Farhad Moshiri, What Is Next?

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brieverton said:
Kenwright will stay on for another year at least. I don’t think Moshiri will want complete change all at once, even if change is desirable.
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And we'll be left with another year of indecisiveness, a fudge, without a leader. Illustrated perfectly over player purchases and Manager appointees.

With one backing one choice while the other goes with his preference. Besides the rudderless direction the club has taken, if we are not already run aground that is. Someone needs to get on the wheel.

I think you're right though. I don't think it will change this year. Which puts serious doubts over Moshiri's ability to lead and govern this club going forward.

He's not only taken major influence over Everton Football Club and a business but an essential part of the community and an historical pillar within the city. Do you think he has got the skill and balls to run it for its betterment? There has to be serious questions marks so far.
 
davek said:
How can you arrive at the opinion that Moshiri has effectively made no mistakes while being here - there's even reasoning here why his mistakes were right (or right at the beginning).

He's cratered the club. We have no respectability or credibility left, and he's allowed the sales of a century of two players worth £150M and the extra £80M tv cash to be thrown down the toilet. We stand after two years of him being in charge with a squad that needs gutting and a club without an identity....and his only basis for continued backing - the stadium - is, under his plan, one in which the club gets the privilege of shouldering £500M-£600M worth of debt for the best part of 25 years.

He's an utter disaster. I fear what he'll do next.
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Farhad Moshiri, What Is Next?
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Farhad Moshiri’s time so far at Everton has certainly been a mixed bag.

Upon his arrival at the club in February 2016, there was a massive wave of excitement and optimism, the likes of which had not been seen since the 2009 FA Cup Final at least. Expletive songs about how rich we now were reigned down from the stands and it seemed, in that snapshot of time, that the whole Everton fan base was pulling in the same direction.



Fast forward over two years and the Iranian billionaire, despite still having the backing of most Evertonians, certainly has his critics. Yes, the club is in a far stronger financial position than it was before he arrived. Yes, we do seem to be making bigger strides than ever towards getting a new stadium. But what Moshiri and the club deliver within the next few months will go a long way to determine whether he retains the majority support of Evertonians or begins to lose credibility.

Speaking in January 2017, Moshiri himself said: “It’s not enough to say you are a special club and a great club, we don’t want to be a museum.” Everton fans will almost unanimously agree that the club is no closer to making sure that doesn’t happen than it was when he first said it. In fact, it is much further away.

In the time since Moshiri made that statement, the manager he brought in to lead his new empire has been sacked. Moshiri described Koeman as the man who could help Everton ‘compete in the north west of England, the new Hollywood of football.’ Despite an optimistic first season, which saw Everton move back into the top seven of the Premier League, his star manager is gone. What Everton fans have been left with, after a brief spell with David Unsworth struggling to keep the ship from sinking, is Sam Allardyce.



Allardyce’s main goal when he came into the club was to make sure he kept it in the Premier League. Some have said that the appointment was one made out of panic but had Everton actually been relegated, all of Moshiri’s good work so far would have been thrown out of the window. And Allardyce has delivered his promise, Everton are safely tucked away in mid-table obscurity.

However, as is glaringly obvious from the club’s much talked about fan survey, the fans are now happy for Allardyce to pack his bags and leave. His comments in the press, apparent lack of ambition on the pitch and his decision to let Ademola Lookman go out on loan are just a few of a long list of complaints that are leaving Evertonians scratching their heads. Surely after this week’s events, as well as the chants against Allardyce in recent games, his position is untenable and he will leave at the end of the season.

Should this happen, Farhad Moshiri will have the biggest decision during his time at Everton on his hands. Appointing Ronald Koeman was a big decision at the time, it turned out to be a mistake. We can forgive that, his credentials were good before joining Everton and we’re all allowed one, aren’t we? The decision to appoint Allardyce in the first place can still be forgiven. It was done on the brink of a crisis and who knows what would have happened if different decisions were made. The jury is still out on appointing Steve Walsh as Director of Football and whether he has had any positive impact on the club’s dealings. Everton’s summer transfer signings, and the money spent on them, is still up for debate.

With Marcel Brands looking almost certain to be coming in to work alongside Steve Walsh, fans will be hoping the next transfer window brings far more success in terms of player recruitment.

The next managerial appointment Moshiri makes HAS to be the right one. Paulo Fonseca, Marco Silva and even Arsene Wenger have all been names mentioned. In reality, it doesn’t matter whether we appoint Diego Simeone or Speedo Mick. The next manager has to be the one that leads Everton into this bright new future that has been promised. Otherwise, the man who promised the footballing world to Everton will have only succeeded in taking them backwards.
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It seems like we're always at a crossroads with Moshiri, but I guess early days are such. For me, I can't yet tell what sort of leader he is, but you can't fault a patient boat captain for being patient; they're large and take time to turn around, and the planning is the most important part.

So what Moshiri has shown so far is:

Positively: Active in binning bad managers (fingers crossed 3/3 next week); showing progress on the stadium design; wants to move forward with DOF; spending money; supporting the City's history and iconography; paid off club third party debts

Negatively: Koeman didn't do well; Walsh apparently isn't terribly effective; the people want concrete stadium details; Elstone needs being gone; the people want a clear voice from the club, not to include Jim White nor Kenwright

So I'm eager to see what happens over the next 3 months, especially to see whether he sets--and gets--definite management and DOF targets, but I've not chewed off my fingernails yet.
 

The clubs been in a flux for 2 years with 2 opposite factions butting heads

Take today Kenwright wants Howe and Moshiri wants the Porto fella or Silva.
Imagine it’s been like that since day one.
Then you have Walsh...need I say more
Hopefully this summer will be a fresh start for Everton
 
GrandOldTeam said:
The next couple of months will be interesting.

I'd like to see;

1. Allardyce sacked within hours of the West Ham game.
2. Swift appointment of a Director of Football within days of Allardyce going.
3. Clarity on Steve Walsh position, hopefully retained in a scouting role as he was at Leicester.
4. Swift appointment of a Wenger/Fonseca/Silva/Conceição.
5. Aggressive transfer policy, with outs as important as ins. Get the snides an senior pros with their best days long behind them gone - Williams, Rooney, Schneiderlin, Mirallas, McCarthy an co.
6. Significant stadium update.
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Who the heck is Conceicao :blush:
 

Those third party debts of ours: I thought this was a Moshiri loan to be repayed by the club?
 
GrandOldTeam said:
The next couple of months will be interesting.

I'd like to see;

1. Allardyce sacked within hours of the West Ham game.
2. Swift appointment of a Director of Football within days of Allardyce going.
3. Clarity on Steve Walsh position, hopefully retained in a scouting role as he was at Leicester.
4. Swift appointment of a Wenger/Fonseca/Silva/Conceição.
5. Aggressive transfer policy, with outs as important as ins. Get the snides an senior pros with their best days long behind them gone - Williams, Rooney, Schneiderlin, Mirallas, McCarthy an co.
6. Significant stadium update.
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If all this happens I’ll be absolutely buzzing going into the new season.
 
GrandOldTeam said:
The next couple of months will be interesting.

I'd like to see;

1. Allardyce sacked within hours of the West Ham game.
2. Swift appointment of a Director of Football within days of Allardyce going.
3. Clarity on Steve Walsh position, hopefully retained in a scouting role as he was at Leicester.
4. Swift appointment of a Wenger/Fonseca/Silva/Conceição.
5. Aggressive transfer policy, with outs as important as ins. Get the snides an senior pros with their best days long behind them gone - Williams, Rooney, Schneiderlin, Mirallas, McCarthy an co.
6. Significant stadium update.
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Agreed - with a few of my own opinions as a suggestion added

1 Allardyce sacked within hours of the West Ham game.( hope we learned our lesson when Koeman left and we have a decent replacement sorted )
2. Swift appointment of a Director of Football within days of Allardyce going.
3. Clarity on Steve Walsh position, hopefully retained in a scouting role as he was at Leicester. (IMO would prefer to see him go, not sure how effective he would be and how positive in that role him being demoted ? )
4. Swift appointment of a Wenger/Fonseca/Silva/Conceição , (Wenger I am 50/50 undecided , not too fond of Silva , Emery is another one I like but maybe like Siemone wishful thinking !)
5. Aggressive transfer policy, with outs as important as ins. Get the snides an senior pros with their best days long behind them gone - Williams, Rooney, Schneiderlin, Mirallas, McCarthy an co ( Klaasen and Sandro must also be close to the door )
6. Significant stadium update.[/QUOTE]
 
Sentinel said:
If he is serious about running a football club he has to be the boss. That means cleansing the club. Replacing the Chairman, with himself and buying up the remaining major shareholders.

Additionally, appointing a CEO with a ruthless determination to rid the club of its amateurish, "peoples club" moniker. And finally gutting the club of the unambitious mediocrity that has infested the club like a cancer. Would enable Everton to compete with the top 4 again.

Or if he's interested in selling up after the stadium is completed, for a hefty profit and at the same time, burdening the club with debt. He'll just carry on as is.
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nail on head....yet again !!
 

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