Farhad Moshiri

[brieverton]

Surely it can only be a good thing if he increases his shareholding, one way or another.

But Kenwright needs to go as well. I was thinking about this last night and even if there is an agreement between them that Bill will leave at some stage, hopefully soon, it's still been very selfish of Bill to continue to have a presence in the boardroom. He could have retained his shareholding and gracefully exited centre-stage to allow Moshiri a clear path to implement his own ideas, even if they lead to errors. You wonder if Bill's worst nightmare is that we enter a period of success when he isn't there to take some of the acclaim for himself.

I could understand a transition/handover period of a few months and no more, but this is now in its third year. Moshiri has certainly made mistakes but I have yet to see any business, football-related or otherwise, that has successfully managed to implement a change agenda on the scale necessary here, whilst retaining all of the key personnel of the previous regime, known for its failure to progress in pretty much every area of operations.

It might have been a make-or-break condition for Moshiri's initial purchase, but he has been left significantly hamstrung by this in my opinion. Kenwright and Elstone are obstacles to change and progression, even by just remaining idly on the board, and I don't accept that's what they do. Kenwright is primarily responsible for the split in the club, wanting to retain control and influence at a time we need clear and direct leadership.

That's not letting Moshiri off the hook at all, but this has been a half-baked takeover in every sense so far, and we simply can't take the strides necessary whilst the present mishmash continues.

 

[banno]

His decisions have not been correct as of yet but that is not an easy thing getting it right. Would be interested to know where we would be without him and Kenwright still in charge....now that does send shivers down my spine. Who would be manager? What could he do if it didn't work out? Moshiri has clout behind him so he is in a position to hire and fire until he gets it right. That is our safety net at the moment and one we never had or would have had with Kenwright. We are in search of the right people but it is not a certainty the next one will work. At least Moshiri won't sit back with fingers crossed....he will/has just dump something that is not working and I have no doubt Everton are in his best interests and wants to see success as much as any of us. Think Moshiri is like us and doesn't want to settle for mid-table mediocrity, he wants us to be the best so I expect a merry go round of managers until we are thereabouts in the top mix. He is aiming to be a top team but that doesn't mean we are guaranteed. I am glad we have him.

 

[Azza]

So he wants to shift out Woods who does absolutely nothing but keep Kenwright who is the worst.

Logic?

 

[Lelouch]

Think people are too harsh on him tbh, It's not his fault Koeman and Walsh are a bunch of hacks.

 

[jceverton]

So he wants to shift out Woods who does absolutely nothing but keep Kenwright who is the worst.

Logic?

I always thought that buying Kenwright and Woods out was tied to either new ground or rebuilding of Goodison. It may just be that Woods is happy to sell now whereas Kenwright is still sticking to the terms of the original agreement and is unwilling to sell until those terms are met?

 

[GwladysBlue]

I get the impression we are in for some seismic changes (on & off the pitch) in the next few days & weeks.

The problem with Everton is that it’s always the biggest summer we’ve faced, every ****ing summer, for the last 30 summers.

We need good governance by whoever it is running this show & a large sprinkling of luck if things are going to change.

I’m optimistic, but then again, I’m a romantic fool when it comes to Everton. I should have been a Kopite - next year is always our year in my eyes.

Make us great again Blues.

Because every summer we’ve all hoped it’s the final summer Kenwright has his grubby claws into the club. Hopefully this IS the summer.

 

[Caolam]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man, Mosh your hour is rapidly approaching

 

[Dymak]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/chelsea-have-50m-up-their-sleeve-in-new-deal-q7ddk3c28

Moshiri’s 60% share aim
The Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is looking to increase his shareholding in the club to close to 60 per cent by purchasing the shares of the deputy chairman Jon Woods. Moshiri paid £200 million for a 49.9 per cent stake in the club two years ago and is now seeking to exercise an option to buy the 8.9 per cent owned by Woods, which would take his share to 58.9 per cent. Moshiri’s proposed purchase would leave the chairman Bill Kenwright (12.2 per cent) as the only other shareholder with more than 5 per cent and result in Woods leaving the board, with Keith Harris a potential replacement as deputy chairman.

The amount that he paid for his shares keeps on increasing. It will be 400 million by this time next year.

 

[Kal El]

It all comes down to this summer for Moshiri, we’ve had years of mediocre success with no budget under Moyes an Bill and failed to build on it year after year. Moshiri comes in an throws money around and again it all gets Evertoned up because of incompetence and apparently different views of the direction we are going at boardroom level. I think we’re at a dangerous place as a fan base tho, having put up with this level of ineptness/stupidity by the club for as long as we have, some of us are wanting instant sucess or an unknown manager to come in an turn us into Peps Man City overnight!

I know I’m stating the obvious but he needs to grab this club by the balls an start dragging it forward!! Off the field needs major changes and hopefully a decent DOF and a hungry manager with the same mindset will sort out the dross on the field but it will take time! If the right changes are made then we need to be patient lol if we end next season in a half decent position with potential and some positivity for a change I’ll be ecstatic over to you Mosh.....don’t Everton this up







And yes I have started drinking early I have my reasons....don’t judge me!!

 

[meagher94]

So he wants to shift out Woods who does absolutely nothing but keep Kenwright who is the worst.

Logic?

The first people I'd want to boot out are the ones who do nothing and don't give a crap.

 

[Boss_Rarkley]

The amount that he paid for his shares keeps on increasing. It will be 400 million by this time next year.

Yeah wasn't it £85-90 million? £200 million is what he got from Usmanov for his arsenal stake.

 

[devogue]

 

[Brisan123]

What a waste of time.

GET THEM ALL OUT.

I’d say Blue Bills knuckles are really blue such is his grip on the train set.
He’s no intention of letting go until the last minute

 

[Toffeelover]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man, Mosh your hour is rapidly approaching

HaHA, has he woken up yet??????

 

[Brisan123]

Surely it can only be a good thing if he increases his shareholding, one way or another.

But Kenwright needs to go as well. I was thinking about this last night and even if there is an agreement between them that Bill will leave at some stage, hopefully soon, it's still been very selfish of Bill to continue to have a presence in the boardroom. He could have retained his shareholding and gracefully exited centre-stage to allow Moshiri a clear path to implement his own ideas, even if they lead to errors. You wonder if Bill's worst nightmare is that we enter a period of success when he isn't there to take some of the acclaim for himself.

I could understand a transition/handover period of a few months and no more, but this is now in its third year. Moshiri has certainly made mistakes but I have yet to see any business, football-related or otherwise, that has successfully managed to implement a change agenda on the scale necessary here, whilst retaining all of the key personnel of the previous regime, known for its failure to progress in pretty much every area of operations.

It might have been a make-or-break condition for Moshiri's initial purchase, but he has been left significantly hamstrung by this in my opinion. Kenwright and Elstone are obstacles to change and progression, even by just remaining idly on the board, and I don't accept that's what they do. Kenwright is primarily responsible for the split in the club, wanting to retain control and influence at a time we need clear and direct leadership.

That's not letting Moshiri off the hook at all, but this has been a half-baked takeover in every sense so far, and we simply can't take the strides necessary whilst the present mishmash continues.

You wonder if Bill's worst nightmare is that we enter a period of success when he isn't there to take some of the acclaim for himself.

I copied a section of your post and put it at the end.
I think you have hit the nail on the head here.