The Everton Board Thread (Inc. Bill Kenwright / Blue Union)

[davek]

Everton Shareholders' Association latest:

Everton Shareholders’ Association Chairman John Blain and two colleagues from the Executive Committee met Everton CEO Robert Elstone and Communications Director Paul Tyrell earlier today at Goodison Park.

The meeting was the first in a series that are scheduled for this year and continues the open and regular dialogue that the Association enjoys with the Club. A wide variety of subjects were covered during the 90 minute meeting including; the Association’s EGM petition, the Premier League and UEFA Financial Fair Play initiatives, the recent transfer window, the Club’s recently published Financial Accounts and Shareholder benefits.

The Association attendees felt that the meeting was productive and welcomed the openness of both Mr Elstone and Mr Tyrell.

Fri, 8 February, 2013

Well, that makes it sound like they're doing AGMs now by delegation. I'm sure the CEO and board will be happy enough with that.

 

[kenada_blue]

That was never even the original point anyway. It was a small part of the overall merchandise incompetence.

You do know they have supporters groups in Boston, New York, Chicago, and Seattle right ? Fairly sure there would be more than hundreds of dollars to be made.

Alot of US supporters complained at the lack of or zero merchandise and our pre season games over there for the past few years.

Additionally we've never cracked the Australian market dispute having Mr Oz himself Tim Cahill or the US market on the back of having Mr USA soccer Donovan in loan twice . We even swerved a pre season tour in the states when our profile was high over there on the back of Donovan.

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

What an utterly depressing thread

 

[BoysInBlue]

Well, that makes it sound like they're doing AGMs now by delegation. I'm sure the CEO and board will be happy enough with that.

They're not though; they're just opening channels of communication.

The Shareholders are still very much pushing for the return of AGMs. They wouldn't have gone to the trouble of organising a ballot of their members if they weren't still for it. At the end of the day, there has to be negotiations and things have to start somewhere.

Sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand, put all the bad feeling aside on both sides and just say, 'let's start afresh'.

 

[Chang Elephant]

What an utterly depressing thread

Just waiting for the happy ending, when Bill and investors take their profit.

 

[D410]

oh dear - Seymour Pierce rescued in pre-pack administration. Bill can pick em. hope the new company is better at selling the club.

 

[nsno-chris]

Alot of US supporters complained at the lack of or zero merchandise and our pre season games over there for the past few years.

Additionally we've never cracked the Australian market dispute having Mr Oz himself Tim Cahill or the US market on the back of having Mr USA soccer Donovan in loan twice . We even swerved a pre season tour in the states when our profile was high over there on the back of Donovan.

Well they weren't looking hard enough, I found Everton shirts during the tour; the main problem is that they were $150 a shirt. Trying to break into a market, that has no interest in football, is worthless experiment, regardless of supported club or fans

 

[Ruairi77]

Everton missed out on a huge opportunity to raise the profile of the club here during Donovan's time. It's not about unit sales, its more about presence / awareness. There should be at least one jersey in a few Nike stores. If you think promoting the club in the states is low on the list of priorities then you're not fully aware of the growth of EPL here or the willingness of the average American to buy merchandise. If bill put a huge effort into making Everton America's team in the EPL then he might noy have to look 24/7 for that illusive investment.

 

[kenada_blue]

Well they weren't looking hard enough, I found Everton shirts during the tour; the main problem is that they were $150 a shirt. Trying to break into a market, that has no interest in football, is worthless experiment, regardless of supported club or fans

Chelsea made something like £4million from their last tour.

There's money there

 

[billy bluestar]

Since kenwright became everton chairman, everton have not won a thing, success or failure?

 

[nsno-chris]

Chelsea made something like £4million from their last tour.

There's money there

From being there, and having my best mate (and mad evertonian) living in Sydney for the last 8 years; trust me the market is not there. The aussies are just not interested in it, they're are obvoiusly a few to the exception, but there isn't a mass market to take advantage of. There were Everton kits available around the city, but the mass merchandise will be a no goer

Chelseas tour will have been sponsorship, the same way Everton would have made a bit of cash from it.

Everton missed the boat with Li Tie and China; the amount of Chinese who followed Everton because of him was unreal, that is when they could have profited from the Asian Market.

They are more interested in cricket and the AFL

 

[nsno-chris]

The same reason why Nike didn't produce any kits for women or babies this season. Or are you saying they wouldn't have sold enough to make money ?

It may not be worth it for Kitbag, but that doesn't mean selling kits in stores wouldn't be worth it for us.

If its worth it for us, then its worth it for Kitbag. And the reason Nike don't produce any kits for women and babies will be a simple equation taking previous sales, cost of sourcing material, manufacturing, waste, transport, VAT and all other little things that will give a score, if its not worth there time then they won't do it.

Nike are a global company, if there is money in selling dog crap with the Everton logo then they will; there is a reason for them not producing women and babies kits

 

[Chang Elephant]

Since kenwright became everton chairman, everton have not won a thing, success or failure?

If the thought of Kenwright provides you like many other Evertonians with a storming erection, that's success, surely.

 

[Brennan]

If its worth it for us, then its worth it for Kitbag. And the reason Nike don't produce any kits for women and babies will be a simple equation taking previous sales, cost of sourcing material, manufacturing, waste, transport, VAT and all other little things that will give a score, if its not worth there time then they won't do it.

Nike are a global company, if there is money in selling dog crap with the Everton logo then they will; there is a reason for them not producing women and babies kits

I've already said what the reason was, they have a standard minimum order of 10,000 for kits.

If the women and baby kits weren't profitable do you really think Umbro and LCS would have made them for about ten years ?

You answered it yourself by saying that Nike are global company, which means they're only interested in the biggest and easiest profit. That doesn't mean there is no money to be made selling baby and women's kits, and i think implying so is a bit crazy seeing as there was huge backlash when that happened this season, it even made news on national radio.

 

[billy bluestar]

Nah leave that too busty birds. With football, I like too think given the opportunity, when you're pushing for success, you go the extra mile. Then, maybe we can erect( sorry son) a concrete effort to win something.