So the news has broken that USM, the holding company of Usmanov, Skoch and Moshiri are to provide £75 million of sponsorship and name rights funding for the next five years. Importantly […]
The business logic of USM funding Everton’s growth
Paul Quinn
Contrasting the 2015 GM with Moshiri’s first GM
I thought it would be interesting to look at what was reported at the previous General Meeting back in November 2015. The contrast is stark: “This (our financial & commercial arrangements) is […]
Thoughts after the Everton General Meeting
So, the most eagerly awaited General Meeting in many a year has passed. 12 hours on and I thought I’d gather my thoughts on the evening, the information provided, and the remaining […]
Thoughts before the General Meeting, January 4th 2017
Thoughts before the General Meeting, January 4th 2017 This article first appeared in the Liverpool Echo on 2nd January 2017 This is no ordinary General Meeting, it’s the first General Meeting of shareholders since […]
Other media
I’ve been fortunate enough to talk about the Blues on several radio stations. Most can be found here
Liverpool Echo – view from the Gwladys Street
This article first appeared in the Liverpool Echo on 28th December 2016. 1 – How do you judge our season so far? It’s been a difficult season to date, and despite the […]
What the 2016 Accounts tell us about our future (and our past)
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 19th December 2016. Timing is everything. If proof was ever needed by Everton and Evertonians of the timing and relevance of the arrival of our new investor, […]
Time for honesty, the squad and the need for a major overhaul
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 28th November 2016. I’m sure this will not be news to many of you, but sometimes it pays to state the obvious. Despite the talents […]
The great disconnect, why we love our team but need the club to rebuild our trust
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 23rd November 2016. When you speak to almost anyone in football about Everton Football Club, you normally get glowing references back – be it about […]
Review of the book “For the Boys in the Royal Blue Jersey” written by Steve Zocek
This review first appeared on Grandoldteam on 14th November 2016. I don’t know Steve personally but I’ve seen him at plenty of away games over the years, and as Joe Royle says […]
Nothing will be the same – in Everton’s boardroom.
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 18th October 2016. So said the strapline from Everton’s marketing department. Well, in the light of Chris Matheson’s comments at yesterday’s House of Commons Culture, […]
Poor execution leads to failed delivery – Everton’s transfer window
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 1st September 2016. The over-riding feeling of this transfer window is frustration that we’ve again failed to take full advantage of an opportunity presented to […]
Usmanov to Everton, da ili nyet?
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 17th August 2016. Much has been said and written about Usmanov and the chances of him investing in Everton alongside his business partner Moshiri. Now […]
Everton, our summer transfers and short term cost control regulations
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 22nd June 2016. As is now commonly accepted Everton are for the first time in the Premier League era in a position to deal extensively […]
Assuming control – the first one hundred days
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 6th June 2016. This week marks 100 days since Moshiri’s acquisition of 49.9% of Everton Football Club. The first 100 days is a term coined […]
Why watching Everton need not be any more expensive in a new stadium
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 19th May 2016. One of the fears for the bulk of fans when moving to a new stadium is the threat and usually the reality […]
The scale of the off-field challenge facing Everton
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 13 May 2016. I wrote last week about the reasons for feeling optimistic about Everton, the need for a change of management – now underway, […]
Why there is demand for change and the reasons to be optimistic in the future
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 4th May 2016. Looking at Everton at present, on a day by day basis is rather like the tumultuous final days of a fading and […]
“It’s a defining week”
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 23rd April 2016. The end of a defining week – but not just for Martinez “It’s a defining week” said Martinez at his press conference […]
Nobody invests in regression
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 21st April 2016. Despite the desperate gloom of the Anfield debacle, and the impending feeling of further capitulation in the semi final on Saturday, we […]