New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

[allen]

In our current state, Mourinho would be a dangerous shout. Even if he decided he wanted to give it a crack, his notoriously combative approach could just as easily relegate us as fluke us a league cup.

 

[Chewbacca]

I want Thomas Frank.

Brentford play some lovely stuff, score plenty and with a team of relative unknowns. I’d like to see what he could do at a club with a much higher ceiling than Brentford

 

[hallamblue]

I want Thomas Frank.

Brentford play some lovely stuff, score plenty and with a team of relative unknowns. I’d like to see what he could do at a club with a much higher ceiling than Brentford

He wins home games, which would be a welcome change.

 

[GoldenToffee]

I want Thomas Frank.

Brentford play some lovely stuff, score plenty and with a team of relative unknowns. I’d like to see what he could do at a club with a much higher ceiling than Brentford

He's a really good shout. That said, Brentford are currently, whether we like it or not, better than Everton. Everton will soon have a better stadium, but no manager joins a club due to their ground.

The history means nothing. We've been a nothing club since the 80s.

Brentford have spent a net about £100m in the last three years, so he does get backed there.

Unless the next Everton manager is promised significant funds to completely change the squad, going from Brentford to Everton as an example would probably be a terrible move.

Tell a manager he's got £100m this summer and I think we'd have a lot of interest. Whether that's doable under the financial rules, no idea, but we'll need that kind of investment to avoid a lower bottom half finish next season - if we even stay up this season.

 

[blulouie]

I'd take one trophy ( any trophy) right now

Generations of Blues have never had that luxury.

Actually that's a fair point and I should have caveated what I said with saying that he may well end up winning a cup of some sort (and maybe, given the context of our historic trophy drought that would be enough for some people), but that would, IMO, come at a huge cost in terms of what he did to the club

 

[mccole]

I'd take one trophy ( any trophy) right now

Generations of Blues have never had that luxury.

Thank you Rafael

 

[greener]

View attachment 285823
Thank you Rafael

So all we need is a global pandemic, other teams withdrawing, a trip to a footy wasteland and a penalty shootout to hoover up the silverware.

Nice.

 

[DuuuncanHadaPigeon]

I want Thomas Frank.

Brentford play some lovely stuff, score plenty and with a team of relative unknowns. I’d like to see what he could do at a club with a much higher ceiling than Brentford

I really like him, but think he suits Brentford. There is not much pressure on him, fans and owner love him and he loves it there.

I'd be interested to see how he does if he steps up a level.

 

[Simon Buttle]

I really like him, but think he suits Brentford. There is not much pressure on him, fans and owner love him and he loves it there.

I'd be interested to see how he does if he steps up a level.

I think he will step up at some point but he will do it in his own time, I'm not sure that time is this moment tbh.

 

[fandjango]

Friedkin Friday ! Taps nose

 

[PITA]

View attachment 285823
Thank you Rafael

Gordon really should have kept his top on.

 

[Dr Baxter]

He wins home games, which would be a welcome change.

All joking aside, I would really welcome that. Be quite happy winning every home game and losing every away one, seeing as I haven't been to an away game for years and years.

 

[Saint Domingo]

He's done nothing for over a decade. Outdated approach. He's basically like Benitez now. Add that to the fact that he'd stay 18 months and leave us in a worse position than when he arrived, having fallen out with everyone from Friedkins to the tea lady and aired all of our issues in public and we'd have bigger PSR issues than we'd ever had before.

That's before you get onto the issue of his football being absolutely turgid.

Can't think of many people I'd want to avoid more.

Chelsea: PL title, League cup, CL semi final

United: Europa League, League cup, 2nd on 80+ points

Spurs: over 50% win rate, league cup finalist

Roma: europa conference, Europa league finalist, 50% win rate


If this ‘nothing’ was the next ten years for Everton I’d empty my entire bank account now for it.

 

[Timbucktoo]

Chelsea: PL title, League cup, CL semi final

United: Europa League, League cup, 2nd on 80+ points

Spurs: over 50% win rate, league cup finalist

Roma: europa conference, Europa league finalist, 50% win rate


If this ‘nothing’ was the next ten years for Everton I’d empty my entire bank account now for it.

Jose is a short term high and leaves a mess for someone else to deal with. And he`ll empty your bank account on the way out with what he`ll get as a pay off for leaving.

 

[mahermi1]

He's a really good shout. That said, Brentford are currently, whether we like it or not, better than Everton. Everton will soon have a better stadium, but no manager joins a club due to their ground.

The history means nothing. We've been a nothing club since the 80s.

Brentford have spent a net about £100m in the last three years, so he does get backed there.

Unless the next Everton manager is promised significant funds to completely change the squad, going from Brentford to Everton as an example would probably be a terrible move.

Tell a manager he's got £100m this summer and I think we'd have a lot of interest. Whether that's doable under the financial rules, no idea, but we'll need that kind of investment to avoid a lower bottom half finish next season - if we even stay up this season.

Looks a very good attacking manager, but if I'm right didn't Everton finish above Brentford last season, after an eight point deduction.