

 

[blulouie]

Didn’t most people on here and in our fan base clap along the wild spending beyond our means…….”Billiomaore account, knows what he’s doing” “Beamds has done it agin etc”

If you go to the transfer thread now youl have people loads of people saying it’s ridiculous we aren’t investing loads…..

The fan base and Brewstered mentality has been a contributory factor to, so has fan pressure I’m sacking managers that meant we’ve been without a cohesive plan probably since Boberto or Moyes.

Causes of troubles have been holistic, but our fan base mostly clapped along at the time and contributed, we were all dizzy drink on investment and entitlement.

Everyone wanted investment when the club was run well enough and the purse strings opemd, now that the purse string have been opens everyone wants to return to how we were run before investment.

I like The Esk a lot as a, lad an old poster on here and a blue, I know he’s involved in this. But when the takeover happened, he was as essentially excited as anyone amd very quick to build expectations around investment and how high how profile would be raised and big we would become with the Mosihiri takeover, that turn around iis indicative of the point I make generally about our fanbase. We’ve all turned face and been reactionary, Knowing it all depending on what’s in front of our noses at anyone time.

We generally all clapped our management and progressive decline. Very few defending voices then.

At the end of the day its not the fans signing the cheques mate.

 

[Blue83]

If your gonna have a protest its got to be pre Chelsea in with Sky TV there for max coverage. Not on a non descript sat

Even the protests are so "Everton"

 

[AndyC]

If your gonna have a protest its got to be pre Chelsea in with Sky TV there for max coverage. Not on a non descript sat

The 27Years Campaign have stated previously and again this evening that Matchday protests will not happen.

Matchdays are for ALL Evertonians to concentrate and unify in support of the players and manager.

Protesting on Matchdays would be divisive and highly likely to attract only negative media coverage.