FTY
Player Valuation: £80m
Bramley Mooreder on the dance floor
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We'll know for sure when he and the Efc IBM 5100 disappear mysteriously.
I couldn't possibly comment
Quite
jerseytoffee
Player Valuation: £10m
This guy makes me nervous.
Better than no one, but think he'll be a meddler, trying to control signings with the multi-club model and continue with the frequent manager hiring and firing (not based on much, just a hunch).
I think we need a sensible owner to come in and bring some stability, long term planning and progression for the team and the rest of the club.
Great that he's publicly stated what a good club we would be to purchase and hopefully there will be plenty more interest in taking us over.
Better than no one, but think he'll be a meddler, trying to control signings with the multi-club model and continue with the frequent manager hiring and firing (not based on much, just a hunch).
I think we need a sensible owner to come in and bring some stability, long term planning and progression for the team and the rest of the club.
Great that he's publicly stated what a good club we would be to purchase and hopefully there will be plenty more interest in taking us over.
You could be completely wrong about all of this.
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I haven't seen any reports of him meddling at previous clubs,sure his manager turn over is high but that happens everywhere these days.
I will give anyone the benefit of doubt first before I start making up scenarios in my head.
gonetomorrow
Player Valuation: £70m
Does this mean we're going to be playing like Palace? That's good because they are quite entertaining.
jerseytoffee
Player Valuation: £10m
The scenarios in my head stem from him wanting to get out of Palace because he doesn't have enough control. Palace fans were saying that he wanted the club to use the multi-club model more and were worried he would see Lyon as the main club and use Palace to their gain.
It would be good to know how much control he wanted and what plans he had there.
I just hope we get the right person in as we could do without more years of instability.
RufusCat
Player Valuation: £750k
Now Hodgson has gone
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
Farhad, I know I know I know I know I know I know there may be others (buyers),
And so and so and so and so and so and so and so you'll just have to pray (they're still interested after you've stopped arsing around with 777),
If you think you're getting away (scot-free), we will prove you wrong,
We need you far away (from the club), so boy just come along,
Hear us when we say, heyyyy.
Thought this was interesting - sounds like Glasners appointment as Palace was driven by Textor?
100% mate....ultimately we all want steady,solid owners after the nonsense we've been through.
From the comment section from a recent Toffee TV interview with Henry Winter
"Botafogo fan here.
3 years ago, I was not optimistic about the future of Botafogo. I have been a supporter for 40 years, and the last 20 have been extremely difficult. We had a debt that was approaching 1 billion Reais (around 200 million pounds). No training ground, becoming a yo-yo club, no youth academy to speak of, television and sponsorship money being seized to pay debts, the list goes on.
When I first heard of Textor in 2022 when he bought Botafogo, I have to be honest and say that I wasn't very excited about him, but I figured that our situation couldn't get any worse. He quickly changed things by sacking the manager at the time, and bringing Luis Castro, the guy that would be responsible for overhauling the squad. We had been promoted from the second division and had an extremely weak squad to compete in the first division.
The first 6 months were difficult, we did poorly in the state championship, and lingered at the bottom of the table. With a few key signings, the second half of the season was considerably better, and we finished in a comfortable 11th place. Last year, with more investment we led the league for the majority of the season but after losing Castro to Saudi Arabia, the team lost its north and we finished in 5th. The lack of leadership was crucial to the performance on the field.
The core of the team was maintained for this season and more players were brought in to strengthen and already competitive team. A new manager was also appointed, Artur Jorge from Braga, and the team seems to be on the right track. We have qualified to the round of 16 of the Libertadores and we are doing good in the Brazilian League.
With Textor, our debt situation was brought under control, a big chunk has been paid and another part was renegotiated and is being paid in instalments. The administrative side of things was also greatly improved. From custodial to marketing, everything was improved and transformed in a proper business. We still don't have a proper training ground for the size of our club, but we have one now. Our stadium is also receiving some needed upgrades.
Is Textor perfect? Absolutely not. He makes mistakes. When Castro left, he brought Bruno Lage. He fired him after 3 months. We had 1 interim manager and they finally signed Tiago Nunes (that would be sacked after showing a complete lack of competence during the state championship). Textor admitted that he made a mistake on sacking Lage, and not giving him the proper support he needed.
I think he has the right intentions, and wants the best for all the clubs he owns. He is very involved with Botafogo and the fans love him.
Lyon had a rocky start, but things got better for the second half of the season after some adjustments. The Belgium team is a disaster. I am not sure about that one. I don't follow Belgium football to have an opinion. And Palace he doesn't really call the shots there.
One important point about being part of this multi-club thing.
Everton would benefit from having access to the huge South American market via Botafogo. Yes, Lyon is part of it too, but the Premier League has a way bigger appeal to a lot of the players in Brazil nowadays. As a Botafogo fan I am fully aware that a player that explodes there, will inevitably go to Europe one day. It is just a fact and that doesn't bother me that much.
I like Everton, I think we (Botafogo fans and Everton fans) have a lot in common. We have a rich past, but a very poor recent history. We have passionate fans, we suffer (a lot), we have rivals across town that are more successful and richer. We are loyal fans, on good days but specially on the hard ones. The hard times really show how passionate our fans are.
I hope Everton can have their ownership situation sorted out soon. Be Textor or be someone else, I do wish all the best for Everton. You all deserve better. You all deserve a football club that can fight at the top of the table.
Boa Sorte! "
"Botafogo fan here.
3 years ago, I was not optimistic about the future of Botafogo. I have been a supporter for 40 years, and the last 20 have been extremely difficult. We had a debt that was approaching 1 billion Reais (around 200 million pounds). No training ground, becoming a yo-yo club, no youth academy to speak of, television and sponsorship money being seized to pay debts, the list goes on.
When I first heard of Textor in 2022 when he bought Botafogo, I have to be honest and say that I wasn't very excited about him, but I figured that our situation couldn't get any worse. He quickly changed things by sacking the manager at the time, and bringing Luis Castro, the guy that would be responsible for overhauling the squad. We had been promoted from the second division and had an extremely weak squad to compete in the first division.
The first 6 months were difficult, we did poorly in the state championship, and lingered at the bottom of the table. With a few key signings, the second half of the season was considerably better, and we finished in a comfortable 11th place. Last year, with more investment we led the league for the majority of the season but after losing Castro to Saudi Arabia, the team lost its north and we finished in 5th. The lack of leadership was crucial to the performance on the field.
The core of the team was maintained for this season and more players were brought in to strengthen and already competitive team. A new manager was also appointed, Artur Jorge from Braga, and the team seems to be on the right track. We have qualified to the round of 16 of the Libertadores and we are doing good in the Brazilian League.
With Textor, our debt situation was brought under control, a big chunk has been paid and another part was renegotiated and is being paid in instalments. The administrative side of things was also greatly improved. From custodial to marketing, everything was improved and transformed in a proper business. We still don't have a proper training ground for the size of our club, but we have one now. Our stadium is also receiving some needed upgrades.
Is Textor perfect? Absolutely not. He makes mistakes. When Castro left, he brought Bruno Lage. He fired him after 3 months. We had 1 interim manager and they finally signed Tiago Nunes (that would be sacked after showing a complete lack of competence during the state championship). Textor admitted that he made a mistake on sacking Lage, and not giving him the proper support he needed.
I think he has the right intentions, and wants the best for all the clubs he owns. He is very involved with Botafogo and the fans love him.
Lyon had a rocky start, but things got better for the second half of the season after some adjustments. The Belgium team is a disaster. I am not sure about that one. I don't follow Belgium football to have an opinion. And Palace he doesn't really call the shots there.
One important point about being part of this multi-club thing.
Everton would benefit from having access to the huge South American market via Botafogo. Yes, Lyon is part of it too, but the Premier League has a way bigger appeal to a lot of the players in Brazil nowadays. As a Botafogo fan I am fully aware that a player that explodes there, will inevitably go to Europe one day. It is just a fact and that doesn't bother me that much.
I like Everton, I think we (Botafogo fans and Everton fans) have a lot in common. We have a rich past, but a very poor recent history. We have passionate fans, we suffer (a lot), we have rivals across town that are more successful and richer. We are loyal fans, on good days but specially on the hard ones. The hard times really show how passionate our fans are.
I hope Everton can have their ownership situation sorted out soon. Be Textor or be someone else, I do wish all the best for Everton. You all deserve better. You all deserve a football club that can fight at the top of the table.
Boa Sorte! "
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