For all his faults Farhad get's a lot of stick and not much love from us. So what if he's meddled in transfers? It's his money that has allowed us to continue. Not many of us could foresee the shitshow that has followed managerial appointments and bar Benitez most were on balance probably in favour of getting them.
He's responsible for getting us a brand new 50k plus stadium on the waterfront that we could only dream about a decade ago.
The importance of this cannot be underestimated. Without him - and maybe Uzzy - it wouldn't be getting built and we'd still be hoping Goodison gets safety certs so we can carry on playing there until a mythical sugar daddy appeared.
It's a massive gamble from him and I for one am very grateful to him. Last year could have been a disaster - but we have to trust his appointment of Lampard will push us into Europe. I hope he isn't selling the club.