Farhad Moshiri

[AndyC]

The repaired balance sheet and confirmation of a majority holding in the next couple of months plus the transfer activities, some of which is only now becoming apparent despite being flagged for some time should be sufficient to silence the harshest of critics or doubters.

That, combined with at least one new board member possibly two, plus anticipated news (can't yet determine the exact time frame) on the stadium will demonstrate the complete reversal in the club's fortunes since the end of February.

Is all good news, of that there can be little doubt.
Just sad in my eyes that we may/will have to sell Stones to help get to where we want to be.
Fingers crossed that David Dein can become part of the club, his previous experience at Arsenal and the respect he is widely held in would speak volumes for the direction Mr.Moshiri is taking us in.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

yes

Cheers esk

 

[sd_1992]

Alright Zat, I advice you to sign up at a Feyenoord messageboard and ask them about Koeman's youth policy. I think.you'd be surprised by the answers you get. Maybe there just wasn't that much quality coming through the Soton academy during his time there. I'm much more at rest with Koeman looking after our academy products than I would've been with Mourinho.

Harrison Reed is their best youth prospect.... and they wonder why Koeman wasn't thrilled with the quality of their academy, doesn't help that potch took all the good ones and sold them i guess...

 

[The Esk]

Omg so in a way stones is gone for the better of the club financially mate ?

In the absence of any increase in commercial or sponsorship monies this year we need to sell a player or players at a significant profit not to fund transfers but to meet the wage increases brought about by a revamped squad and contract improvements.

Stones seems to be the obvious candidate - he wants to leave, arguably he's the easiest to replace, he'll produce a massive profit and the club is well down the line of selling him to City.

Sometimes as in chess you need to sacrifice a piece to win the game.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

This fella says it best for me.

St Albans. It's not Adam Lallana's dad is it, he is a Blue and they came from St Albans!

 

[AndyC]

In the absence of any increase in commercial or sponsorship monies this year we need to sell a player or players at a significant profit not to fund transfers but to meet the wage increases brought about by a revamped squad and contract improvements.

Stones seems to be the obvious candidate - he wants to leave, arguably he's the easiest to replace, he'll produce a massive profit and the club is well down the line of selling him to City.

Sometimes as in chess you need to sacrifice a piece to win the game.

I guess a price north of £50 million would soften the blow of such a sacrifice.

 

[bluestevon]

You mean you will be positive if he signs a keeper on your list and only sign the FM wonderkids you have earmarked.

Martinez tried your way, he signed youthful players and you know what, it didnt work, they all tanked, they were all very inconsistent, they all struggled with fitness, thats partly down to the training, but mostly due to the their ages, young players struggle for fitness, they are very inconsistent.

We currently have a very strong base of youthful players, we need to sign some players in their peak, if you cant see that, then I cant help you.

Deserves some pos rep does that post mate, one of your best posts on this site really

 

[bring the ghost on]

Just sad in my eyes that we may/will have to sell Stones to help get to where we want to be.

I don't think we're selling Stones out of financial necessity, rather we can't persuade him to stay.

I suspect we'll reinvest the £50m in addition to the present transfer kitty if Stones does go.

 

[Mikeonlythebestwilldo]

In the absence of any increase in commercial or sponsorship monies this year we need to sell a player or players at a significant profit not to fund transfers but to meet the wage increases brought about by a revamped squad and contract improvements.

Stones seems to be the obvious candidate - he wants to leave, arguably he's the easiest to replace, he'll produce a massive profit and the club is well down the line of selling him to City.

Sometimes as in chess you need to sacrifice a piece to win the game.

Good saying Esk been talking to family and friends who are Everton fans and with the fan base we'd easily fill a 65000 capacity as long we were winning trophies us that the overall plan of the board ?

 

[The Esk]

Good saying Esk been talking to family and friends who are Everton fans and with the fan base we'd easily fill a 65000 capacity as long we were winning trophies us that the overall plan of the board ?

I don't know what the planned capacity is. There's also the planning aspect of the capacity based on access to the stadium (something which limited Arsenal to 60,000).

 

[Goat]

I don't think we're selling Stones out of financial necessity, rather we can't persuade him to stay.

I suspect we'll reinvest the £50m in addition to the present transfer kitty if Stones does go.

I think we want Stones to stay, but whilst we want him to stay, "we" see the benefits in allowing him to move, 50m reasons and an ability to "compete" without FFP or other such restrictions.

Its win, win for the board, we keep Stones the fans are happy and we retain an excellent player, we lose Stones we get a massive sum to invest and the ability to spunk shedloads.

Win, win.

 

[Mikeonlythebestwilldo]

I don't know what the planned capacity is. There's also the planning aspect of the capacity based on access to the stadium (something which limited Arsenal to 60,000).

Thanks Esk

 

[brieverton]

We can all assess the coming and goings transfer-wise by the end of August, and how that leaves us then.

Sod it, I'm in a positive mood.

As far as Moshiri is concerned, and I'm not trying to be sycophantic here, but here at last we have someone willing to put serious money in, and far more importantly, put significant business know-how and contacts at the club's disposal.

I was in despair before he came along. We can't move forward on hope alone, but he is bringing far more than that. We got rid of Martinez and installed our No.1 target as manager, the idea of which was sniggered at by the media and rival fans alike.

A new stadium was off the table a few months ago, last summer our marquee signing cost £9.5M, and we were bedeviled by a stagnant and frankly amateur board not fit for purpose at a 21st century Premier League club.

It seems likely we will break our transfer record this summer and add several other high-quality signings. Those who want to leave will only do so on terms we dictate. A stadium move is being handled by professionals highly competent in financial and project management I believe. Ryazantsev in particular is an absolute breath of fresh air in terms of clarity, purpose, and ambition. I read above we may be debt-free. We can look forward to a Director of Football being appointed to plot a coherent, sustainable long-term strategy, and new board members of the ilk and professionalism of Ryazantsev.

We face an enormous dogfight to even get top six, and there will be plenty of downs as well as ups. I just thought looking at Wales vs.Belgium last night, and Leicester last season, if they can do it, so can Everton, and then some. We need the off-field ingredients and it looks like they are beginning to fall into place. I just want to be able to hope that a league title is not so far off the scale as to be a distant dream, a vague impossibility, and I'm starting to get that hope back.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

I don't know what the planned capacity is. There's also the planning aspect of the capacity based on access to the stadium (something which limited Arsenal to 60,000).

And pricing of course. £50+ tickets and indequate concessions and no one will be going.

 

[blueboy1664]

And pricing of course. £50+ tickets and indequate concessions and no one will be going.

As much as i hate West Ham, they have proven with the right pricing structure and incentives, filling a 55k+ stadium will not be an issue.