Appeal for witnesses...

[chicoazul]

Could be that the headlock term was sloppily described by a source feeding it to the media who’ve loved the drama of it and ran with it wildly. Who knows? I’ll just hold back on abusing the alleged female victim until it becomes clearer.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

No need for the personal attacks. Keep it civil.

Just on this point you've made;



I'm sure you've doubted who really owns the club? You've certainly referenced Usmanov's involvement? That same company have repeatedly denied any involvement.

For me, the whole Everton statement absolutely stinks.

If it happened, of course it's appalling and needs condemning from everyone. The club need to release the persons name, as they have with every other incident, whether a Lucozade bottle throw, a malicious comment towards Louis Saha or an assault on a female fan. Every other example I can think of, the club were brilliant in being on it immediately - acknowledgement of the incident, transparency and action named.

Here, for some reason they've waited 12 days, and scheduled a statement for 12:00. A statement that for me, lacks transparency and is entirely self serving to point fingers at Evertonians to undermine them.

A reminder - there's absolutely no requirement or obligation for any of Everton's board to attend a football fixture.

Why release this statement a few hours before protests? Why proactively brief favourable/receptive journalists? (where did the 'headlock' detail come from?)


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Some of us remember the 'leaked emails' from many years back in how the club strategised to undermine fan concerns.

Fair play and I apologise for personal comments comparing a poster to a clown but I thought his argument was hilariously hypocritical to blame me for a lack of evidence when he has the same.

Yes on Usmanov and his dodgy cash but those sort of financial smokescreens are so adept and high level it almost always came with the territory when Bill sold to the guy's accountant!

I'm not defending the board but I just can't believe they'd make the whole thing up. It would be beyond bad and so unprofessional I just can't see it being a viable PR angle. Sorry but in recent games I've seen the nasty side of our fans first hand and it's really got to me. We now seem an open vent for a whole host of grievances and I feel we're truly in a death spiral.

 

[MikeH72]

Sickening rats the lot of them.

 

[LocalNative]

Could be that the headlock term was sloppily described by a source feeding it to the media who’ve loved the drama of it and ran with it wildly. Who knows? I’ll just hold back on abusing the alleged female victim until it becomes clearer.

Think that's it though isn't it mate. If she was put into a headlock then there would be an open investigation and statement from the club.

They hoped and believed this little white lie would hep justify why they weren't able to attend the game. Not for the first time, a glaring error of judgement.

 

[DanEFC92]

Hearing concerning reports that a crazed fan put Kenwright in the walls of Jericho after the Brighton game.

 

[Wat Tyler]

 

[Wat Tyler]

“Everton sources”

 

[chicoazul]

Think that's it though isn't it mate. If she was put into a headlock then there would be an open investigation and statement from the club.

They hoped and believed this little white lie would hep justify why they weren't able to attend the game. Not for the first time, a glaring error of judgement.

Unless she wanted to play it down mate and no have police involvement.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Was it actually a typo and they meant Denise was at a deadlock in some kind of commercial sponsorship?

 

[Shibbywiggles]

I really hope the investigating officer is a season ticket holding blue and doesn’t let it go

 

[LocalNative]

Unless she wanted to play it down mate and no have police involvement.

If so, why put it out there in the first place? She probably didn't have much say in it in fairness, but it's still a ridiculous accusation to lobby with no evidence.

 

[allen]

I reject it out of hand because it’s been 2 weeks without any evidence whatsoever that it’s been reported, and was 11 days until we even first heard about it. Not because she isn’t good at her job.

Well that's up to you, isn't it?

I'd rather not jump to any conclusions "without any evidence whatsoever".

 

[chicoazul]

If so, why put it out there in the first place? She probably didn't have much say in it in fairness, but it's still a ridiculous accusation to lobby with no evidence.

Perhaps she didn’t leak it mate!

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Could be that the headlock term was sloppily described by a source feeding it to the media who’ve loved the drama of it and ran with it wildly. Who knows? I’ll just hold back on abusing the alleged female victim until it becomes clearer.

The club can deny/have plausible deniability over client journalism, but they need to explain this line then;

The Board members received the instruction following malicious and unacceptably threatening correspondence received by the Club and increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour – including targeted physical aggression - at recent home matches.

We can't be having physical aggression at Goodison.

It needs reporting to the police, and the person banning.

 

[chicoazul]

The club can deny/have plausible deniability over client journalism, but they need to explain this line then;



We can't be having physical aggression at Goodison.

It needs reporting to the police, and the person banning.

If the female involved wants to press those changes. Maybe she didn’t mate?