Shareholders Association force EGM

[Duckling]

A woman in work just tried to make me her proxy because she can't make it but it was too late, gutted, would of be a lively evening

I would never suggest you...err..."subvert" the process by getting her to give you her "Attendance Card", donning a dress and turning up pretending to be her, but you know...if that's your thing !

 

[Neiler]

Hes a very bad man.

 

[Duckling]

Any news from this EGM?

You'll have to wait for a time machine to be invented or tomorrow night, whichever comes first. For what it's worth my money's on the latter

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Any news from this EGM?

Kenwright sold his shares to a rich oil tycoon.

We're being rebranded and changing our shirt colour to dark green, and re-signing Yakubu.

 

[quasi modo]

Kenwright sold his shares to a rich oil tycoon.

We're being rebranded and changing our shirt colour to dark green, and re-signing Yakubu.

Boss.

 

[Clint Planet]

Piece from the Blue Union:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/149869298/It-s-Complicated

It would have a bit more impact if it wasn't so clumsily florid in style and so poor proof-read. Several sentences don't make grammatical sense.

 

[Pat's Van]

Piece from the Blue Union:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/149869298/It-s-Complicated

It would have a bit more impact if it wasn't so clumsily florid in style and so poor proof-read. Several sentences don't make grammatical sense.

we dont want grammer tho lad. we want invessment. just axe anyone an there gonna tell ya the same

 

[Clint Planet]

we dont want grammer tho lad. we want invessment. just axe anyone an there gonna tell ya the same

Take your point, lad, but if they're gonna try to sound "clever" they need to either try harder or just get to the point.

 

[Sharpys top lip]

What an absolute load of rubbish. How are the Shareholders going about this the wrong way? For the last 5 years they have politely, repeatedly requested an AGM with the club so that they could 'get onside' with the club and discuss their concerns. The club point-blank refused. The EGM was the only legal option left to the shareholders. Why should the shareholders help the club find new investors? That's not their job - thats the club's job to employ the same financial professionals that helped to sell Chelsea and Man City and other clubs, that's also the club's responsibility to attach a correct pricetag to the majority shareholding of the club to attract a willing buyer.

How dare anyone even think of slating the Shareholders Association. They've been more than patient. They've kept quiet for 5 years whilst others have publicly agitated. The club is not being done 'any good' by the current board's actions:

- plotting against the fans, we've had two consecutive 'director of communications' leave the club under a cloud in the past 2 years alone;
- the badge fiasco that 23000+ protested against by signing a petition against it;
- the continued sell-to-buy policy of key players;
- the collapse of the Kirkby stadium project and the Everton Place building plans;
- the departure of the club's manager and the club's inability to tie him down to a contract extension so that we at least got compensation for him;
- the complete absence of the 2nd largest majority shareholder in the club, from attending any Everton games and showing any interest in the club;
- the clubs inability to purchase their own training ground, and inability to take out a 25 year, £12m loan to pay for it (but a cash strapped city council can);
- the continued lack of investors found;
- the management of the club's debt of £44m;
- the complete lack of a plan for the way foward.

All of these are just things that have happened in the last 5 years since the last AGM was held.

Martinez won't be at the meeting, he's working for ESPN. But if he was, it would be a blessing as he would see our full problems for what they are - not some fake homogenised image of the club that everything is fine. It isn't. We're £44m in debt, with no assets bar the playing staff left and running out of assets to sell to maintain our position.

I suggest people learn a lot more about the Everton Shareholders Association before they start slating them for calling an EGM.

http://www.efcsa.org/category/news-articles/

One such article from May 7th this year:



That says it all. They gave the club every chance and desperately want to work with them. And the club simply didn't want to know.

stands and claps**

 

[davek]

Piece from the Blue Union:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/149869298/It-s-Complicated

It would have a bit more impact if it wasn't so clumsily florid in style and so poor proof-read. Several sentences don't make grammatical sense.

When you read the controlled rage and power accelerating off those pages, it just makes me laugh even more at the fantastic reception given to the new PR front man the board appointed last week to do their dirty work for them.

 

[Duckling]

This shareholders association is going about this completely the wrong way. They should be trying to join forces with Bill Kenwright and the "others" to try and form a proper allegiance and help them in the 24 hour a day quest for investment and running the CLub better. At least if they get the board on their side it will give them more clout to say Rob Elstone is useless and to get rid of him etc

I dont think it is going to do the Club any good whatsoever and tell me if I am wrong but this is going to be one of the first occasions that Martinez meets the fans and what is he going to see there? A load of "fans" from the shareholders association ripping BK a new one. I am not at all BKs biggest fan I just personally feel the Shareholders Association could do more harm than good.

Yeah, they clearly have a 100% anti-bill agenda. Take this quote (from here: http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport...irst-general-meeting-in-over-five-years.html?)...

"All we are asking for is one opportunity a year to hear the board's thoughts on the performance of the company and their plans for the future.

"It's a minimal gesture of openness, engagement and transparency which would buy an enormous amount of goodwill and may become an ongoing avenue for the kind of consultation the club have promised following the furore over the release of the new badge.

"From Destination Kirkby to The Football Quarter concept to the alternative, fan-created badge designs which appeared within days of the new badge being launched, it's obvious that the fans can be a valuable resource for the board if they have the vision to tap into it."

Degsy Hatton must wish he'd been that militant fighting Thatcher in the 80s.

 

[Muggins]

Take your point, lad, but if they're gonna try to sound "clever" they need to either try harder or just get to the point.

I agree mate. Whenever I read these things they sound like they are trying too hard or are too long winded in their points. I want to support logic, not take sides. If that makes sense...

 

[BlueOggster]

What an absolute load of rubbish. How are the Shareholders going about this the wrong way? For the last 5 years they have politely, repeatedly requested an AGM with the club so that they could 'get onside' with the club and discuss their concerns. The club point-blank refused. The EGM was the only legal option left to the shareholders. Why should the shareholders help the club find new investors? That's not their job - thats the club's job to employ the same financial professionals that helped to sell Chelsea and Man City and other clubs, that's also the club's responsibility to attach a correct pricetag to the majority shareholding of the club to attract a willing buyer.

How dare anyone even think of slating the Shareholders Association. They've been more than patient. They've kept quiet for 5 years whilst others have publicly agitated. The club is not being done 'any good' by the current board's actions:

- plotting against the fans, we've had two consecutive 'director of communications' leave the club under a cloud in the past 2 years alone;
- the badge fiasco that 23000+ protested against by signing a petition against it;
- the continued sell-to-buy policy of key players;
- the collapse of the Kirkby stadium project and the Everton Place building plans;
- the departure of the club's manager and the club's inability to tie him down to a contract extension so that we at least got compensation for him;
- the complete absence of the 2nd largest majority shareholder in the club, from attending any Everton games and showing any interest in the club;
- the clubs inability to purchase their own training ground, and inability to take out a 25 year, £12m loan to pay for it (but a cash strapped city council can);
- the continued lack of investors found;
- the management of the club's debt of £44m;
- the complete lack of a plan for the way foward.

All of these are just things that have happened in the last 5 years since the last AGM was held.

Martinez won't be at the meeting, he's working for ESPN. But if he was, it would be a blessing as he would see our full problems for what they are - not some fake homogenised image of the club that everything is fine. It isn't. We're £44m in debt, with no assets bar the playing staff left and running out of assets to sell to maintain our position.

I suggest people learn a lot more about the Everton Shareholders Association before they start slating them for calling an EGM.

http://www.efcsa.org/category/news-articles/

One such article from May 7th this year:



That says it all. They gave the club every chance and desperately want to work with them. And the club simply didn't want to know.

Could be worse if we were Newcastle......current debt owed to be £267m.

 

[Watch this space]

Could be worse if we were Newcastle......current debt owed to be £267m.

So Newcastle are in worse situation than us? Oh that's ok then,carry on Bill

 

[Duckling]

Could be worse if we were Newcastle......current debt owed to be £267m.

Ask yourself how it is that a club with a comparable turnover to ours can carry more than 6 times our debt. While our chairman has to "beg the banks not to kill us."