The Everton Board Thread 2015/16 [ Not takeover related ]

[davids]

You just know it's going to go all Aston Villa!

 

[bluemangroup]

#getthegrotoutorly

 

[andy4efc]

First thing they'll spot is that we sell f-all merchandise and have very little match day corporate revenue

In terms of investment though, they are the manageable aspects. These appear to have a good track record of growth. The fact we do poorly in those areas makes us a good investment as it will make us cheaper. If they managed to get a new stadium sorted (which again, track record of being able to do so), they would boost both matchday and merchandising revenue.

. Football clubs (especially Premier League) are good investments if you take out the 'on the pitch' issues. That is what puts people off, the fact they could do everything right but still suffer.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Has any football club ever had good american owners?

None that were under 21

 

[ElPorto]

BRING IT ON!!

Can't run the club worse than it's already being ran, can they? ... Can they?

 

[davids]

If they're doing due diligence now, surely they'll run a mile once they see the books.

Not the books,the results.

 

[scottym]

Didn't they win a title?

Wouldn't mind one here tbh

Fairly certain that they only won their division (of 5 teams). Also, I think I read that under the ownership of Moores they finished bottom of that division more times than they actually won it.

 

[Ashtonian]

Didn't they win a title?

Wouldn't mind one here tbh

At the cost of not getting near one again but not being able to do anything about it either?

They won exactly one title, in 16 years.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Probably gonna sign Clint Dempsey and bring Landon out of retirement FFS.

That's a half good idea

*dusts off Landon Donovan thread...

 

[andy4efc]

no

Man Utd
Sunderland
Liverpool ( hicks and Gillet)
Vietnam
Villa

Think United can be deemed as a success. United's downfall has been down to Ferguson leaving. Only questionable bit for me is how they got the club, but in terms of money spent, can't really complain.

 

[Ashtonian]

You just know it's going to go all Aston Villa!

Nothing wrong with what happened at Villa mate.

O'Neill gambled and it didnt pay off so they had to do a lot of cost cutting as a result, like Lambert signing players from crewe rather than decent teams.

they only went tits up because Learner wants to cash up and go home so to speak but the initial gamble financially (poor foresight by Randy to be fair) didn't pay off for him. If Villa made the champions league then i'm sure financially they would have been stable. And considering O'Neil had them 4th and the team suddenly stopped getting results for 2 months, hardly the owners fault!

 

[silent bob]

As i understand it, we are in a period of exclusivity until January 31st. As part of this no players are to be sold unless a transfer request is submitted and even then, not without consultation.

 

[The Esk]

Think United can be deemed as a success. United's downfall has been down to Ferguson leaving. Only questionable bit for me is how they got the club, but in terms of money spent, can't really complain.

However the United takeover has proven hugely expensive for ordinary fans. The cost of attending a United game would be far less if the club had not become so heavily indebted by their owners.

 

[SerenityNigh]

From the little bits I've read on both American rumours.

The Kansas City one sounded far more attractive.

So obviously we'll get the Mike Ashley sounding one.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

Lets just see what happens first anyway could be someone completely different who buys us or these guys could be good for us.

Or nothing will happen at all, will be a long six weeks