COLUMNIST JIM HOURIGAN
Look below the surface
Comments (20) : However what is of far greater concern to me is the timing of such a decision, we can only assume he was pushed as nobody in their right mind would accept a resignation at such a crucial time for a football club. For such a senior person to leave on the eve of a new season, with DK about to be resolved (I hope), with no new signings and a manager who has not committed himself to the club stinks of panic and imminent problems.
Whether people are personally jubilant or not seems somewhat irrelevant to the bigger picture - the second CEO to resign in somewhat strange circumstances is surely indicative of a much more deep rooted and dangerous situation and I believe the hand of BK is far more malignant than people realise. The "I'm only a supporter" is absolute nonsense used to deflect and disarm and present a picture of an affable sort of bloke who just has the (mis)fortune to be in charge.
The bloke is a ruthless tycoon who doesn't have enough money to run the club but is such an arrogant son of a bitch that if he can't then no one else will. To survive and make millions in the celebrity world is not done without a nasty ruthless streak. The "I'm only a supporter" is used when the knife goes in and he needs a fall guy to take the blame for his inability to actually compete at the level that is required.
Was Bully a fall guy? perhaps that's too simplistic an answer but I'll bet a pound to a penny that BK attempts to come up smelling of roses, blaming him for DK, sponsorship, signings and the departure of DM. People like BK are not 'hands off' owners ? read some of the stuff from the acting world about his style of management and influence ? he knew and sanctioned everything significant that goes on but is astute enough to leave a convenient distance between the decision and himself.
I think the club's in turmoil and BK is up a creek and needs someone to blame so he pushes Bully. Watch him come out and say "I'm only a supporter" look forlorn and seek solace from fellow blues for such an awful cad working at the club and leaving us in such a state. It wasn't his fault really as he's "only a supporter" like the rest of us and doesn't understand how these CEO type chaps operate!!
Well Bully might have been useless, alternatively he might just have been the hired assassin who is expendable and whose time has come as BK needs an excuse. The guiding hand is covered in a steel gauntlet and the gauntlet belongs to a ruthless conniving s.o.b. who puts number 1 first and not EFC.
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The man is a clown and if he had Evertons best interest at heart he would not have (A) signed an exclusivty agreement (B) Allowed that letter from Kilfoyle to be published (C) encouraged not discouraged any potential takeover of the club.
I am quite sure he is an evertonian but that is not good enough when this conflicts with his financial interests.
He’s like a kid with his trainset but wants somebody else to keep buying the batteries to keep it running.
Just watch out for the peace pipe being offered around before the EGM so he doesnt have to face a vote of no confidence.
Maybe he could employ Doddy as his PR agent to replace Ian "Dead loss" Ross.
Good riddance to fat keith but...its merely a matter of...
..One down, several more to go.
and then what ?
You mean Wyness is going to sue us for treating us so Shabbillly?
That wouldnt surprise me!
I agree with you which worries me greatly!
I think Wyness was a shite CEO though as he should have done a better job directing the marketing of the club within the City, which is non existent. I imagine that Wyness was given a high degree of executive power by Billy Boy, hence his title
So Bully didn’t jump he was pushed? and BK isn’t suing him for breach of contract, he is going to sue BK?
It amazes how people can decide that what they are being told is bullshit and make up their own version of the truth and parade it as gospel.
If you don’t believe what the club tell us fine, say it doesn’t sound right and then wait for the truth to come out.
But then again some people don’t want the truth they just want to slag of the people in charge, no matter what.
It was only a matter of time !!! perhaps Cahill might surprise me and become an effective midfield player in a 4 - perhaps not and we can agree to disagree again. At least we both agree on the influence of BK on our club.
How about a season ticket to the Kirkbydome and a bicycle to get there?
Absolutely everything is a conspiracy to some posters. Go and watch the X-Files film instead of Everton, it needs your "support" more than we do.
I do, however, think that Evertonians deserve a proper explanation as to why KW suddenly departed, rather than "it’s nowt to do with DK". Once we have that we can move on and deal in facts rather than fiction and as fans we can get behind the club instead of constantly sniping.
I?m afraid it?s you who lives in a fantasy world if you think we?re ever going to get any "FACTS" out of GP while Kenwright is in charge.
THAT is why so many people are negative on here.
I have never seen an organisation that constantly issues lie after lie.
Just look at the last week.
Wyness - "We have not had any offer for Johnson"
Ian Ross - "The chief executive has not resigned"
add that to our erstwhile chairman?s collection:-
"The £30 million for KD is ringfenced"
"I would not sell Rooney for £50 million"(I suppose there is a grain of truth in that one)
"The cheque will be in the bank in the morning" (Fortress Sports Fund)
"I am looking for investment 24/7" (For 6 years?)
Please dont confuse concern for our club with negativity.
It could be extremely damaging for the credibility of our club, particularly at a time when we need all the investment and new players we can muster. He could, at a stroke, put us back 5 years.
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It's going to be interesting this shareholders meeting (if he is still around) to see how he digs himself out of his biggest hole ever, all on his ownsome.