The Everton Board Thread

[Billy Dean]

They may well do, but if they think they can squeeze a bit more out down the line by doing more tweaks here and there, they will hold on.

I'm not sure Saudi will get the 2030 WC, the idea behind the bid seems a bit flake for now.
They'll be better off waiting a while longer.

I'd find it very unlikely that the world cup would go back to the Gulf after only 8 years, ahead of Europe. Especially as it's the centennial world cup.

Would be 2034 at the earliest IMO

 

[BNJ1878]

I'd find it very unlikely that the world cup would go back to the Gulf after only 8 years, ahead of Europe. Especially as it's the centennial world cup.

Would be 2034 at the earliest IMO

I agree with you, I'd say the chances of them getting it are slim to none.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Yup. One of the lads I work with is an Arsenal fan. Says they have only just started to recover from his mismanagement of their transfers. He spent vast amounts of money on mediocre players referred to him by Joorabchian. We are absolutely finished if we appoint this man

Yeah I get the whole Pepe thing and we need to avoid transfers like that but tbf he was highly rated in France. He was also responsible for the likes of Tierney, Saliba and Martinelli so not all bad.

 

[paultheblue]

According to the media Sheikh Jassim is pulling out of the deal for taking over the Mancs and ‘will look elsewhere’. Surely Blue Bill if he has any hope of leaving with credit would be trying to get a deal done for a takeover, this Sheikh could get us for a tenth of what United would cost and with the new stadium close to finish has to be an attractive prospect?

With all the corruption in the game I’d welcome a Sheikh to get us back up there

I was hoping he went to United as if he doesnt he is more likely to start looking at the RS

 

[Bob Elstone]

Yeah I get the whole Pepe thing and we need to avoid transfers like that but tbf he was highly rated in France. He was also responsible for the likes of Tierney, Saliba and Martinelli so not all bad.

Tierney makes dom look robust

 

[Simon Buttle]

Tierney makes dom look robust

He is a bit lightweight I agree but then so is Patterson, both are decent players when fit though.

 

[tr_efc]

He is a bit lightweight I agree but then so is Patterson, both are decent players when fit though.

Did Patterson participate in any of the Scotland games in the recent weeks, seen he was in the squad like?

 

[Nymzee]

Did Patterson participate in any of the Scotland games in the recent weeks, seen he was in the squad like?

In June? No, he wasn't in the squad, he's still injured.

 

[tr_efc]

In June? No, he wasn't in the squad, he's still injured.

Was he?! Convinced I'd seen him in the squad that was announced on Twitter.

 

[Nymzee]

Was he?! Convinced I'd seen him in the squad that was announced on Twitter.

He played in the March friendlies.

 

[MikeH72]

The danger was always that Moshiri would replace incompetence with outright corruption. The Sack The Board campaign wasn’t wrong but it didn’t go far enough. Moshiri and his cronies are the poison in this club.

Correct.

 

[MikeH72]

People also tend to forget that Joorabchian was a regular guest in the Everton directors box years before Moshiri was involved here.

It's lazy to just use the Iranian connection.

(that's not me defending him BTW, just a reminder)

He’s a football agent, agents tend to attend football matches. It’s quite obvious to anyone without a bizarre agenda to want to defend Moshiri, that his actual involvement in the football club ramped up once Moshiri came in.

 

[Drico]

I'd find it very unlikely that the world cup would go back to the Gulf after only 8 years, ahead of Europe. Especially as it's the centennial world cup.

Would be 2034 at the earliest IMO

I tend to agree - but the Saudi money has changed the rules of the game. The Saudi league appears to be a first shot at destroying UEFA's control of the club game - in much the same way that the Saudis destroyed the PGA's control of golf. FIFA have their own incentives to wrest control back from UEFA. So, a marriage of convenience between FIFA and the Saudis is very much in play.

FIFA would be delighted to end UEFA's control of the club game. This new FIFA Club World Cup is intended to contribute to that. Add in a mega-rich Saudi league starting to attract players in their prime, and the dominance of European clubs is undermined. With power currently concentrated in Europe, UEFA have complete control of the club game. However, if the Saudi league becomes something akin to Serie A in the 1980s, then only a club World Cup can truly answer the question that the UEFA Champions League currently does: which club is the best on the planet?

It might suit FIFA to partner with the Saudis... The FIFA World Cup is one way to deepen that "partnership." Infantino - a man clearly without scruples - is probably telling himself to "get with the winning team."

 

[Tony’s Carp]

I tend to agree - but the Saudi money has changed the rules of the game. The Saudi league appears to be a first shot at destroying UEFA's control of the club game - in much the same way that the Saudis destroyed the PGA's control of golf. FIFA have their own incentives to wrest control back from UEFA. So, a marriage of convenience between FIFA and the Saudis is very much in play.

FIFA would be delighted to end UEFA's control of the club game. This new FIFA Club World Cup is intended to contribute to that. Add in a mega-rich Saudi league starting to attract players in their prime, and the dominance of European clubs is undermined. With power currently concentrated in Europe, UEFA have complete control of the club game. However, if the Saudi league becomes something akin to Serie A in the 1980s, then only a club World Cup can truly answer the question that the UEFA Champions League currently does: which club is the best on the planet?

It might suit FIFA to partner with the Saudis... The FIFA World Cup is one way to deepen that "partnership." Infantino - a man clearly without scruples - is probably telling himself to "get with the winning team."

And a bit like the PGA having to agree to partner up with LIV golf rather than battle it, I’d say that to head things off there’s a good chance that these Saudi clubs are in the Champions League within a few years and the sportswash will be complete.

 

[allen]

I'd find it very unlikely that the world cup would go back to the Gulf after only 8 years, ahead of Europe. Especially as it's the centennial world cup.

Would be 2034 at the earliest IMO

We are talking about FIFA here.

Given the choice between the right thing and the thing that makes them richer, they always pick the latter.