The Everton Board Thread

[kev]

It will be interesting to discover who the other ‘interested parties’ are.
Presumably we will have to wait until this period of exclusivity ends?
Either way I reckon this situation has several months to run before we see any resolution.

I may be wrong, but I think the last time a potential takeover group were given an 'exclusivity' period (pre Moshiri) it was for 6 weeks.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

I think that's what they want but I don't think it will happen because of how complicated it will all be (and a huge investment in infrastructure).

They want their club's fanbase to pay a subscription fee for their individual games, not spread across a league.

The amount of money made from United charging their international fanbase £9.99 to watch their games live would make them an astronomical amount of money.

The issue though is... Brighton for example would fall way down, TV money would dwindle, and it changes the whole ecosystem of European football. At the moment the tv money is spread across the league, club's makes money outside of that how they want.

You may as well have a European Super League like they've wanted.

And the "Netflix" model is a debt riddled hole. Even the NFL gamepass doesn't have live games in the states (they're replays straight after the game) where as internationally, they're live.

Basically...if would be the international fanbases that will benefit. Not us.

MLS has just announced this week it is migrating to AppleTV for a 10 year 2.5bn deal. MLS centrally allocated the cash to the clubs.

If it’s 2.5bn for 10 years for MLS, what could EPL fetch from a digital / app provider? 50bn? 100bn? Numbers are reflected in the chelsea asking price.

 

[BNJ1878]

It will be interesting to discover who the other ‘interested parties’ are.

I'm sure this current group are disappointed it's been leaked.

Deals like this are usually done well away from the public gaze. When Moshiri came in it was a few rumblings about Americans then suddenly this fella showed up.

I can't imagine it was the American group that leaked the story, 99% certain any leak would have come from our side. The club really is a sieve.

Sadly, we have no right to know who the club might be sold to. I wish we did and we had the German 'Golden Vote' on major decisions.

The situation surrounding the very public sale of Chelsea doesn't compare to our potential change of ownership. They were basically a lot in a police auction for recovered property. That's why we had lots of detail about all the major groups involved.

So yeah, I'd agree It would be interesting to know, but if it's not this current group don't be surprised if the first thing we see about a new owner is once its all done.

 

[jinkyali]

Am I wrong to think that any takeover group, if advanced or down the line, would be requesting all transfer business is paused.

Essentially the due diligence on finances is muddied if we then sell an asset or obtain a new liability..

 

[Lune1878]

Am I wrong to think that any takeover group, if advanced or down the line, would be requesting all transfer business is paused.

Essentially the due diligence on finances is muddied if we then sell an asset or obtain a new liability..

I’m guessing if that far down the line, any business done would need the new groups blessing, and would already be involved in decision making.

 

[MrGrumpy]

And you really think a bloke from the Real Estate games 30 year old trust fund son qualifies as a decent board member who will get the right people in?

Wake up man !!

As both fellas run and have run billion dollar business I think they will have a clue how to run a business.
The sons bits a rumour and they might have a clue you never know

 

[BNJ1878]

Am I wrong to think that any takeover group, if advanced or down the line, would be requesting all transfer business is paused.

Essentially the due diligence on finances is muddied if we then sell an asset or obtain a new liability..

I asked a similar question to a journalist (I forget which one, but it was somebody who works for a proper newspaper lol) and they said its usually business as usual.

They said people interested in buying a club appreciate its an ever evolving picture and trading (or trading planning) cannot afford to stand still.

Imagine if this rumbled on for another month or two, and then nothing happened and we'd sat on our hands with regard to transfers? Nah.

 

[kenada_blue]

MLS has just announced this week it is migrating to AppleTV for a 10 year 2.5bn deal. MLS centrally allocated the cash to the clubs.

If it’s 2.5bn for 10 years for MLS, what could EPL fetch from a digital / app provider? 50bn? 100bn? Numbers are reflected in the chelsea asking price.

That's Apple buying content just like Sky, Amazon etc. It has nothing to do with being a streaming service, it's to do with being a ridiculous billion dollar company that doesn't need to rely on its TV/streaming arm for profit.

Amazon got into the EPL 2 years ago and they've not come in to outbid Sky or BT when the packages went on sale a few years back. It's not in their interest to spend billions on football.

Overall the interest from multiple companies drives record TV deals each time. It's a system that works for all.

The Chelsea's etc don't want multiple TV companies showing their games. They still believe no one watches Brighton v Wolves and that they're the big draw...so they should control who watches their games and when.

That's where the money is.

 

[MrGrumpy]

That's Apple buying content just like Sky, Amazon etc. It has nothing to do with being a streaming service, it's to do with being a ridiculous billion dollar company that doesn't need to rely on its TV/streaming arm for profit.

Amazon got into the EPL 2 years ago and they've not come in to outbid Sky or BT when the packages went on sale a few years back. It's not in their interest to spend billions on football.

Overall the interest from multiple companies drives record TV deals each time. It's a system that works for all.

The Chelsea's etc don't want multiple TV companies showing their games. They still believe no one watches Brighton v Wolves and that they're the big draw...so they should control who watches their games and when.

That's where the money is.

It will happen within 2-5 years. Sky is slowly dying off and should they lose the PL that will be the end of sky

 

[kenada_blue]

It will happen within 2-5 years. Sky is slowly dying off and should they lose the PL that will be the end of sky

It'll go to whoever pays the most. Always will do. The deals aren't up until 2025.

There will never be just 1 blanket network covering everything unless they want to eclipse the £10billion the EPL made from the last set of TV rights.

Going back to the American owners....I think they want a Chelsea TV or Arsenal TV where they get to charge their own customers for games. As well as the TV deal.

 

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[MrGrumpy]

It'll go to whoever pays the most. Always will do. The deals aren't up until 2025.

There will never be just 1 blanket network covering everything unless they want to eclipse the £10billion the EPL made from the last set of TV rights.

Going back to the American owners....I think they want a Chelsea TV or Arsenal TV where they get to charge their own customers for games. As well as the TV deal.

I think it’s more the PL who end up doing it, they could end up making loads more money and cut out the middleman

 

[kenada_blue]

I think it’s more the PL who end up doing it, they could end up making loads more money and cut out the middleman

Again, they would've done it by now or set it up. The millions if not billions to invest in an infrastructure to support streaming all games live unless they team up/license company that has it ie Sky, BT etc. So why change? They'd still be licensing the Premiership brand just like they already are.

When people throw the term "Netflix model" about they completely forget about the billions of debt they have, and the billions that's been invested in it.

 

[Bedfordblue]

It will happen within 2-5 years. Sky is slowly dying off and should they lose the PL that will be the end of sky

Think you are underestimating Sky there. Losing EPL in the UK would of course be painful (and also isn’t happening any time soon) but they aren’t piling multiple millions in to Elstree and their Osterley base because they’re a one trick pony.
Comcast’s owns them, they have 23% of the home broadband market, there far more to them that the football.