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davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Two wrongs dont make a right.
Kenwright and Earl and Green / Moshiri and Usmanov
= carpetbaggers.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
But the damage had been done!
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
All true.
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Name a club owner who in your eyes would not be described as a carpetbagger.
Sniff it haters.
Meeting with Farhad Moshiri & Bill Kenwright
After the passing of almost two years since I first met with Farhad Moshiri I was delighted to be invited to meet with him again in his London Office. The meeting was arranged at quite short notice, took place on July 3rd and lasted for just under two hours. Bill Kenwright also attended although it’s fair to say that, like last time, Bill didn’t say too much but rather facilitated the conversation and helped make sure it was a very good meeting.
The meeting took place in an informal atmosphere with both Farhad and Bill being open and candid about the challenges and opportunities facing our great Football Club. Farhad apologised for the length of time that had elapsed since we first met and reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining open dialogue with the minority shareholders and the Association in particular.
Additionally, he was open to meeting, probably in Liverpool, with the whole of the Association’s Executive Committee. As part of my follow-up with Farhad and Bill I will aim to get this meeting in their diaries as soon as possible and remain mindful of how difficult it can be to coordinate these matters.
As I’ve said before Farhad clearly has a wide and deep knowledge of football and is most definitely an enthusiast who enjoys discussing the game and sharing opinions.
He reaffirmed our Club’s commitment to the Director of Football model, that Marcel Brands was always our first choice as Director of Football and that Farhad was disappointed when he couldn’t join us a few years ago. Marcel is already working very closely and effectively with our new manager Marco Silva and their relationship is key to how we develop our squad going forward.
It’s also clear that not only does Bill have an excellent relationship with Farhad but he is still at the centre of things with Marcel, Marco and the Club seeking to exploit the huge network of contacts and relationships he has as we seek to improve the quality of our squad.
As far as the playing side is concerned we have a plan, players will come, and players will go, and our intention is to promote youth and reduce the overall age of the squad. Additionally, and it was very clear to me, that whilst we need to reduce our wage bill this essential work will not overtly limit our desire and ability to strengthen the squad.
With regards to the proposed new stadium at Bramley-Moore there is huge activity going on behind the scenes with Keith Harris, who is now a full-time Club employee, being responsible for delivering the stadium on time and to budget.
The budget for the new stadium is almost £500m and the finance, that is hoped to be in place during the 3rd quarter of this year, will be secured with the best interests of the Club in mind.
The planning preparations are going on in parallel and we can still expect the stadium to be ready for season 2022-23.
Based upon this meeting there is no doubt in my mind that the Club, and Farhad, remain committed to seeing the project through and alongside a good manager recognise that a bigger stadium is a prerequisite for on-field success.
On the hot topic of capacity Farhad implied during the meeting that the capacity of the new stadium would be in the range 52,000 – 55,000 which, as I’m sure you would agree, is far too low for the majority of Evertonians. That said the capacity has not yet been finalised and the Club continue to review a range of capacity options in the Dan Meis designs.
The final decision about the stadium, including the all-important capacity, will be informed by the fan consultation alongside the views of the Board and the Club’s professional advisers. The scale of our ambition should mean the new stadium capacity needs to be more than 60,000 with the ‘magic capacity’ of 61,878 being favoured not just by myself but by many Evertonians.
I hope that the Board and Farhad listen to the fans about capacity if only because our voice has been ever present for 140 years and one rather hopes it carries the most weight and is heard the loudest when the capacity decision is finally made.
John Blain, Chairman, Everton FC Shareholders’ Association
After the passing of almost two years since I first met with Farhad Moshiri I was delighted to be invited to meet with him again in his London Office. The meeting was arranged at quite short notice, took place on July 3rd and lasted for just under two hours. Bill Kenwright also attended although it’s fair to say that, like last time, Bill didn’t say too much but rather facilitated the conversation and helped make sure it was a very good meeting.
The meeting took place in an informal atmosphere with both Farhad and Bill being open and candid about the challenges and opportunities facing our great Football Club. Farhad apologised for the length of time that had elapsed since we first met and reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining open dialogue with the minority shareholders and the Association in particular.
Additionally, he was open to meeting, probably in Liverpool, with the whole of the Association’s Executive Committee. As part of my follow-up with Farhad and Bill I will aim to get this meeting in their diaries as soon as possible and remain mindful of how difficult it can be to coordinate these matters.
As I’ve said before Farhad clearly has a wide and deep knowledge of football and is most definitely an enthusiast who enjoys discussing the game and sharing opinions.
He reaffirmed our Club’s commitment to the Director of Football model, that Marcel Brands was always our first choice as Director of Football and that Farhad was disappointed when he couldn’t join us a few years ago. Marcel is already working very closely and effectively with our new manager Marco Silva and their relationship is key to how we develop our squad going forward.
It’s also clear that not only does Bill have an excellent relationship with Farhad but he is still at the centre of things with Marcel, Marco and the Club seeking to exploit the huge network of contacts and relationships he has as we seek to improve the quality of our squad.
As far as the playing side is concerned we have a plan, players will come, and players will go, and our intention is to promote youth and reduce the overall age of the squad. Additionally, and it was very clear to me, that whilst we need to reduce our wage bill this essential work will not overtly limit our desire and ability to strengthen the squad.
With regards to the proposed new stadium at Bramley-Moore there is huge activity going on behind the scenes with Keith Harris, who is now a full-time Club employee, being responsible for delivering the stadium on time and to budget.
The budget for the new stadium is almost £500m and the finance, that is hoped to be in place during the 3rd quarter of this year, will be secured with the best interests of the Club in mind.
The planning preparations are going on in parallel and we can still expect the stadium to be ready for season 2022-23.
Based upon this meeting there is no doubt in my mind that the Club, and Farhad, remain committed to seeing the project through and alongside a good manager recognise that a bigger stadium is a prerequisite for on-field success.
On the hot topic of capacity Farhad implied during the meeting that the capacity of the new stadium would be in the range 52,000 – 55,000 which, as I’m sure you would agree, is far too low for the majority of Evertonians. That said the capacity has not yet been finalised and the Club continue to review a range of capacity options in the Dan Meis designs.
The final decision about the stadium, including the all-important capacity, will be informed by the fan consultation alongside the views of the Board and the Club’s professional advisers. The scale of our ambition should mean the new stadium capacity needs to be more than 60,000 with the ‘magic capacity’ of 61,878 being favoured not just by myself but by many Evertonians.
I hope that the Board and Farhad listen to the fans about capacity if only because our voice has been ever present for 140 years and one rather hopes it carries the most weight and is heard the loudest when the capacity decision is finally made.
John Blain, Chairman, Everton FC Shareholders’ Association
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
Prima facie, that report by John Blain does not totally gel with the 'carpetbagger' characterisation anointed Moshiri here on GOT (thanks largely to the tireless investigative work of esteemed GOTer @davek, (who, as chief whistle-blower as to the back-stabbing inclinations of Bainesy and Capt Jags, enjoys a large amount of credibility around these parts).If indeed @davek is correct, (and his track record toward this is hitherto unblemished), it would appear Mr Blain has been cleverly hoodwinked by the Iranian interloper, the Persian carpetbagger.
I for one, am taking this report with more than a grain of Dead Sea salt...
I for one, am taking this report with more than a grain of Dead Sea salt...
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
not only that, it's a magic carpet...the bag flies.Using Persian carpet to make the bag....how classy is that
This is an excellent balanced and real appraisal if the situation.
Now ffs @davek give it a rest ... the only carpetbagger here is you .. stealing the joy out iof every thread you post on for your own self serving reasons.
PeregrineT
Player Valuation: £35m
This Farhad guy is unbelievable. Its like he treats this club like his personal spending tool. First, he puts in massive amounts of money into net spend in the first year here, then he spends a ton of money behind the scenes that he will never see back, then he loans out his money for free. And now, hes yet again spending a whole lot of his money on Everton.
What a carpetbagger, for once cant we have an owner come in who cares enough to siphon money OUT of the club, and just never buy anyone and store the profits with the arteta money?
What a carpetbagger, for once cant we have an owner come in who cares enough to siphon money OUT of the club, and just never buy anyone and store the profits with the arteta money?
YoboCopter
Player Valuation: £50m
Whats a carpetbagger?
kithnou
Player Valuation: £70m
Cousin of a pillowbiter?