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• Derek, yep, you guessed right... in the US it\'s called \"Shark Tank\" and it\'s still on the air after more than 15 years. ...
  Mike Gaynes in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters
• I think Raymond Fox\'s comment at @64 is the main cause for concern that we and TFG and their executive team should be focused on at the moment and particularly in the January window.rnrnAs Raymond says the squad is seriously short on numbers and this has the potential to jeopardise our premier league status.rnrnMy gut feeling is that as things stand TFG have already made a profit should they decide to sell. If so any new investment would also attract a proportionate profit. rnrnIf we end up struggling in a relegation battle because of injuries or fatigue that changes everything - we become a much less attractive proposition. If the unthinkable happened that would be a financial disaster for TFG.rnrnIf I can figure that out then presumably the Freidkins certainly have. So as I see it they will have already told their \"executive team\" to get Moyes what he asks for in the January window. Their hand has been forced by their own ineptitude.rnrnLike it o...
  Laurie Hartley in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters
• Dale @ 84; yet again we are separated by a common language. The phrase..."So for that reason - I'm Out!" doesn't refer to me. It's a reference to the UK TV show 'The Dragons Den' where 'the investors' akaTFG, assess business plans presented to them by aspiring business owners, in this case EFC. All the pros and cons, the projected revenue, sales, etc are pitched at investors. The original concept was from Japan, you probably had a version in the US under another name. You also say.."Even those of us who do not possess Abrahamic knowledge of the sport can see that with a couple of more decent moves, we could be in a position to surprise in the present PL." I'm not saying it in a bad way, but that statement alone proves you're well and truly hooked mate. It's just another version of the age old fans lament - we're only 3 players away from being a decent team and giving these 'big teams' a real hiding....
  Derek Thomas in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters
• And by the way, this really is not a serious discussion absent Paul Griffiths dropping a \"St. Daniel the Absent\" line. rnrnWhere is ya Paul?...
  Dale Self in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters
• Derek, don't bail. I'm not sure that is the proper frame but hey man, I get it, not criticizing that at all. Mike may be right. They may have a plan that will work and simply won't get involved in the emotional management needed by club followers. I could be alright with that as long as things did not go sideways or backwards. The club needs everyone's support, and there are some good moves being made. Which is what makes this episode so taxing. Even those of us who do not possess Abrahamic knowledge of the sport can see that with a couple of more decent moves, we could be in a position to surprise in the present PL. Whether we would want the financial challenge of that success (in Europe) is for another discussion. What is obvious is that we could have made that next step. Building a squad that is capable of inspiring those who have supported this club through its darkest days, delivering Dan the chance to demonstrate his executive acumen in a flattering space. We have to sit ...
  Dale Self in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters
• Ian Wilkins @ 79; "Why have TFG failed to back the club and its fans, only they can answer, but clear as day they have." Before The Esk published his piece I wrote a similar, but much less erudite opinion of why, which I can't find now but below sums it up. .."Its a good job we didn't pay full price, but hey, we won't lose money - it's just not got the year, on year, on year, revenue growth we thought it had, based on what we saw from Roma" "We're pretty much maxed out now, we're seeing push back already." it's Regents Rd. Liverpool, in the poor north - not Regents St. London in the rich south or la via Regente in Rome. The average price for a Serie A player is about £10million but around £28million in the Premier League And that's before you even get to the Champions League where the real money is. Basically there's a limit to what they can and will pay for a blue 'kin donut...and a ticket...and average beer...and we're more or less there already. So for that reason -...
  Derek Thomas in Contempt: The Friedkin Group’s treatment of Everton Football Club and its supporters