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Kevin, what do we want a nanny state, what about banning credit cards as well while their at it, some people can’t control that spending.
Don’t believe all the fictional rubbish you see on TV where anyone who likes a bet loses all their money all the time. It’s like everything in life it’s up to the individual to bet in moderation, believe it or not some individuals win at gambling.
I get what your saying about advertising and I agree up to a point, the gambling that I think is dangerous is the casino type games where it’s pure chance and over in an instant, betting on football, horses and other sports you can bring your knowledge to bear on your choice..

Ian, what you just posted…,

Give me a moment to put that up as a separate thread.

Thanks

More needs to be made of the excellent article from Esk.

Summary
Accountability for the sporting shortfall of this window sits squarely with the executive and ownership, not the manager.

In summary, despite our status as ever present members of the Premier League, and despite the significant reconstruction of Everton’s finances we are

(i) Nowhere near being competitive at the top end of the Premier League financially
(ii) We cannot retain talent that wishes to perform at the highest levels (Champions League,
(iii) Cannot attract talent with those aspirations,
(iv) We do not have a recruitment structure that can meet even the limited expectations of our manager.
(v) Perhaps most dammingly, have an ownership that does not share the higher ambitions of our fan base, does not seek competitive improvement but seeks cost reduction and a shareholder-centric view of creating value whilst minimising future capital commitments.

My only query with anything he has written is the scr is high 60s. Replacing Esks revenue with the £265m Kinnear said that takes our Scr to 61%.

Hugely below the 85%, and still below the pipe dream of European qualification at 70%.

The club need to grow a pair, and give a statement of why the club was throttled back from moving forward, and why other smaller clubs can conclude deals linked Sagare at Brentford.

Mike, I’m not being funny mate but if you can’t understand what I’m saying, then I think you’re playing dumb.

Jamie C, immediately said FSG, were serious people, and would be looking to win.

Mike G, said they won’t talk, they don’t sell, but he never really gave us any indication that these people were interested in winning, but more about them being successful businesspeople.

I don’t care about 78% of Liverpool fans hating their owners either, I was just stating that they’re going to be making a lot of money out of Liverpool when they eventually sell, (what benefits do you think they will reap🙈) because they have delivered what Jamie C, said they would do, whilst expressing a wish hoping that our American owners, sell Everton, because every single indication so far is that they haven’t shown any real interest whatsoever.

Kevin. That depends. The money spent on the NHS on obesity runs into hundreds of millions. Stop selling fast food at grounds would help.