New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[davek]

I just can't wait to borrow your time machine so I can meet the lids in 1892 to see what made them so socially progressive.

It's contained in the 1891 Newcastle Programme - the platform of policies adopted by the Liberal Party.

• Home Rule for Ireland
• taxation of land values
• extension of smallholdings
• reform of the Lords
• shorter parliament
• employers' liability for workers' accidents

That's what they believed in.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

It's contained in the 1891 Newcastle Programme - the platform of policies adopted by the Liberal Party.

• Home Rule for Ireland
• taxation of land values
• extension of smallholdings
• reform of the Lords
• shorter parliament
• employers' liability for workers' accidents

That's what they believed in.

So if we're going by these metrics no one in the modern world we live in will be good enough to ever take over Everton,in your view

 

[davek]

So if we're going by these metrics no one in the modern world we live in will be good enough to ever take over Everton,in your view

Correct.

We have to compromise.

My original point, I believe.

*sigh*

 

[matty1878]

So if we're going by these metrics no one in the modern world we live in will be good enough to ever take over Everton,in your view

exactly mate

 

[matty1878]

Correct.

We have to compromise.

My original point, I believe.

*sigh*

who would of you wanted

and do you think they would of wanted to

 

[Jeff Jones]

And?

I'd sated that Everton's founders in the limited company era were social reformers and good men. Then John Moores' name was raised - someone I condemned before - as if that were relevant to a discussion about people in the nineteenth century...and a contradiction of my view.

The end.

John Moores was co - chairman of a massive local company, Littlewoods, an Everton supporter, and used his money to raise the club from low strugglers to a club regularly competing at the very top and winning trophies.

 

[Goat]

If theres nothing to be outraged about, you may as well make something up I suppose.

 

[Bedfordblue]

WHERES THE STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS MONEY DAN - FFS

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

John Moores was co - chairman of a massive local company, Littlewoods, an Everton supporter, and used his money to raise the club from low strugglers to a club regularly competing at the very top and winning trophies.

We were competing at the top long before the arrival of Moores’.
Cuff had led the opposition to the exploitation of the sport by Moores and his gambling organisation.
By gaining an interest in ,and finally owning , one of the major football clubs , Moores could be seen as acting primarily to protect the source of his wealth .

 

[davek]

John Moores was co - chairman of a massive local company, Littlewoods, an Everton supporter, and used his money to raise the club from low strugglers to a club regularly competing at the very top and winning trophies.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Why don't we just start a John Moores thread if you're hell bent on sullying his good name.

I believe this is a Friedkin Group thread,Kind Sir.

 

[davek]

Why don't we just start a John Moores thread if you're hell bent on sullying his good name.

I believe this is a Friedkin Group thread,Kind Sir.

Read a book on him.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Read a book on him.

I refuse to read any sort of agenda driven hit piece on one of our greatest ever chairmen,Thanks David.

 

[Goat]

Read a book on him.

After your Moyes comments I don't even think you can read.

 

[Jeff Jones]

We were competing at the top long before the arrival of Moores’.
Cuff had led the opposition to the exploitation of the sport by Moores and his gambling organisation.
By gaining an interest in ,and finally owning , one of the major football clubs , Moores could be seen as acting primarily to protect the source of his wealth .

Yes, pre WW2. In the seasons following our promotion in 1954 we finished consecutively 11,15,15,16,16,15,5,4,1.
John Moores came to Everton in 1958.