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POLL: Can we progress as a club while Kenwright remains in a prominent role?

POLL: Can we progress as a club while Kenwright remains in a prominent role?

  • No: We are going nowhere with this utter Charlatan still as Chairman

  • Yes: He provides Moshiri with valuable experience and expertise

  • Cheese on Toast with an honourary role

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Number_25 said:
It's incredible how many of you gloss over how bad of a state the club was before Kenwright saved us.

I'm not 100% pro-Kenwright, but the amount of criticism he gets is undue.
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The club was in a much healthier financial position before Kenwright bought it compared to when he sold it.
 

Ernie said:
Sorry, Haven't got time to read all that, Just copy and paste the part that proves your original point
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4. "We have the opportunity to have the finest arena, the finest football stadium, in the world - it's mind-blowing…..We are not going to let this chance pass us by.” (Christopher Davies, The Telegraph, 23 July 2001)

In hindsight, the swell of support for Mr Kenwright from his fellow Evertonians probably began to dissipate gradually following the failure to secure the Kings Dock site for a new stadium. It certainly sparked the end of his working relationship with Paul and Anita Gregg. Any proposals for relocation after this, namely Destination Kirkby and Walton Hall Park, have generally paled both in appeal and support. Arguably, the club have failed to prosper since this missed opportunity and have been left further and further behind their peers in terms of revenue generation. In terms of corporate revenue this is undeniable.

The club’s proposal included 70 executive boxes and 2,750 ‘Business Seats’. Additionally the venue would have had a 5,000 seat capacity for conferences, a 3,000 seat Restaurant/Banqueting capacity, as well as 10,000 m² of exhibition space. It would also have doubled as an entertainment arena with a varying capacity of between 5,500 to 24,000 thanks to a retractable roof and pitch. All this for a relatively modest £30m investment from Everton. The club wouldn’t have owned the stadium outright, but the prospect of being involved in a heavily subsidised, world class development would surely be a ‘no-brainer’ in taking the club forward.

So why did the club squander this opportunity? The unfortunate truth is, despite repeated claims that the clubs portion of the money for development was “ring-fenced”, Mr Kenwright was unable to provide the proof of funds in the 18 months Everton were awarded preferred bidder status to turn this prospect into a reality. 12 years on, the club is no further forward.

With building costs now far more expensive in today's economy, and a clear reduction in the access to public funds, Mr Kenwright should really answer:

  1. Why was proof of funds not provided by the club when it was supposedly ‘ring fenced’?
  2. Who was ultimately responsible for the failure to grasp this opportunity?
  3. Why has no ‘Plan B’ been actioned in order to take the club forward?
Reminds me of:
  • “The Fortress money will be in the bank in the morning” (EGM, September 2004) – The investment deal from Fortress Sports Fund collapsed without explanation.
Unscrupulous to say the least.
 
Carlito said:
4. "We have the opportunity to have the finest arena, the finest football stadium, in the world - it's mind-blowing…..We are not going to let this chance pass us by.” (Christopher Davies, The Telegraph, 23 July 2001)

In hindsight, the swell of support for Mr Kenwright from his fellow Evertonians probably began to dissipate gradually following the failure to secure the Kings Dock site for a new stadium. It certainly sparked the end of his working relationship with Paul and Anita Gregg. Any proposals for relocation after this, namely Destination Kirkby and Walton Hall Park, have generally paled both in appeal and support. Arguably, the club have failed to prosper since this missed opportunity and have been left further and further behind their peers in terms of revenue generation. In terms of corporate revenue this is undeniable.

The club’s proposal included 70 executive boxes and 2,750 ‘Business Seats’. Additionally the venue would have had a 5,000 seat capacity for conferences, a 3,000 seat Restaurant/Banqueting capacity, as well as 10,000 m² of exhibition space. It would also have doubled as an entertainment arena with a varying capacity of between 5,500 to 24,000 thanks to a retractable roof and pitch. All this for a relatively modest £30m investment from Everton. The club wouldn’t have owned the stadium outright, but the prospect of being involved in a heavily subsidised, world class development would surely be a ‘no-brainer’ in taking the club forward.

So why did the club squander this opportunity? The unfortunate truth is, despite repeated claims that the clubs portion of the money for development was “ring-fenced”, Mr Kenwright was unable to provide the proof of funds in the 18 months Everton were awarded preferred bidder status to turn this prospect into a reality. 12 years on, the club is no further forward.

With building costs now far more expensive in today's economy, and a clear reduction in the access to public funds, Mr Kenwright should really answer:

  1. Why was proof of funds not provided by the club when it was supposedly ‘ring fenced’?
  2. Who was ultimately responsible for the failure to grasp this opportunity?
  3. Why has no ‘Plan B’ been actioned in order to take the club forward?
Reminds me of:
  • “The Fortress money will be in the bank in the morning” (EGM, September 2004) – The investment deal from Fortress Sports Fund collapsed without explanation.
Unscrupulous to say the least.
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Don't see the evidence of Bill not wanting to sell to Gregg so he could stay at the club mate

Post it when you find it mate
 

Carlito said:
4. "We have the opportunity to have the finest arena, the finest football stadium, in the world - it's mind-blowing…..We are not going to let this chance pass us by.” (Christopher Davies, The Telegraph, 23 July 2001)

In hindsight, the swell of support for Mr Kenwright from his fellow Evertonians probably began to dissipate gradually following the failure to secure the Kings Dock site for a new stadium. It certainly sparked the end of his working relationship with Paul and Anita Gregg. Any proposals for relocation after this, namely Destination Kirkby and Walton Hall Park, have generally paled both in appeal and support. Arguably, the club have failed to prosper since this missed opportunity and have been left further and further behind their peers in terms of revenue generation. In terms of corporate revenue this is undeniable.

The club’s proposal included 70 executive boxes and 2,750 ‘Business Seats’. Additionally the venue would have had a 5,000 seat capacity for conferences, a 3,000 seat Restaurant/Banqueting capacity, as well as 10,000 m² of exhibition space. It would also have doubled as an entertainment arena with a varying capacity of between 5,500 to 24,000 thanks to a retractable roof and pitch. All this for a relatively modest £30m investment from Everton. The club wouldn’t have owned the stadium outright, but the prospect of being involved in a heavily subsidised, world class development would surely be a ‘no-brainer’ in taking the club forward.

So why did the club squander this opportunity? The unfortunate truth is, despite repeated claims that the clubs portion of the money for development was “ring-fenced”, Mr Kenwright was unable to provide the proof of funds in the 18 months Everton were awarded preferred bidder status to turn this prospect into a reality. 12 years on, the club is no further forward.

With building costs now far more expensive in today's economy, and a clear reduction in the access to public funds, Mr Kenwright should really answer:

  1. Why was proof of funds not provided by the club when it was supposedly ‘ring fenced’?
  2. Who was ultimately responsible for the failure to grasp this opportunity?
  3. Why has no ‘Plan B’ been actioned in order to take the club forward?
Reminds me of:
  • “The Fortress money will be in the bank in the morning” (EGM, September 2004) – The investment deal from Fortress Sports Fund collapsed without explanation.
Unscrupulous to say the least.
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Ernie said:
How much better of where we when he bought it mate?
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Off the top of my head Ernie when he bought the club we had around £20 million in assets (non playing) and think we had around £46 million in liabilities when we sold it but I'm going off memory here so figures may be slightly out.
 

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