We need to talk about Nottingham Forest.

[Harryflashman]

Tbf mate you're a hard club to like with that criminal in charge. Add in the poverty chanting from your fans when we play you and the crap you give us about cheating over PSR (before being done yourself) then it would be peculiar if Everton did like Forest.

I won’t argue with any of that. however as regards owners as a collective fan base we managed to pretend we didn’t see the extensive baggage our previous ‘chief sponsor ‘ brought with him

 

[Walken]

Is it not 18 months? Basically? From now I’ll summer 2027.

That would make more sense, secure safety and get a bonus plus one years compo once the owner gets more ambitious and there are more available targets in the summer

 

[Rita_Poon]

utilities tycoon

usmanov is big into mining and metal deposits, I wonder which company is lined up to exploit those mineral deposits seized in Ukraine (Donetsk region)[allegedly $350B worth].

 

[HKContractDave]

Haven't been told to wear shinpads to train (yet)

 

[Harryflashman]

usmanov is big into mining and metal deposits, I wonder which company is lined up to exploit those mineral deposits seized in Ukraine (Donetsk region)[allegedly $350B worth].

I’ll tell you what I’m sure if you google Usmanov he’s never been linked to any journalist murders , rape convictions or drugs dealers . I’m sure he hasn’t right ?

 

[Simon Buttle]

A utilities tycoon ? I mean that feels like there is a fair bit of whitewashing going on there , are previous defacto owner has his fair share of stories out there .

I know he does, but they are small time compared to Marinakis tbh, and yes utilities are his thing, steel, copper, gas, and mobile phones. The greek is a nutcase, I know people involved in that world and am aware of what and who he is, I personally don't know how he ever passed the fit and proper persons test (he couldn't be anymore the opposite)

 

[Rita_Poon]

I’ll tell you what I’m sure if you google Usmanov he’s never been linked to any journalist murders , rape convictions or drugs dealers . I’m sure he hasn’t right ?

he's so hard faced he hired a pr firm to alter public held accounts of his history and then set a big firm of lawyers onto anyone that repeated said claims.
We've had phil green and alisher usmanov involved in the ownership of Everton fc (not at the same time), it takes some doing that green is not the most nefarious individual that's been on the books.

 

[Charro]

usmanov is big into mining and metal deposits, I wonder which company is lined up to exploit those mineral deposits seized in Ukraine (Donetsk region)[allegedly $350B worth].

Very convenient how we lashed £20m to a Ukrainian team owned by an oligarch just before the war started for a full back who can’t kick a football.

 

[Harryflashman]

I know he does, but they are small time compared to Marinakis tbh, and yes utilities are his thing, steel, copper, gas, and mobile phones. The greek is a nutcase, I know people involved in that world and am aware of what and who he is, I personally don't know how he ever passed the fit and proper persons test (he couldn't be anymore the opposite)

Won’t argue and defend the Greek but some of the links and allegations against our previous owner are not much different in fact you could say worse .

We held our noses , me included. I’m no fan of forest at all but feel a bit two faced giving them stick over backing an owner when we look at who built our stadium .

 

[Harryflashman]

he's so hard faced he hired a pr firm to alter public held accounts of his history and then set a big firm of lawyers onto anyone that repeated said claims.
We've had phil green and alisher usmanov involved in the ownership of Everton fc (not at the same time), it takes some doing that green is not the most nefarious individual that's been on the books.

Yep that’s why initial google searches doesn’t always show some allegations

 

[Rita_Poon]

Very convenient how we lashed £20m to a Ukrainian team owned by an oligarch just before the war started for a full back who can’t kick a football.

Similar fee to that training ground sponsorship deal you mean? (megafon did happen iirc?)

 

[Simon Buttle]

I’ll tell you what I’m sure if you google Usmanov he’s never been linked to any journalist murders , rape convictions or drugs dealers . I’m sure he hasn’t right ?

He has been implicated in incidents regarding both these matters at times, on both occasions the individuals involved seemingly vanished.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Won’t argue and defend the Greek but some of the links and allegations against our previous owner are not much different in fact you could say worse .

We held our noses , me included. I’m no fan of forest at all but feel a bit two faced giving them stick over backing an owner when we look at who built our stadium .

Payday loans built our stadium. Tbf both are utter scumbags and are as bad as each other when you break it down, Usmanov was at least in the background, the greek is very much in yer face, would drive me nuts that.

 

[Rita_Poon]

in fact you could say worse .

Very much so a case of worse, the mafioso at forest is just that, a mobster, usmanov is connected to war crimes. The seriousness is a few leagues apart.

 

[Harryflashman]

Payday loans built our stadium.

I mean payday loans kept the lights on before the takeover and finished the stadium once we couldn’t access our owners cash but the project was started and funded by the bloke who owned but never owned us surely ?