New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[Jacko93]

Personally hope this lot go the Nike route when Castore are eventually binned off. Although Adidas would be acceptable as well, which they currently have Roma decked out in.

Our Nike kit was the worst in our history.

 

[Jacko93]

I reckon Texan Dan’s approach to attending a match has taken a leaf out of Moyes book re the new stadium, he won’t be going to a game until we’re back in Europe.

Even then it'll only be if we get drawn against Roma. He'll get to the away leg.

 

[Jacko93]

Seems that way, practically i think Ryan has a big role at Roma and is really under the bonnet there.

You'd expect Kinnear, to be running day to day ops here.

Not sure if Chong will keep a place on the board or not.

Be interesting to see if we make a few non -exec appointments - they seemed to have brought on board some local representation at Roma.

Be in two minds about that here - given what we've just been through in governance.

Rotherham as non-exec director of logistics.

 

[TrailerTrash]

Nice to have actual business people on the board.

 

[brieverton]

I see Eric Williamson served on the Greater Houston Partnership Transportation Committee.

In addition to his other experience and reputation as a fixer he seems to be the ideal liaison for the club with Steve Rotheram and not someone that can just be fobbed off.

 

[Drico]

…I think it demonstrates whether there’s any emotion in the purchase, suggests to me it’s 100% business. Whether that changes with time I wouldn’t know but at this point it’s not looking like he’s a fan of the club.

It is what it is.

We had a fan of the club for over 20 years.

It was an atrocity.

 

[Eggs]

We had a fan of the club for over 20 years.

It was an atrocity.

…I’m not complaining, it’s a new era but this could be one extreme to the other.

 

[West Side Charlie]

When King Dan attends his first game at BM he should be made to walk from John Lennon airport so he knows just how it feels to be made to walk miles and miles and miles to watch a game. Then after the game he should use Sandhills to see the other torture some fans have to endure.

 

[Drico]

…this could be one extreme to the other.

I wouldn't remotely expect Friedkin to be a fan. Why would he be? Would be utterly random. What I would expect, however, is that the custodian of Everton Football Club MUST be a man of serious financial means and business acumen.

I didn't dislike Bill Kenwright for being a nefariously sentimental, self-serving narcissist. I disliked the man because he was utterly unsuitable for the job. He had neither the means nor the acumen.

Friedkin, demonstrably, has both. However, now he has to capitalise on that to prove his worth as custodian. Given his credentials, he looks more than worthy of the opportunity, at least.

 

[Drico]

100% this. He’s a business man who has bought a business. As long as he keeps making good business decisions then I don’t care if he ever sets foot in the place. Not sure why people want him to be at every game with an Everton scarf and a bobble hat on. How does that make him a good owner? He’s the money man!

He's our sugar daddy.

Or Sugar Danny, if you prefer.

 

[Drico]

I see Eric Williamson served on the Greater Houston Partnership Transportation Committee.

In addition to his other experience and reputation as a fixer he seems to be the ideal liaison for the club with Steve Rotheram and not someone that can just be fobbed off.

Whenever I think of Steve Rotheram and the Council and how Everton might deal with him/them, I always ask myself:

What would Denise do?

And then I tell myself everything will be ok with the Friedkins...

 

[Neiler]

I'd like to see Friedkin attend one of the remaining games at Goodison, it will be a missed opportunity for him on a personal level if he does not, in terms of getting to experience the club he is now the owner of.

He clearly will not and does not have to, attend every game and I do agree that a detached ownership makes better business decisions.

But you cannot reduce football to solely a business transaction. At some point he thought he would like to buy Everton, and when you think of the money spent, the meetings, the planning, the dispatch of what appear to be some of his most senior and trusted people into roles at the club, the thousands of hours spent on this, don't you at some point want to see, to feel, to experience first-hand, what you've got for your money?

If there was no curiosity or degree of interest on that front, I'd be very surprised.

That lobby to attend games will grow as the club fortunes ebbs and flows.

He’d do well to attend some of the final games at Goodison.

Great marketing opportunity ahead of the summer to underline, the phoenix from the flames stuff.

Unless he does it will be used as a tool against him at some point.

 

[Vintage]

This is basically the same setup as they have with Roma.

Is Dan or Ryan the chairman of Roma?

 

[Vintage]

He's not unlike Contract Dave!

Have they ever both been spotted in the same room at the same time

 

[Neiler]

Have they ever both been spotted in the same room at the same time

It’s stuff like this AI was invented for mate!