Farhad Moshiri

[Verbal Kint]

Usmanov is behind all of this, absolutely convinced he and Moshiri are in partnership. Kronor won't let Usmanov have a say in Arsenal or take control, Usmanov is going to use us as his plaything.

I say use away Alexander use away.

 

[Azza]

Just realised, we'll own our training ground!!! YEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bcblue1878]

People also need to realise he is literally the most powerful man at the club now.

Not just because of him being the 'owner' (he basically is) the fact he is much richer and will most certainly be a better businessman and have better business contacts than anyone at the club.

He's also a former accountant, this fella will know how to get rid of debts, how to secure better loan deals for us and even owns some steel companies (could possibly come into play with regards to stadium, but that's guesswork)

he still has other companies that he owns which will be making him a lot of money as well.

I may get shot down in flames here by the Bill haters and one or two others. Personally I think Bill has played a blinder here, and one that not many of us saw coming, particularly those of us that saw the American interest as a particularly scary thought. He's bought in a billionaire who he has got to know over the last eighteen months or so, not only that but Moshiri has experience of the PL through owning a chunk of quite possibly the best run team in the league! This guy is going to shake up the commercial side of Everton in a way that Mr Elstone and co could only dream of. Give him time and I'm sure we will hear all about his plans for the stadium, and investment on the playing side,! Having read what his and Mr Usmanov's plans for Arsenal were a few years ago I can see him maintaining the Everton values that so many of us on here ticked as one of our three priorities regarding any sale in that recent poll. Exciting times me thinks, wonder if he'll make an appearance on Saturday?

 

[Julius Geezer]

Mad listening to Talksport ( I know ) this morning and they were talking about next seasons title hopefuls and Everton kept getting a mention and no Liverpool ha ha !

 

[boris]

Does a £1.5bn billionaire finance/underwrite a £0.3bn stadium, or does he do this with other richer partners that arrive later ?

For what it's worth, it won't cost that much imo, there will be funding from everywhere and sponsorship but right now we have got loads of money to contribute anyway which we never had before. Prior to this we wanted it for free.

We arent going out and splashing 30 million each on players any time soon but say 5 years down the line we will be financially better off through work done behind the scenes. If we see some money on the pitch as well in that time then fantastic.

I think we may just send some big money on players this summer.

I still can't get my head around the fact that when most of us first heard of this in that Russian article, it was Usmanov taking over us, Moshiri came along after that.

Personally, I think it's the 2 of them and I don't think it'll be a silent thing. I reckon Usmanov is coming with him and it will happen shortly.

Mad listening to Talksport ( I know ) this morning and they were talking about next seasons title hopefuls and Everton kept getting a mention and no Liverpool ha ha !

<Turns on Talksport for the first time in years>

 

[The Mighty Quint]

Imagine walking to one of these on a night game, The New Goodison Stadium, it cost 340m Euro's in 2005, and steel costs have crashed since then, we could have one of these you know, a big, blue, glow in the dark theatre of dreams, with no restricted views in sight.

Would the RS be jealous?, just a bit like.

 

[Ashtonian]

For what it's worth, it won't cost that much imo, there will be funding from everywhere and sponsorship but right now we have got loads of money to contribute anyway which we never had before. Prior to this we wanted it for free.



I think we may just send some big money on players this summer.



Personally, I think it's the 2 of them and I don't think it'll be a silent thing. I reckon Usmanov is coming with him and it will happen shortly.



<Turns on Talksport for the first time in years>

be nice to see mate

 

[Azza]

Safe to say considering his ties to Usmanov and Metalloinvest raw materials for our stadium should be cheaper than what they could be.

 

[mikewex]

Imagine walking to one of these on a night game, The New Goodison Stadium, it cost 340m Euro's in 2005, and steel costs have crashed since then, we could have one of these you know, a big, blue, glow in the dark theatre of dreams, with no restricted views in sight.

Would the RS be jealous?, just a bit like.

Have to say, if I lived in any quasi-residential area and someone showed up and said we are building this big glowy blue thing on your doorstep, my first reaction would be "Like feck you are..."

Airplanes probably use that as a waymarker.

 

[Onwards Evertonians]

Have to say, if I lived in any quasi-residential area and someone showed up and said we are building this big glowy blue thing on your doorstep, my first reaction would be "Like feck you are..."

It would look good on the docks, the r/s would'nt be happy our stadium appearing on the skyline like that, so what are we waiting for?

 

[catcherintherye]

I've had a gander at RAWK this morning and they are seething with anger. It's like watching the behaviour of an abusive husband who's finally been kicked out lashing out in an incomprehensible manner. I desperately hope this post gets picked up there so we can clarify some of the utter misappropriation and distortion I am seeing.

1) When have Everton been the top club in Merseyside? Well from the 1870's through to the early 1970's Everton were the dominant team. I'll happily detail the records of which team finished above who and when you eventually overhauled us (it was a lot later than the 70's I'll have you know). But for a good hundred years we had finished cumulatively above you, higher attendances etc.

2) Do they not know our commercial arm is better than Everton's? Yes everybody grasps that. It's a mute point really. You've won nothing for coming up to 10 years (try to get it through your heads that the mickey mouse cup is irrelevant to sides bigger than Barnsley and Birmingham, probably why most of you love it with your small club mentality). There is every chance you have no hit stagnation point. Everton are building from a low base, but there is enormous room for growth/.

3) Everton's fan base is too localised? Not really, they are the foundations you build a club on. Moshiri has obviously seen solid foundations and felt things can move forward (by doing point 2).

4) You don't fill your ground? Well we do actually. Goodison is regularly over 90% and the majority of the none attendance is down to away supporters. Our ground is almost always sold out of none obstructed views. Anyone would think they average thousands more than us. Their average attendance is a couple of thousand higher. We are in the same ball park, although yours are marginally higher. It shows how pathetic they are that they celebrate an attendance a couple of thousand higher (due to obstructed views). Come back when you get 78k in your stadium. Oh you can't, because you never could as you are not a big enough club, unlike ourselves and United.

5) We all think Usmanov is coming? Not really. We have no idea what is happening. It is a bit fishy though, his long time associate bolts after not being given any influence. I am not going to repeat posts, please look back at previous posts to gain my feelings (on this thread) but it is a possibility. Why doesn't he buy West Ham or Spurs? Well Spurs wouldn't sell. West Ham is more of an option. maybe he thinks London is crowded.

6) Moshiri is not a billionaire? A few years ago sources estimated Moshiri's wealth between 1.3-2 billion. Some are saying he has that again in terms of investments to go alongside liquidity cash. Politely this trashes all over your own owners wealth which is estimated (at best) at the lower end of the lowest estimates for Moshiri) who's wealth has grown substantially since the reports back. Your owners main priority is the Boston Red Socks and it shows.

7) Similar to 6 "Moshiri won't know how to grow businesses". Yes, a highly successful businessman who's job has been networking amongst wealthy corporates and being in partnership with Russia's wealthiest man won't have any idea how to match the creative genius of Ian Ayre and FSG. This guy is a very competent business man and his knowledge far exceeds a film with Brad Pitt in it.

8) We are the new Chelsea/City. This is similar to point 5 so won't get too bogged down. We are not the new Chelsea/City. We will have significantly more money to spend though. You have barely finished above us having massively out spent us (in fact if we finish above you this season over the last 5 we'd have finished above you more than you finished above us) and we will probably be comparable in our spending to yourselves and Spurs. That must be frightening, and it is reflected in the utter nonsense. They are estimating up to 100 million spent this season, a new ground, debt free and keeping our best players. That will do me.

As for longer term, if Usmanov gets involved (straying I know) we will not be the new Chelsea/City. We will be massively more capitalised than Chelsea and wealthier than City. This goes back to point 3, we are building from much better foundations. We would be the new City if he were to be involved. That hasn't happened and may never happen. It is not a theory from Mars though, to suggest that two men who work closely together might want to join up to work again. I mean, partners working together, what kind of logic is that!


Anyway a great day for us. For a hundred years you were in our shadow. You've had a 20 year spell of dominance and you are on the fade again. This is 1970, Ball getting injured all over again for you. It is the start of an exciting journey, where even the worst outcome for us puts us in better shape than you.

 

[helpimonfire]

After reading RAWK I have been put off. Clearly he is skint and has no interest in Everton. Even Newcastle would have been more of an attraction for him.

Oh Well, never mind.It was fun while it lasted.

 

[McBain]

I may get shot down in flames here by the Bill haters and one or two others. Personally I think Bill has played a blinder here, and one that not many of us saw coming, particularly those of us that saw the American interest as a particularly scary thought. He's bought in a billionaire who he has got to know over the last eighteen months or so, not only that but Moshiri has experience of the PL through owning a chunk of quite possibly the best run team in the league! This guy is going to shake up the commercial side of Everton in a way that Mr Elstone and co could only dream of. Give him time and I'm sure we will hear all about his plans for the stadium, and investment on the playing side,! Having read what his and Mr Usmanov's plans for Arsenal were a few years ago I can see him maintaining the Everton values that so many of us on here ticked as one of our three priorities regarding any sale in that recent poll. Exciting times me thinks, wonder if he'll make an appearance on Saturday?

@davek You tell him Buddy

 

[mikewex]

It would look good on the docks, the r/s would'nt be happy our stadium appearing on the skyline like that, so what are we waiting for?

It'd look gorgeous, just saying that (unless it was the docks) it wouldn't get built inside the Liverpool boundary.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Kroenke Usmanov...how does their stakes compare? Is Kroenke the biggest share holder?

Interesting to see if Usmanov starts to keep noise