Recent Reader Comments

• Ian @ 35, something doesn’t add up does it? rnrnAnd it is not fans’ impatience or lack of realism that is the issue....
  Steve Brown in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• Brian @ 33, stop making sense.rnrnKinnear said: “This window again, I think we will spend more than most of our competitors, the owners are very keen to back us,” That was patently not the case in the summer transfer window. rnrnEither Kinnear went out and lied to various media outlets in his interviews on 18th August (unlikely), or he doesn’t understand the club’s financials (impossible), or TFG’s position changed in the 2 weeks before the window closed (probable). rnrnThe club took a “sell to buy” approach in those final 14 days and would not even commit to completing transfers in until sales had gone through. There is no other explanation why the club were willing to accept an initial fee of £60 million for Ndiaye, £15-20 million below his market value despite 3 years being left on his contract. Nor why they were willing to accept a £40 million bid for Armstrong when we are meant to be building the squad strength.rnrn...
  Steve Brown in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• Spot on Steve @32, we are so far inside the SCR limit it is ridiculous. rnWhy? Well either we have truly incompetent management, which on the face of it is very possible, or the management we have were following Friedkin strategy ( sell before buy), spend effectively neutral, and in so doing they truly screwed up in the last days of window. rnTake your choice, I think it’s the latter, hence no fall guys for the fiasco. rnFriedkin could have invested further but didn’t put up the cash. rnIt’s short sighted because investment on pitch is ultimately the real revenue generator. rnSuccess, on pitch, breeds success off it. ...
  Ian Wilkins in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• An Away Win would be most welcome, for obvious points reasons and also establishing our hitherto decent away record before last season's dismal last 8 game run. Secondly, I cannot stand Spurs, or Chelsea and always relish them getting beaten. Hope Moyes uses the thin squad wisely, and doesn't leave subs too late as per previous matches ! We can Win this !...
  Derek Knox in Opposition Report: Winless, goalless, Spurs up next for Everton
• Profit is not cash.rnrnCash is what keeps companies going. Companies do not go out of business because they are making losses. Making losses mean you run out of cash quicker.rnrnManaging the cash is the challenge. Not having the money in the bank to pay HMRC is one of the quickest ways to get a winding up order. So forget about amortisation - do we have the money in the bank to pay the fees. ...
  Phil Roberts in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• Mike 28 You always seem to defend TFG saying they have a plan based over a couple of years yet in your last post you say nobody knows what the friedkin's plans are. So seeing you believe they are the right owners for our club, can you explain why they have never visited the stadium, and even more worrying is they have never spoken to the manager or the fans.. Yet they seem to be able to make numerous visits to Roma. Their appointed CEO did a few interviews stating judge us when the window closes, he also said they would have liked to have got players in for pre season but it was more important they get the right players in.. He said we would have a new right back but does anybody really believe their target was Maitland Niles. They tried to sell Armstrong against the managers wishes and it was only because the press broke the story before the Bournemouth game that allowed the lifeblood of this club the fans told them exactly what they thought of that. Despite our CEO stating in his i...
  Brian Harrison in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group