In an unexpected move Alisher Usmanov has agreed to sell Red & White Securities 30.04% stake in Arsenal to his arch rival Stan Kroenke. The deal was announced by the Nex Stock […]
Usmanov sells Arsenal shares to Kroenke
The case for 60,000
Sometimes an argument is so compelling it is worth repeating more than once. It’s the argument for, and justification of a capacity of 60,000 at the new Bramley-Moore stadium. From my perspective […]
Time for patience – on the pitch, at least
It’s the 15th July, the World Cup Final has just finished, and undoubtedly for many Evertonians attention will return to the fact we’ve not signed anyone to date, in this window. Frustration, […]
Financing options for Bramley-Moore
Here and on EvertonBusinessMatters we have discussed many times the various funding possibilities for the new Bramley Moore Stadium. I thought it useful therefore to update previous articles, based on the most […]
Stadium financing, cashflow and transfers
Two comments, one from the new Director of Football Marcel Brands, the other from Mayor Joe Anderson have given those with an interest in Everton’s finance plenty to talk about since June […]
If all of this was easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing
The truth is that nothing in life that’s worth achieving is achieved easily. It’s difficult from wherever you start. A year ago we had a significant financial base from which to start; […]
Time for boldness
Whilst attention understandably has switched to the final games of the most disappointing season imaginable and particularly the leaving date of the soon to be departed Allardyce and CEO Robert Elstone, it’s […]
The Business case for a smaller capacity?
On 16th March, Robert Elstone attended the Downtown in Liverpool business breakfast, “The Everton Stadium and associated regeneration”. During the course of his comments he discussed the business case for capacity, executive/premium […]
Unnecessary caution at business breakfast meeting on Bramley-Moore
This morning saw the greatly anticipated business meeting “Everton Football Stadium and Associated Regeneration” hosted by “Downtown in Business” featuring Everton’s current CEO, Robert Elstone and Liverpool City Council Mayor, Joe Anderson. […]
The turning point?
Perhaps in the famous words of Winston Churchill, “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning”. […]
Knowing your customer/fan – moving out of the dark ages
Football’s approach to “knowing your customer” lives in the dark ages. Generally, most clubs have no basis for optimising revenues from across their customer and fan base. I’ll argue some clubs, Everton […]
All Change! after two years, big changes anticipated ahead
There’s a lot of change coming at Everton It’s almost two years since Farhad Moshiri acquired 49.9% of Everton Football Club, to be precise February 27th will mark the two year anniversary. […]
Some analysis of the proposed funding scheme for Bramley Moore:
So how does a City Council suffering from acute spending cuts borrow £280 million? Since 2004, major local authorities have been able to borrow (mainly for capital projects) without government consent, […]
Update on Bramley Moore financing following Annual General meeting
This article focuses on the Bramley Moore stadium and the details provided regarding the proposed funding arrangements. I suppose the first thing to say is that it is clear that there are […]
The boards of the ‘big 6’ and the challenge for Everton
Arguably Premier League football is a heavily subsidised business. Subsidised by the riches of broadcasting rights which have grown exponentially over the last 25 years ago. Participation in the Premier League has […]
Analysis of Everton Annual Report & Accounts to 31st May 2017
With rather odd timing, Everton published their 2016/17 Annual Report & Accounts on the weekend immediately before Christmas resulting in almost no press comment. I do hope that the Annual General Meeting […]
Everton FC announce 2016/17 financial results
In the first full financial year since Farhad Moshiri’s acquisition of 49.9% of Everton Football Club, the club has published the financial results for the financial year to 31st May 2017. This […]
The changes in Everton’s finances & a comparison with other PL clubs
The repair of the balance sheet was wholly necessary, and as Moshiri said at the last AGM “We needed a strong balance sheet, so I paid off the debts. We are now very flexible financially”.
Bramley Moore -update on costs, and a look at ticket prices
I’ve done this a couple of times, the first going all the way back to May 2016, but with the prospects of news about the stadium at Bramley Moore, it’s interesting to […]
Bramley Moore Dock Update
To some extent lost in the maelstrom that is Everton’s pursuit of a new manager and another appalling performance in the Europa League, Everton announced the exchanging of contracts between Everton Stadium Development […]