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• Tony @ 4, Are you suggesting that could be the new Everton song? :)...
  Ian Jones in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover
• Brian @12, yea that's exactly how I read that, basically “here's what you need for the take over”. Clearly 777 have not or cannot meet the criteria. So clearly they should be binned off. Moshiri is persistent in 777 because the terms are “favourable” for him. Why else would he stick with them? ...
  Michael O/Brien in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover
• After all the grief the Premier League and masters have given us this season. At least we can thank them for not passing 777 Partners....
  Paul Hewitt in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover
• So Brian @12 having the Premier League as the body who pronounce if a new owner is suitable or not is an absolute waste of time if what you are saying is correct. You are saying that a prospective owner cannot rely on the Premier League to make such a judgement. What are they there for then? Why include their tests if they are not going to make a decision at the end of it? According to Masters it's not their job!!What a load of bollocks. However it is befitting of them. Useless is the best word to describe that sort of attitude and the reason why there has been so many calls for Masters to go as he just epitomizes the organisation he supposedly leads.Change can't come soon enough.Michael's post above probably gives a more accurate answer and that is It Is More Difficult For Them To Do so bugger it, we will just kick the can down the road again and sod Everton and Moshiri. That sound right?...
  Peter Hodgson in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover
• WHile that's one take on things, Brian @12, I think perhaps Giulia Bould has a better take on the process: BBC Journalist Guilia Bould suggested on X that the Premier League previously told her that they could reject 777 Partners. In a separate tweet she wrote that the Premier League do have a reject option but it is “hard to use”. “Interesting comment from Richard Masters as when I asked the Premier League for the potential outcomes of the Owners and Directors Test I was told they CAN reject Everton,” wrote Bould. She added: “Clarity, I’m aware the reject process has specific reasoning. The point is 1) there IS a reject option. 2) the criteria to reject is so specific it is hard to use & means Everton remain in limbo where 777 can’t be accepted or rejected & the OADT has no timeout either so doesn’t end.” ...
  Michael Kenrick in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover
• As much as Masters is a complete see you next Tuesday, in this he's not saying or doing much wrong.My understanding is that It's not the premier league's job to "disallow" or "reject" a prospective owner but to give that prospective owner a number of conditions to satisfy the premier league's requirements.It's then up to the prospective owner to do that. If the prospective owner can't, it's up to the present owner to ditch them and find someone who can....
  Brian Williams in Masters maintains Premier League stance on 777 takeover