New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[GrandOldTeam]

No way to know how much truth there is in his story, but he makes it sound like a bullet very narrowly dodged.

Someone must have been reading here when it was all Textor this and Textor that;

Someone bell Friedkin again.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

5 mins in, quite the fascinating story.



The bit about ‘one of the owners’ particularly

Moshiri: "John, I need you to talk to this guy, Alan Myers"

 

[allen]

If it is true then Moshiri is even dodgier than I thought he was, which was very dodgy indeed

Imagine stringing them both along like that. No wonder it took so long to get an actual deal through when he was messing all the potential buyers around with zero transparency

It sounds to me like he realises he overstepped the boundary by doing that daft interview - and so he's trying to reframe his position at that time as someone who thought he was our new owner.

 

[pfim]

Thought he came across a lot better than he did when he was talking about buying us, quite incredible Mosh put him up to it, possibly to close out the deal with TFG in the end. Pretty forthright and sounds sincere to me.
Just him acknowledging it was daft to do the interview (albeit understandable in the circumstances) is fascinating.

Also can’t recall if Kenwright had passed by then, but if so the ‘one of the owners’ comment (while the other two were smirking) when strictly speaking there should only have been Mosh legitimately described as an owner is a pretty big smoking gun for Usmanov imo.

Sure it was, but he comes off as very gullible for doing the interview, which I think he basically admits.

 

[brieverton]

He likes to talk a little too much. I can't believe anyone would agree to do an interview in those circumstances where the deal wasn't closed. It's actually incredible stuff.

It all just seems like a bit of fun to Textor. Some will criticise Friedkin for his silence, and if he doesn't make an appearance soon for a game, then he warrants some flak imho. But there was only ever going to be him as winner in that two-horse race.

Textor should have said nothing there. It just shows him as a stooge for Moshiri. If he was the only bidder then who knows what would have happened. I don't think there would be the same degree of optimism, as cautious as it currently is.

 

[Fonzy]

Interesting watch...his fella was heavily involved in our takeover,and gives abit of insight into it.

We come up in conversation just over half way through.

Interesting watch that

 

[PeregrineT]

5 mins in, quite the fascinating story.



The bit about ‘one of the owners’ particularly

That is fascinating. So apparently Mosh lead them on, all documents were signed, and Textor was just sitting waiting for wiring instructions that they kept not sending until they sealed the deal with TFG. The interview makes more sense now.

 

[Infernus]

That is fascinating. So apparently Mosh lead them on, all documents were signed, and Textor was just sitting waiting for wiring instructions that they kept not sending until they sealed the deal with TFG. The interview makes more sense now.

The whole 'wire instructions not being sent' to me looks like Textor was very much used as a decoy to smoke out the Friedkin Group, who were always interested.

 

[Amokachi1995]

That is fascinating. So apparently Mosh lead them on, all documents were signed, and Textor was just sitting waiting for wiring instructions that they kept not sending until they sealed the deal with TFG. The interview makes more sense now.

Lucky escape.

 

[cahill 17]

The whole 'wire instructions not being sent' to me looks like Textor was very much used as a decoy to smoke out the Friedkin Group, who were always interested.

Absolutely moshiri was as mad as a hatter lol

 

[pfim]

The whole 'wire instructions not being sent' to me looks like Textor was very much used as a decoy to smoke out the Friedkin Group, who were always interested.

It's also nonsense as Textor still owned the Palace shares.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Absolutely moshiri was as mad as a hatter lol

It was all done via Text-or

 

[Drico]

If it is true then Moshiri is even dodgier than I thought he was, which was very dodgy indeed

Imagine stringing them both along like that. No wonder it took so long to get an actual deal through when he was messing all the potential buyers around with zero transparency

Mosh was never one for transparency...

I mean, if he was, we'd know he wasn't actually the owner of Everton.

 

[MikeH72]

He would own us now if he had managed to sell those Palace shares. Frightening.

 

[BlueStevie35]

He would own us now if he had managed to sell those Palace shares. Frightening.

Even more reason to be thankful for TFG coming back to the table