New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[NSNO1878EFC]

Notice there’s a lot of straw clutching going on with our fan base in relation to our new owners.

As it stands they have only strengthened the balance sheet and therefore their investment.

We are here to see Everton win, therefore our real concern is what is their ambition for Everton on the pitch, we haven’t had chance to judge them until June 1st came along.

As it stands it’s July 7th and I’ve seen nothing to suggest they have the ambition to make us anything but a safe asset (Moyes appointment plays into this).

Happy for everyone to bookmark this as it could all change in the next few weeks.

I’ve decided to take the opposite approach to what I did with Moshiri and they have to prove to me they’re legit.

Although this attitude has upset a few on here who are putting blind faith again even after the whole Moshiri debacle.

This is going to be a long term project, they’ve stabilised the club which was the main thing they had to do. They can’t do it all in one window, they’ll probably be setting targets for where they want the club to be in 1 year, 3 years, 5 years etc.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Notice there’s a lot of straw clutching going on with our fan base in relation to our new owners.

As it stands they have only strengthened the balance sheet and therefore their investment.

We are here to see Everton win, therefore our real concern is what is their ambition for Everton on the pitch, we haven’t had chance to judge them until June 1st came along.

As it stands it’s July 7th and I’ve seen nothing to suggest they have the ambition to make us anything but a safe asset (Moyes appointment plays into this).

Happy for everyone to bookmark this as it could all change in the next few weeks.

I’ve decided to take the opposite approach to what I did with Moshiri and they have to prove to me they’re legit.

Although this attitude has upset a few on here who are putting blind faith again even after the whole Moshiri debacle.

A.K.A the old "I'll be proven right in the end"

Respectfully mate, get to f..

 

[PhilRegan]

Notice there’s a lot of straw clutching going on with our fan base in relation to our new owners.

As it stands they have only strengthened the balance sheet and therefore their investment.

We are here to see Everton win, therefore our real concern is what is their ambition for Everton on the pitch, we haven’t had chance to judge them until June 1st came along.

As it stands it’s July 7th and I’ve seen nothing to suggest they have the ambition to make us anything but a safe asset (Moyes appointment plays into this).

Happy for everyone to bookmark this as it could all change in the next few weeks.

I’ve decided to take the opposite approach to what I did with Moshiri and they have to prove to me they’re legit.

Although this attitude has upset a few on here who are putting blind faith again even after the whole Moshiri debacle.

The problem is a lot of fans became friends with kenwright and Moshiri if only in their minds. This completely wiped out any accountability and had large portions of the fanbase make excuses for them and demonise anyone that questioned the status quo.

The same types have now moved onto similar methods and the excuses like " these things take time " have started being churned up. Anyone that questions the new " era" gets the same treatment so tread carefully.

 

[allen]

The problem is a lot of fans became friends with kenwright and Moshiri if only in their minds. This completely wiped out any accountability and had large portions of the fanbase make excuses for them and demonise anyone that questioned the status quo.

The same types have now moved onto similar methods and the excuses like " these things take time " have started being churned up. Anyone that questions the new " era" gets the same treatment so tread carefully.

I'd question anyone that's formed a definitive judgment either way.

The proof will be in the pudding, and while the early signs are grounds for optimism, what rubber hits the road at the end of the transfer window will tell us a lot more about their plans for the football club.

You can sneer at a phrase like "these things take time," but guess what? These things take time.

 

[Seathestars]

Notice there’s a lot of straw clutching going on with our fan base in relation to our new owners.

As it stands they have only strengthened the balance sheet and therefore their investment.

We are here to see Everton win, therefore our real concern is what is their ambition for Everton on the pitch, we haven’t had chance to judge them until June 1st came along.

As it stands it’s July 7th and I’ve seen nothing to suggest they have the ambition to make us anything but a safe asset (Moyes appointment plays into this).

Happy for everyone to bookmark this as it could all change in the next few weeks.

I’ve decided to take the opposite approach to what I did with Moshiri and they have to prove to me they’re legit.

Although this attitude has upset a few on here who are putting blind faith again even after the whole Moshiri debacle.

Your posting history is pure negative misery.
It’s almost like you hate Everton.
I wonder why

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Your posting history is pure negative misery.
It’s almost like you hate Everton.
I wonder why

It's the default setting for a lot of Blues.

I wouldn't bother if I had that mindset.

 

[mightymoyes]

 

[blue to the bone]

Your posting history is pure negative misery.
It’s almost like you hate Everton.
I wonder why

 

[davek]

TFG doing their part to help people out

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Yeah, and their directors are creating the conditions for climate change that make those disasters more likely.

Marc Watt: currently serves on the board of Cabot Oil and Gas.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

“Considering”, good to see TFG fully assimilating to the Everton way of doing things.

 

[mikel_88]

People can think whatever they want about the new owners and how the running of the club is going. Of course mistakes of the past under moshiri kenwright ect should be remembered. But at the same time does not mean things will go the same way. Whatever view you have is fine if that is how you feel does not make either view correct, dont need to try belitting over fans who feel different. I want to try and be postive and give time that does not mean i dont expect sucess in the short term. Other teams have shown you can so this and with the facilities we have is no reason everton cant do it

 

[Fonzy]

Yeah, and their directors are creating the conditions for climate change that make those disasters more likely.

Marc Watt: currently serves on the board of Cabot Oil and Gas.

Show me a rich person who isn’t bent

 

[toffee66]

TFG’s approach to all their businesses is similar.

They take responsibility for financial and group structuring to optimise access to resources, tax efficiency etc. They create a financial platform to compete effectively. Their latest moves seeking extra investment into the women’s team is an example of this.

They put some of their own executives into non exec roles to hold the executive team running the business to account and appoint the best executive team they can to run the company. They let them get on with it day to day with normal corporate Board scrutiny on eg a monthly basis. Their non-execs report back to Dan Friedkin and the TFG Main Board periodically. If jointly agreed targets are persistently not met they fire and rehire part or all of the hired executive team. They are corporate investors not hands on owners.

We are so used to meddling owners in the Johnson, Kenwright and Moshiri/Kenwright eras that we have forgotten what normal corporate ownership looks like. There will be little sentiment and there can be negative consequences of hard-headed US capitalism but the relatively slow transfer activity so far reflects the time taken to hire the executive team rather than any lack of commitment or resources from TFG.

 

[W84 Dum Freeze]

Looks like they are lining up for a Toyota Goodison Park sponsorship with all the new signings for the women's team.

 

[Brisan123]

Moshiri got shut of people on the whim of fan anger; TFG get shut of people on their own whim.

I see no basis for stability in that sense from 'the team of exceptional operatives'.

Expect a high turnover rate within that group. That's my expectation.

There again dave you did not expect the stadium to be built so your expectations don’t really count for much