Sorry for your loss, sounds like a thoroughly decent chap and despite your recent struggles he has ultimately preserved your run of 69 consecutive seasons in the top flight, second only to Arsenal.
However, this isn't quite true... We've got 3 more years of this old bird apparently before ownership transitions to the yankees.
royalbalou
Player Valuation: £20m
Fair play to them that. Don't think Bill made many enemies at Mordor
Can't see it, imagine the club will want sponsors for each individual stand if they can get a worthwhile enough fee.
Will likely have a plaque or memorial stone at BMD.
Tom Hughes
Player Valuation: £10m
Would it also be him who put the boot into your redevelopment plan?
Stay classy Tom
When? It was never submitted. He did help fund GFE's Ward McHugh redevelopment plans though. Staying factual would normally suffice.
I'm not judging his entire life on the football part.
The football part of his life was a dismal failure. That failure was down to his weird self-belief that he was the best man for the job. (there's plenty of examples of this, told by the man himself)
People have said some wonderful things about him. Sometimes just a comforting word, sometimes an incredibly generous financial gesture. Those stories have genuinely made me smile, it's wonderful to be in a position to bring so much joy into people's lives.
Those stories of kindness and compassion don't reduce the damage he did to Everton in any way whatsoever.
I'm sorry he didn't get to see a successful Everton under his leadership and I'm sorry he didn't recognise his own inability to move us forward more or less right away. As you say, he was arguably the last of the local owners, it should have been abundantly clear he was massively out of his depth. (Trevor Birch told him as much within weeks of starting work)
His desperation to be a hero to Evertonians has brought us as a club to where we are today. I'm annoyed at that. I'll always be annoyed.
I won't be there on Tuesday, but I'm sure he'll get a nice send off from the club and fans present - exactly how it should be. By the same token, I won't ignore it when people eulogise about him for years to come when talking about Everton. I'll argue he's the worst thing that's ever happened to Everton until its time for me to leave this life.
Bill Kenwright, Evertonian - a kind an generous man.
That's the nicest thing I'll say.
Good night.
Brendan Janus
Player Valuation: £40m
I bet Betty Turpin is upset !!
Top post.
Blue peter
Player Valuation: £20m
Spot on
We’re playing Wednesday, that might suit
NathDogg
Player Valuation: £40m
Well said mate, totally agree.
mccole
Player Valuation: £35m
I mean we have a Sir Philip Carter stand but in all honesty with two failed stadium moves and his sale to Moshiri plus the recent board "antics"
I'd honestly think stands should be for former players personally.
Toffeepot
Player Valuation: £35m
Is Delia from Norwich?
Bluerover
Player Valuation: £50m
Fair play - BK was superb in reaching over to them after Hillsborough, and the noise level of that applause shows that lot did appreciate it.
Too much to ask that they might start moving back somewhat to the kind of relationship we had in 1984 at Wembley (twice - I was at both) or even pre emlyn hughes crass comments in 77??
