Usmanov

Onwards Evertonians · January 6, 2017

Tears at that video. lol

Connor · January 6, 2017

Where do we stand now with Putin? Are we going to hack the league table and go top anytime soon?

ijjysmith · January 6, 2017

ianefc said:
lollollol

Laughed at this more than was necessary. Might watch it again.

ianefc · January 6, 2017

Connor said:
Where do we stand now with Putin? Are we going to hack the league table and go top anytime soon?

AdamEFC · January 6, 2017

Connor said:
Where do we stand now with Putin? Are we going to hack the league table and go top anytime soon?

Scenes when Putin comes charging out of the tunnel tomorrow on the back of a bear shouting "UP THE TOFFEES!"

Make a change from having Bellew on the pitch as well.

duncs pigeon · January 6, 2017

£75million!!! How many Seamus Colemans is that????

bluestevon · January 6, 2017

AdamEFC said:
Scenes when Putin comes charging out of the tunnel tomorrow on the back of a bear shouting "UP THE TOFFEES!"

Make a change from having Bellew on the pitch as well.

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AdamEFC · January 6, 2017

duncs pigeon said:
£75million!!! How many Seamus Colemans is that????

1250

AdamEFC · January 6, 2017

bluestevon said:

Make it happen Mosh

ianefc · January 6, 2017

Tramps_mate · January 6, 2017

bluestevon said:
by and large Russian companies are looking to expand into the east now - after the troubles of the last few years etc, especially the chinese markets (MegaFon being one of the biggets ones involved in trying to do that), so given the commercial appeal of the Premier league over there, yeah makes a lot of sense if MegaFon is in the forefront of any new sponsorship/advertising etc

I can see New York Everton and Shanghai Everton in the near future..

BigDunc'sFod · January 6, 2017

ianefc said:
lollollol

That is gold

We're ******** AWAKE baby!

Dutch Toffee · January 6, 2017

catcherintherye said:
A lot of interest in this and rightly so.

My own two pennies worth is this is massive. Bigger than any signing we could have made and even the potential ground move.

It seems that Usmanov is becoming more interested. My suspicions have always been he would become involved, although this was based on gut feeling and “inside information” always contradicted this.

The guy is seriously loaded. 3 times richer than Abramovic with wealth that continues to grow year in year out. The third partner in crime, with Moshiri and Usmanov is Sochi, who is worth a lot more than Roman A as well. If they become involved, make no bones about it, we are serious players, with only PSG and Manchester City who will be wealthier than us.

The Arsenal of the north comments were always telling to me. Usmanov had tried to build Arsenal, failed to build in his image so may look elsewhere. We share a City with Liverpool FC and are up the road from United and City. Building a 4th big club would be truly box office and people can see the potential there.

Behind the scenes if it is known that Usmanov is associated with Everton and able to put money in, if only for sponsorship that would be massive. People will lend to us. Players will sign for us. Agents like Raiola will want to placate us and keep us on side.

My own feeling is Usmanov will be waiting to sell his part in Arsenal. If an offer came in he would. If he can’t then he will sponsor things that can allow us to grow. He may well come on board more formally once the ground gets going.

Let’s have it right, a football club of our size and history, backed by 4/5/6 times the wealth of Roman A at Chelsea, a ground on the Mersey would be unrecognisable to the club we currently have. We would be in the “Hollywood of football” but be better backed than LFC and United. We are a bigger club than City.

Exciting times.