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Thanks and same to you mate.

It would be interesting to know the funding schedule for the stadium and when further payments to LOR fall due.

If we are meant to be playing at BMD in ca. 18 months time, I would assume that equates roughly to the time period in which this co-existence will have to remain in place, although at some point earlier MSP assume majority control?

If the remaining cost of the stadium is £300M and approx. 1/3 of that is now committed, then two further tranches of £100M each, perhaps at 6-month intervals?

So the prospect of MSP taking control in early to mid 2024?

The issue, as you've made clear is the competing interests at board level and throughout the club and the resulting uncertainty/lack of clear direction. It looks to me based on the above fag-packet summations that this period in no mans land will take us right through to the end of the year, although if the key positions are filled before that then at least the day-to-day executive management of the club will be in a better place.

We have to ensure we have a good window, try to minimise on-field crises, and hunker down over the next weeks and months, and hope we emerge stronger the other side.

Ive no idea what the LOR funding schedule is though mate, though i suspect costs are rising and eventually the bottom line will be larger - personally i don't think we will be in the new ground for another two seasons - that's just my own take though.

There are a lot of ifs and buts. Currently all that is in place with MSP is that we are taking debt on from them, at this stage nothing more, nothing less. They have warrants on that debt - that they can turn the 130 mill of that debt into equity - shares in the club. Take a scenario though where we are hit by a points deduction, transfer ban or are relegated - they may decide not to activate those warrants and we just owe them £130 mill.

But say they do exercise the warrants. Moshiri has two choices, he can maintain his shareholding and borrow on the market through the banks, who will charge a high rate prob a bit over 10% at current rates, he might eat that for a couple of years and then look to restructure. Elsewise and particularly if he wants out (which i suspect he does), he may look at MSP to raise more capital beyond the £130 mill. So if 130 mill is 25% of the business in shares - then another 200 mill will give them a majority shareholding - that how they gain control. So whatever schedule and presuming the above the decisions go that way, that's how MSP become majority shareholders.

All, some of and none of the above may happen:

If we are relegated MSP may never activate their warrants and may just want their £130 mill back.

Say if we qualify for the CL - Moshiri may not want to sell anymore of his stake or Moshiri may decide to go to the market for the other 200 mill - though i think he wants out.

The timeline for the above to happen will come don to how we are doing on the pitch and the timeline of the stadium and the other external matters like the PL investigation and other bits and pieces.

How the above impacts is, Moshiri bought his shares at a certain price, the price of the shares now are a lot lower - partly due to our level of debt, mismanagement, need for investment in on the field and capital investment and partly because we don't have assets on the fielded anymore. So MSP will be paying him less then he paid for Everton. That doesn't suit Bill who hold a stake and doesn't suit Moshiri - as both will want the maximum return on what they feel their shares are worth. Therefore with both now on the board - will they make decisions with the clubs welfare at heart or will they try and maximise their investment for their own financial interests - that's the natural alliance between Bill and Moshiri - thats why Bill is still on the board. They will want to sell high and MSP will want to buy low - that will be dynamic at board level - if MSP are to progress to majority control. So currently we have and probably will have a board with an agenda and competing needs. Things might get worse before they get better - despite "change"

We absolutely have to have a strong window, when review the above so much of it rides on the club being in the PL and we were a kick of a ball away from that not being the case - the stakes are very, very, very high mate. ;)
 

The 6 week exclusivity period is up next week. We better see some movement on this soon because we can’t allow Moshiri to tighten his grip on this club anymore. Silence won’t cut it any further, the season starts in 6 weeks and we need these board issues resolved and to get moving in the transfer market.

Back end of the summer it will be completed.
 
I didn't realise they'd mentioned the period of validity of the agreement.

Do you remember where you read it?

If it's specified that really ramps up the pressure to get it boxed off.

Honestly I can’t remember which journalist it was but upon trying to search for it I see that every single tweet relating to it from journos has been nuked. I deffo didn’t dream it up. This is quite worrying to me.
 


So will we be able to sign anybody before deadline day or is this going to drag on like everything else that is Everton
 
The only 6 to 7 weeks I read was from Myers.



He was referring to the time it may take for the final (IE non-interim board) to be named.

I genuinely don't remember seeing any end date for the exclusivity period being mentioned.

If it is a 6 weeks exclusivity that would end 3rd July
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With Bell putting in £40 mil and £130 mil secured in the States looks like it well on the way before that date.
 

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