Latest Takeover Rumour. The Moores / Noell one

[SerenityNigh]

I wasnt saying they will go all Vincent Tan, as you say, they wouldnt get away with it, I just think its naive to think they will give 1 jot about the club, for them its a business first, football club second.

Agree it's business first, but the core business of Everton Football Club heavily involves (there's a hint in the name) Everton Football Club. Would be deleterious to the profitability to destroy the underlying business. Surely there's some fat-pocketed hanks somewhere who don't understand this, but I'm not going to assume every potential takeover group is so clueless.

 

[Goat]

Agree it's business first, but the core business of Everton Football Club heavily involves (there's a hint in the name) Everton Football Club. Would be deleterious to the profitability to destroy the underlying business. Surely there's some fat-pocketed hanks somewhere who don't understand this, but I'm not going to assume every potential takeover group is so clueless.

deleterious

Hate it when I have to google words.

 

[weltonblue]

No mate, nothing at all.

Thought not, thanks

 

[abelard]

Absolutely correct, good business acumen would bring huge benefits.

Good business acumen will only bring huge benefits from a supporter's perspective if we assume they have an interest in investing the proceeds back in the playing squad. but I'm not sure what grounds there are for assuming this. business acumen = minimizing expenses (ie wages) and maximizing revenue, which could easily result in player sales and "morally objectionable" ticket price hikes like across the park. Why is it suddenly so appealing that the Americans might be able to profit from us when the main objection/accusation hurled at Kenwright is that he seeks to do the same? These Americans do not seem at all likely to regard us as a billionaires' version of FIFA/FM, like the Man City group, which so many of us seem to so desperately want. They are buying us to make money from us, and it's worth being realistic about what that might mean.

 

[Goat]

But as Wolo says, they will of course use the traditions as a marketing tool and we the fans wont let them get away with much.

 

[glorydaze]

Could LCC be involved by donating the land,WHP for arguments sake, and have input for the retail/housing side. They would benefit financially from business rates and taxes.

 

[Milk]

deleterious

Hate it when I have to google words.

Well, the proposed Yankee takeover is a right gallimaufry IMO

 

[SerenityNigh]

deleterious

Hate it when I have to google words.

Soz about that; it's detritus from my undergraduate degree

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

The amount of money which has started flying round China lately, wouldn't mind me a bit of that action.

 

[Goat]

Well, the proposed Yankee takeover is a right gallimaufry IMO

 

[Woolly Blue]

But as Wolo says, they will of course use the traditions as a marketing tool and we the fans wont let them get away with much.

Woolly ...

 

[TheFinnFan]

....and we the fans wont let them get away with much.

What do you mean by that?

 

[Goat]

What do you mean by that?

I mean if they start taking the pee, they will be told pretty sharpish.

They wont be afforded anything like the leeway Bill gets.

 

[TheFinnFan]

I mean if they start taking the pee, they will be told pretty sharpish.

They wont be afforded anything like the leeway Bill gets.

Why wouldnt they have our "blessing" for using our great tradition and history in marketing etc ..?

 

[SerenityNigh]

I mean if they start taking the pee, they will be told pretty sharpish.

They wont be afforded anything like the leeway Bill gets.

As it should be