Moshiri confident Everton takeover saga is 'in the home straight'

Is he taking the piss ?

He's either got more front than Blackpool or throws words in the air unaware of how they'll land. Given his previous musings I'm going with the latter.

The amount of borrowing is staggering and there is now another article in The Guardian which explains that, although Moshiri gave assurances to the league that he would continue to fund Everton, all that he has done since is fund Everton with outside loans.

He's cut from the same cloth as the man who sold him Everton, although it was easier for the other fella to kid thousands because at least he was a proper Evertonian!!!

The greatest management double act have brought Everton on to its knees. But tomorrow let's hope for a welcome victory.

777 Partners will come up with the Premier League's requirements. Maybe not exactly as the Premier League have laid out, but the Premier League has given approval and the conditions can be fulfilled in time.

777 Partners have a seat at both sides of the table. The problems begin after the takeover happens.

Just come to a decision so we know where we stand.

Bournemouth tomorrow is the more immediate concern.

Tony, can you post a link to the Guardian article?

Farhad Moshiri assures Everton fans that 777 takeover is in ‘home straight’

So the fact that they are progressing the works means they're getting paid and have assurances that they will continue to receive payments.

I am glad you agreed because we need as much good news as we can get at the moment.

They have had seven months already and things seem to have got a lot worse financially for them over this period of time but the fact that they are still here is worrying.

I am sure there must be a massive game of chess getting played behind the scenes and 777 Partners are probably going to be well looked after for finding Moshiri enough money to keep Everton operational because I can't see one positive thing about them being the new owners of our club.

There is only one god, and I’m sure Moshiri is a lot more interested in how much money he his going to be receiving, rather than genuinely caring about Everton’s future, especially after his mismanagement of the club, has probably cost him a fortune

Bad enough when he was using Jim White as his mouthpiece but he excelled himself when he said that Lukaku wanted to leave as his mother was on a pilgrimage to Africa and a voodoo had told him to leave.

For me that racist, colonialist language made me realised that Kenwright had managed to get into bed with someone even more weird than him.

The clock was ticking then and the alarm has gone off now.

David Moores, not the brightest tool in the family, a life long fan sold the to two obvious cowboys, nearly pushing the club into administration and leading him into exile.

And, despite this egregious example, their next door neighbours do exactly the same, albeit with a new stadium on the horizon.

What’s that quote about learning the lessons of history?

Realistically its confusing as to why he is even still in bed with these guys given the awful bad press and poor financial outlook they have, which makes me wonder what it is we are missing, because even Moshiri, for all his dubious decision making stuff ups, must realise that even for him, this is a poor outcome. He has already taken a bath, but whats coming, even if 777 goes through, is a personal financial disaster. Every loan he gets reduces the amount he gets back into his account, there cannot be much left at this rate.. which is the point so far as 777 are concerned, they get back or pay far less than expected but can then refinance to both finish the stadium and long term debt. There has to be someone in the background ready to back them because their current backers have already pulled out.. so who is it or why is Moshiri hanging in there when allegedly there are other players in the wing ( they can't be much worse than 777 can they?)
Feels like a front operation for someone else.. really does.. come on Josimar do a bit of digging!

The ‘conditions' are a mystery but 777 keep pumping in the cash.

By now (in April) you would think that the league we will be playing in next season is key to any ‘investor' due to the cash flows.

So I wonder if anything will happen until that's clear, and it's not at the moment as we bounce up and down the table due to lunatic points deductions and appeals.

Roll on 24 May, I just want it all to be over.

I wish we had a Don Corleone figure at the club because who wants to wait for bad news!

Tom Hagen is flying in from LA as we speak…..

I think he is a bit of a phoney, Charles, all straight up front while having it off with his bit on the side, two-faced so and so and Michael took him off the scene when it got tough.

Come on, Dave, Tom, didn't panic when he was taken off the street by Sollozzo, and Michael always said he made the decision because Tom wasn't an Italian.

That scene when Hagen goes to visit Pantangeli, who was under the protection of the FBI, is still one of the most heartwarming and educational things I've ever witnessed, unlike poor Spider in Goodfellas who got shot because him and his family were all rats!!!

That 777 Partners are able to finance with millions, which appears to be a preferred option, knows no bounds, so any parameters set are worthless.

Although in saying that, I don't really believe one can prepare for such. If the worst happens, I know I'll be absolutely shattered.

Nah, Tom was Sonny's mate, took him off the streets, Michael was relegating him in a nice way.

Heartwarming and educational? He was telling him how to bleedin' top himself!!

Tell you what, though, I'd rather talk about The Godfather at the moment than Everton; wasn't fussy about Goodfellas.

We're a mess financially. The best we can hope for is for 777 Partners to keep us afloat. They will undoubtedly starve the club of on the field investment, and we'll have to battle the odds to stay up, starting today. But it's the best we can hope for.

The alternative is administration and what will likely be many, many years in the wilderness following on from that.

In short, it will be easier to stay up from here than it will be to claw our way back to the top table. Staying afloat financially is key to achieving this.

I'm with The Esk, if it's true he said that he would sooner have administration rather than 777 Partners, because I would sooner take some short-term pain if it meant we were allowed to get decent ownership and reset, rather just continuing to go through the motions, which is not something Everton Football Club, should have ever been associated with.

No wonder we have lost so much respect as well as our standing within the English game if some fans are prepared to accept owners who they think will starve the club of on-field investment even if I understand why you are saying this, Danny.

What can we do?The Premier League is turning into the Wild West.Most of the teams are not in profit.It could become a regular feature of a season waiting on the results of a appeal to work out your final points.

Moshiri really is a Muppet.It is not worth taking his letter seriously.Multi Club the way forward as if he has a clue.God knows what the true figures are and if they are close to the Premier League monitoring calculations.I have had my doubts regarding the figures that have been bandied about by Everton.