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• Mike @ 15rnrnI agree on Barry. He is quite good with his back to goal. rnrnPeople need to watch him more closely as the cliche that he’s not good at holding onto the ball or miss controls it is not the case. I specifically watched him on Sunday for that reason. rnrnHe also covers a lot of ground and is energetic and leads the press at times. ...
  Steve Jones in Everton’s transfer window might have accidentally given David Moyes the push he needs
• Advise @ 11rnrnI agree mate. rnrnWe are now pressing higher, and when we win the ball back we are holding and passing better the last season as we have replaced Gana and Tim with Armstrong and Hackney. rnrnWe reduced the long ball but still did the odd hit and hope usually Tarks. rnrnPlaying out from the back through the lines is also more evident. The more we do it the better we will become. Ali most Man City ish ...
  Steve Jones in Everton’s transfer window might have accidentally given David Moyes the push he needs
• To be honest I have lost all faith in TFG, they have made numerous visits to Roma yet haven't ever spoken to Moyes. I don't agree with Simon Jordan very often but as he said yesterday TFG have bought the club and they will do whatever they think will make them a profit, so getting investors in and being one of the lowest spenders in the premier league for me outlines their plan. Anybody who thinks they have a plan to get Everton back competing for honours is deluded, they have bought a stadium with a football club attached. They no doubt see the vast potential in non footballing activity they will get having a new stadium. I was far happier and a lot more optimistic when we had the Russian oligarch pouring money in but the Ukraine war put a stop to that. He had the vision to build a new stadium and he would have bankrolled the manager for as much as the rules would allow. Not like our present owners who have little or no interest in the fans or the club....
  Brian Harrison in Another cash injection as Everton issued a tranche of new shares
• Ian @12rnrnThere is a lot of money in American family offices and large long term investment funds all looking for places as to where to put their money. There is more money than investment opportunities at the moment. rnrnTFG are a portfolio of companies and assets. In that sense they are diversified and seen as low risk. They can access loans, capital from these funds at much lower interest than a single company in their portfolio. Hence they don’t want to burden EFC with higher interest facilities and they want to leverage their financial clout. rnrnThat is why it is capital injection. It is a very simple leverage approach. rnrnOverall TFG are not looking for profit but asset valuation build. ...
  Steve Jones in Another cash injection as Everton issued a tranche of new shares
• One thing that needs to be recognised is that there are a number of American investors have identified sports assets for long term investment. rnrnPremier League has upward scale potential in terms of valuations as the world’s populations increase their disposable income and seek entertainment and experiential leisure. The premier league is a global market asset. rnrnSo you could say that EFC with a shinny new stadium in itself worth circa £700m+ it could be now worth say £1bn rnrnThe American sports investor community would believe that this valuation could grow to £5-10bn over the next 5 to 10 years. rnrnTFG have a large portfolio of companies and assets 20+ companies turning over circa $18 billions. They are historically a portfolio builder not a flipper. rnrnI know their group strategy Director and they have bid and failed with other US sports franchises as the valuations have sky rocketed.rnrnAny additional minority investors help with over...
  Steve Jones in Another cash injection as Everton issued a tranche of new shares
• Without any form of communication it is difficult to judge the financial manoeuvres. The modest nature of the recent sums ( in football terms) make them look like short term working capital adjustments. rnAs Ian B said why this is being done through share equity rather than short term banking arrangements is anybody’s guess. rnThe late window offers suggest there was money available. Though making an offer for say Munoz, then reducing it subsequently lacks credibility. And the apparent desperation to sell Ndiaye ( at reduced value) and the left field considered sale of Armstrong smells of a real need for cash. We clearly had to sell before buy, and we got the timing horribly wrong with that. rnWe are all second guessing. rnFriedkins silent. Kinnear gone to ground. Moyes toeing party line. ...
  Ian Wilkins in Another cash injection as Everton issued a tranche of new shares