so fresh!
so fresh!
You really need to get yourself a woman. Even a blow up one might help.
Infernus
Player Valuation: £10m
I think it is going to be the same model that Man City and Liverpool now have. The single DOF looks to be going out of vogue. There is now a 'transfer committee' that sits down and discusses all things transfers and recruitment, and a consensus is reached on the best way to go.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
The description of "board observer" is a bit vague.
It's my biggest concern at the moment. Kinnear not officially in place until June and any others potentially not here until at least then if not later.
All of that is too late to run an effective transfer window even if the changes are necessary.
At present the transfer committee appears to be Moyes, Moyes, and Moyes. Obviously there is scouting and reporting fed upwards but it does seem a bit haphazard without knowing more.
Kinnear apparently bringing his mates in from Leeds is not a good look either.
It's my biggest concern at the moment. Kinnear not officially in place until June and any others potentially not here until at least then if not later.
All of that is too late to run an effective transfer window even if the changes are necessary.
At present the transfer committee appears to be Moyes, Moyes, and Moyes. Obviously there is scouting and reporting fed upwards but it does seem a bit haphazard without knowing more.
Kinnear apparently bringing his mates in from Leeds is not a good look either.
FTY
Player Valuation: £80m
Yeah it’s got “too many cooks” written all over it
Obviously every recruitment team in the world has multiple people involved, but there needs to be one person where the buck stops
Sounds like here there’ll be about 4 people with equal authority/responsibility, which will just cause arguments and issues behind the scenes - the LAST thing we need this summer
Main concern is when/if Moyes gets outvoted, and we end up singing that player - he’ll just do what Dyche did when we signed O’Brien and not play him out of stubbornness
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Reminds me of that old story about a camel is a horse drawn by committee...
…not sure there was any ‘stubbornness’ over O’Brien, I don’t recall anybody thinking he should play at RB, that thought certainly didn’t enter my mind. I tend to think that was a Moyes masterstroke as opposed to any issues with Dyche.
No idea of the new transfer process, I’d be surprised if Moyes doesn’t have final say.
That’s all well and good but when is he coming to visit?Guardian:
- Fund manager joining club’s ownership group
- Idea is to give access to broader sources of funding
Exclusive by Matt Hughes
Wed 23 Apr 2025 06.28 EDT
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Everton have announced a new investor, with the American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group. The 62-year-old fund manager is also a minority shareholder of the Houston Texans NFL franchise.
Sarofim has joined Everton’s ownership group, Roundhouse Capital, and will be given an observer position on the football club’s board. Everton will remain under the day-to-day control of The Friedkin Group (TFG), which bought the club from Farhad Moshiri last December.
Sarofim’s family company, Fayez Sarofin & Co, manages assets worth an estimated $31bn (£23bn) and Everton’s owners have recruited him with a view to giving them access to broader sources of funding. His personal wealth is reported to be more than $3.7bn. His money is believed to be going into Roundhouse rather than the club. No new shares will be issued at this stage.
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Christopher Sarofim pictured in Houston earlier this month. Photograph: Aaron M Sprecher/Getty Images
Sarofim is the first new investor to join Everton’s ownership group, but more are expected. TFG is understood to be targeting investors with specific skillsets and contacts rather than celebrity investors to attract attention in a model favoured by other American owners.
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric bought a stake in Swansea City this month, the NFL star JJ Watt owns shares in Burnley, and Leeds have big-name minority investors including Will Ferrell, Russell Crowe, Michael Phelps and Jordan Spieth.
Dan Friedkin, TFG’s chairman and CEO, said: “Christopher Sarofim is someone I have known and respected for many years. He brings experience, sound judgment and wisdom that will be valuable as we continue to drive the club forward in all areas.”
TFG has been extremely active since ending Farhad Moshiri’s eight-year ownership of Everton after an 18-month sales process. Sean Dyche was sacked in January and replaced as manager by David Moyes, who guided the club to Premier League safety in impressive fashion. In another significant change Angus Kinnear has been recruited as chief executive from Leeds and will join in the summer, and the sporting director, Kevin Thelwell, has been told his contract will not be renewed when it expires next month.
TFG also immediately reduced the club’s debts, which at one stage had been more than £700m, and last month agreed a £350m refinancing package to fund the new 52,888-capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore dock, which will open this summer. The borrowing was secured at less than half the previous interest, with club sources claiming it will save Everton up to £50m a year.
TFG has also commissioned a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of Goodison Park becoming the new home for the women’s team. The findings are expected by the end of next month.
Refinancing gives us an extra 50m pa. I recognise that this isn’t all PSR related but they just generally seem to know what they are doing off the field
DuncansPigeons
Player Valuation: £750k
“But he’s not seen Dixie’s statue”
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
I'm making assumptions, but it appears to be Moyes with the guy from Leeds helping with contracts.
Librarian
Player Valuation: £70m
Everton announce US billionaire Christopher Sarofim as new investor
Everton have announced a new investor, with the American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group
pfim
Player Valuation: £40m
So are mine...
We’re in the money
We’re in the money
I think we should use our new found wealth to sack Moyes and give the job to Steven Gerard and as soon as he drives into the car park on his first day sack him and bring Moyes back with a big transfer budget.
We’re in the money
I think we should use our new found wealth to sack Moyes and give the job to Steven Gerard and as soon as he drives into the car park on his first day sack him and bring Moyes back with a big transfer budget.
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