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I've heard that the group I've been going on about for quite a while now have got all those bases covered but everything is hearsay until it truly happens and, until something does, then there doesn't seem to be much light in our Evertonian minds.

Interestingly a couple of snippets in the article, a former player, Marouane Fellaini, loaned 777-owned Standard Liege €3m which is now falling due, and also that if 777 are unable to meet the league's condition for buying Everton, another US investor is waiting to pounce.

“Josimar understands that a rival US bidder is waiting in the wings should they (777) be unable to complete a deal”.

More than a glimmer of hope?

Tony Abrahams has said that there was someone waiting in the wings all along — just a matter of wait and see.

I've followed Tony's comments for months and live in hope.

And still, some continue to say, despite the plethora of evidence now to the contrary, that the new stadium that's forever going to be owned by others to the cost of the club's player-spend-ability and the pockets of us fans, is the way to trophy winning credibility.

Yeah right!!

At the moment, just continuing to exist as a Premier League club will be an achievement! The trophies will take a little bit of time with a progressive youth policy surely a priority?

Amen to that. As depressing as it is, we have waited 30 years or so since our last trophy win; three or four more isn't that long!

We have more immediate pressing things to worry about that keep us awake at night whilst the so-called grown-ups debate.

Just get on with it.

Don't forget to tell the kids because there was enough adults who fell into the Kenwright trap.

Paul Joyce, Times journalist, says there are interested parties (note plural) waiting in the wings. They'll need deep pockets and good loan facilities too, to meet the demands. But that's an imponderable as we don't even know who they are. The insinuation that there are more than one interested group is a positive.

It's crazy everything is still up in the air after all this time. Surely it's time, right now, for 777 Partners to meet the conditions or walk away or alternatively Moshiri to pull the plug and talk to alternatives who can.

I guess, whoever takes over, there will be a fire sale of players and, because of the financial mess we are in, the price that we get for the players will be a lot less than they are worth.

We have a stadium that still needs more funding to finish the job and, whoever takes over, they will either have to settle the outstanding loans to Rights & Media Funding and MSP unless they can negotiate a new deal with them.

Then, if 777 Partners don't get control, then we will also have to settle the £180m in loans they have pumped into the club so far.

I don't see there being many if any prospective buyers out there given the indebtedness the club is in. Even PIF who own Newcastle are finding being able to move that club forward with the constraints of the P&S rules very difficult. And despite the Newcastle fans criticism of Mike Ashley, they were in a much healthier position than we are when PIF took over their club.

You need massive foundations to build on a dock and I think, more than anything else, laying some strong foundations has got to be the first requirement for whoever purchases Everton.

We are at our best when we are ferociously united. No others compare.

Stay together blues because we will be at Bournemouth and at Stamford Bridge. And of course at Goodison Park. United in what we love.

Keep the spirit. I hope the players do.

Sometime in the future, Lyndon and his mate might write another book and we may get to know the truth of what is happening in the background...

1. Too many entities owned by 777 Partners are struggling financially.
2. Cash liquidity is the issue, robbing Peter to pay Paul means Peter is stuffed. They don't seem bothered about ruining a business, their own included.
3. Their backers have said enough. The pipe is dry, the bills are high, the time is short.
4. Their morality in business stinks.
5. A lack of money and a lack of time ensure failure.

The Premier League have asked for the simplest of things: divvy up or get out of the game. One wonders now if the league will believe their answers or will they just wait for the magic beans to grow?

You'll find out in early April; all you need, Jerome, is faith and patience.

I suppose professional footballers will have to get used to these rules and regulation implications since they have such effect on the pitch. With the government coming into the mix, it will become normal as part of the season. Relegation was always difficult to forecast; now, it is an absolute nightmare.

Have a good rest of the day.

Yes, the football keeps us going and I think we will get normal service next season in the Premier League, the worries will lessen but won't go away as the climb back begins.

Enjoy the day, Jerome, with a derby win in the ladies match!

I've mentioned on these pages how a young kid was trying to purchase Morecombe FC, Christine, and it seems as though the EFL just basically told the kid that, until “he could prove” that he was serious by providing what was needed, then he was never going to be really taken that seriously.

777 Partners have just basically been given that same treatment.

Definitely strong headache tablets. I've got a load in stock, been taking them since you learned how to talk!

If I started on tablets, I would end up an addict. It is remarkable the impact it is having on the fans that think their club may be a target.

The problem is that someone should have told Moshiri where to go. We should have known when he was hand-picked by Blue Bill. He obviously never had a clue, but did what Usmanov wanted to get his money in the first place. Never would happen to me.

The club needs money pumping into it, not taking out or asset stripping. Once the assets and money has gone, there'd be no mechanism to plough sufficient back in for transfers etc. It's funding which wouldn't take long to dry up.

It is possible they see the opportunity to promote talent into a big shop window to sell for big money, but that's simply one possible outcome of many that can fail so easily.

Whilst the reports may be noise, there's so many reasons for wanting 777 Partners to fail. The worst part is the unknown should the takeover fail. Where would we go from there?

£1.4 Billion for a Premier League Club and a new ground...it's a bargain, wrap it up, I'll take it with me.