New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[AS Roma_fan]

Comparing TFG’s potential strategy and performance with that of Moshiri’s is not wise. TFG appears to have their own funds from legitimate business operations plus some well-connected funders as opposed to Moshiri who was effectively washing Uncle Alisher’s dubiously generated roubles. Laundering money and building a potential future cash-cow are two very different projects with different rules.
Additionally it would appear that Dan Friedkin and his son don’t get involved in the football side of their portfolio whereas Moshiri thought he was full-on Arsene Wenger.

I’m cautiously optimistic based on the premise that there’s 30+ years of mismanagement and catastrophic decision-making at Everton for TFG to learn from, plus they’ve got some football provenance under their wings already. I’d expect a cautious but controlled first 6-12 months whilst they get a real feel for the beast followed by a more robust period of regeneration and development. It would seem the stars are aligning - let’s hope it’s the dawn of a new, professional and rewarding Everton experience.

TFG is indeed great. If we look at the numbers, it's growing at a very fast pace, adding 2-3 billions of revenue a year to its balance. There's no doubt we're talking about a serious business managed by serious people. Financially speaking, it's a bless to be part of it. Old fashioned USA capitalism.

What I hope they've finally understood is that football is primarily a sport and must be managed by people who know it. The Friedkins love cinema and I suspect they saw football more like some sort of showbiz.

But, as I often remind my fellow Roma fans, a group like this will find the way sooner or later. It's easier for wealthy people to find competent managers and directors than for competent people to find money.

 

[Zatara]

TFG is indeed great. If we look at the numbers, it's growing at a very fast pace, adding 2-3 billions of revenue a year to its balance. There's no doubt we're talking about a serious business managed by serious people. Financially speaking, it's a bless to be part of it. Old fashioned USA capitalism.

What I hope they've finally understood is that football is primarily a sport and must be managed by people who know it. The Friedkins love cinema and I suspect they saw football more like some sort of showbiz.

But, as I often remind my fellow Roma fans, a group like this will find the way sooner or later. It's easier for wealthy people to find competent managers and directors than for competent people to find money.

They need to build gradually but with quality.

 

[jazzy]

Let’s give them a chance to do something of significance before we start with the praise mate. We have been let down many times before.

I'm sure that with a little "Help" "We can work it out".

 

[riddick]

…..a few questions for US Toffees;

How do you feel about the takeover? Ecstatically hopeful. Just need some FN stability
Are TFG a high profile name in US? Nope, never heard of them before.
Could TFG connection with EFC increase Everton’s profile in US and achieve more supporters on your side of the pond? You'd like to think so but we had the US's starting keeper and best player ever and never did anything with it. It's really not difficult to grow from where we are in the States.

 

[Tommy Chong]

I'm sure that with a little "Help" "We can work it out".

A good start would be getting rid of Dyche, 'the real nowhere man who's sitting in his nowhere land, making all his nowhere plans for nobody...'

 

[ForeverEverton]

Until of course we are 3-0 down and we boo them off down the tunnel at half time.

Anything is possible after that.

If that was the case I think Dyche would be gone without hesitation....

Was there a stat about our xG v Arsenal was the lowest in PL history, since xG started? Many will not care but I if that is true is is amazing because teams have lost anything up to 9-0 and would have had better xG than we did!!! Just backs up the fact Dyche is anti football, embarassing!

 

[catcherintherye]

TFG is indeed great. If we look at the numbers, it's growing at a very fast pace, adding 2-3 billions of revenue a year to its balance. There's no doubt we're talking about a serious business managed by serious people. Financially speaking, it's a bless to be part of it. Old fashioned USA capitalism.

What I hope they've finally understood is that football is primarily a sport and must be managed by people who know it. The Friedkins love cinema and I suspect they saw football more like some sort of showbiz.

But, as I often remind my fellow Roma fans, a group like this will find the way sooner or later. It's easier for wealthy people to find competent managers and directors than for competent people to find money.

Great post mate

 

[Tommy Chong]

TFG is indeed great. If we look at the numbers, it's growing at a very fast pace, adding 2-3 billions of revenue a year to its balance. There's no doubt we're talking about a serious business managed by serious people. Financially speaking, it's a bless to be part of it. Old fashioned USA capitalism.

What I hope they've finally understood is that football is primarily a sport and must be managed by people who know it. The Friedkins love cinema and I suspect they saw football more like some sort of showbiz.

But, as I often remind my fellow Roma fans, a group like this will find the way sooner or later. It's easier for wealthy people to find competent managers and directors than for competent people to find money.

Did Dan also kit his staff out with Roma swag when he bought your club over too, mate?

 

[Street end man]

Biggest issue for me is what will our nickname be after we do the treble next season and a quadruple the season after?
We've had Chelski and Citeh, just hoping ours is not too cutting

 

[trueblue84]

Biggest issue for me is what will our nickname be after we do the treble next season and a quadruple the season after?
We've had Chelski and Citeh, just hoping ours is not too cutting

 

[Blue peter]

If that was the case I think Dyche would be gone without hesitation....

Was there a stat about our xG v Arsenal was the lowest in PL history, since xG started? Many will not care but I if that is true is is amazing because teams have lost anything up to 9-0 and would have had better xG than we did!!! Just backs up the fact Dyche is anti football, embarassing!

Genuinely a little confused by your stance here - you’ve been repeatedly asserting that TFG won’t sack him, now your saying under those circumstances, in their first 45 minutes of football at the helm, they’ll sack him? Or am I misunderstanding your point?

 

[Drico]

Dan meets Farhad...

 

[ForeverEverton]

Genuinely a little confused by your stance here - you’ve been repeatedly asserting that TFG won’t sack him, now your saying under those circumstances, in their first 45 minutes of football at the helm, they’ll sack him? Or am I misunderstanding your point?

I don`t think they will sack him unless something drastic happens i.e. 3-0 down at home and the fans booing the team off the pitch....

He should be gone regardless IMO

 

[Blue peter]

I don`t think they will sack him unless something drastic happens i.e. 3-0 down at home and the fans booing the team off the pitch....

He should be gone regardless IMO

If they don’t sack him now, I doubt very much they would do that just off 45 mins of football now matter how horrid the performance or angry the reaction from the supporters. I’d imagine however that they are aware, of the public perception of us as a ‘footballing’ team, and I would imagine they’ll be well aware of fan sentiment on forums.

I think it would take a little more than that, and they’d probably try and get a couple of players in Jan to help him if they can. Your overall point stands, I thought he ‘did a job’ in keeping us safe for the first 1,5 years, but this season is just poor (even though we’re still likely to remain safe at this juncture) - he needs to improve or he won’t see the end of the season.