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A brief report on Five Live has said that Bill Kenwright has got on a plane to have a meeting with a potential buyer. Apparently the sale is for £180M. I guess there must be some substance to this for it to make it to the radio. Anyone know where he's gone? Who he is meeting?
Simon Jones, Posted 10/10/2008 at 17:09:19
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Some good news at last. What do we think?
Some good news at last. What do we think?
The sports news on on Radio 5 just now claimed that Everton FC is being sold about now. Not to "an Indian" buyer, but apart from the millions involved, including debt, little else was said. I've had a look around but can see nothing to add. Can anyone else chip in?
Mihir Bose of the BBC said say on the 530pm 5 Live news - and he is no fool.
The price £180m.
The buyer - foreign but not Indian.
The sale is in an advanced stage and Kenwright is flying abroad to do the deal.
ALL directors have agreed to the sale.
Interesting that any potential sale is subject to a new stadium i.e. Kirkby being likely to go ahead...
The sale, if there potentially is one at all, seems to be dependent on Kirkby being viable. As there is no way of guaranteeing this, seemingly until 2010 if some reports are to be believed, how could this rumoured sale go through?
I wonder if it?s also subject to the new owners honouring the contract offer to Moyes? Kind of explains the delay in getting it sorted, doesn?t it?
Everton spokesman has said:
"Contrary to media reports, the club is not on the verge of being sold. Mr Kenwright spent his Friday night in his office in London."
"Contrary to media reports, the club is not on the verge of being sold. Mr Kenwright spent his Friday night in his office in London."
According To ITV teletext an Everton Spokesman has denied a sale is imminent and says that BK spent his day in his London office.
BBC blogs are about as reliable as our defence I’m afraid.
BBC blogs are about as reliable as our defence I’m afraid.
Why would Kirkby figure? Bills defo in London. Someone jumped the gun me thinks...
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Fortress Sports Fund anyone ?
I will believe it all when it?s all sold and done.
Fortress Sports Fund anyone ?
I will believe it all when it?s all sold and done.
BK has got on a plane because he lives in Jersey and he is going home to see his Mrs, has he not got any kids? He is teetotal also, you know what they say about lads who don't drink and don't like football...
Maybe its to deflect from Moyes not signing his contract
No smoke without fire
Wait and see
WATCH THIS SPACE
No smoke without fire
Wait and see
WATCH THIS SPACE
Right story-wrong club! I hear once the investment company heard there was a London club up for sale, they lost interest in Everton. After all, what Arab has ever heard of Kirkby?
I believe the Club is unsaleable whilst we?ve got a shit-hole ground. And Kirkby ain?t the answer. Kenwright?s stuck with it ?and we are stuck with him!
I still think that BK?s aim is to find someone to give the club a huge amount of money for a seat on the board while he remains chairman. Trefor, I think you?re spot on.
Miles Randell - that’s bullshit & a cheap shot.
Andy Crooks - I completely agree with you, I think that has been his aim previously, hence the reason we’re still stuck with him & vice versa - his 24/7 search for new investment, obviously didn’t include him parting with his trainset - however, I do believe the penny has finally dropped & he’s now resigned to selling up.
Ross’s half arsed denial of the imminent sale - is probably all the proof we should need, to believe it’s going to happen - if that bloke said it was raining, I’d look out of the window..............
Andy Crooks - I completely agree with you, I think that has been his aim previously, hence the reason we’re still stuck with him & vice versa - his 24/7 search for new investment, obviously didn’t include him parting with his trainset - however, I do believe the penny has finally dropped & he’s now resigned to selling up.
Ross’s half arsed denial of the imminent sale - is probably all the proof we should need, to believe it’s going to happen - if that bloke said it was raining, I’d look out of the window..............
If BK has his cash in Jersey, where he lives, it has no protection whatsoever. What Arab has ever heard of Kirkby? Mustafa Ganda, the Nosey Nomad?
This "club is unsaleable while we’re at Goodison" is rubbish. The amount of money you’d have to pump into some sides to bring them close to what we’re achieving and also probably to wipe out their even bigger debts would mean you may as well build us a new stadium. OK, so it’d cost a bit more but clubs are being sold with stadia that aren’t that good, that big etc.
Rod Liddle?s column in the Sunday Times suggested that Everton would be a good risk for a takeover if... David Moyes signed his contract and a move to a new stadium (Kirkby) went ahead. As someone totally opposed to Kirkby and who thinks that David Moyes should go, I would invite anyone to write an article proposing a decent alternative. I?d do it myself but to be honest I?m just back from the pub.
Dubai Royal Family to buy Everton? -- Article in paper today, what do people think?
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