Farhad Moshiri

[4737carlin]

He is the nightmare we all feared one day might turn up at Everton.
No club deserves an owner like this one

 

[Goat]

He is the nightmare we all feared one day might turn up at Everton.
No club deserves an owner like this one

In hindsight yes.

But, tell me we didnt want an owner that would spend huge money on the club and build a new stadium.

 

[Simon Buttle]

In hindsight yes.

But, tell me we didnt want an owner that would spend huge money on the club and build a new stadium.

We did, but most of us wanted it done properly with some sort of short and long term plan/goals in mind and not in the amateur unprepared kid in a sweet shop fashion that we have done these last few years.

 

[4737carlin]

In hindsight yes.

But, tell me we didnt want an owner that would spend huge money on the club and build a new stadium.

O yeah we did, but six years down the line it wasn't what we thought it would be like

 

[Big_nev]

Not on normal courtyard exercise this fella.

 

[MikeH72]

In hindsight yes.

But, tell me we didnt want an owner that would spend huge money on the club and build a new stadium.

I wanted huge money and a well run football club, I see it’s impossible to have both.

 

[Kever10]

Basically, he had 2 options. Achieve Instant success or he's a fraud. That's the black and white reality to the reactions in her. No nuance at all. Second guessed at every turn. Spends money, he's an idiot. If he hadn't, he'd have been chased for not caring or only being in it for profit.

Things have gone badly, and yes he's made mistakes, but it's easy to see them after they've gone wrong.

Benitez is the only truly questionable decision, and he made that on the back of several disappointing ventures. For all the hatred thrown around, I could see part of the reason for appointing him, but it was destined to end badly if we hit trouble, and unfortunately, a combination of a poorly assembled squad, an unreasonable amount of injuries to contend with and a number of questionable decisions not going our way, and because of who was in charge, the tide turned much quicker than normal.

Could Moshiri have chosen differently? Obviously yes. Would it have guaranteed better performances from this squad? No.

Maybe he could've acted quicker in sacking him, but I also see the logic in thinking those games we lost at the beginning of the year were winnable and a 6 point swing would've made things look a lot better.

All in all, he has overseen failure, but not for lack of trying, and while he obviously deserves some of the blame for the current situation, along with players, staff, management, board and fans alike, it's a culmination of everything that has seen us here, and Moshiri doesn't deserve some of the utter delusional and over the top hatred I have seen in here.

 

[Bedfordblue]

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Why on earth would you be happy with spending that much money on this diabolical squad.

We are the laughing stock of the league and the prime example of how not to build a squad. I've never been more embarrassed to be an Evertonian.

But is it Moshiri’s fault that men with good pedigree like Brands and Koeman and Benitez screwed us up? Moshiri has no background in football, but he delegated to highly rated football guys and gave them the tools to do the job.

What else could he have done?

 

[4737carlin]

Basically, he had 2 options. Achieve Instant success or he's a fraud. That's the black and white reality to the reactions in her. No nuance at all. Second guessed at every turn. Spends money, he's an idiot. If he hadn't, he'd have been chased for not caring or only being in it for profit.

Things have gone badly, and yes he's made mistakes, but it's easy to see them after they've gone wrong.

Benitez is the only truly questionable decision, and he made that on the back of several disappointing ventures. For all the hatred thrown around, I could see part of the reason for appointing him, but it was destined to end badly if we hit trouble, and unfortunately, a combination of a poorly assembled squad, an unreasonable amount of injuries to contend with and a number of questionable decisions not going our way, and because of who was in charge, the tide turned much quicker than normal.

Could Moshiri have chosen differently? Obviously yes. Would it have guaranteed better performances from this squad? No.

Maybe he could've acted quicker in sacking him, but I also see the logic in thinking those games we lost at the beginning of the year were winnable and a 6 point swing would've made things look a lot better.

All in all, he has overseen failure, but not for lack of trying, and while he obviously deserves some of the blame for the current situation, along with players, staff, management, board and fans alike, it's a culmination of everything that has seen us here, and Moshiri doesn't deserve some of the utter delusional and over the top hatred I have seen in here.

Good post this.

"Achieve Instant success or he's a fraud" I can see what you mean but he could of done what Kenwright did and just kept us a stable Premier League footbal club, he easily would of done that while building a ground, we could of had no success and not damaged us, he could of kept us viable, even if we stay up he has done a lot of damage it will take a while to fix.
Benitez is a questionable decision but his arrival was a clear signal of the damage he had done behind the scenes, our only option left was the one man many would not accept, it was the outcome of 6 years of poor ownership.
The over the top hatred is natural, very few of us are old enough to have seen Everton relegated and we know if he hadnt of turned up it wouldnt of been happening and the reason it is happening is because of decisions he has made.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Moshiri covers our expenditure - he's one of the most generous benefactors in world football - that's a fact whether you like him or not.

Take a look at the Yanks who Kenwright was on the verge of selling us to before Moshiri came in last minute - we would be administration right now if not liquidated.

But its sound as the Yanks wouldnt have nearly broke FFP!

That’s a good point actually.

Plus there’s the new stadium. If it was up to Kenwright we’d be playing at Prenton Park in a few years when Goodison fails its safety certificate.

 

[ToffeeTim]

But is it Moshiri’s fault that men with good pedigree like Brands and Koeman and Benitez screwed us up? Moshiri has no background in football, but he delegated to highly rated football guys and gave them the tools to do the job.

What else could he have done?

He could have appointed better suited managers and directors of football. He could have been more clear on our budgets so we didn't extravagantly overspend. He should not have allowed agents to influence his decisions. And he should not have interfered in any football decisions because he doesn't understand the game.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Good post this.

"Achieve Instant success or he's a fraud" I can see what you mean but he could of done what Kenwright did and just kept us a stable Premier League footbal club, he easily would of done that while building a ground, we could of had no success and not damaged us, he could of kept us viable, even if we stay up he has done a lot of damage it will take a while to fix.
Benitez is a questionable decision but his arrival was a clear signal of the damage he had done behind the scenes, our only option left was the one man many would not accept, it was the outcome of 6 years of poor ownership.
The over the top hatred is natural, very few of us are old enough to have seen Everton relegated and we know if he hadnt of turned up it wouldnt of been happening and the reason it is happening is because of decisions he has made.

The Benitez was the only option thing is a load of BS though, WE made it the only option because WE as a club still are living in the past and insist that a manager has to have PL experience. The managers who have all done well in recent years in this league came into their clubs without PL experience. It's just laziness on the clubs part.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Relegated or not. He needs to go.

However, if we are relegated there will be no one willing to take on the new stadium build in the championship.

The sooner Russia gives up and Usmanov gets his money back, the better! lol

 

[allen]

He is the nightmare we all feared one day might turn up at Everton.
No club deserves an owner like this one

For all the damage his tenure has brought, on paper he isn't the nightmare owner we all feared.

He's something none of us saw coming.

He brings a toxic mix of wealth, enthusiasm for football - and, most damagingly, an incompetence in running a football club twinned with a lack of awareness of that incompetence.

He's been oblivious for years of the damage his ownership has caused. I suspect he now realises he doesn't have the skills to steer the ship, though it's very possible that realisation has come too late.