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Farhad Moshiri

7+ Years On... Your Verdict On Farhad Moshiri

  • Pleased

    Votes: 107 7.7%
  • Disappointed

    Votes: 1,290 92.3%

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    1,397
Not so sure about that. It was a top 4 back then, its now a top 6. There is even more money in the game and more clubs have large money than did back then. Kenwright has never had the money to get involved in high level football (on his own) he didn't then and still wouldn't now. He would have had to get investment from somewhere.
Yeah the game has got harder, much harder, it's a vile sport really, us having investment from Usmanov leaves a bit of a bad taste really.
The whole sport is a wash with dirty money.
 
Yeah the game has got harder, much harder, it's a vile sport really, us having investment from Usmanov leaves a bit of a bad taste really.
The whole sport is a wash with dirty money.
The PL certainly is, In the past year or so I have really started to understand why everyone hates the PL so much, its why I prefer to watch the championship as its just a good honest league
 

You'd think pumping half a billion into a squad. You'd think the worst that could happen is we don't achieve the success we should be achieving or not improving that much.

Not take us from a side in contention for top 4 or Europe every season to the championship.

Its hard to even comprehend. Let alone criticise
 
From the outside we're a team 'on paper' that's at best top half at worse midtable. We seemingly an owner whose invested, a new ground on the horizon, & passionate supporters. Its a 'good challenge' all the lads need is confidence, new system, new faces, any other cliche.

Few weeks in it then becomes apparent we're a squad of unprofessional cowards alongside a completely dysfunctional boardroom

Least we forgot 'what would Everton do'- It's all about image.
Keeping up the semblance that everything's smelling of roses, snippets of 'good news', spineless club 'ambassadors', all whilst overseeing a complete mismanagement of the club top to bottom.

In Lampard's case Palace seemed like final straw*, but ultimately he can do very little to 'fix' the issues - they're deep rooted. Any manager needs time to literally 'rip it up', until they're given time the same cowards will repeat the cycle of downing tools when they see fit.
The owner will continue to appease them [and at times the fans] basically vindicating himself and the squad from direct blame.

No one is expecting people to call out there boss, but ultimately being a nodding dog has merely placated the issues.
Safe to say the deep set malaise this club has become set it before Moshiri [we didn't push on, we've sat back content with 'best of rest' whilst others caught and overtook] its only been compounded by him.

Ran like a circus, perform like a circus
To reaffirm a point, no manager fixes us, stop giving excuses for the systemic failings.

*'Play The Kids' - The only time we've really fast-tracked youth into the first team was under Roberto's 1st season. The environment was positive, it was an easy choice to make. Since then its been multiple years, multiple managers, multiple directions the academy has been pushed/pulled in, the kids themselves don't really stand a chance.
 
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You'd think pumping half a billion into a squad. You'd think the worst that could happen is we don't achieve the success we should be achieving or not improving that much.

Not take us from a side in contention for top 4 or Europe every season to the championship.

Its hard to even comprehend. Let alone criticise
Where do you even start. If you had the task (as an outsider) of trying to sort out this mess just where do you start? from the top in the boardroom? the coaching staff? the players? the youth setup is not great either? the injuries? Whoever has let it get into this state has some serious questions to answer.
 
I’d say FM is flying over to install Allardyce until the end of the season - panic stations must have been hit.

If this is the case I hope he is going to let Frank resume the role come summer.
 
You'd think pumping half a billion into a squad. You'd think the worst that could happen is we don't achieve the success we should be achieving or not improving that much.

Not take us from a side in contention for top 4 or Europe every season to the championship.

Its hard to even comprehend. Let alone criticise
I think this is the problem, we didnt know how to spend it, so we lost what worked for us and tried to operate in a way we didnt know, add to that the manager turn over, it was never going to work
 

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