New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

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This Freakin Group need to get a shift on otherwise the Everton Christmas Do will be some underwhelming, cringe affair that no one wants to go to. Whereas if they complete the deal and put a massive wedge behind the bar, it’ll be a Christmas party much more befitting one of English football’s more prestige institutions.
 

Runub said:
This is becoming urgent. I wonder if they are already in the process of securing the services of a new manager, assuming they do the right thing and sack Dyche as the first point of business
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I would be amazed if they hadn't sniffed around to at least know what their options will be. They will know very well they have a massive turnaround job to do here and that starts with replacing underperforming senior management.
 

As the time goes by with the takeover not yet complete and with Dyche still stinking the place out with his tactics, attitude and results, I'm becoming more and more certain that there is a relegation clause in this deal that saves the Friedkin group hundreds of millions if we happen to go down.

I can't wrap my head around 1. Moshiri sticking with Dyche under any circumstances, but especially when it's looking like we're almost certain to go down and there is still opportunity for TFG to pull out of a deal, and 2. TFG not using their leverage in an agreed deal to have Dyche punted ahead of their takeover.

In any case, once it goes through, if he's not removed immediately it'll tell us an awful lot about their ambitions for the club.

100% bottom by Christmas, and I've said that for at least a month.
 
GoldenToffee said:
As the time goes by with the takeover not yet complete and with Dyche still stinking the place out with his tactics, attitude and results, I'm becoming more and more certain that there is a relegation clause in this deal that saves the Friedkin group hundreds of millions if we happen to go down.

I can't wrap my head around 1. Moshiri sticking with Dyche under any circumstances, but especially when it's looking like we're almost certain to go down and there is still opportunity for TFG to pull out of a deal, and 2. TFG not using their leverage in an agreed deal to have Dyche punted ahead of their takeover.

In any case, once it goes through, if he's not removed immediately it'll tell us an awful lot about their ambitions for the club.

100% bottom by Christmas, and I've said that for at least a month.
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No club can be relegated in Nov/Dec, so as far as Mosh or TFG is concerned, there's nothing to worry about - we are "top 17" right now. Mosh wants to sell, has for years and now 4th or 5th time around he has someone that seems to be the real deal, and it'll all be some one else's problem soon enough.

From TFG's perspective, you'd be a fool not to try to leverage as much in your favour as possible - although there is nothing to say it's the Friedkin's holding up the deal; we're talking a 9-figure complex sale not a second hand tv on ebay. If their actions at Roma have shown anything, once they are in the door, it's that they don't mess around and act swiftly.

As for TFG's ambitions: I suspect it'll fall into 2 categories. The "ambition" from take over to season-end, and the "ambition" for every year there after. First dictates the second. My guess is December is make-or-break. We either get walloped with zero wins all month, and Dyche is gone, or we pull out a few wins from somewhere and he's solid until the end of his deal.
 

Bkk Andy said:
They'd better be prepared to gut this club. The only things I'd keep are the name and the shirt colour.
Unless their lawyers are frantically searching the small print for get out clauses.
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Amidst the complexities of all the contracts lets keep in mind here the NO1 driving factor of this deal is the new stadium (ie. a £760m piece of prime sporting real estate they'll be getting for relative pennies on the dollar). That's what makes us a better option than the other "mid table anyones" like a Palace or Fulham or Leicester.

I can't see any reason why TFG would want to get out of a deal that will no doubt enrich them vastly over the next decade, if they get it right. Could be the deal of a century for them. Keep the club in the Prem, be "relatively competative" (whatever the hell that means), avoid relegation battles, maximize stadium revenue, maximize all commercial opportunities, and enjoy owning 1 of 20 assests in the richest most watched sports league on earth that everyone wants.
 
Bkk Andy said:
The only way we avoid a nervy May is if we've already been relegated.
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dannyboy said:
Never a big fan of new owners changing too much too soon but this club should be changed from top to bottom. Anyone in any position of real significance should be shown the door - the mindset that has become entrenched over the last 30 years needs to be vanquished.
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To me a massive clear out, from the ball boys to the canteen staff, everyone gets re interviewed for their jobs, if there not good enough or winners get shut.

Thelwell in his latest interview sounds like Dyche as well using words like Noise, get him gone as well.

Ashley Young in his interview yesterday saying 1 defeat in 8 games, get him gone as well, what a pathetic statement.

Coleman another waste of space, couldn't captain a canoe, never fit and only thinks of Ireland.

CBA with this club at the moment.

like I say a complete reset, it will upset people but life's tough get over it

Another point i would sack the Everton journalist who asks Dyche stupid questions in his post match interviews, stop snow flaking around and ask proper questions
 
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