2019/20 Bill Kenwright

[neilsyd]

Good old Bill hey. Apparently he’s turned Rafael down twice. Out of sentiment. Since then he’s hired franny Jeffers and Michael branch. Sums him up. I reckon he’d rather have stuey Barlow up front than mo salah. Cos “he’s a proper blue”

 

[Sentinel]

why then employ a director of football?

Good question. Apparently we have a lame duck chairmen who can veto. You really couldn't make this farce up.

 

[Moomin]

why then employ a director of football?

He will still have a chain of command, he will still need to have approval from the owner.

He can't just hop on a plane goto Barca sign Messi for 500 million and pay him a million per week just because he is " DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL "

 

[MrGrumpy]

He will still have a chain of command, he will still need to have approval from the owner.

He can't just hop on a plane goto Barca sign Messi for 500 million and pay him a million per week just because he is " DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL "

He should as that’s his job, he talks to the manager about the style and type of play he wants he then finds them and tries to buy them... but by your reckoning he has to ask Moshiri if he can buy them

 

[Sentinel]

At this stage wouldn't you expect someone from the local press to ask, who is exactly running Everton Football Club.

If we were red squirrels the Echo would be all over it.

 

[MrGrumpy]

At this stage wouldn't you expect someone from the local press to ask, who is exactly running Everton Football Club.

If we were red squirrels the Echo would be all over it.

I listen to the Royal Blue pod cast and there Kenwright lovers

 

[Moomin]

He should as that’s his job, he talks to the manager about the style and type of play he wants he then finds them and tries to buy them... but by your reckoning he has to ask Moshiri if he can buy them

 

[Steve Wigan]

I am on board with a nuanced debate on Kenwright. I have no issue with that and he did some things well. I would say he created a very clear and realistic ethos for the club which was a company philosophy that resonated to all aspects of the business. It's not all bad, but if you look at it overall, he's not got the skill base to be our chairman and relative to the sides above us, we are further behind those top sides than at any point in our history. The two statements above are linked. Trying to make out David Moyes over achieving covered that up not conducive to recognising the problems we face.

In all honesty fans are right to be annoyed at £400 million being wasted. However anger doesn't solve a lot. We do need to start asking why that has occurred. The one constant throughout this period has been Kenwright as chairman. My concern is that if we continue with him as chairman I have very little faith he can lead the business to success, as his position requires.

I would agree he may not be the main problem, but the book stops with him. I don't think he holds people to account adequately.

As for the Anfield game, I doubt you'd be happy with defeat, but there seems to be a lack of urgency all around to do anything to mitigate against this. If Silva is gone, clear him out and put Unsworth in charge. Or ascertain why your DOF has not found a replacement and completed the deal. Or if he doesn't feel he's able to do so, have the club put out a statement offering support to Silva. However to allow the situation to meander as it is, without having the basic decency to communicate with supporters is an insult to fans and shows how little he really thinks of us.

My longer term solution I have been fairly clear about. We need to go and get top quality people in key positions on the board. To me I'd go and get Terry Leahy and Brian Gilvary to have filled our Chairman and CEO births and would clear off DBB and Bill Kenwright. If you have people of that competency in clear roles I think you'd start to see change. In fairness that is more a critique of Farhad than it is Bill. He can't help the fact he's left in a role he can't perform.

I wrote to Terry Leahy some time ago(my wifes ex boss was his guru at the Manchester Business School(UMIST as it was)) and he stated that he had no desire to become involved in the running of Everton.

 

[John Barton]

He will still have a chain of command, he will still need to have approval from the owner.

He can't just hop on a plane goto Barca sign Messi for 500 million and pay him a million per week just because he is " DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL "

The DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL has control of the football finances, why do you think its his responsibilty to reduce the wage bill, any compensation due to Silva has been more than ofset by offloading Mirales & Lookmans salaries

 

[John Barton]

He will still have a chain of command, he will still need to have approval from the owner.

He will be set financial budgets on transfer fees, wages and compensation, why would he need approval if he doesn't exceed them?

 

[neilsyd]

I also blame Bill for 4-2-3-1. He’s the only chairman to oversee every manager over the last ten years. How can moyes at the end, Martinez, koeman, unsworth, allardyce and then Silva all play the same effin formation. He must enforce it. Play 4-2-3-1 or you’re sacked......

 

[Sentinel]

Increasingly Brands is looking irrelevant. Which is disturbing. We appoint managers and players according to the fickle whims of the overseers.

 

[John Barton]

Increasingly Brands is looking irrelevant. Which is disturbing. We appoint managers and players according to the fickle whims of the overseers.

And the coaching staff

 

[John Barton]

The club is full of Kenwrights ex Blue yes men, even down to ambassadors like Sharp,Snodin & Stuart, whilst big Nev, our record appearance holder is banished for telling it as it is

 

[Sentinel]

None of us really know what is happening at boardroom level and the fact that we are still discussing Kenwright is absurd, for all his failings or accomplishments.

What is evident, is that there is complete confusion. An entropic, misted directionless.