Far from reducing the tension around Finch Farm, or the executive offices at Goodison Park, plus of course, offices in London and Monaco, the decision to fire Ronald Koeman less than half […]
The enormity of the next Everton manager appointment.
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 […]
Turning the tables on the Premier League “big 6”
Much has been written and spoken about recently on the attempt by the “big 6” to grab more of the seemingly ever increasing broadcasting revenues paid to the Premier league clubs. […]
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. […]
Is a lack of communication causing a crisis of confidence ?
We’re 19 months into the Moshiri era. In that time, we’ve seen him buy 49.9% of the club’s shares, have an option to buy another 23-24%, he’s repaired the balance sheet, […]
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 […]