New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

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AsiaAsia82 said:
I can see PL status confirmed with a couple of wins and with the stadium ready, we’d be ripe for TFG to flip for a tasty profit.
Maybe that’s why there’s been little seen of them
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TFG aren’t flipping us after 6 months. We haven’t seen them because that’s how they operate. Ask the Roma fans how many times they’ve seen Dan and his son. Not seeing them is a far better situation to be in than worrying about Moshiri making a fool of himself to Jim White on Talk Sport.
 

Richard Alex said:
Don’t trust them as far as I could throw them TBH.
Their attitude towards the minority share holders tell you that. Disgusting really.
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They'll want a return on their money that's for sure - they aren't here to help the little guy - that's not what business people do.

That said - short of being taken over by a charity or an oligarch with money to burn - that would be the case with any owner.

What matters for the club most - following our administration scare - is competence.
 

Bedfordblue said:
I just hope this summer isn’t going to be a Moshiri Summer 17 mk2.

I was all for evolution over revolution, but getting shut of Thewell makes me think they want the latter.
I’m not against revolution if it makes us better, but I’m not so sure it’s as simple as TFG might think it will be.
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It is a concern.

I guess as long as certain principles are applied - regarding the age profile of the signings and wages - then they have more control over the process.

They will surely go forward on the need to generate profit to reinvest in seasons to come and that lessens with signing players pushing late 20s plus, and on inflated wages.

They have to tap the global market and that would be my concern with Moyes having more responsibility then given the sheer level of work involved.

We won't have the budget to spend £40m on every position.and with the number of players required the recruitment will have to be very smart.

I'd actually be factoring in that a couple of new signings won't work out - but that being expected we don't want to be hamstrung by big contracts and they should be able to be moved on sideways or downways so we are not stung too much.
 
Bedfordblue said:
I just hope this summer isn’t going to be a Moshiri Summer 17 mk2.

I was all for evolution over revolution, but getting shut of Thewell makes me think they want the latter.
I’m not against revolution if it makes us better, but I’m not so sure it’s as simple as TFG might think it will be.
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It is a concern.

I guess as long as certain principles are applied - regarding the age profile of the signings and wages - then they have more control over the process.

They will surely go forward on the need to generate profit to reinvest in seasons to come and that lessens with signing players pushing late 20s plus, and on inflated wages.

They have to tap the global market and that would be my concern with Moyes having more responsibility then given the sheer level of work involved.

We won't have the budget to spend £40m on every position.and with the number of players required the recruitment will have to be very smart.

I'd actually be factoring in that a couple of new signings won't work out - but that being expected we don't want to be hamstrung by big fees /contracts and they should be able to be moved on sideways or downways so we are not stung.
 
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They simply should not sanction any move for the likes of Soucek regardless of Moyes wanting him and stamping his feet. If he doesn’t like it, he can resign. There has to be forward thinking, and proper planning. You get yourselves in serious trouble by signing ageing players for a decent wedge of cash. Any significant fees have to be restricted on players 25 and under. That’s just common business sense. West Ham will demand a good fee for Soucek (which is their right of course) which is why he shouldn’t even be considered.
 
AsiaAsia82 said:
I can see PL status confirmed with a couple of wins and with the stadium ready, we’d be ripe for TFG to flip for a tasty profit.
Maybe that’s why there’s been little seen of them
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They`ve got us at a perfect time for them. We had an owner desperate to sell and have landed us at a time that we are about to have a huge increase in revenue from match days and other events. Sell now for a nice profit, or hold on while revenues increase, value of the club rises and then sell for an even nicer profit.

I could see them offloading Roma before us. The clubs in the PL make much more cash than in Serie A. They`re arriving here as the new stadium becomes operational, while Roma have been trying to get their own stadium for years and get held up with how the Italian planning system works.
 
Timbucktoo said:
They`ve got us at a perfect time for them. We had an owner desperate to sell and have landed us at a time that we are about to have a huge increase in revenue from match days and other events. Sell now for a nice profit, or hold on while revenues increase, value of the club rises and then sell for an even nicer profit.

I could see them offloading Roma before us. The clubs in the PL make much more cash than in Serie A. They`re arriving here as the new stadium becomes operational, while Roma have been trying to get their own stadium for years and get held up with how the Italian planning system works.
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Similar to the rs, we've basically been sold for the sum of the debt. Difference is, our debt was over 3 times what theirs was. The club is maybe worth what they paid, maybe less, but certainly not ready to flip for a profit. Luckily for us, we need consistent top 8 finishes and sell-out crowds for 2 or 3 years to make it worth more, so hopefully a win/win situation.
 

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