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Paul Quinn

Updated thoughts on stadium financing, the ICBC deal and potential funders of Bramley Moore

Who will be financing the Bramley Moore Stadium development? Bear with me on this article. It’s a little technical, but hopefully written in an understandable manner – it draws conclusions from what […]

Analysis of Everton’s £60m, 3 year facility with ICBC – updated 7th July to include charge information

This evening the Liverpool Echo broke news that Everton under the direction no doubt of Moshiri and Ryazanstev, have negotiated a £60 million credit facility for three years with ICBC Bank. ICBC […]

Football shirt manufacturer deals – a barometer of a club’s appeal

   Shirt manufacturer deals are big business, and highly topical with the new Chelsea Nike deal starting today, as indeed is the new Spurs’ Nike deal.  Everton are contracted to Umbro until […]

Everton – the brand and the opportunities

  On The Blue Room we recently published Episode 5 of #EvertonBusinessMatters. The subject was Everton- the brand, and the discussion has created a huge amount of comment. I thought therefore I’d […]

Do we have a transfer “war chest” this summer?

It’s the first day of Everton’s new financial year, and still I read that some supporters don’t believe we have any cash with which to buy the players Koeman and Walsh have […]

Usmanov bid does not make move to Everton more likely, in fact the reverse

There seems to be as much interest in Alisha Usmanov and his activities by Everton fans as there are by Arsenal fans these days. Perhaps given the link between Moshiri and Usmanov, […]

60K, 60K I say….. the case for a 60,000 capacity

Putting it in simple terms, we can sell 8,000 fewer season tickets than West Ham, 3,000 fewer executive seats than Spurs, and have 8,000 fewer “walk up” supporters than Liverpool and still fill a 60,000 seat stadium every home game.

But he doesn’t run enough……….

There’s a body of opinion among  some Everton supporters that Lukaku doesn’t run enough, remains uninterested in games for long periods of times, can’t control the ball etc etc etc. For the […]

New investment in Everton by Chinese investors or sponsors?

Speculation has arisen that Everton will award naming rights to our new stadium on Bramley Moore Dock to a “a wealthy Chinese consortium”. I’m highly sceptical that such a deal could be put in […]

The financial value of Everton – a huge leap forward in coming years

There was a time when the value of a football club had nothing to do with the ordinary fan, finance was a matter strictly for the board and shareholders to be concerned […]

New stadium won’t hinder on-field progression

This article first appeared on The Blue Room on 29th March 2017. I was asked an interesting question on Twitter in comparing the Arsenal Emirates stadium financing to the proposed financing of Bramley Moore. […]

Too much expectation when the facts don’t support them? Or…

When you support a team or just like when you love someone, objectivity often gives way to perhaps unrealistic expectation, and in the case of Everton, unashamedly I’m as bad as most […]

Some thoughts on today – Derby day Blues by name & nature

The recent Spurs’ game and today’s Derby is a sobering reality check in terms of where we are in Koeman’s project. The defeat is still raw but the manner in which it’s […]

Further related thoughts to the Bramley Moore stadium announcement

As I wrote here last Thursday, and spoke on The Blue Room Podcast with Dave Downie, the scheme announced jointly by Liverpool City Council and Everton Football Club is highly impressive, innovative and brings the stadium […]

Summary of Everton, Peel and Liverpool City Council proposals for Bramley Moore

Already much has been spoken about the news today concerning Everton Football Club, Liverpool City Council and Peel Land and Property (Ports) Ltd. I’m going to attempt to reduce it down to […]

Usmanov and Everton, will it happen?

This article first appeared on The Blue Room on 17th February 2017. In the last few days, I joined the excellent people at http://www.futbolgrad.com to discuss Everton’s ownership, Moshiri, and in particular the potential […]

Everton’s financial strategy paying dividends

This article first appeared on The Blue Room on 11th February 2017. For many fans, trading players for profit seems to be frowned upon, or at least considered a questionable strategy for football […]

Podcast discussion with Futbolgrad re Usmanov, Moshiri & Everton

Earlier today I joined the guys at Futbolgrad to discuss Everton, Moshiri and Usmanov – how I believe Usmanov will continue to be an Arsenal shareholder, he’ll not be an Everton shareholder, […]

Everton’s new stadium – an estimate of costs, what it means for fans, and  funding

With the prospects of confirmation of a brand new stadium on the site of the Bramley Moore Dock arriving very soon, I thought it would be interesting to examine the potential costs, […]