The most interesting quote was:
It’s something I wasn’t used to so I didn’t really know a lot about it because there seemed to be a lot of cross-fertilisation with my role"
This is a tacit admission that his role is diminishing quickly as mentioned previously:
"I think it's (DoF appointment) a large part of removing the influence of the old guard whilst they remain shareholders and directors.
This is spot on. Most of the other stuff is what we already know about Moshiri. I expect we will see a lot of similar journalism like this love the next 3 months as they begin to catch up with whats happening.
My own view was that Kenwright did perform a lot of the Director of football stuff when he was chairman. Not in terms of the smalls day to day stuff but more the big vision. Importantly on transfer he helped draw up plans with managers for signings. He saw himself as the figure of stability even if managers came and went.
The appointment of a DOF will essentially reduce Kenwright to a rightful role of a figurehead. I'm not surprised Moshiri wanted someone qualified in there. The DOF is not all, or mainly about sidelining Kenwright but it is a nice little bonus.
The other interesting bit I pick out is the stadium. He is quite bullish about a stadium there. They must be progressing positively if they are happy for him to go public with such statements, or he's made a bit of a mistake going public.
We have been used to famous "watch this space" gestures from Kenwright and there has been a malaise and distrust of the board as a result. However anything that now comes out, even if it's from the same people/person should be taken very seriously. Nothing being done to pacify the fans. Things will be mentioned because they are progressing.
I think the media perception will change massively by the end of August. Not all of it will be positive. There will be a layer of journalists who will be annoyed and jealous that we are daring to break the top 4. Expect a lot of cynical pressure to be applied to Koeman/Everton. A sort of "who do they think they are".
Anyway an interesting interview, Kenwright is always good value. However I am now sure that majority of it is genuine as he is finally just the messenger not the person doing the work.