EFC 2nd largest shareholder Robert Earl (briefly) TALKS ABOUT EVERTON on U.S. tv

BoysInBlue · January 10, 2015

He's been the 2nd largest shareholder at Everton for over 8 years and owns 23% of the club (2% less than Kenwright) and this is only the 2nd time in all that time he's publicly addressed owning us in a tv interview, on a late night NBC chat show a few weeks ago:

http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/robert-earl-talks-everton-football/2835379

The irony of him jokingly having a go at the West Ham-supporting American host for not going to a match is hilarious.

Not so hilarious is him portraying Everton fans as death threat-issuing morons who expose themselves.

Brennan · January 10, 2015

Comes across as a monumental bel end.

The fact that somebody like him is allowed to own a large share in us says everything about how messed up football is.

The Equaliser · January 10, 2015

Cringeworthy.

How daft are fans for actually suggesting that a leading shareholder should invest in the club ?

Bill's mates, eh.

l4toffee · January 10, 2015

What an absolute gimp. You can see why he's kenwrights mate. Pair of whoppers

sageyefc · January 10, 2015

Mentioned this a week or so ago in another thread.

The mans a tit

degsy · January 10, 2015

BoysInBlue said:
He's been the 2nd largest shareholder at Everton for over 8 years and owns 23% of the club (2% less than Kenwright) and this is only the 2nd time in all that time he's publicly addressed owning us in a tv interview, on a late night NBC chat show a few weeks ago:

http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/robert-earl-talks-everton-football/2835379

The irony of him jokingly having a go at the West Ham-supporting American host for not going to a match is hilarious.

Not so hilarious is him portraying Everton fans as death threat-issuing morons who expose themselves.

Seth Meyers slip effortlessly into the mantle vacated by Michael Parkinson

Bell and Beller.

Pienaar's gloves · January 10, 2015

How dare he claim to own the second biggest part of my life!

He's a minor shareholder in the sense that Bill runs the show.

bilyaletdinov_ · January 10, 2015

Can't we just get a multi-billionaire Arab who doesn't ever speak to buy us, please

Groucho · January 10, 2015

I struggle with the idea of a massively wealthy benefactor a là Man City, and am terrified of a Vincent Tan/Venky project etc. An Abramovich type, I could almost stomach as he at least is seen and takes an active interest in the club.

What's that I hear no one say? What about John Moores and his cash in the 60's? Well, I'm glad you (didn't) ask - he was an Evertonian, simple as that, and he had the clubs' best interest at heart (although it's seldom mentioned that he also maintained at arms length, a minority holding in LFC).

He was a blue, who had Evertonians as managers, most notably Harry Catterick who was more blue than most. That's why I see little comparison with Moores and the rich owners of today. Rant over.

*hello board thread, where have you been......

allezlesbleus · January 10, 2015

He could have said it was a Chelsea fan!!
Seriously though that is scary what a divvy.

Jozzy · January 10, 2015

He's actually a [Poor language removed].

tim cahill · January 10, 2015

Camp as Christmas.

ianefc · January 10, 2015

Wow, we have a camp board. Elton John and Graham Norton watching Bridesmaids in a pink tent would have nothing on our majority shareholders.

davek · January 10, 2015

Groucho said:
I struggle with the idea of a massively wealthy benefactor a là Man City, and am terrified of a Vincent Tan/Venky project etc. An Abramovich type, I could almost stomach as he at least is seen and takes an active interest in the club.

What's that I hear no one say? What about John Moores and his cash in the 60's? Well, I'm glad you (didn't) ask - he was an Evertonian, simple as that, and he had the clubs' best interest at heart (although it's seldom mentioned that he also maintained at arms length, a minority holding in LFC).

He was a blue, who had Evertonians as managers, most notably Harry Catterick who was more blue than most. That's why I see little comparison with Moores and the rich owners of today. Rant over.

*hello board thread, where have you been......

How big a blue he was is anyone's guess. It appears to me he was just a Man Utd supporting Mancunian who recognised that Everton were the bigger club in the locality he had his business head-quartered in and moved to take ownership of it. His type (the gambling industry) would have had the founders of Everton turning in their graves. They hated that spiv business class of people. And Moores was a horrible man too. He was every bit the outsider to Everton then as some Sheik is to City today.