“Kicking the can down the road” forms part of the lyrics of Randy Newman’s achingly sad “I think it’s going to rain today” written back in 1968, ironically when perhaps (and unknown […]
Kicking the can down Goodison Road
The Bramley-Moore capacity debate
The great Bramley-Moore capacity debate rumbles on with seemingly contradictory comments in recent weeks, vacillating from greater ambition as stated at the beginning of the year to a more cautious approach last […]
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”. […]
Nil Satis…..you know the rest, time for it become a reality
For my final piece (you’ll be glad to hear) on Bramley-Moore I’d like to focus on the branding and marketing of the stadium, and indeed the club and why we need to […]
A club of firsts, time to be bold and imaginative
For a club associated with so many firsts in the game, it should be remembered that the chance to move to a new stadium is not just a question of us catching […]
Goodison, its legacy and what should we take to Bramley-Moore?
I was struck by Dan Meis’s comment about capturing the “lightening in a bottle” in relation to Goodison Park and what it means. Although I am often very critical of much that […]
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 […]
The role of a Sporting Director and why Everton need one.
Let’s start with the need first. It’s my belief that a sporting director is needed for many reasons, not only at Everton but among all clubs with the ambition to succeed. It’s […]
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 […]
The harsh reality of Everton’s competitive position
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 […]