Who's your money on in the takeover 'battle'?

[Tony’s Carp]

Important to remember while pulling Friedkin to shreds that 75% of us voted for a bid where we don't even know the names of a single person involved. We have no idea what would've been under the hood there.

 

[trueblue84]

Success ?im just interested in survival , loans and free transfers will catch up with you eventually

Smart investment is always possible. We can easily be challenging for Europe again with a few decent deals.

 

[Goat]

If we're run properly Roma won't be able to match our revenues.

Yes.

 

[Damo_1878]

If we're run properly Roma won't be able to match our revenues.

I agree. Anyone saying AS ROMA will be ahead of EFC given if they acquire us they also own BMD in full, are spouting bed wetting nonsense (@Zatara)

The Premier League's tv money dwarfs most other leagues

 

[PeregrineT]

Doesn’t seem like Roma have spent much since he’s been there

Um, Roma had revenue of 200m euros and spent over 400m in 21/22. In last years accounts they had revenue of 270m and spent about 370m.

I would call spending 400m a year a LOT.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

None of that takes away from my point.

Roma currently have a higher revenue than us.

*subject to change

If we're run properly Roma won't be able to match our revenues.

Hopefully he'll get us moving commercially.

 

[Damo_1878]

None of that takes away from my point.

Roma currently have a higher revenue than us.

*subject to change

Marginally, and they've been in Europe.

We've not been plus have not yet moved stadia.

The fact we're in touching distance of revenues of them speaks volumes.

 

[tellmema]

Just voted for Friedkin. Something tells me he'll be granted exclusivity in the next 24-48 hours.

If we all do that and it happens... Do we share the 5m pot? @AndyC

Please reply quickly.

 

[Toffeyman123]

Might be nice to be owned by a genuine multi-billionaire for once

 

[Ferguson1878]

Um, Roma had revenue of 200m euros and spent over 400m in 21/22. In last years accounts they had revenue of 270m and spent about 370m.

I would call spending 400m a year a LOT.

400 million on transfers ? Are you sure ?

 

[Lee Smith]

Someone’s changed it now

Dan Friedkin - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

That page is taking an absolute battering with the edits the last hour or so. It keeps getting reverted back, but if you go down to the bottom and click the “Latest Edits” button you can view all the edits

 

[Zatara]

I dont think either Everton or Roma will be a feeder club, both are of similar value and have similar revenue.

Friedkin has a networth of 6.1 billion according to those who track such things. That would jump us up the rich leaderboard. He owns Gulf States Toyota that produces 8 billion in revenue each year. Friedkin pumped a lot of money into Roma for years, as they competed with Juventus to see who could lose the most money. Two years ago they lost over 200m euros, and lost 99m euros last season. It may be he wants two bites of the cherry. Of course the worry is that sounds like what Moshiri did. The pro is that unlike Moshiri he isnt poor, he actively creates massive revenue each year with his other businesses, has already laid out a plan for Roma that seems good business sense, and can continue to actively fund teams losses for as long as he pleases.

Check where his investment into Roma has gone.

Buying the club and then paying debts.

Hes not invested in the team. He has generated more in sales than hes spent.

 

[Goat]

Marginally, and they've been in Europe.

We've not been plus have not yet moved stadia.

The fact we're in touching distance of revenues of them speaks volumes.

Well we have no need to make this a penis measuring contest, let us embrace the warm bosom of our Italian friends in an act of friendship, not warfare.

Forza Roma, Forza Everton.

 

[Damo_1878]

If we're run properly Roma won't be able to match our revenues.

If Everton are ran properly we are potentially a very sound business

It hasn't been ran properly for 30 years. It's been treated as Bill Kenwright's plus his mates' corner shop for 30 years.

 

[Ferguson1878]

Smart investment is always possible. We can easily be challenging for Europe again with a few decent deals.

True, have to say though I did enjoy them few seasons were we spent a few quid , not so much how they turned out though