Season › 2011-12 › News Football's Failed Business Model Michael Kenrick , 19 December, 149comments | Jump to most recent Everton are the prime example Anyone who hasn't been following the financial backstory that underlines Everton's current parlous predicament could do no better than read this hard-hitting analysis of last week's Accounts. The "ferociously spun" figures portrayed as "stable" are shown up in a detailed rebuttal of the Annual Report's positive bias, demonstrating how Everton represent English Football's failed business model heading for financial ruin. If you were after a textbook example of top-flight English football's failed business model, you couldn't go wrong with Everton — consistently decent Premier League performers with consistently high home crowds and a consistently money-generating transfer policy. Yet, without a sharp shift in attitude and fortune, financial ruin awaits. Quotes or other material sourced from TwoHundredPercent Reader Comments (149) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads