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Everton Big Cheese?

I heard American cheese magnate Robert Kraft say on Sky this morning that he was "looking to buy into a Premiership team." Apparently he owns a soccer team already and "wants to grow the brand."

Most of my work-mates say Everton should reach out to him but I'm not so sure. I think for all his faults, Kenwright is one of us and has done a great job of stabilising the Club. He's also got us a new stadium for next to nothing. I'd feel safer staying British!
Terry Downey, Dingle Posted 25/10/2007 at 10:11:55

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David Barks
1 Posted 28/10/2007 at 04:16:45

Actually, this would be a fantastic investor or owner for Everton. He has some very successful franchises here, does it without spending huge amounts on mercenary type players, and is solid financially. I would be thrilled if he came our way.

norman merrill
2 Posted 28/10/2007 at 05:04:35

Terry, I am sure Kenwright, is well aware
of Rbt Kraft, after all he has often stated,
that he is looking 24/7 for possible investment.
But I am not sure that Bill Kenright, wants to let go.

Ali Phipps
3 Posted 28/10/2007 at 09:34:49

He also said in anonther interview that english fans, specifically fans in London were the best.

I don’t think we should get our hopes up too much!

tom morris
4 Posted 28/10/2007 at 11:22:13

Norman,

Kenwright has said that if a billionaire comes along wanting to buy into Everton, then he will step aside.

Where does this ’train-set’ scenario come from ? There’s no evidence whatsoever that the right kind of ’investor’ has made a serious bid for Everton FC, so what are you basing your assumptions on ? Didn’t Kenwright and his consortium step aside once before, when Peter Johnson took over ?

The fella is by no means perfect, but this whole ’he won’t let go’ argument is completety without foundation and is becoming really, really tiresome.

Neil Pearse
5 Posted 28/10/2007 at 12:31:41

Totally agree Tom. If there was a big investor out there seriously wanting to take over Everton, we would hear about it. If Kenwright wasn’t willing, they would go public, just as they have at so many other Premiership clubs. There is no evidence whatsoever that Kenwright has prevented a large new investor in EFC. In fact, through Earl, he has found a moderate sized investor. Personally I think we need to get a big new investor in - but Kenwright is not the reason we haven’t got one.

Frank Perry
6 Posted 28/10/2007 at 16:17:54

Didn’t Kraft used to have a factory in Kirkby which they shut down with the loss of hundreds of jobs in the 1980s? If Robert Kraft is related to the cheesey Krafts we shouldn’t even consider any (hypothetical) link up with him.

I’m against all this selling to foreign investors anyway, at least Kenwright is one of us and, hopefully’, doesn’tjust see us as assets to be squeezed to increase his own personal fortune.

Dave Roberts
7 Posted 28/10/2007 at 19:56:08

I remember Moyesy saying a few weeks ago that he wanted more Kraft in midfield! Or was it Craft? I think I’m going crackers!!!

Juan Roman
8 Posted 28/10/2007 at 21:04:21

Where’s Dingle?

Dave Roberts
9 Posted 28/10/2007 at 21:25:28

Juan

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Karl Masters
10 Posted 28/10/2007 at 21:41:34

I will be interested to see if LFC’s Yanks really put them £500m in debt as is now being rumoured.

On the other hand Manure are supposedly £800m in debt and they still seem to have cash to burn. And isn’t any sort of expansion always leveraged by using other people’s money?

Before any body writes in accusing me of simplifying matters, I know it’s not quite that simple, but it shows the extraordinary risks being taken by some Clubs. Bill is far from perfect and I don’t trust him, but I’m not sure if a Foreign investor ( looking to make money - they are not a charity! ) is a sensible route either.

Steve Pendleton
11 Posted 28/10/2007 at 23:51:59

Get your head out of your ass (or Bills ass) Terry!! That sought of thinking will see the gap widen between us and the so called ’Big Four’. We need to move with the times or be left behind.

Roy coyne
12 Posted 29/10/2007 at 00:56:58

Terry could you please tell me about this free stadium because I thought we were going to Kirkby and as well as the stadium fit out ,we are also liable for the overspend of the budget and as no one knows the cost how can you say next to nothing the reds have just had theirs increased by quite a large amount if that happens to us we are in the shit .

Tom Hughes
13 Posted 29/10/2007 at 13:24:21

KW recently admitted that the stadium will cost EFC £50m min. Given that he only ever reveals figures incrementally, remember it was "for nothing" to start with, then i would say you can conservatively estimate the final cost will be £80m+...... not a bad achievement turning nothing into £80m, and getting people to vote for it too!!!