MSP Sports Capital

[PKwalnuts]

We're worth the risk

Is Brighton bigger than Ajax now?
Probably. That's the premier league.

Owners are gambling that the rewards will be far better than any other investment type.

 

[Ruairi77]

Nailed it.

There isn’t a huge untapped well of companies that want to throw money at a bottom half club (currently not enjoying the best PR). Nor are there millions of sleeping Evertonians all over the world that can be easily coerced into spending with the club, or subscribing to new tiered memberships etc

We should manage to lock in slightly higher revenues with better commercial partners, which would then give more consistent, reliable income over longer periods. But there is so little scope for “they will come in, increase commercial revenue, coz that’s what these types do.”

The money sloshing round the middle levels of the PL are from TV, which you can’t affect, and player flipping or development/sale, which we are shocking at. This would take seasons to turn around, bar the odd blip like Gordon.

No matter how bad the current shower are at this sort of thing, if someone found/created a new revenue stream Mosh and his cronies never spotted, it would probably only pay Michael Keane’s salary for 6 months. A high performing prestige motor dealership employing 50+ people slapped in the centre circle of BMD wouldn’t make enough to pay Tom Davies. That’s how stupid football costs have become.

the obnoxious TV deals pay Keane and Davies.
BMD is key here.
It's going to have that wow factor and hopefully be a European cup stadium. (I know sponsors names cant be used but even by association...)
I think theres a chance that Usmanovs money made Evertons commercial department a bit erm... complacent.
These guys will have run the numbers, and will have a good idea about how this makes money.
The fact that the deal isn't contingent on PL survival is a huge indicator that they're either nuts or have done some serious due diligence.
They'll slap sponsors on everything that moves (or doesn't).
They'll do a good job tapping new markets.
The thought of plastering James all over times square and dumping him 12 months later will be a no go.
We'll be on one of those amazon or netflix docs in no time.
I think they'll do alright.
The only down side. This will likely cost match going toffees a lot.

 

[everton1953]

What happens to the chairman and the cuŕrent rotten board? What do these new people know about football?

 

[catcherintherye]

Quick look under the bonnet and 'no thanks.'

They will have already looked under the bonnet.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

The chairman runs the club by directing his board.... that's literally his job. The absent landlord just put the money up, paid off the debts he inherited and has paid for the whole stadium to date. He bought a basketcase and left the architects of its decline stay in charge. Guess what happened next?

Its that simple the above there is no need for thesis on procrastinating poop even if its well written procrastinating poop it will always be poop.

 

[Blue peter]

Its really just staggering how lazy the club is at doing the ground work to develop commercial deals (they just shortcut the commercial development by taking advantage of already existing relations with Alisher) and this is also happening with the recruitment and managerial searches…..experience of English PL etc whilst other clubs are inventive paring with feeder clubs, or having scouting networks in each continent etc. Just a lazy arsed approach (and I genuinely think we probably have the laziest Board) with a complete lack of imagination

 

[lungo]

So 25% share means Bill & Farhad get to stay on, I don't know much about this MSP but it seems more like a deal with vultures picking whatever meat remains off the club rather than just selling entirely to 777 who would probably want to turn the club around

Private equity = Heuschrecken!

 

[MrGrumpy]

The question raised from the above is how we get these magical commercial deals? Other than the main shirt sponsor where perhaps there is a world where we might be able to increase it by 5 million per year if we are very good selling ourselves and the prospective sponsor is feeling generous that day.

Then we just need to find another 10 million to make up for the loss of the USM money just for Finch Farm per year. That's before we talk about the megafone money for the stadium, women's team and in the background of press conferences etc.

You only have so many 'elite' sponsors that are seen that make the most money, start getting more then the images have to shrink and you devalue each contract. You also have brand awareness through attachment where we may have no visible sign our end except maybe a rolling advert on the hoardings, but they can put in magazine their advert and say sponsor of Everton etc. but we don't have the world wide following that make brands fall over themselves to get attached to us as they would say for Manchester Utd.

Bottom line is no matter how good a new owner is commercially we would be worse off than where we were under Moshiri.

PSV have bigger sponsorship deals then Everton and we are currently in the biggest league in the world, the entire club is a joke and everyone who works for us is inept and useless at their job(Even Doris) it would be easy for Everton to increase revenues, you just need to get rid of the idiot Chairman for a start

 

[peteblue]

I for one will welcome our new overlords…..

 

[Ruairi77]

What happens to the chairman and the cuŕrent rotten board? What do these new people know about football?

I'm not sure what they need to know about football.
I think the problem at Everton has been too many cooks.
Everyone had an opinion on football.
Just hire your DOF, someone to head up fitness, scouting, and the academy. We might already have ok people in those rolls.
Then let the board focus on growing the club, focus on business.
The biggest tell in how poorly Everton have been run was the hunt for new managers.
How there wasn't someone lined up during the WC was beyond me.
The new board dont have to pick the manager but they have to make sure the process is there that one can be picked efficiently and that doesn't take football knowledge.

 

[Cool_Blue]

What happens to the chairman and the cuŕrent rotten board? What do these new people know about football?

About the same as that ‘rotten board’. Not much.

 

[4737carlin]

The chairman runs the club by directing his board.... that's literally his job. The absent landlord just put the money up, paid off the debts he inherited and has paid for the whole stadium to date. He bought a basketcase and left the architects of its decline stay in charge. Guess what happened next?

If you think Moshiri left the board alone and let them run the club how they wanted to run it, you have paid zero attention to what is going on.
Every major decision is either made by Moshiri or gets his approval

 

[Moderatelywarmwater]

If you think Moshiri left the board alone and let them run the club how they wanted to run it, you have paid zero attention to what is going on.
Every major decision is either made by Moshiri or gets his approval

Yeah, when the former sporting director says that the owner ignored his managerial suggestions and signed players himself…. Then people are talking utter rubbish.

 

[Simon Buttle]

What happens to the chairman and the cuŕrent rotten board? What do these new people know about football?

Possibly nothing, but if you look at their previous involvement in American sports they seem to favour the 'getting the best people in and letting them do their job approach' something we should have done years ago.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

What happens to the chairman and the cuŕrent rotten board? What do these new people know about football?

I dont need them to know anything about football. I need them to let people who know do their jobs.