8th and then 7th suggests we're mid-table mate. Not an awful lot of ground to concede to at least acknowledge that much.
To be fair to you, I know you look at revenue growth and aren't entirely uncritical of the morons in the boardroom. This is why I'm scratching my head though. You know that the club is incapable of pushing on by commercial means with these people in place but somehow manage to support the status quo. Now you're (presumably?) putting your faith in the academy pulling us out of the fire, because squad building funds are less than zero, and we'll keep one or two kids and sell others on to keep the wolf from the door.
It's a massive gamble really isn't it? For someone who advocates not panicking and the need for not taking chances, that's a hell of a risk...at least as much of a risk as getting new owners in wouldn't you say?
Mate useing terms like keep the wolf from the door is neglable, its not true. Your opening paragraph of your last post was trying to focus the debate away from other clubs who arent selling to buy, they are selling because the viability of their clubs needs the captail. In comparitive terms and in the context of the PL enviroment presently we're along way from having the wolf at the door - those comments are really irresponsible. Comparitively we are better then the average and beyond.
I dont necessarily beleive we can CONTINUE to grow under the present regime, who i agree presently seem to be without the means or stimulas to grow turnover which is badly needed. Im not saying that will always be the case - but its the way im leaning presently - i wish we werent as reliant on a vehicle or enabler to improve infrastructure as we seem to be. That said if a scheme like DK or KD came up again - which presently doesnt even seem to be in the pipeline, i would re-evaluate. I dont like the annex because it ties us to GP for far to much of the medium term future for my likeing.
The board do a reasonably good job in manageing the overall health of the club and have done for a long time. As i outlined by begining this thread some of the use of turnover could be better managed and things like outsourceing, merchandiseing, sponsorships could be analysed IMO - but it is an opinion, there is much of the finer detail of these deals not in the public domain.
The wider debate i feel isnt as definitive as you suggest, its not a matter of the majority of people wanting to keep the board or the majority of people wanting them out - its about choice, i geuninely beleive as i have said to you there are very few parties interested in Everton. Certainly none i beileive who would be good for us. As the evaluation of Villa et al has shown. I think the club, fans - everyone conected with everton has acknowledged the need for investment or captail, it is the form this takes which is important, as much as it can be good it can be bad prob more so as Villa etc illustrate.
My own persoanal view, is it doesnt really matter who is charge of the club once the model and intent is right. I beleive the current board have the best intentions for the club, for a number of reasons we have both spoken about at nausim over the years. If they found the capatial or a vehicle to grow the clubs revenue - it would be fantastic, which is why KD and DK were massive oppurtuites missed.
In terms of footballing armgehdon, we have a very good team, i dont think we played to our full potnetial this year, i beleive there is more. I dont think we are relient on academy players or relient on the need to sell them. I think we identified the academy and rightly so as a means of reduceing our cost base and negateing the need for (even if we could afford it) big transfers, its what successfull clubs like Utd etc try and do.
I think the sell to buy thing isnt as black and white as a concept as you suggest, im struggleing to remember a player we sold who:
a) Didnt hand in a trasfer request
b ) Outstayed their usefullness
c) Ran down their contract
all three factor are not very healthy for the club. I dont think there is the need or sinister intent there many seem to do to "keep the wolf from the door" and a deep need to sell to fund the club. Last summer was evidance of this in working hard to keep our best players despite high transfer values. The context of how players leave our club is compleatly different to what we have seen at Villa and Sunderland this week which really is Wolf at the Door stuff.
I wouldnt be surprised if we have a transfer budget of 15 - 20 mill this summer tbh - depending of course, im not saying players wont leave to fund that recycleing either. With a good team, a few aquistions and a few of the promiseing youngsters their is the potential to push on IMHO. For me thats a better starting point then the majority this summer
Not saying we will win the league, because the fundamentals at the club are still not in place but the wolf is far from the door and the club is far from being neglected just blocked from growing.
Untill the infrastruture is in place this will be the case, i think everyone acknowledges this. Dealing with the frustration and making the right choices in the key, i would go mad if a Learner or Venkey came in while others would cream themselves. But the majority of fans cant deal with the frustaion of paitence in waiting for the right option.
