The Friedkin Group reaches agreement to buy Everton

[GoldenToffee]

This thread is becoming more and more hijacked by one poster and the mods need to intervene now.

 

[Bluewolf]

I don’t believe there are any billionaires out there willing to buy the club purely for footballing reasons and to make Everton great again.
Those ships have sailed, we are now onto level 2 or even 3 owners who want it to turn a profit for them.

Wanting a billionaire ‘blue’ to turn up and just pour money into the club is as fanciful and it is fictional.

If they just want to make money im sure there are many more viable ways for a group of billionaires to make money.

Its usually just a ego thing when it gets to the level its at now. With the revenue they make they could spend 1 billion on football teams a year and it wouldnt even touch the sides for them

 

[Curtis]

Dave, would you be more accepting of the Friedkins taking over if they promised to bring back the Roberto Martinez mural? Restore some culture to this now weathered institution of football...known as everton football club

 

[pfim]

When you want to open a company you have the option of appointing directors or appointing 'professional' directors for an ongoing fee. The same goes for providing an address or paying for use of an address.

It appears to be the case that the two gentlemen are 'professional' directors who have been engaged to incorporate a company. Then if necessary the 'real' investors would takeover that entity either keeping their names on as directors or someone elses.

What seems to be the issue?

Drawing conclusions on their bid when it’s not known who they are?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

@davek Please use multi quotes to avoid monopolising threads.

 

[Robbo05]

It's not an anti-semitic joke. It's a joke that requires the audience to appreciate that anti-semitism is bad.

No one actually thinks the resident forum energy vampire dislikes the guy because he's Jewish.

Sorry, jokes are supposed to be humorous no matter what the audience appreciates. Is bang out of order and in no way funny. Like or dislike him or his views (personally find him exasperating very often) there’s no need for that.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

I think (my opinion) Dave has been talking some utter wham in here but that is bang out of order.

I may be wrong but there is a question mark over his stance on sectarian issues. He has an irrational hatred of all things Rangers.

 

[allen]

Sorry, jokes are supposed to be humorous no matter what the audience appreciates.

No, comedy is inherently subjective.

It didn't make me laugh, but I understand the joke and understand why it's not 'bang out of order.'

 

[MikeH72]

I may be wrong but there is a question mark over his stance on sectarian issues. He has an irrational hatred of all things Rangers.

“Question mark” may not be the correct grammatical symbol.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Davek going to be taking over entire pages with multi quotes. Lets hope him and Zatara dont respond to each other.

 

[Cameron Manning]

So who are the billionaires then? As far as i can tell, you're putting your trust in two supposed billionaires whose identities are unknown and the only link to them are two relative nobodies.

By all means, have your reservations over the motives of the Friedkin Group but there is no denying their credentials and their access to funding.

There is no evidence whatsoever that Vici Private Finance isn't a couple of jokers trying to buy the club with a fake bank statement.

Re your last line——-if they are that would soon be sorted out.

 

[summerisle]

Certainly turning out the longest day in here.

 

[zebedee]

Picked a right good day to have off.. sun's out nice and warm and GOT hoting up on arguements.

 

[Victus]

An actual Everton 48 hours this.

 

[Bob Elstone]

This takeover is dragging on almost as long as some of these terrible threads dominated by Davek and matty posting vanilla answers.