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• Mike, as I said in my first paragraph, I was referring to the Esks later updated estimation of our current SCR ratio post Transfer window). The Esk: The Series: Everton’s 2026 Transfer Window). rnThe above is really worth a read for all Everton fans. rnrnIn this report he states that based upon estimated 2026/7 Revenue and Squad costs then Everton’s current SCR ratio will be in the 60%’s, well inside the 85% Green threshold and even comfortably inside the 70% European target ( though it is ludicrous for us to be inside that at this juncture imo). rnrnHe states and I quote ‘ Everton are a cost disciplined asset, compliant, but not resourced to compete. Financially rational, sportingly threadbare’. rnHis assessment of TFG and our management (exc football manager) for the 2026 transfer window is extremely damning. ...
  Ian Wilkins in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• Mike, with respect, SCR is not an issue.Theyre at 60% for this year, and when they sell Branthwaite next year, it will be no different. And yes, he will be gone. I think that point is lost that we needed players in this summer to cover the inevitable losses of better players next summer. Can Branthwaite, Garner and Armstrong be retained?They\'ve turned down the ability to use that SCR capacity (use it or lose it), that in my opinion has a far greater chance of increasing revenue through league placings, European qualification, and increased commercial revenues, as well as an increased valuation of the club. This isn't a deliberate action either. This has all the hallmarks of bundled bids going and over paying for players at the last knockings. A failure to prepare for a Balogun type deal, and doomed chasing of Doue.Paying £35M for Richarlison doesn\'t smell like sensible SCR practice -- massive wages, big transfer fee, no sell-on. Grea...
  Ian Bennett in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• There\'s no \'slow build\' strategy here. They had Armstrong out the door, sold. £40M? "Fuck yeah, quick before they change their mind!\'There are more ways to build revenue than just commercial deals. Player sales is the key one. If we were serious, we would have spent all last year targeting these \'bargains\' that Bournemouth et al have specialised in, and we would have made our move in the summer. Bringing in £50-£100m worth of talent, some to go out on loan etc. What we did was the opposite. We let the squad get a year older, and didn\'t invest. So the job next year will be even harder. We\'ve lost a year. It will be even harder to replace Tarkowski and Keane; we should have had the rookies in this year, bedding them in. These people are incompetent and unambitious. Watching every transaction like a hawk to shave off half a million here, a hundred thousand there. This is not planning for the future, this is nickel-and-dim...
  Kevin Molloy in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• A spirited defence, Mike.Why did they wait until 2 hours before the deadline to establish Balogun's injury? Why not get the medical done a week earlier if he was the target? ...
  John Collins in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group
• Yes, Tony, the future does look bleak. For so-called intelligent beings, humans don\'t half make a balls-up of things. We have gone from hunter-gatherers to our highly complex societies. AI is everywhere, but one way or another it could also be the thing that ruins our way of life.Rampant unemployment for one thing if companies are allowed to use AI and robots in place of people, which they will do if allowed to. Problem is, if other countries fully use AI and robots, we are forced to do the same....
  Raymond Fox in Everton part of a fight with UK gambling firms over unlicensed foreign sponsors
• To me, the key conclusion in Paul Quinn's report for every Everton fan to understand is #5, and specifically this paragraph about the impact of SCR restrictions:Everton therefore cannot spend its way up the table even if a buyer is willing to fund it. Wage growth must be earned through revenue growth and player-trading profit before it can be deployed. This inverts the conventional takeover playbook and pushes the competitive uplift into Years 3 to 5. It is the reason the 5-year forecast shows disciplined rather than aggressive wage expansion.Yes.This is the "slow build" I've been talking about for months. Revenue growth is the only driver for the club to achieve the ability to compete for top players, and that growth is by nature slow and incremental. Everton's revenue is 1/3 to 1/4 that of the Big 6. Tripling or trebling club revenue to achieve those SCR levels is not a speedy process. Quinn's estimate of 5 years to competitiv...
  Mike Gaynes in Everton FC: An assessment of a prospective sale by The Friedkin Group