Farhad Moshiri

[mahermi1]

We're witnessing a new Everton, although to be more accurate a return to the old Everton which achieves what it sets out to achieve and is prepared to pay the costs of doing so.

The last two and a half decades of making do, of getting by, of survival on limited means is over. We will not suddenly become the richest club in the Premiership, far from it, but we will be true to our past and true to our ambitions and we have a major shareholder/ owner-to-be who is prepared to back us to achieve those ambitions.

We've paid off an under-achieving manager before he could inflict too much damage (we might have done it earlier but for the legacy of the old power base, now rendered impotent), we've sought and obtained the manager who Moshiri believes is the right person at a cost that would make the previous regime wince.

The next steps are to secure the DoF appointment and start the recruitment process for summer acquisitions - we should all be very positive - remember "be careful what you wish for" - that thinking has gone, we've a great time ahead.

 

[mahermi1]

Great post mate, let's just flush the old regime right down the toilet, two decades of being " cash strapped " Everton are now on there way to the sewer where they belong. Hopefully it's goodbye to Kenwright and Co selling our assets and getting us in further debt with overseas loans. Welcome Moshiri already the best owner since Sir John Moore's.

 

[MrGrumpy]

It is an exciting time. But there are huge risks for us. Moshiri at the moment seems to be spending like a drunken sailor. But whose money is he spending, his own or the club's? Because if these bold moves result in two more midtable finishes his business advisers mayturn around and say ,.'youre haemorrhaging money here, and have got sod all to show for it.'
Will he then stick around cos he loves football and Everton?
Or will he ruthlessly cut his losses, leaving the club with a gigantic debt?

Moshiri is an accountant so i think he will know where and how his money has gone. Would say hes spending like a drunken sailor tho.
6-7 mil a year for Koeman
3 mil to buy him out
100-160 mil is all guess work, think alot of us have said it would take around 100 mil to get top 4. If we do hes in profit

 

[bring the ghost on]

It is an exciting time. But there are huge risks for us. Moshiri at the moment seems to be spending like a drunken sailor. But whose money is he spending, his own or the club's? Because if these bold moves result in two more midtable finishes his business advisers mayturn around and say ,.'youre haemorrhaging money here, and have got sod all to show for it.'
Will he then stick around cos he loves football and Everton?
Or will he ruthlessly cut his losses, leaving the club with a gigantic debt?

Moshiri's returns will be long term capital growth rather than short term gains based on league finishes.

He's bought into the club at a good time - TV money being a huge factor, potential for commercial exploitation and growth.

 

[Bainesy's Left Peg]

We've got a Persian called Moshiri,
A billionaire who lives in Monaco,
He's got more money than John Henry,
Together we're gonna win it all.
And when we beat the sh*te,
We'll sing this song all night,
Moshiri is the man who saw the light.

 

[funkygibson]

We've got a Persian called Moshiri,
A billionaire who lives in Monaco,
He's got more money than John Henry,
Together we're gonna win it all.
And when we beat the sh*te,
We'll sing this song all night,
Moshiri is the man who saw the light.

Needs more work, but it's not bad for a first draft

 

[Damo W]

Bill Kenwright should wince. He was never rich enough to be chairman or own the shares he did in Everton football club.

Now we have a forward looking owner. With resources to match.

Agree with that, the new owner will not have bought Everton to just burn away his investment.

Kenwright however, I am not going to defend him, as you say he wasn't rich enough, not in this modern era especially, however his time as chairman has been littered with many missed opportunities.

But I always have these two points. Who was avaiable at the time to buy Johnson out, (I was still young back then and didn't know or read anything with regards to any other interested parties so happy to be educated on that point). But kenwright always said he would only sell to the right person. In two-three years time I am sure we will be saying he did and credit should be due, look at Aston villa, Newcastle and Blackburn, there is also plenty more.

 

[Real_madras]

People forget how bad things were when Kenwright took over. We were going the way of Leeds and so many clubs like them.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Seems Moshiri had a plan and its working and getting Koeman wasnt just about getting a manager but about improving our image in the media and in general.

For the 1st time ive heard on TS and Bbc 5L class Everton as a sleeping giant, a team thats won 9 titles, won more the City and Chelsea combinded, walking around Goodison you can feel the history, that was the presenters not people phoning in. So far so good Mr Moshiri

I thought this yesterday when sky sports put a little comparison table on the screen with us and Southampton, and it had league titles won them 0, and us 9, shocked to see sky actually acknowledging that football existed before 1992, I think they've all just realised that Moshiri isn't fooking round here and 'plucky old' Everton has woke up at last

I'll be glad when Moshiri takes full control and where we'll rid of the old mentality of the last 20 odd years

 

[Khalekan]

Lol, I saw you taking a bit of flak this morning, understandable. Keep on keeping on

Yes.....we are all Tangled Up In Blue

 

[Khalekan]

We're witnessing a new Everton, although to be more accurate a return to the old Everton which achieves what it sets out to achieve and is prepared to pay the costs of doing so.

The last two and a half decades of making do, of getting by, of survival on limited means is over. We will not suddenly become the richest club in the Premiership, far from it, but we will be true to our past and true to our ambitions and we have a major shareholder/ owner-to-be who is prepared to back us to achieve those ambitions.

We've paid off an under-achieving manager before he could inflict too much damage (we might have done it earlier but for the legacy of the old power base, now rendered impotent), we've sought and obtained the manager who Moshiri believes is the right person at a cost that would make the previous regime wince.

The next steps are to secure the DoF appointment and start the recruitment process for summer acquisitions - we should all be very positive - remember "be careful what you wish for" - that thinking has gone, we've a great time ahead.

Don't you be forgetting to call into 5 Live again, Esk and blow a raspberry at that idiot who tried to belittle you when you suggested Ronald was our prime target and he scoffed, saying there is no way he would leave Saints for EFC.

 

[Khalekan]

People forget how bad things were when Kenwright took over. We were going the way of Leeds and so many clubs like them.

Indeed.

Bill steadied us off the pitch.....and he brought in Moyes who steadied us on it.

Although we have our complaints about both guys now, I think history will regard them well for how they kept the good ship Everton afloat during the first turbulent decade of this century.

 

[kithnou]

Indeed.

Bill steadied us off the pitch.....and he brought in Moyes who steadied us on it.

Although we have our complaints about both guys now, I think history will regard them well for how they kept the good ship Everton afloat during the first turbulent decade of this century.

Correct, although one could argue they both stayed 5 years too long for the good of Everton.

 

[Khalekan]

Correct, although one could argue they both stayed 5 years too long for the good of Everton.

Certainly Moyes did.

Maybe three years rather than five.

As others have pointed out though, Bill always said he would not sell to just any old buyer and at the moment it looks like his digging in his heels and patiently awaiting the "right" type of buyer is paying off.

We can but hope, Kith

 

[bizzaro]

Agree with that, the new owner will not have bought Everton to just burn away his investment.

Kenwright however, I am not going to defend him, as you say he wasn't rich enough, not in this modern era especially, however his time as chairman has been littered with many missed opportunities.

But I always have these two points. Who was avaiable at the time to buy Johnson out, (I was still young back then and didn't know or read anything with regards to any other interested parties so happy to be educated on that point). But kenwright always said he would only sell to the right person. In two-three years time I am sure we will be saying he did and credit should be due, look at Aston villa, Newcastle and Blackburn, there is also plenty more.

I agree on the Aston Villa example, Aaron.

However, Bill must admit - he has held Everton back. For sure.