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A failure to organise
By David O'Keefe : 15/08/2009 :
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"He's taking us for mugs." ... "He can't organise the club."
These two statements sum up Bill Kenwright's tenure as Chairman. I heard these words on Alan Jackson's phone-in, uttered by a gentleman whose name I cannot remember as I traveled back home on the M62 following that sorry display. Those words struck a chord with me.
Mr Kenwright can't organise the following: 1) A ground move; 2) A transfer budget. Two very important items necessary for the well-being of our beloved club. This summer, the club has released four and brought in one loan player to replace them. This is in summary not good enough and it indicates that the club suffers from poor financial management/planning.
The ground move to Kirkby is not something that I want to dwell on; we are all aware about the lies that the club told to win the ballot and the divisions that it has created among the supporters. The real issue is that, with the possibility of the move to Kirkby being refused, the club's poor finances and the team's continued failure to challenge the top four, what then would be the future of Everton Football Club?
Do we meekly accept that there is nothing we can do? Do we accept the club's lies, its refusal to be held to account — as evidenced by the cynical changes it made to its Articles of Association, that prevent the small shareholders from calling an EGM?
In short, do we accept that we can't compete? That it's acceptable for a club with Everton's traditions and support to go 22 years without a league title and 14 years without winning the FA cup?
This is the biggest charge against Mr Kenwright and the current board: a lack of ambition. Under his tenure, Everton Football Club will never pose a serious challenge to the top four; the club needs money for a transfer budget, yet each summer for the past three years, they have to sell to buy. The club needs a solution to the stadium issue, but can only put forward the wholly unsuitable option of Kirkby.
We are being taken for mugs and I have had enough. Tony Marsh said a 5-0 defeat may be necessary to galvanise... well, Tony, that caller to Alan Jackson's phone-in was galvanised and hit the nail on the head — the club as a whole suffers from a failure to organise.
Why does Mr Kenwright and the Board of Directors get away with treating us like mugs? Because we fail to organise. We need a fans group with a wider scope than KEIOC (who have done an excellent job in challenging the Board's lies about Kirkby and represented the No voters with considerable skill).
The Board are failing Everton Football Club... they are not listening to the supporters — in fact, they are silencing them. There is a culture of complacency at the club, but it doesn't exist amongst the supporters that want a strong Everton — an Everton they can be proud of... an Everton that competes.
I would like that fans group to challenge Mr Kenwright and the Board of Everton Football Club. To have a large membership, a media presence and its own plan for the club.
I am interested in forming such a group and would like you to declare if you have an interest in joining and assisting in the formation of the group and your ideas.
Thank you
David O'Keefe
Contact me via email: dokcye@yahoo.co.uk
A failure to organise
By David O'Keefe : 15/08/2009 :
"He's taking us for mugs." ... "He can't organise the club."
These two statements sum up Bill Kenwright's tenure as Chairman. I heard these words on Alan Jackson's phone-in, uttered by a gentleman whose name I cannot remember as I traveled back home on the M62 following that sorry display. Those words struck a chord with me.
Mr Kenwright can't organise the following: 1) A ground move; 2) A transfer budget. Two very important items necessary for the well-being of our beloved club. This summer, the club has released four and brought in one loan player to replace them. This is in summary not good enough and it indicates that the club suffers from poor financial management/planning.
The ground move to Kirkby is not something that I want to dwell on; we are all aware about the lies that the club told to win the ballot and the divisions that it has created among the supporters. The real issue is that, with the possibility of the move to Kirkby being refused, the club's poor finances and the team's continued failure to challenge the top four, what then would be the future of Everton Football Club?
Do we meekly accept that there is nothing we can do? Do we accept the club's lies, its refusal to be held to account — as evidenced by the cynical changes it made to its Articles of Association, that prevent the small shareholders from calling an EGM?
In short, do we accept that we can't compete? That it's acceptable for a club with Everton's traditions and support to go 22 years without a league title and 14 years without winning the FA cup?
This is the biggest charge against Mr Kenwright and the current board: a lack of ambition. Under his tenure, Everton Football Club will never pose a serious challenge to the top four; the club needs money for a transfer budget, yet each summer for the past three years, they have to sell to buy. The club needs a solution to the stadium issue, but can only put forward the wholly unsuitable option of Kirkby.
We are being taken for mugs and I have had enough. Tony Marsh said a 5-0 defeat may be necessary to galvanise... well, Tony, that caller to Alan Jackson's phone-in was galvanised and hit the nail on the head — the club as a whole suffers from a failure to organise.
Why does Mr Kenwright and the Board of Directors get away with treating us like mugs? Because we fail to organise. We need a fans group with a wider scope than KEIOC (who have done an excellent job in challenging the Board's lies about Kirkby and represented the No voters with considerable skill).
The Board are failing Everton Football Club... they are not listening to the supporters — in fact, they are silencing them. There is a culture of complacency at the club, but it doesn't exist amongst the supporters that want a strong Everton — an Everton they can be proud of... an Everton that competes.
I would like that fans group to challenge Mr Kenwright and the Board of Everton Football Club. To have a large membership, a media presence and its own plan for the club.
I am interested in forming such a group and would like you to declare if you have an interest in joining and assisting in the formation of the group and your ideas.
Thank you
David O'Keefe
Contact me via email: dokcye@yahoo.co.uk
