John Textor tells ESPN that FFP is a 'fraud'

But if this gets back to Richard Masters, I can see him reapplying the Directors and Owners Test with a little fresh vigour — especially if Textor gets any closer to completing his takeover of Everton!

I think I have mixed metaphors — or perhaps it's fork handles...

Masters should know, he is the biggest tool in the box!

"Masters should know, he is the biggest tool in the box! "

King Dick?

A well known and decent tool brand, not so long ago, which is more that you can say about the appropriately named Richard Masters!

If you take over all the debt, and then have to give Moshiri his top line of £80 million, how much would it be costing to acquire the whole club, lock, stock and barrel?

Rights & Media Funding - £200 million, 777 Partners - £200 million, and Dan Friedkin - £200 million, plus Farhad Moshiri - £80 million, equals £680 million, so what am I missing out?

There must be something else, because I heard that to purchase Everton, and start again after removing all the debt, would cost around £1.1 Billion.

But, even if this was the case, I still can't believe the club hasn't had any takers, when you consider that you are buying a club with a very loyal fanbase who are moving into an incredible new stadium in a city which is only going to keep growing and the club is playing in the richest football league in the world?

I was reading that Friedkin was going to spend £800 million building a new stadium for Roma. If this report is true, then I think the price of Everton is very reasonable because, if you can get the club going again, then it could surely be sold again for a whole lot more?

I do wonder what strings are attached to the majority of those large loans and if Moshiri in taking a financial haircut, or has strings of his own he has attached to the sale of the club. There must be a lot of devil in the detail that us mere mortals are unaware of.

I remain convinced that Moshiri will sell eventually, but will try and wait it out, until the completion of the stadium.

My other concern is, whilst Everton appear rudderless at the moment, various deals have already been signed in relation to the stadium and it might not make Everton FC as much money as many people would like it to, including potential new owners.

Any new owner would only need around £500 million to buy the club. Pay off Moshiri and pay off Friedkin and 777 Partners. The Rights & Media Funding loan could be left as it is and paid off over the years.

A Premier League club in a brand new stadium. It's a bargain.

If I could get anyone paid off, it would be Rights & Media Funding, Paul, because I suspect what Fred has said about the smaller details will make it hard to get rid of these people easily.

£500 million seems the biggest bargain since our neighbours were sold, so let's pray for a similar outcome!

I agree with you about Rights & Media Funding, they have had their claws into the club for a long time and it's a gravy train and they see no reason to let it go.

As you say, the devil is in the detail but, for me ,they seem to have a clause somewhere that gives them power of who the club is sold to?

Or whoever tries to buy them out will find it costs far more than is owed; something somewhere appears to be a roadblock of mega proportions..

In today's society, we all have to be careful about what we say. Even Lemmy had to think twice. Bet you can't work that one out.😀

I shall probably forget Meider's advice and continue to use the phrase as she was originally intended to mean "tell it like it is", with reference to a garden spade or similar non-controversial implement.

I hope you found a way to avoid paying the £1.99 subscription now demanded for access to that report from the Daily Mail behind their new paywall???

Maybe one day Goodison News and Everton News will charge for the dubious privilege of accessing their doom-laden twaddle and I will feel less obligated to read it?

Tony, Roma's situation is interesting. They planned to move a few seasons back, but the Lazio region rejected it.

But it looks like the project has been resurrected. New stadium with a 55,000 capacity that can be expanded to over 60,000 for certain matches or events.

Depending who you listen to or believe, it is going to cost 1Bn Euros although the club say it will cost half of that. That's Italia for you!!

Ideally that would be nothing, in retribution for the harm (financially) plus the angst he has put the fans through all for his greed. Bonus would be a Usmanov Contract on him too.

Despicable little Scrotumus Maximus, handpicked/head-hunted, by the Maggot !

Don't listen to them but I did unwittingly meet them once.

Did they sing "Ace of Spades"?

Spook is another word that used to mean a ghost or a spy, but now has been twisted to a completely different meaning.

The report I read some time ago said Moshiri was expecting to take £60M to £120M from the 777 Partners deal depending on events.