Firstly, it is not a strategy that he sets out. He says what he thinks we want to hear, and patronises us into believing that this is a business ?strategy?. The big question in terms of devising any strategy is ?how??, and Elstone does not answer any of those questions.
Firstly, he talks about the need for money; the need for either an investor or a new stadium, but instead of trying to devise a plan to make this much needed revenue, he looks back to the ?Kirkby times?. Kirkby has gone. We now need to look forward and try to think of a new way to get a stadium / investor.
His second point is equally baffling. ?We have to out-perform our rivals?. This is not a strategy. I hardly think that in any business meeting in the country, you could hear a chief executive saying ?we need to make more money?, and an aghast board look at each other and say ?Wow! What a great idea... Let's run with it!?. They'd ask the same question that I, and no doubt thousands of other Evertonians are going to ask: ?How??.
Yes, the manager has pulled out some gems in terms of transfers but, with no money, how is this going to continue? How can we continue to ?out-perform our rivals"?. He answers nothing, and gives no respect to a knowledgeable and understanding Everton fanbase.
As for his third point: ?to find new Evertonians?, why not try to please the ones you have, a number of whom I doubt will renew their season tickets following our disastrous term, and lack of ambition and investment.
On a separate note to his ?plan?, I would like to clarify for Mr Elstone that not all Evertonians want an investor who can deliver a Premier League winning team and a new stadium straight away. I imagine that I am not alone in simply wanting anyone who will come in, provide Moyes the opportunity to sign two or three players a season, and provide the club with some much needed stability. We have something that the clubs with new investors, who have failed, have not got: A canny manager, with an eye for a player, and who desperately needs investment to prove it.
A man of the ?Abramovich? ilk would not suit a massive, historical club such as Everton. We are a club of great traditions, of class and loyalty, and I would like to hope that these values are upheld, whoever the new owner is.
In the meantime, however, I would rather that the board would stop feeding us their bull and tell us where we're at.
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I do know that I'd hate to be in his position and he seems like an amiable enough guy who is willing to keep the communications channels with the fans open.It's the murky goings on above his head that are holding this club back, not Robert Elstone, in my opinion. There's a reason Trevor Birch walked out just six weeks into the job a few years back...
Fellaini has potential to be world class given how old he is too.
I think some people have got a little bit carried away and it's almost got to the stage where people think the board, or anyone involved with the board, are actually TRYING to run the club into the ground, which is ridiculous!
Bily and the Yak, the latter of which besides injury, second season was just terrible and this term, despite his dreadful injury, simply looks nothing like when we first got him. For me, he went downhill rather quickly.
It's fine saying he had a great first season, but we could say that about him wherever h'es been, he is simply unable to keep doing what he is capable of and for me, that's a complete waste, so I stick by the £11.5m wasted on him despite his excellent first season.Bily, he is either a winger who grabs the odd goal, who for me seems to lack the ability to run fast, or his is a central midfielder who can nab the odd goal, in fairness I am far from impressed with the lad. I guess time will tell whether is capable of coming good; despite his odd goals, I am finding it hard to believe he is actually a Premier League player.And no to Fella, I wasn't talking about him, he has come good after a rough start, excellent player.
When the clueless fools sort basic shite like that out, then maybe they may receive more respect and better commercial results.
While I think Elstone is a touch slimey and patronising, I generally agree with LL. The problems run much deeper and much higher and probably much further away from GPAlso hearing John Richardson on the Sunday Supplement about how BK was willing to step aside at a moment's notice, he was the best we could get, would never let the fans down, Best Chairman etc, gave ever penny to Moyes etc ? I felt sick.The fact that the 3 other Journos never said a word back or engaged in the conversation shows how well down the meda pecking order we really are.
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