Everton 'can't compete without new stadium'

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Trevor Birch was the last player signed for Liverpool by Bill Shankly, but left without making an appearance for the club.
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Didn't he leave about a month as well?


Not really in a position to point and laugh is he?
 
1 of many factors....but a very big one.

BUT...havent seen this before (or couldnt remember)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/3901225.stm

Everton chief executive Trevor Birch has resigned after only six weeks.

BBC Sport understands that Birch's exit has nothing to do with a reported showdown with manager David Moyes over a lack of transfer funds this summer.

Birch was brought in to Goodison Park with the brief of overhauling the club's finances and long-term position.

But it is thought he quit after a perceived lack of boardroom support for some of his proposals, one of which may have been to look for new owners.

A statement on the club website confirmed on Friday: "Everton football club is disappointed to announce that Trevor Birch has resigned as chief executive officer.

"But we are continuing discussions with Trevor about the possibility of an advisory role going forward."

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and the board will immediately start the search for a replacement for Birch, who is currently away on holiday and not intending to make any immediate comment.

His departure follows hot on the heels of comments from Everton director Paul Gregg suggesting changes were needed in the club's structure to encourage much-needed investment.

The Goodison club had turned to Birch - who previously held similar jobs at Chelsea and Leeds - at the end of May as they sought to eat into an estimated £30m debt.

But the summer's transfer problems have only compounded the pressure already on the club's hierarchy following a poor end to last season.

A bid for Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage broke down this week and moves for Dominic Matteo and Sean Davis also failed.

Marcus Bent is the only new face so far and manager Moyes - currently on a pre-season tour in Austria - has been growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress.

Moyes, and Birch, have also had to contend with Tomasz Radzinski's refusal to sign a new contract and comments attributed to the striker suggesting Wayne Rooney should leave to better himself.

Only last week, Birch tabled a new five-year, £50-000-a-week contract offer to star striker Rooney in attempt to keep the youngster from the clutches of Europe's top clubs.

In his short time at the club, Birch also sought talks with Liverpool over the possibility of sharing a new ground, but was swiftly rebuffed by Reds counterpart Rick Parry.
 

Birch, not my favourite asset stripper has hit the nail on the head. I keep on saying it, but we need to look at what a potential investor will get out of buying Everton. Sure, they'll be buying a great club, but as I've said time and time again, football oweners in the UK do not buy clubs to build new stadia, and asking a new owner to splash out £300m before paying off the debt, player acquisition etc is pure fantasy. The Board coudl sell the club for 1p and they'd still have a problem attracting a responsible new owner.

Just ask Mr Henry across the Park. He can re-develop Analfield or build a £400m stadia in the Park. And all signs indicate that he doesnt' want to spend £400m, and they are in better financial health than we are.
 
So he's this weeks red****e giving his two pence on Everton's situation? Nice to know.

Everton need a stadium to compete, any other genius revelations to come?
 

It's a bit like saying " Everton will never be able to compete until they build a new 100,000 seater stadium and have three Arabian multi trillionaires bankrolling billions of pounds worth of players". It's obviously true, but tough sh.ite it ain't going to happen.
 
Hes not wrong of course, but hes hardly saying anything we havent always known.

I dont like the sour grapes of this, Bill mentioned him in the BU interview last month and he has now broken cover, coincidence?
 
Neiler said:
Hes not wrong of course, but hes hardly saying anything we havent always known.

I dont like the sour grapes of this, Bill mentioned him in the BU interview last month and he has now broken cover, coincidence?
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I was thinking the same thing, haven't heard a mention of him for years and now its twice in a month.
 

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