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20 Oct 2015 16:30:55
There's been a lot of speculation on the price being put on the club, but is it not true that if the price quoted of £225m is correct that is a price for all the shares in the club? If so any prospective buyer only needs to buy a controlling interest of £112.5m which is basically Kenwright and Woods stakes in the club i. e. greater than 50%. I'm not too sure on the law concerning takeovers and there might be a need to offer to purchase all the shares but I'm not an expert in company law. I guess all I'm saying is a prospective buyer could take charge of the club for as minimal a price as £125m if they really wanted, and not the £225m being bandied around.
1.) 20 Oct 2015 20:50:04
Good point Houghty.
2.) 22 Oct 2015 14:17:13
in that case Ill just go check under my mattress.
3.) 22 Oct 2015 19:10:39
You'd want to have a big mattress steverton. No one saying its a small amount of money steverton. Houghty is simply saying the figure being thrown about is exaggerated. And pointing out a different way to look at it.
26 Aug 2015 07:26:33
Lets face it we are probably not all that surprised with the transfer request are we? My opinion is we should tell him transfer request denied and remind him he has 4 years left on his contract that he was happy to sign only 12 months ago. When Chelsea come calling with their 4th bid tell them no deal and keep hold for another season.
I think the only way he will be sold will be if the board sells him as I don't think Martinez will sanction the sale, and if he does go will Martinez stay on as manager if one of his top players is sold against his wishes.
Its always been said that one player is no bigger than the club which I agree with but if we are to replace him who is out there that is anywhere near as good? Oh and don't want Fazio, Evans, etc etc as his replacement either!!
Unfortunately this next week is going to be a very torrid one for us Blues but I fear it will be for the wrong reasons.
20 Mar 2015 11:23:09
OK last night was horrible and the likes of Alcaraz should never kick the ball for us again but one person out of all those culpable seems to avoid criticism, and in my eyes has been equally poor all season. That player is Coleman, he is half the player he was last season and now appears unable to go past a player. I have lost count of the number of times he has had a chance to either go round a man or get a ball in the box and just kicked it against the opposing player or fell over it. I know there are lots of others that can be blamed for our poor performances (not least the man in charge) but I would like to see all those not performing having a finger or two pointed at them rather than just the usual suspects. I know this may be unpopular in some quarters but the buck doesn't just stop at Barry, Alcaraz, McGeady, Baines (also not the player he was) Lukaku Kone (in my opinion both less culpable due to lack of service)and the list could go on but let's not pretend that some are performing when they aren't.
At the end of that rant I would lay most of the blame at the managers door who appears unable or unwilling to drop players who don't perform. I think we may just have enough to stay up but if he remains in charge I genuinely fear for our top league status for next season.
1.) 20 Mar 2015 13:59:35
I have to agree last season Coleman muted at £20m transfer fee (a bit ott) this year he looks £5m tops, still a good return on £60k but worrying the extent of his poor form. Baines hasn't looked much better, crosses not getting to the target and can't remember his last converted free kick?
04 Aug 2014 07:50:47
After the match against Porto my assessment is you can still see rustiness in some of the players but we are also playing better opposition than we have at this stage of the pre-season than usual and it showed at times with them bossing the game for large periods although chances were few and far between. OK last season we played in the USA against both Real Madrid and Juventus but normally we have played 2nd and 3rd division teams until the last warm up match. I would have liked one more friendly in between the Leicester game and this but that's where we are. My stand outs were Besic who looked like he will be a real asset in the middle of the park and dare I say it may be a better option to start with McCarthy than Barry, and Naismith who was tireless in his running on his own upfront with a great 1st time finish for the goal. Low point was Robles need I say any more than he is the worst I've seen in a keepers jersey in a long time so we really need a better reserve keeper or he will cost us in some of our cup/europa league matches where he will undoubtedly play. Celta Vigo will be a good test midweek and is the time for any players hoping to put a marker down for the 1st match against Leicester, by which time we may have signed at least 2 more players fingers crossed.
{Ed025's Note - good post that mate..
1.) Houghty I agree with you. Porto were the better team throughout although the fact that we were changing players every 20 minutes didn't help. I also thought Mo Besic looked great when he came on. Strong in the tackle and skilful with both feet taking people on. Robles looked dodgy in the second half, catching the ball once (which brought ironic applause from the Park End where I was) but still choosing to punch the ball needlessly. I was also disappointed with McGeady first half. He had chances to take on Martins Indi but didn't want to know. Great show from Leon Osman on his day - and he could have scored with that header late on. I was also expecting a bigger crowd this close to the start of the season.
08 Jul 2014 09:01:45
I see that after Milan, us and a whole host of other top European clubs were after Tom Ince he decided to sign for the biggest of the lot .Hull. It just goes to show what agents can do for you.
1.) I reckon that football agents rank alongside politicians, journalists, estate agents and used-car salesman as the "professions" (I use the term lightly) most disliked by the general public.
2.) Add FIFA to that list ;-)
Who needs a Stan Flashman (remember him - he reputedly could get tickets for any event from Wimbledon to a Buckingham Place garden party!) when FIFA have it all sewn up within their own family businesses.
27 Jan 2016 09:06:55
Depends on who you believe. My gut feeling is its a done deal but that could just be last nights curry. All we can hope is if we have been taken over that they invest in the team and don't just pile on debt on top of our existing debt. Unfortunately Americans don't tend to take companies/ clubs over unless they pile the debt onto the organisation they are taking over. Fingers crossed that these yanks are different than the rest.
01 Sep 2015 15:31:41
Their window being shut doesn't stop us signing players from them in our window Ed025
{Ed025's Note - yeah my bad mate..
27 Aug 2015 09:19:42
Where is the video then?
22 Jul 2015 11:22:48
Obviously Chelsea haven't done anything wrong and they are within their rights to put in any bid but according to reports Everton have already told Chelsea that he is not for sale are they seriously saying they want us to add "not at any price" at the end of it? because as we know all players have their price no matter who it is or what team they play for. Therefore the continued pursuit and poor attempts at humour from Mr Mourinho are as usual being done to unsettle the lad and try and make him agitate for a move. Unfortunately this is the football world we have now with the amount of cash sploshing around it. I just want us to stand strong and if Chelsea do want him make them pay for him like they did with us and Lukaku.
Yes he is a defender or should I say was a defender as he retired after the world cup aged 38.
21 Mar 2016 13:14:35
I have to agree with you Skylark if you put the facts in front of any manager with the cash he can spend and money he is going to earn who are we to say they won't come. If you don't ask then you defo don't get. We need a man in charge with the qualities and ambition that matches its fans ambitions and that certainly isn't accepting that we are second or third best. If we want the best players then go and get the best manager and if it costs £180k per week then we have to do it as long as Moshiri is prepared to spend that kind of money. If we aren't then be prepared for another Martinez type appointment.
21 Mar 2016 11:35:21
OK Ed 002 so its your opinion then no problem. I'll stick with my hopes (however slim they may be) that we show some level of ambition and try to go for managers like Simeone the same as Newcastle have with Benitez and Leicester did with Ranieri.
{Ed002's Note - I can assure you that Mourinho, Blanc and Simeone will not be joining Everton. It is hardly comparable to Benitez (who will leave Newcastle for another job if they are relegated) or Ranieri. In fact Ranieri would certainly have considered the Everton job if offered. But the others, as I have explained won't be doing so.}
21 Mar 2016 09:57:38
Is this because you have some inside knowledge Ed002 or is it just your opinion?
{Ed002's Note - These are not managers Everton will be looking to nor will likes of Mourinho, Blanc and Simeone be considering moving to Everton I am afraid.}
21 Mar 2016 09:26:23
I've been saying this to a few of my mates that we should go all out to get this fella in charge. He apparently wants to manage in the premier league we've got a few bob to spend, sleeping giant of a team with a lot of quality that isn't performing under the present manager. I think he's the perfect match for us. Plus where else is he likely to go in the prem Chelsea - Conti, City - Guardiola, Utd - Mourinho, Reds - Klopp, Arsenal - Wenger, Spurs -Pochettino. No vacancies at the traditional clubs that get mentioned first so why not us.
{Ed002's Note - You can strike Simeone off the list of potential managers as well. It is simply not going to happen.}
20 Jan 2016 07:19:35
I agree Cowpat that now is not the time to sell him (I'd rather we never sell him if we can get him to sign a new contract to be honest) but when his contract has 2 years left to run and he doesn't sign a new one which is what I think will happen we will have no option but to sell. The same can be said of Stones. As long as we have them on a decent length of contract we just hold on and get the max we can for them when we decide is the right time to sell and not before. Unfortunately I have a feeling that both Stones and Lukaku's contracts run out at the same time June 2019 (I could be wrong so please correct if I am) so we could be forced into replacing our two best players at the same time albeit after being handsomely rewarded with big transfer fees.