Could We Find Investment...

Rockafella · September 1, 2008

In the light of what has happened today with Man City and being constantly told Blue Bill is looking for investment 24/7.

Could some fans get together and research would be investors and contact them and make them aware our club is apparently for sale in a well worded letter out lining a brief history of this great club and it's fans.

A group like KEIOC or maybe to "keep everton in our city" they need to look at doing this,maybe it is a sure fire way of keep us in Liverpool to find a rich investor.

There have been 2 experts on Sky today saying Arab parties are activily looking and have been for some time to invest in Premiership clubs,the problem has been finding owners willing to sell and Man City were just fortunate that they had an owner looking to sell.

Apparently the takeover of Man City could be a catalyst to see other Arabs buying other Prem Clubs.

Bills bluff needs to be called,is he really willing to sell...because it seems there are suitors out there.

GrandOldTeam · September 1, 2008

Welcome mate.

I would welcome the idea, a group formed with the intention of actually creating something positive for the club.

Fantastic idea actually.

Animal Farm · September 1, 2008

We dont need to look for investment on Bills behalf, this is because bill is already looking for investment 24/7.

Neiler · September 1, 2008

I would miss moaning to be honest! :lol:

You just know KEIOC and Goodison for Everton were big Sex Pistols fans back in the day or are on some resiidence commitee, tunes!

uknightbreed · September 1, 2008

kenwright's form of looking for investestment is to find people who will give him money for nothing or put there name to a loan , without relinqueshing his post as chairman.

kenwright should have sold 4 months ago when we looked a better prospect.

the club is worth 45 million
we owe around 65 million
we need 150 million for the new stadium
our assetts are mortgaged to the hilt
our revenue is tied up for the next 25 years due to the way the club has been funding itself , so we cant compete inthe transfer market without aquiring more debt or selling assetts.

the clubs been run into the ground.

kenwright is 1 step away from being forced to sell the club for a penny.

Keamos · September 1, 2008

I think these are the questions BK would want answered first and foremost:

1/. Are you prepared to pay the clubs debt's upfront in cash, not just restructuring it into more debt?

2/. How will you pay for a new stadium? Wrong answer is restructure the club into some weird hybrid debt scheme that will explode into Baring Bank proportions, correct answer is we will build a responsibly priced stadium that can be funded via future cash flows.

3/. Are you prepared to stump up at least 30 million in transfer fees, no strings attached?

If these all get answered the right way BK can't say no can he?

coyney · September 1, 2008

He cant sell because we share a city with one of the top clubs and no-one would be interested OH SILLY ME city are the same with Man utd and have been sold TWICE while Bill has been Looking 24/7 although to be fair City are the only club in manchester :lol:

Barlows Boots · September 1, 2008

coyney said:
He cant sell because we share a city with one of the top clubs and no-one would be interested OH SILLY ME city are the same with Man utd and have been sold TWICE while Bill has been Looking 24/7 although to be fair City are the only club in manchester

Same can be said for Birmingham, QPR, West Ham

ForeverEverton · September 1, 2008

Rockafella said:
In the light of what has happened today with Man City and being constantly told Blue Bill is looking for investment 24/7.

Could some fans get together and research would be investors and contact them and make them aware our club is apparently for sale in a well worded letter out lining a brief history of this great club and it's fans.

A group like KEIOC or maybe to "keep everton in our city" they need to look at doing this,maybe it is a sure fire way of keep us in Liverpool to find a rich investor.

There have been 2 experts on Sky today saying Arab parties are activily looking and have been for some time to invest in Premiership clubs,the problem has been finding owners willing to sell and Man City were just fortunate that they had an owner looking to sell.

Apparently the takeover of Man City could be a catalyst to see other Arabs buying other Prem Clubs.

Bills bluff needs to be called,is he really willing to sell...because it seems there are suitors out there.

Any new investors would want to bulid a new stadium to increase revenue, but would you want to take over a club with all these `action groups` opposing everything you do, and being slagged off whatever you do as in the case of Mr Kenwright.

Rockafella · September 1, 2008

Man City have been bought for 200m and the Abu Dhabi Group have said they will wipe out any existing debts,by the way that is a "Cash" buy out,no structure of debt like the Glazers at Manure.

There are other Rich Arabs looking to buy,they are Crazy about the Premiership,there is a one upman ship culture among these rich Arabs so it is only a matter of time before another Group come in.

Abu Dhabi were not interested in buying a top four club apparently,they wanted to take a mid range club and make them great,they wanted to develop a club into a better club.

We are very similar in a lot of ways to City but we don't have the loan of a new stadium but we would cost half of what City has cost the Arabs to buy,the fan base was a big factor for the Abu Dhabi Group aswell,well we have the same if not a bigger fan base,I'm sure I have seen a pole putting us as the 4th or 5th biggest supported club in the Prem as in number of supporters in the UK or Globally.

"We want Kenwright out" type action does not work and will not work,if Bill says he is looking for investment then lets put him in contact with some suitors and see if he turns them down and the Arab states is where we should be looking given the profile of the Premiership out there and the definite interest from suitors looking to buy clubs here.

Rockafella · September 1, 2008

ForeverEverton said:
Any new investors would want to bulid a new stadium to increase revenue, but would you want to take over a club with all these `action groups` opposing everything you do, and being slagged off whatever you do as in the case of Mr Kenwright.

We have the fan base to make it viable to build a new stadium and get a return back for an investor.

Build a good team,build a good stadium and the fans will ensure a return on that investment..you just need a rich investor to do it and the Arabs have the capability.

There would be no "action groups" opposed to this I think we can safely say that.