catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Yeh if Uncle Uzi really is here and has some legit avenues to fund us then we'll definitely be fine as, like you say, businesses such as theirs profit in bad times. (The reason they're rich in the first place).
Yes all true. And the question must surely be, if he's not here who has been underpinning the funding thus far? I will make some certain (and to a degree contradictory) observations below;
1) It's very likely USM are funding Everton and they have lots to spend (more so after the crisis)
2) They will not want to broadcast this, so may well want or at the very least be happy to see articles in the Echo saying we are skint. It's good for negotiation.
3) Brands may also have insisted on this. He is a very shrewd negotiator. He will want to pay less
4) I imagine we await further information from the FA. We are till in May. How long into the summer will it be before some overhaul comes for FFP? We obviously have the City trial in June. It could be gone by then. I think we are sitting and waiting currently.
5) The same is probably true for revenues and what leagues can finish.
6) Brands likes to go late into the window, where we have seen, for all but premium players prices tend to drop somewhat. I imagine this trend will be escalated this summer, as people get more desperate.
So overall I would say buckle in, it's going to be a bumpy ride. You will have us linked with just about every player, while perhaps alongside saying we have no money. The truth as it tends to be will be in the middle. What is clear, and impressive is that they clearly want to spend money prudently, even if there is a lot to spend, so we need to put the right steps in to do so.