New Everton Owners: The Friedkin Group

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Goat said:
No silly, there were lines of people just waiting to buy us.

That's why it took Moshiri 2 years to sell us.
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I told you there'd be buyers for Everton when you thought there wouldn't be. Up popped Textor and TFG.

There'd have been more waiting in the wings too...why wouldn't they have been with that stadium to exploit and the shares being practically given away? It just required a party that had credibility enough to put together a debt restructuring package.

Stop looking at TFG as if they are the only business group who were capable of doing that, because they weren't.
 
davek said:
I told you there'd be buyers for Everton when you thought there wouldn't be. Up popped Textor and TFG.

There'd have been more waiting in the wings too...why wouldn't they have been with that stadium to exploit and the shares being practically given away? It just required a party that had credibility enough to put together a debt restructuring package.

Stop looking at TFG as if they are the only business group who were capable of doing that, because they weren't.
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They were the only group who were prepared and able to put the money up in the end Davek. Why others who were able to but not prepared to didn’t move is likely down to them wanting an even more depressed asset than we were - no one serious battled TFG in the end.
 

davek said:
Nice little holiday out to Texas for Diamond and Dazza.

I wonder when the Friedkins will take up an invite to Finch Farm?
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Some are such sensitive little lads. Just want those warm fuzzies seeing their owner in the stands waving to them to make them feel good.
Some just want their ownership to take steps to help turn us into a professional club.
Some will complain no matter what because that’s their schtick
 
mahermi1 said:
Not so sure, but Man City got was it Shinawatra, (sorry spelling) before they got their present owners.
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Bound to be the same with us. TFG have underlined they have zero affinity with Everton and see it as a business venture.

The moment they can sort out a price with a buyer big enough to take us on, with money no problem, they'll be off.
 
BackRow PE6 said:
They were the only group who were prepared and able to put the money up in the end Davek. Why others who were able to but not prepared to didn’t move is likely down to them wanting an even more depressed asset than we were - no one serious battled TFG in the end.
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I'd guess bigger fish were unprepared to iron out the business model and weren't sure how lucrative the club can be in terms of commercial exploitation.

I think we can see by the reaction to uptake of tickets, lounges and the sale of food and drink at the stadium that there's a fanbase that can be tapped into here. How that situation develops if the prices on tickets/hospitality goes up is not established yet. As I said a few times: we dont have a rich fanabse by any stretch of the imagination, but a lot will be able to dig deep and find it.

Once that business model is seen to be fairly inelastic - at least for a lot of people looking for hospitality - and once the events are up and running and proving a consistently big money spinner then the bigger fish will take up closer order. I would think, at least.
 
davek said:
I'd guess bigger fish were unprepared to iron out the business model and weren't sure how lucrative the club can be in terms of commercial exploitation.

I think we can see by the reaction to uptake of tickets, lounges and the sale of food and drink at the stadium that there's a fanbase that can be tapped into here. How that situation develops if the prices on tickets/hospitality goes up is not established yet. As I said a few times: we dont have a rich fanabse by any stretch of the imagination, but a lot will be able to dig deep and find it.

Once that business model is seen to be fairly inelastic - at least for a lot of people looking for hospitality - and once the events are up and running and proving a consistently big money spinner then the bigger fish will take up closer order. I would think, at least.
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TFG worth £10Bn so already amongst the wealthiest owners in the prem, outside of sovereign wealth funds. I’m not so sure there are other billionaires waiting to see what the minnows TFG do before swooping in.

I also think (hope) they are here to make us successful by reinvesting profits back into the club and if that’s the case I don’t object to being monetised as long as it’s reasonable. Get it right and their asset rockets in value.
 

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