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 the summer of 2019, having signed a five… Read More ›
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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 expand further on my views. I suppose most… Read More ›
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 identified. Rumours of ridiculously low bids “We must… Read More ›
Outsourcing is costing Everton dear
The recent kit launch highlights the cost to Everton of their outsourcing arrangements
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 with, yet in the last 10 years or… Read More ›
New stadium won’t hinder on-field progression
This article first appeared on The Blue Room on 29th March 2017. I was asked an interesting question on Twitter in comparing the Arsenal Emirates stadium financing to the proposed financing of Bramley Moore. It’s widely thought that the stadium financing of… Read More ›
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 at Bramley Moore within touching distance of all… Read More ›
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 the minimum and explain the reasons why certain… Read More ›
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 involvement of Usmanov. We discussed various scenarios and… Read More ›
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, what it means for the fans in terms… Read More ›
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 business of Everton and funding the future stadium… Read More ›
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 where the story looks less promising – I… Read More ›
Review of the book “For the Boys in the Royal Blue Jersey” written by Steve Zocek
This review first appeared on Grandoldteam on 14th November 2016. I don’t know Steve personally but I’ve seen him at plenty of away games over the years, and as Joe Royle says in his foreword, Steve has “more than just… Read More ›
Post the Stones’ watershed
This article first appeared on Grandoldteam on 28th August 2015. So the watershed that was potentially the biggest in Everton’s recent history seems to have passed. The Board and the manager are to be congratulated for their steadfast refusal to… Read More ›
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