I'm not ignoring them. They were the same level of achievement as that overseen by TFG. Not good enough for Roma, which is why Pallotta's group were turned on and they sold up. The only thing that's stood in the way of that happening to TFG is Mourinho securing a third level Euro trophy last season.
It won't do to describe TFG's time at Roma a roaring success. That's a massive exaggeration about their short time there, and the portents don't look good for them either.
Yes, I accept all that. However, the final indignity is to have your club be enveloped by a conglomerate and fall into its shadow with your own identity obscured...which is what will happen to Everton.
There's some ridiculous notion that Everton won't succumb to that. But we will. Its already happening now with the reporting of this deal and where the balance of power and coverage lies in relation to Everton and the group it looks to have entangled itself with.
I see Evertonians like this: running toward the corporate abyss - hurtling themselves into the void; happy to avoid 'administration'...
How did we end up with a view like this of our club's worth?
I think we're worth more than that. I think we're worth more than The Friedkin Group.
The tail is wagging the dog here: we're going to fall under the shadow of a spiv enterprise that was founded 50 odd years ago and has nothing like the legacy or 'brand recognition' of Everton Football Club.