Blue Union Board Angst

Frank Gallagher · April 7, 2017

Im on the list .. i hope plenty forgot to renew!!

davek · April 7, 2017

Got rid of Kenwright.

roydo · April 7, 2017

davek said:
Got rid of Kenwright.

Ironic, right?

zzr45 · April 7, 2017

davek said:
Got rid of Kenwright.

No they didn't. Don't be silly

4737carlin · April 7, 2017

davek said:
Got rid of Kenwright.

No one got rid of Kenwright, however Kenwright got rid of Johnson, found us a new billionaire owner who has since sorted a new stadium down the docks for us, another thing the BU were crying about a few weeks ago.

davek · April 7, 2017

roydo said:
Ironic, right?

zzr45 said:
No they didn't. Don't be silly

4737carlin said:
No one got rid of Kenwright, however Kenwright got rid of Johnson, found us a new billionaire owner who has since sorted a new stadium down the docks for us, another thing the BU were crying about a few weeks ago.

The constant pressure built to a crescendo and BK was losing the press wars. Those fellers were central to that.

zzr45 · April 7, 2017

davek said:
The constant pressure built to a crescendo and BK was losing the press wars. Those fellers were central to that.

No. That's like saying I toppled Gadaffi by telling people I didn't like him.

davek · April 7, 2017

zzr45 said:
No. That's like saying I toppled Gadaffi by telling people I didn't like him.

It was a bit more than that.

I dont know why there's so much animosity from some toward the BU and KEIOC. If you didn't have them you'd be sitting in Kirkby tomorrow with El Presidente Of Westvale Bill Kenwright entertaining Ron Round and other the local dignitaries.

peteblue · April 7, 2017

davek said:
The constant pressure built to a crescendo and BK was losing the press wars. Those fellers were central to that.

No it didn't mate. I appreciate these lads and KEIOC did a decent job of raising issues, but they are so far away from any levers of power or influence that they are really irrelevant. Decent lads who want the best for Everton but have no more of a voice with the board than you or I..............

davek · April 7, 2017

peteblue said:
No it didn't mate. I appreciate these lads and KEIOC did a decent job of raising issues, but they are so far away from any levers of power or influence that they are really irrelevant. Decent lads who want the best for Everton but have no more of a voice with the board than you or I..............

It;s called soft power. They didn't have to be able to force owners out, they made it plain that their every deal and every failure to step up would be highlighted. And the difficulties of Kenwright's backers did the rest in the end.

zzr45 · April 7, 2017

davek said:
It was a bit more than that.

I dont know why there's so much animosity from some toward the BU and KEIOC. If you didn't have them you'd be sitting in Kirkby tomorrow with El Presidente Of Westvale Bill Kenwright entertaining Ron Round and other the local dignitaries.

Mmhmm. It was all thanks to them. You're right Dave.

peteblue · April 7, 2017

davek said:
It;s called soft power. They didn't have to be able to force owners out, they made it plain that their every deal and every failure to step up would be highlighted. And the difficulties of Kenwright's backers did the rest in the end.

I don't believe they ever had this. The BU screwed up when the taped BK and KEIOC always came across as a Keep Everton Using Our Pubs pressure group. Unfortunate but that was always how it seemed.....

4737carlin · April 7, 2017

davek said:
The constant pressure built to a crescendo and BK was losing the press wars. Those fellers were central to that.

That were no place near that, in fact more people stood and clapped his appearance on the big screen then turned up at there silly protests or drinkies in the casa
Truth is he left on his terms when the time was right, if those clowns had a hand in it they would of happily seen us sold to any no marks like Blackburn did, and so many other clubs have done.

davek · April 7, 2017

4737carlin said:
That were no place near that, in fact more people stood and clapped his appearance on the big screen then turned up at there silly protests or drinkies in the casa
Truth is he left on his terms when the time was right, if those clowns had a hand in it they would of happily seen us sold to any no marks like Blackburn did, and so many other clubs have done.

How anyone seeing what Kenwright did to Everton for 17 years can believe he hung in there to make the best handover is beyond me. We stood still in an era when money was falling out of the trees...worse, he had Everton holding fire sales and in debt up to their eyeballs.