New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[TrailerTrash]

It’s puzzling me.
Innocuous name
Local business
Very good financial deal
The stadium still resides at Bramley - Moore for those who do not wish to refer to the sponsorship name .
Faux outrage ensues .
Could have been far worse , imagine the Tesla Stadium

Some people just NEED to have something to complain about.

 

[Moomin]

The dock was named after a man a mayor of Liverpool who raised money for local hospitals and helped expand Liverpool docks, so by that reckoning he was also a do gooder in a time when slavery was more agreeable and more of a norm than these days. Different era, different ideals. I got a finger off some dope when all I am trying to point out is we live in a totally different society to 150 years ago

Jimmy Savile raised a lot of money for different children charities and hospitals.

Does that mean he is ok at the end of the day?

 

[Bedfordblue]

Jimmy Savile raised a lot of money for different children charities and hospitals.

Does that mean he is ok at the end of the day?

That’s Sir Jimmy Saville btw.

 

[banno]

Jimmy Savile raised a lot of money for different children charities and hospitals.

Does that mean he is ok at the end of the day?

I don't remember being a peodo ever being acceptable

 

[ForeverEverton]

 

[kev]

He wasn't involved with slavery. His Grandfather and Great Grandfather was.

He was corrupt and a gambler though.

Thank God for that . . . bloody starving here.

 

[Bedfordblue]

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In a classic 2+2 = 5 I’m taking that as we are 100% signing Richie again.

Also re destra licensing : https://somosdestra.com/quem-somos/

 

[pfim]

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Sounds great, whatever that is.

 

[TrailerTrash]

Surely you can understand why some people might feel a bit of unease with having a name associated with the slave trade??

Would you be happy if someone sponsored the stadium and called it the Sir Jimmy Savile Stadium?? And would you call the people who disagree with that name as " woke " ?

Oh, grow up. In that case the entire city is, rename the city. Flagellate yourself in the town centre.

 

[Moomin]

I don't remember being a peodo ever being acceptable

Thank you for being woke.

 

[AndyRJ]

It’s puzzling me.
Innocuous name
Local business
Very good financial deal
The stadium still resides at Bramley - Moore for those who do not wish to refer to the sponsorship name .
Faux outrage ensues .
Could have been far worse , imagine the Tesla Stadium

Hill Dickinson were around before the club existed and were known as Duncan, Hill & Dickinson from about 1872. Never has there been such a furore over their name until being announced as stadium sponsors.

Hill and Dickinson are two very common surnames. Plenty of people were aware of the company prior to this, how many of them thought it was a ridiculous name before now? Zero. Granted, it's not as 'punchy' as the Allianz, Etihad, Emirates etc but to be honest, who cares?

Whilst there is obviously a section of our fan base who wanted some premium, blue chip sponsor, the vast majority of the noise as far as I can see is coming from the Kopites. No surprise there though, they are absolutely obsessed and spend more time on social media talking about us than they do about their own club who have just won the league at a relative canter. They are just as terrible winners as they are losers.

It wouldn't matter who we had as stadium sponsor, the obsessed whoppers would find some way of poking fun at it. They're not bothered about us though apparently

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

This. All of it. I’d much rather be playing in Hill Dickinson as an Everton supporter than a RS any day. UTFT .

 

[Marius57]

Imagine being that upset about a company being happy to pay us near £10m a year as one of the top 3 or 4 highest stadium naming rights in Europe after we have spent the last 5 years fighting relegation.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

Imagine being that upset about a company being happy to pay us near £10m a year as one of the top 3 or 4 highest stadium naming rights in Europe after we have spent the last 5 years fighting relegation.

Exactly, mate. All of this is a good news story. Change is tough. But things are really looking up.

 

[Marius57]

Exactly, mate. All of this is a good news story. Change is tough. But things are really looking up.

Yeah the name falls a bit flat, but they are happy to pay us a lot of money and anyone that matters (Everton fans) will continue calling it BMD anyway as it’s been known as that for years already.