What an utterly despicable post.
So anything he has done for the club, anything at all counts for nothing or as not putting anything in?
If his shares attract money, so what, he had the cojones to buy them in the first place and if someone is willing to pay more than he paid, well done him. Its called investment, the whole of the UK financial industry thrives on it.
Everything else is just spiteful conjecture. And to use his health issues as a further stick to beat him with, is less than worthy of a human being of even Koppite flavour - if they can be described as human in the first instance. I'm bloody ashamed of you for posting that drivel.
I'm really no apologist for Bill, but I think some degree of balance needs to be had here.
Some people need to understand business a bit more. Kenwright owns the club, he is under no legal duty to invest the sale of any asset back into the club, he and the other shareholders can just take the cash.
So whilst it is unpalatable to state the bleeding obvious, be grateful that he has chosen to put the money back into the club for the sale of our assets. In light of day, the Lescott deal has to go down with The Great Train Robbery as something of legendary status. 24 mill for Lescott?
Only fans care as much as we all do, do you really think that Elstone is employed to care? If so get real, his job is to keep the club afloat, its not his job to know anything other than that - its our job to know the 'istory of the club, it's our job to keep buying tickets to watch the **** turned out week after week, because we are supporters, stupid mainly, but supporters nonetheless.
As to turning away billionaires, as you are all in the know, can we have a list of those turned away?
As to not employing a broker to find a billionaire, how does anyone know that we have not?
Okay maybe 500 mill was an exaggeration, but the point is the takeove would need some serious big wads of cash, assuming they could take it away from Kenwright. Incidentally I was at a do recently on the same table as his niece, she said Uncle Bill had come quite close to selling on two occasions, but the promised cash never appeared. Dunno if it was the truth, but she sounded sincere enough.
And look at the state of the club when Kenwright took over, some are either too young or too entrenched to admit that nothing good was done. For all his faults - and there are many perceived and actual - Kenwright deserves your support because he is the Chairman of our Club. Feel free to say what could be better, but until you put yourself in his shoes, you would never know what he has had to deal with, or without.
This is like the English calling the Scots British when they win something and Scottish when they lose.
Call it like it is: kenwright and his useless team have done another bit of excellent business here. "We" did nothing.
(thats about selling McGeady btw)
Just some of your fair and balanced posts about Kenwright, and ofc you are not an apologist mate
As for my post being despicable, why exactly, go on?
What exactly has he done for the club mate, what assets did this club own before he took over, and by the time he sold to Moshiri what assets did it have?
What was the levels of debt when he bought in and what where the levels when he sold?
Has he previously stated numerous times that he has not taken a penny out of the club?
Has he let it become 'common knowledge' without refuting it, and in fact stated in an interview less than 5 years ago that he had to mortgage his house to keep the club afloat, a 'fact' which was later completely shown to be a lie?
The cajones to buy his shares, no mate he borrowed money to buy into the club, how was that money paid back exactly? through his blood brothers ticket sales?
Well done him for making a nice 60m quid - nice - but wasn't he the one constantly saying it wasn't about the money etc mate?
Did he ensure the Kings dock never happened as it was the only way he would not have to relinquish some control?
Did he lie about the safety certificate on Goodison?
Did he cancel AGM's?
Did he lie about destination Kirkby?
Is all the above questions to you just spiteful conjecture as well mate? you won't answer them ofc I know you won't
As for his health issues and your own insults to me (which i'm guessing calling someone less than a human being is just banter) - ofc you jumped in straight away to defend Bill mate, read the post, use of parenthesis around health is because honestly, he never said anything about his own health, it was all via third hand accounts and social media stuff, If he was as sick as some suggested - then frankly he was incapable of doing his role at the club and the stress of trying to perform his role would be bad for the man and his family, if he wasn't as sick as the rumour mills where letting it be said he was, then a simple statement quells all of that commotion/uncertainty doesn't it?