The Mail Bag
Moyes and Kenwright
Comments (37)
A number of recent posts talk about how good Moyes is and how Kenwright must go yesterday.
I wish these people would get real. Both of these people back each other (publically) totally. There is no hint of any discord between them. So if we trust Moyes ? and we do and must ? then we have to trust his belief in Kenwright. After all, he is the one who knows the real Kenwright much better than (virtually) any supporter!
I think there is a significant possibility that if one goes, then so will the other (shortly after).
COYB
Laurence Hart, Posted 21/02/2008 at 08:49:34
Comments
Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer
2 Posted 21/02/2008 at 13:36:29
He was the man who took a risk on Moyes (at a time when a select group of has been managers that got fired from one job and then got another). He was the man who backed Moyes in public when some said he had taken the club as far as he could. He is the man who since being in total control at the top has turned the club from 15th-ish in the league to 5th-ish in the league...
What Chairman is better in the Premier League???? Can?t think of too many!
3 Posted 21/02/2008 at 13:49:35
Simple as that. Him & Moyes are the best thing to happen at Everton for years - fact.
4 Posted 21/02/2008 at 13:46:46
I was speaking to my mates the other week after the first leg against KP Bran Flakes and we got onto Kenwright.
One phrase used, and I think sums him up was, "He is Blue through and through but let’s be honest he is a bit of a tit."
He loves the clubs and tried to to do what’s best but we are limited so he gets his showbizzy mates to help.
There are a lot more clubs with worse chairmen but I wish he would just shut the fuck up with his infrequent interviews when we are doing well and then turns into Nyarko/the invisible man when we are going through a rocky patch.
We could do better but we could also do a hell of a lot worse.......but in the end he is a bit of a tit.
5 Posted 21/02/2008 at 13:53:54
Moyes is the guy that runs this club. I am prepared to be patient, because he is slowly progressing the club to where it should be. 5 years ago, I would have doubted if we will ever win another trophy in my lifetime, but now I feel like we can genuinely compete in all the competitions we are involved in. The semi-final this year is valuable experience and should be looked on as an achievement, not a missed opportunity.
Why would we want to change what is a consistent formula in Moyes and Kenwright?
6 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:09:32
I for one stand behind our team through the good and the bad. Its what makes us true Everton fans. And to David and Bill, I thank you both for bringing the pride to our club. May you both continue.
7 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:08:51
None of the money available is his or his friends on the board is it?? But he and his cronies will be quick to take the money when they sell their shares you can count on that. What will we be left with???
Everything is a quick fix solution for Kenwright. I can’t stand him or his idiotic comments and people in his position are only interested in one thing THE MONEY!!!!
So sad he uses this true blue image to mask his lies and empty promises. Can’t believe some Everton fans are so gullible.
8 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:28:46
1) A chairman who cares about his club more than profits going into his offshore account.
2) A chairman who backs his manager.
3) A chairman who has given us stability.
4) A chairman who has given us our pride back.
Yes I know he is a Lovey. Yes I know he is not a billionairre. BUT he and Moyes are the best team in the Premiership. It is working well. Let’s not try to fix something that is not broken.
9 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:32:35
James, you would be he first to complain if we didn’t spend any money so if he hasn’t gone any, wehre else is it going to come from. Where do you think everybody elses money comes from. Do you think that the Glaziers are giving Man Utd all their hard earned cash to spend!
For some reason a selection of people seem convinced that Bill is only in it for the money - well I think he’s in the wrong job then as not many people make money out of football clubs.
He’s put what he’s got into Everton and has done a decent job with it, he gave Davey the job and held on to him a few years ago when a number of supporters would have got rid, and deserves some credit for the success we are currently having - whatever the doubters say.
As for his only appearing when things are going well - well that is as much down to media as anything else - nobody is interested in Everton when we are struggling at the bottom and losing every week.
Give the guy a break and for once leave an article alone that says something positive about him (you don’t have to make the same comments on every one you know!)
10 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:52:50
Paul Gregg was the last who made a hefty profit, when he sold his shares to Robert Earl. Before him, it was a certain Peter Johnson, who made out like a bandit, even though he got only a paltry £897 per share when Kenwright finally bought him out.
So, when the time comes for the next transition, expect to see Bill Kenwright handsomely rewarded for his years of effort and dedication in the form of a massive return on his investment in Everton.
11 Posted 21/02/2008 at 14:58:57
12 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:12:05
13 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:10:43
But there are some who believe he is still spending 24/7 looking for new investment for Everton so I suppose it?s not too much of a stretch for them to believe that he spends 110% (whatever the hell that means) day-in, day-out for Everton. I just know there is no way that is true.
14 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:18:01
15 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:18:43
16 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:24:50
I have to run now anyway, lets hope for a decent win tonight eh.
Later alligator.
17 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:30:10
Kenwright only gave the Moyes the job on Walter Smith’s recomendation it wasn’t a masterstroke from himself.
I think Kenwright has gone as far as he can at Everton and if he’s a true blue like he say’s he is sell the club to people who can really maximise it’s full potential and go and buy a season ticket like real fan’s do.
I feel Moyes’s talent as a manager deserves more than what Kenwright can offer him.
As he said it himself we can’t even compete with Spur’s in the transfer market so what chance the bigger clubs??
18 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:46:35
I?ve given up trying to expose what an incompetent fraudster the "Rabbit out of the hat" is.
People will believe whatever they want to believe and, I suppose, it's their prerogative and as they say history will tell.
It's what he?s going to do rather than what he?s done that I am more concerned with because, once that journey is made up the East Lancs, there will be no turning back.
19 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:43:30
20 Posted 21/02/2008 at 15:37:34
Is it coincidental that we had to sell in January and balance the books once more? The money for Yakubu were secured trough another loan, gambling on a possible CL spot, every time I read Joe Beardwood?s analysis I am shaking my head in disbelief so to praise Kenwright for the job Moyes has done is ridiculous
21 Posted 21/02/2008 at 16:19:58
22 Posted 21/02/2008 at 17:08:38
I for one have no beef with Moyes as the manager or Kenwright as the Chairman. I have never met either and don't suppose I ever will, but they appear as nice people who want what is best for the club, and that sits fine with me. I hope with some silverware hopefully on its way to Goodison in the not too distant future people can resolve their differences with the running of the club.
23 Posted 21/02/2008 at 17:28:08
I remember when someone asked how did we know he lied. The answer;
he spoke!
24 Posted 21/02/2008 at 17:27:54
The progress made by us on the pitch is down to Moyes - end of. I have noticed that Davie has to keep demanding money to strengthen and BK has generally found something, but often only at the last minute. He appointed Moyes and has backed him so no complaints there.
Off the pitch, Kirkby is not the right move for Everton and could yet undo Moyes’ work if we get saddled with the £100m + debt that this project is now likely to create. There will be less to spend on players, not more.
In other areas, the Club falls well short. Ticketing, catering, merchandising, PR, Wyness are all subjects that deserve much closer scrutiny by Bill, but as others have pointed out he’s too busy doing other things to address these issues properly. How did he not know about Dunford and his shares in Pro-activ leading to the Rooney conflict of interest? Just one example.
He does his bit for trying to raise the profile of the Club, but Joseph, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Mastermind have been more like own goals as he’s come across a bit indecisive. Fortress, NTL & most sickeningly, the Kings Dock fiasco, have really shown him up to be less than competent in some areas.
Conclusion: Nice fella, Evertonian, but not really up to it and Kirkby will be his epitaph. Shame. That said, if there’s nobody else.....
25 Posted 21/02/2008 at 17:49:37
Moyes has taught Bullshit Bill the business and will probably end up making him very, very rich. But don't confuse the two of them, ease!
26 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:10:25
27 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:21:44
Favourites for relegation for so many years, now favourites to break the top 4. Not a bad transition for a club operating on a shoe string by a guy who loves this club and has put more into it than anybody on this site.
I appreciate Michael puts time and effort into this site, but mate at the end of the day, you are just words. Kenwright actually produces. Regardless of the intermittant progress, we have and are still progressing under the current regime.
Of course he is going to make money when he sells, at the end of the day, like all of us he has to pay the bills. But I am 100% certain he is not motivated by money when it comes to Everton. He wants what you want, and what I want, and what Moyes wants.
We could have gone down the road that injects 100m into the club, but really, out of all the clubs out of the top 4 who have had major financial injections, are any of them in a better position than us? No.
Now this here is the reality, what we say, think, feel. Whatever our opinions are, they are just that, opinions. If anybody wants to try and make a difference than they are taking the wrong path bitching and moaning here.
Why don’t we enjoy the fact that we are improving all the time, both senior and youth. I know I am, and I am going to enjoy tonight’s game.
COYB!!!
28 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:29:32
So who was it who hired David Moyes? Pretty sure it was BK.
29 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:31:17
BK and DM rock bells.
30 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:25:54
And he has backed us as much as he can. He?s not some mass billionaire that can take out a £100 million loan and pay it off over a few years as Glazer does.
31 Posted 21/02/2008 at 18:57:30
I did warn you not to say any more about a proven incompetent liar and cheat.
While we are doing well the fickle ones will see sunlight through his arse while others will see it anyway.
As for choosing DM (which he did not) he also chose Fat Keith ? now I challenge anybody to find any improvement that he has made. And all you pro BK-ites I hope I am wrong but don't come on here crying when it all goes tits up. We will remeber the names just as I expect stick if we have a wonderful future under Bullshit Billy.
32 Posted 21/02/2008 at 19:09:26
33 Posted 21/02/2008 at 19:15:27
I came 2-3 times across NTL - what was the deal with it?
34 Posted 21/02/2008 at 19:27:52
35 Posted 21/02/2008 at 22:24:59
Say NO to kirkby
Say NO to Success
Say NO to Money
Say NO to dedicated Chairmen
Say YES to Money Grabbing Billionaires that don’t give a flying fuck about the club.
36 Posted 22/02/2008 at 09:00:42
37 Posted 22/02/2008 at 09:10:44


1 Posted 21/02/2008 at 13:36:46