The Everton Board Thread

[summerisle]

Could the reason Moshiri is reluctant to remove any board members be that they know too much? They perhaps know the truth about Usmanov's involvement with the club?

This'll be the Board's position when the denouement arrives.

 

[jinkyali]

What keeps niggling at me, despite all of the obvious and recent, is that this strategy of theirs to throw the fans under the proverbial team bus, comes after our unconditional support that essentialy dragged the club over the line last year.
With that in mind, and that relegation this year is very much a higher probability as the last few games indicate, that they could think that doing that to this fanbase, and giving us a parting gift of having our last years at Goodison in a lower league, is criminal.

Everything that this stadium and traditional belived club has brought to top level football for so long, and these charlatans, can't accept they're at fault and do the honorable.

Instead work and collude to make us the enemy and to alter the spotlight on this movement of change to now be associated with threats and violence, is as big a smear as I recall on anything anywhere.

Disgusting. Dishonorable. Leeches.

They don't represent anything about this club or community. The fans deserve a medal for how measured, and patient and unvolatile they have been on mass considering the provocation and ineptitude of those paid by the club to represent its name.

Get. Out. NOW.

The culture at the club has always been to treat the fans with disdain over the last 30 years.

-Banned AGMs (multiple times)
-Appointed Benitez
-Shoved up prices across the board during the biggest cost of living crisis in decades
-Lied to the fans multiple times through media
-Use fans to promote the season ticket campaigns yet condemn same actions the same week
-Never challenge the status quo within the club.

The contempt of the fanbase has always been their. Why. I have no idea.

 

[catcherintherye]

"the relationship between the Board & fans has broken down beyond repair. Their position is untenable"

^ NSNOW - could anyone disagree with that?

I'll never forgive them for that statement - it was a point of no return with regards to my own view towards Everton's board.

There's no obligation for the board to attend and match. If they wished to explain why they didn't attend, do so after the game. Do so saying didnt want a distraction, or if you want to point the finger at fans, at least damage limitation and say it's a minority. The engineered that statement, and timed its publication for one agenda - to finger point at Everton fans, undermine Everton fans and cause maximum damage to Evertonians.

They went on the attack with their own fans - astonishing.

The most laid back Evertonians I know are livid with them, and rightly so.

I make you absolutely correct mate. It is the worst action someone has taken against the club. Far worse than appointing Benitez, or Benitez comment, or things Allardyce has said, or even the Kirkby debacle, where I can see the other perspective. This is one of those occasions where I cant justify what they did, apart from on the grounds of pure self preservation, completely at the expense of supporters.

The fact they released that statement, shortly before a critical match is unforgivable.

It also fits with a wider approach after the last few days. You had Farhads statement, IMO written by DBB, Farhads interview and then the weekend statement. They built on each other. The aim was to gaslight everyone, and say it was he fans who selected managers, and the fans who are culpable. Say what you wish, but the fans did not want Benitez. They are gas lighting people.

And I dont really care on Benitez either. He came and tried his best, for a club he clearly doesnt have an affiliation to, and wasnt good enough. I'd take 1 Benitez, over 100 Kenwrights or Baxendales, who have throw everyone under a bus.

I digress slightly, but they are re writing history. And when that didnt work last week, they just went further. Theres a reason Stelling and Sky were putting out the bus welcome was abusive when it wasnt- that information had been fed.

They have decided, that the narrative will now be it's the supporters fault for this mess, and have opened the door for what will now be numerous reactionary rubbish to be written about us, all of it to avoid any scrutiny.

I'm disgusted with them. It's not even a player cheating and not giving 100%. Its people who could take responsibility, lying about supporters who have shown patience and loyalty to avoid that scrutiny. To me, theres no way back for them.

 

[jinkyali]

I make you absolutely correct mate. It is the worst action someone has taken against the club. Far worse than appointing Benitez, or Benitez comment, or things Allardyce has said, or even the Kirkby debacle, where I can see the other perspective. This is one of those occasions where I cant justify what they did, apart from on the grounds of pure self preservation, completely at the expense of supporters.

The fact they released that statement, shortly before a critical match is unforgivable.

It also fits with a wider approach after the last few days. You had Farhads statement, IMO written by DBB, Farhads interview and then the weekend statement. They built on each other. The aim was to gaslight everyone, and say it was he fans who selected managers, and the fans who are culpable. Say what you wish, but the fans did not want Benitez. They are gas lighting people.

And I dont really care on Benitez either. He came and tried his best, for a club he clearly doesnt have an affiliation to, and wasnt good enough. I'd take 1 Benitez, over 100 Kenwrights or Baxendales, who have throw everyone under a bus.

I digress slightly, but they are re writing history. And when that didnt work last week, they just went further. Theres a reason Stelling and Sky were putting out the bus welcome was abusive when it wasnt- that information had been fed.

They have decided, that the narrative will now be it's the supporters fault for this mess, and have opened the door for what will now be numerous reactionary rubbish to be written about us, all of it to avoid any scrutiny.

I'm disgusted with them. It's not even a player cheating and not giving 100%. Its people who could take responsibility, lying about supporters who have shown patience and loyalty to avoid that scrutiny. To me, theres no way back for them.

Here here.

 

[Muggins]

"the relationship between the Board & fans has broken down beyond repair. Their position is untenable"

^ NSNOW - could anyone disagree with that?

I'll never forgive them for that statement - it was a point of no return with regards to my own view towards Everton's board.

There's no obligation for the board to attend and match. If they wished to explain why they didn't attend, do so after the game. Do so saying didnt want a distraction, or if you want to point the finger at fans, at least damage limitation and say it's a minority. The engineered that statement, and timed its publication for one agenda - to finger point at Everton fans, undermine Everton fans and cause maximum damage to Evertonians.

They went on the attack with their own fans - astonishing.

The most laid back Evertonians I know are livid with them, and rightly so.

Seeing first hand, and being a member of this site for nearly 14 years, I’ve watched how much work you’ve put in to keep this community going over many many years and covering costs, to give fans a voice.

Great post.

 

[NathDogg]

You're not mate.


I've been going to Goodison for 50 years come my birthday in March. I wont be going again until the current board are gone.

I've never felt so detached, so alienated from the club as I do currently. The whole DBB headlock lie has finished me. They've deliberately driven an immovable wedge between themselves and the fans. Theres no coming back from that. They've labelled every fan who goes the game as an uncontrollable thug.
You, me, him, her, those kids in the family enclosure, the old farts in the Top Balcony, the dars, the mars, every single one of us has been tarnished with their shitty brush and it absolutely 'kin stinks.


I'm done.
I will.probably never watch Everton at Goodison Park again.
That kills me but they're not my board, they dont represent me.

They can koff

You’ve finished me reading that T.

Seeing how they’ve made you feel and me feeling exactly the same as you, and so many other blues, absolutely ruins me. They killed a little bit of me with that statement, and then the headlock lie killed a little more.

They have totally shat all over us, and the timing before a critical match just beggars belief. The depths they have sunk to astound me, all in the name of self preservation. They are everything Everton FC isn’t.

I nearly swerved going yesterday, I was floored by the whole thing. I couldn’t fathom what they had done and my lad didn’t want to go anyway( my little girl did, bless her), but we got ourselves sorted and went, welcomed the team bus, roared the lads on for 90+ mins in vain, then stayed for the peaceful protest. I didn’t feel good all day ands I haven’t since they put that bs out, slandering us all.

Like you, I don’t think we will be going again, until these shithouses are out of the club. Not sure the kids will understand why, but hopefully they will one day.

If yesterday was my last Goodison game, it’s another unforgivable thing that these directors have done, but so be it.

I hope they see sense and have the good grace to do the right thing and resign in the near future (or even tell us they will stand down at the end of the season) but I have zero faith that they will. Prentice should be ashamed of himself also, and I am gutted that one of my heroes, sharpe, is going along with the rest of them.

Although I miss him terribly every day, in a way I’m glad my Pop isn’t here to see what is going on at Everton currently.

I’m always proud of being a toffee and of EFC, and I always will be, but at the same time I’ve never felt so ashamed and heartbroken about this owner, directors and key employees like prentice - they should be the best of us and they couldn’t be further from that.

 

[Rob17896]

Im sure the talk at the time was Moshiri valued the club at £1 billion which included the remaining cost of the stadium which he wanted help funding.

As for your bottom point - PSG's owners are looking at buying a minority stake in a PL club as UEFA rules mean they cant own a majority stake in both PSG + a 2nd club.

Tim Cahill, Qatar Airways naming rights, hopefully watch this space ?

No offence intended. It shows just how removed the game (such as it is) has become when we are discussing naming rights and shareholdings.

 

[matty1878]

I make you absolutely correct mate. It is the worst action someone has taken against the club. Far worse than appointing Benitez, or Benitez comment, or things Allardyce has said, or even the Kirkby debacle, where I can see the other perspective. This is one of those occasions where I cant justify what they did, apart from on the grounds of pure self preservation, completely at the expense of supporters.

The fact they released that statement, shortly before a critical match is unforgivable.

It also fits with a wider approach after the last few days. You had Farhads statement, IMO written by DBB, Farhads interview and then the weekend statement. They built on each other. The aim was to gaslight everyone, and say it was he fans who selected managers, and the fans who are culpable. Say what you wish, but the fans did not want Benitez. They are gas lighting people.

And I dont really care on Benitez either. He came and tried his best, for a club he clearly doesnt have an affiliation to, and wasnt good enough. I'd take 1 Benitez, over 100 Kenwrights or Baxendales, who have throw everyone under a bus.

I digress slightly, but they are re writing history. And when that didnt work last week, they just went further. Theres a reason Stelling and Sky were putting out the bus welcome was abusive when it wasnt- that information had been fed.

They have decided, that the narrative will now be it's the supporters fault for this mess, and have opened the door for what will now be numerous reactionary rubbish to be written about us, all of it to avoid any scrutiny.

I'm disgusted with them. It's not even a player cheating and not giving 100%. Its people who could take responsibility, lying about supporters who have shown patience and loyalty to avoid that scrutiny. To me, theres no way back for them.

so true

 

[Davideeyore]

The culture at the club has always been to treat the fans with disdain over the last 30 years.

-Banned AGMs (multiple times)
-Appointed Benitez
-Shoved up prices across the board during the biggest cost of living crisis in decades
-Lied to the fans multiple times through media
-Use fans to promote the season ticket campaigns yet condemn same actions the same week
-Never challenge the status quo within the club.

The contempt of the fanbase has always been their. Why. I have no idea.

When you say it like that.

The board have screwed us over multiple times. Turning it on the fans (the genuine fan base) making out our supporters are thugs is the last straw. They should be brought to book on that alone. There's a failing football club, a failing business and the people at the top remain aloof and out of touch with reality, and indifferent to their responsibility to the club and its fans, after all they are just custodians. In the short term it will be all about the angry mob and the headlocker, and sacking Lampard. Whether we can survive. Indeed. Whether we can survive.

The medium to long term, however, is basically to the board, Kenwright, DBB, Moshiri, TAKE ONE HARD LOOK AT YOURSELVES, WHAT HAS EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB BECOME? Premier League founders and ever present until now, we're about as safe as houses as a house built with straw next to a volcano.

Resign. Go. Leave. John Moores would be thoroughly ashamed of you Bill Kenwright. And what you've done to this great football club.

 

[Melchizedek]

RELEASE THE BARRET BAXENDALE FOOTAGE AND THE ARTETA MONEY

Need to set up our own. Warren commission

"You can see that when she's grabbed, her head goes back and to the left, back and to the left"

 

[stamullenblue]

Surely today there has to be some official announcement . Even these inept fools can’t just keep burying their heads in the sand .

 

[anton66]

I’ll be awaiting Jim white’s two footed tackle assault on Everton fans today. Let’s see if he uses the word allegedly.

 

[Nymzee]

It’s all very much turning into a Batman comic this facade now. The people of Gotham unite.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Did Kenwright and his mates have much of a hand in £500m of crap footballers though?

No. Kenwright and his creatures just sold the club for their own personal gain to the moron who did spend £500m on crap footballers. They happily did so despite knowing the fact that he was obviously clueless. That didn't matter to them though. Kenwright got to keep his position as chairman and keep playing with his toy train set and that was the most important thing to him. Not a non-issue like the general wellbeing and future stability of the entire club.

 

[paultheblue]

Surely today there has to be some official announcement . Even these inept fools can’t just keep burying their heads in the sand .

You would think so but my guess is they or Moshiri will say nothing this week.