The recent Spurs’ game and today’s Derby is a sobering reality check in terms of where we are in Koeman’s project. The defeat is still raw but the manner in which it’s […]
Some thoughts on today – Derby day Blues by name & nature
Further related thoughts to the Bramley Moore stadium announcement
As I wrote here last Thursday, and spoke on The Blue Room Podcast with Dave Downie, the scheme announced jointly by Liverpool City Council and Everton Football Club is highly impressive, innovative and brings the stadium […]
Summary of Everton, Peel and Liverpool City Council proposals for Bramley Moore
Already much has been spoken about the news today concerning Everton Football Club, Liverpool City Council and Peel Land and Property (Ports) Ltd. I’m going to attempt to reduce it down to […]
Usmanov and Everton, will it happen?
This article first appeared on The Blue Room on 17th February 2017. In the last few days, I joined the excellent people at http://www.futbolgrad.com to discuss Everton’s ownership, Moshiri, and in particular the potential […]
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 […]
Podcast discussion with Futbolgrad re Usmanov, Moshiri & Everton
Earlier today I joined the guys at Futbolgrad to discuss Everton, Moshiri and Usmanov – how I believe Usmanov will continue to be an Arsenal shareholder, he’ll not be an Everton shareholder, […]
Everton’s new stadium – an estimate of costs, what it means for fans, and funding
With the prospects of confirmation of a brand new stadium on the site of the Bramley Moore Dock arriving very soon, I thought it would be interesting to examine the potential costs, […]
The window of opportunity mentioned by Moshiri
Farhad Moshiri talked at the General Meeting about a window of opportunity. I believe he’s talking about getting success on the pitch – that is the quickest route to growth in the […]
The business logic of USM funding Everton’s growth
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 […]
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 […]