Carlo Ancelotti suing Everton?!!

[Ruairi77]

If it's reported on by a man who has a raft of other stories that have very little basis to them that's called a vendetta.

He's the Guardian's Everton hit man.

you'd have a point if it was a nothing story, but it's not

 

[witchdoc187]

Simon Goodley | The Guardian

Simon Goodley is a Guardian business reporter

www.theguardian.com

Its 50% of this guys job to slate Everton based on his articles

he would do well on here. Top blue!

 

[DanEFC92]

Bomb these utter clowns out of our cloob FFS.

 

[kev]

To help the fans show this board for what it is. He loves us, just knew this club was f'd

Behave.
He accepted a job here short term while waiting for something better to turn up. No more than that.
Not blaming him for that BTW, but "he loves us"? GTF
We are just a former employer and nothing else.

 

[Ruairi77]

Behave.
He accepted a job here short term while waiting for something better to turn up. No more than that.
Not blaming him for that BTW, but "he loves us"? GTF
We are just a former employer and nothing else.

I dunno, I got the impression he liked the raw passion of Everton, he seemed fairly clear that he liked having all the fuss of a mega team stripped away.
Unfortunately all the business acumen of a mega team was nowhere to be seen either.

If it's Ancelotti v the board/owner of EFC, I'm with Ancelotti.

 

[trueblue84]

you'd have a point if it was a nothing story, but it's not

We don't know what he's suing for. There's little to no info.

To be fair to @davek, the journo's article on the Everton stadium being months behind schedule is utter bollocks.

 

[DanEFC92]

Ancelotti suing Everton. GOT reaction:

BLOODY JOURNALIST

Always plays the man, not the ball that one.

 

[Ruairi77]

We don't know what he's suing for. There's little to no info.

To be fair to @davek, the journo's article on the Everton stadium being months behind schedule is utter bollocks.

it doesnt really matter. Carlo Ancelotti is taking Everton to court.
Thats a massive football story.

 

[Neiziro]

The journo in question really seems to have it in for anything Russian. Makes you wonder about political agendas etc.

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[Ruairi77]

I have a very bad feeling about this.
There must be some sort of Usmanov deal involved that the club can no longer fulfill.
Tack this on the the FFP inquest and it all could come out in the wash.

 

[toffee66]

I wonder what he is saying we owe. If he wants a pay-off after exercising his Real release clause then even if his contract permits it he can expect his ‘gentleman’ reputation to severely get tarnished in the process. If we owe him unpaid salary or performances bonuses, which would not surprise me, then that is entirely different.

 

[kev]

I dunno, I got the impression he liked the raw passion of Everton, he seemed fairly clear that he liked having all the fuss of a mega team stripped away.
Unfortunately all the business acumen of a mega team was nowhere to be seen either.

If it's Ancelotti v the board/owner of EFC, I'm with Ancelotti.

BTW - If it's Peter Sutcliffe v the board/owner of EFC, I'd be with Sutcliffe.

It was a job, no more than that.

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

He had a waiver in his contract that meant he could leave for free if Real Madrid came in for him. Similarly it seems he's owed money that was promised to him in his contract.

We're clearly refusing to pay it so he's well in his right to sue.

Two years after leaving seems a bit rum to me.

 

[PhilEFC]

I dunno, I got the impression he liked the raw passion of Everton, he seemed fairly clear that he liked having all the fuss of a mega team stripped away.
Unfortunately all the business acumen of a mega team was nowhere to be seen either.

If it's Ancelotti v the board/owner of EFC, I'm with Ancelotti.

I liked him but saw my arse when he left. I think he was good at letting the fans hear what they wanted to hear.

It was never going to last.