It has been commonly accepted by almost all parties that since the start of the Premier League Everton’s financial performance has lagged that of its one-time peers. Before doing the research I […]
The harsh reality of Everton’s competitive position
Paradise Lost? – the Panorama story
Paradise Lost? This evening the BBC investigative programme “Panorama” ran the first of two episodes looking at offshore finance, in particular the so-called “Paradise Papers”. The programme spends a considerable amount of […]
The valuing of football clubs
Going to attempt the impossible here. Make an article on the valuation methods of football clubs interesting. It’s good background before looking at the value of Moshiri’s partial acquisition of Everton. I […]
The commercial challenges facing Everton (part 1)
In our most recent #EvertonBusinessMatters podcast we looked at the commercial performance of Everton relative to the 6 clubs (our peer group) currently dominating the financial and footballing tables. In the podcast we […]
My latest thoughts on Usmanov, Arsenal and Everton
On 29th September Arseblog ran a story claiming that Kroenke (the 67% shareholder of Arsenal) had made a bid to acquire Usmanov’s 30.04%. Given I’ve consistently held the view that Usmanov will […]
Next round of football broadcasting rights may bring great change
By FootballBusinessMatters I guess one of the effects of having 3 year cycles for broadcasting rights contracts is that no sooner is one cycle in place then the games start for the next. […]
Everton, the board and shareholders
I suppose this could have been written at any time over the last 20 years, but I’d like to examine the relationship between the club, the board and shareholders. The reason for […]
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 […]
Outsourcing is costing Everton dear
The recent kit launch highlights the cost to Everton of their outsourcing arrangements
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Everton – the urgent need for capital
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 19th August 2015. There’s almost no argument that new investment is not required – investment in the team, the stadium and commercial operations. Few have examined […]