New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[kenada_blue]

One of a number of red flags, but honestly January transfer window was one for me. They couldn’t smell an opportunity.

Newcastle, Spurs and Chelsea all having shocking seasons, which certainly won’t happen next year. Was a possibility that CL went down to 6th, and we were right in the mix,

Yet we did nothing. Didn’t take a chance. ‘Kept our powder dry’ til the summer - when inevitably everyone will turn us down anyway.

Said the same at the time.

 

[kenada_blue]

He made loads of rubbish decisions but things he couldn't control caused a lot of the issues.

Hopefully the Freidkins will bother to come to a game one day? They couldn't care less, they're trying to make a profit.

Fairly sure a Roma fan came on here when they bought it saying you'll never hear from them until they do something eg sack a manager etc

 

[st.domingo]

It was clearly a strategic error giving Moyes such a central role in things, as now they're committed despite results.

Hard to fathom why they would make an almost-pensioner on a short-term contract integral to longer-term plans, when it would always lead to yet another organisational restructuring when he went, unless they get in another manager-type like Emery to replace him.

Can only imagine that he had them over a barrel after @DycheyOfficial imploded.

 

[jerseytoffee]

One of a number of red flags, but honestly January transfer window was one for me. They couldn’t smell an opportunity.

Newcastle, Spurs and Chelsea all having shocking seasons, which certainly won’t happen next year. Was a possibility that CL went down to 6th, and we were right in the mix,

Yet we did nothing. Didn’t take a chance. ‘Kept our powder dry’ til the summer - when inevitably everyone will turn us down anyway.

This isn't a Friedkin Group issue though is it, this is Moyes and/or whoever decides on whether the squad needs strengthening or not.

Whoever did decide left us short.

 

[PhilRegan]

Nice work if you can get it.

Football Leadership & Executive Team.

Angus Kinnear - Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan Williams - Head of Football Operations
Nick Cox - Technical Director
James Smith - Head of Scouting & Recruitment
Chris Howarth - Strategy & Analytics
Nick Hammond - Player Trading
Scott McLeod - Director of Communications and Engagement

Wow , excuses cant be used

 

[catcherintherye]

One of a number of red flags, but honestly January transfer window was one for me. They couldn’t smell an opportunity.

Newcastle, Spurs and Chelsea all having shocking seasons, which certainly won’t happen next year. Was a possibility that CL went down to 6th, and we were right in the mix,

Yet we did nothing. Didn’t take a chance. ‘Kept our powder dry’ til the summer - when inevitably everyone will turn us down anyway.

I do get your points, and agree, but there is every chance all of the above struggle next season. I think the league is deceptively competitive.

 

[allen]

Read the room?

We don't want thanks, we want a club and team that want to win that's all the thanks we want for years and years of dragging a dead carcass over the line.

The social media team will get right on that.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Nicked from Reddit

 

[GrandOldTeam]

One of a number of red flags, but honestly January transfer window was one for me. They couldn’t smell an opportunity.

Newcastle, Spurs and Chelsea all having shocking seasons, which certainly won’t happen next year. Was a possibility that CL went down to 6th, and we were right in the mix,

Yet we did nothing. Didn’t take a chance. ‘Kept our powder dry’ til the summer - when inevitably everyone will turn us down anyway.

Bingo. Also the volume of teams with focus on Europe.

A real opportunity we missed.

 

[goldfinchmule]

Anyone care to translate

Makes slightly more sense if you read it backwards in yoda's voice.

 

[Davideeyore]

Bingo. Also the volume of teams with focus on Europe.

A real opportunity we missed.

There's always next season.

Or if that fails, the season after that. Or the season after that.

Or the season after that...

 

[realitygypsie]

Please sell us you gang of clowns, they know nothing about football or employing people who do.

 

[Bally1989]

Did a little more digging into Kinnear.

He’s clearly an expert comedically when a club is moving to a new stadium.

The issue comes with the sporting side of things:

Taken from Claude:

Your concern isn’t unfounded. He’s an excellent commercial and infrastructure operator — stadium moves, ownership transitions, commercial deals — but there’s little evidence he drives sporting success. For Everton, if The Friedkin Group’s primary need is someone to bed in the new stadium commercially and stabilise the front office, he’s a reasonable fit. If they need someone to drive the club forward competitively, the Leeds record doesn’t really back that up.

12 months on some of the commercial deals have been impressive connected to the stadium such as Pepsi but the sporting ones are a huge issue.

I have been scathing of him but it seems to me he’s taken on a role he isn’t suited for (you can’t blame him) and unfortunately this is going only going one way.

 

[Lanolin]

Did a little more digging into Kinnear.

He’s clearly an expert comedically when a club is moving to a new stadium.

The issue comes with the sporting side of things:

Taken from Claude:



12 months on some of the commercial deals have been impressive connected to the stadium such as Pepsi but the sporting ones are a huge issue.

I have been scathing of him but it seems to me he’s taken on a role he isn’t suited for (you can’t blame him) and unfortunately this is going to only go one way.

That doesn't tell you anything you can't work out for yourself though. That's not AI giving a nuanced opinion based on serious research, it's literally just saying he's never been the CEO of a club which has won trophies.

 

[allen]

There's always next season.

Or if that fails, the season after that. Or the season after that.

Or the season after that...

This has been the life of an Evertonian for decades now, hasn't it...

It's only hope that the future will be better that keeps us going.