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

[GoldenToffee]

Putin

Rumours are rife that he's Put-in his bid and is just awaiting the green light. He wants to annex Merseyside from the rest of the UK, and I for one have no qualms at all about it.

 

[Yarrgh]

If Bell and Downing take us over will they rename the North and South Stands to be

The Downing End
The Bell end

If the stadium gets elevators, will we get drone footage of the shaft in the bell end.

 

[Yarrgh]

I like the sound of the mystery consortium.

And I would have taken the club over if it wasn't for you pesky kids...

 

[Yarrgh]

Putin

Well if we don't get sold, and Usmanov hovers back into position and can spend so that Russian money is used in any rebuilding of Ukraine as part of eventual peace, then given that Chelsea have been sold, then we are the go to sportswashing operation in football for the Russian state.

 

[toffee66]

My thinking is US Investors plus Bell and Downing as minority partners with BDT-MSD financing the necessary debt restructure.

I can see R&MF continuing as a lender initially but with new owners wanting MSP and 777 cleared out ASAP.

The Athletic is better tapped in on this than FT/Sky I hope we can expect something more definitive to break in the next ten days or so.

 

[GlosBlue]

Just to get my head around things, even if we were taken over by a combination of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, we would still have to sell players and get free transfers/loans? It would potentially get rid of the crippling debt but the day to day running relies on trading profits etc? Or are the interest payments on the debt what is actually crippling us?

 

[davids]

Who does Esk think it will be?
That’s who I’m backing.

Law of averages dictates that he HAS to call something right eventually.

He's still pushing the receivership narrative.

 

[mccole]

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Have little interest who wins the race to buy the club based on the names heard so far.

None have the finances/means to make some kind of "success" of the club in a way Villa/Newcastles owners can.

The ones who do have investments in other football clubs at present dont have a track record of making a success of them either.

All very underwhelming.

 

[matty1878]

Bell/Downing for me. It would be great for our club to led from the boardroom by passionate Evertonians. Either way, I trust Moshiri's judgment to sell up to the right people

ye evertonians…

ones tho that know what they’re doing

 

[matty1878]

Have little interest who wins the race to buy the club based on the names heard so far.

None have the finances/means to make some kind of "success" of the club in a way Villa/Newcastles owners can.

The ones who do have investments in other football clubs at present dont have a track record of making a success of them either.

All very underwhelming.

oh get to bed

 

[Yarrgh]

I want Andy bell involved on the condition that we name a stand after him . And that all away supporters in Bramley Moore will proudly sit in the Bell End .

Why would he name it after Bill Kenwright?

 

[Cameron Manning]

Any news from esk ?

 

[matty1878]

Just to get my head around things, even if we were taken over by a combination of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, we would still have to sell players and get free transfers/loans? It would potentially get rid of the crippling debt but the day to day running relies on trading profits etc? Or are the interest payments on the debt what is actually crippling us?

it’s us so…

 

[Bluebonic]

I want Andy bell involved on the condition that we name a stand after him . And that all away supporters in Bramley Moore will proudly sit in the Bell End .

Sit in or sit on? Latter sounds much more degrading