Sir Philip Carter dies at 87

Rest in Peace.

Blue till the end.

As others have said, he kept the faith with Kendall when others would have pulled the trigger, and so led the way to the greatest Everton team ever.

And Nick E (10) grow up and get some perspective.

RIP Sir Philip Carter, a great man and a great Evertonian.

ItÂ’s not an exaggeration to say that the result of him Â’standing by his manÂ’ gave me and many thousands of others blues, the happiest and proudest days of our lives.

His not caving in to ’Kendall out’ pressure, resulted in us seeing the most successful team in our history – a side that won trophies and could go anywhere fearing no-one.

This period of success would have been great for me at any age, but at 25 and earning decent money (and at the peak of my capacity to shift bevvy) the timing of it was perfect (talk about the stars aligning).

RIP

It is a defeatist song I hate but with this man... perhaps right.

Strangely was part of setting up PL. I think he regretted it ... and as an honest man he did say so once as he saw the nonsense it is.

The man is part of EFC and my history.

If ya know... perhaps the time for the song I hate?

But he was ours

He will be missed. But am sure most Evertonians of a certain age will remember him for the good times he brought to the club and for the smiles and laughter he gave the fans.

Sincere sympathy to his family and friends.

RIP Sir....

I remember being away at Preston years ago at a Moyes pre-season and it was baking hot. As usual they had totally underestimated the number of travelling blues so hadnÂ’t had enough outlets open for drinks, and those that were open were now empty.

Sir Philip came across to talk to the fans so I told him there were kids who were suffering in the heat. He simply said, "Oh thatÂ’s not good enough is it?" and appeared to wander off aimlessly.

Five minutes later a load of chilled water bottles came from the dugout for the kids and after 10 minutes the bars opened under the stand to serve drinks. All done with the minimum amount of fuss, which typified his approach to everything.

A good man and a good Evertonian.

NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM

I do wish we had more togetherness at times – something that gets slowly eroded when we lose another of the old-school. He typified the Everton family behind the scenes by all accounts.

I knew him quite well through business and you couldnÂ’t ask for a more principled gentleman.

Appointed to the EFC board by Sir John Moores due to his fantastic service for Littlewoods. A Merchant banker by profession who also did a lot for Merseyside and the Dock area development. He was the Brian Labone of his field. He also used to love flying.

A very sad loss. I am really saddened by this news.

I will be always grateful to Sir Philip for what he did for the club I love and for the support he gave me and my family at the time of our most need.

Thank you for all that you did for our club, Sir Phillip Carter.

Sir Phillip was very much integral to our wonderful period of success, and should be remembered with great fondness by all who experienced those heady days.

I donÂ’t know why I mention this, but there you go.

And for any who regret the creation of the Premier League (and I do), the reality is that the alternative would be for English clubs to become irrelevant... just look at Ajax, Anderlecht, Flamenco, Boca Juniors and Rangers.

RIP Sir Philip. Truly saddened by the news. I never met him but did shout "Sir Philip" when I saw him at Wembley in 2009 after we beat Man Utd in the FA Cup Semi-Final.

I was thinking about what the top flight would have looked like had English football not taking the lead.

It would be something much like the Championship is today. Perhaps the best English players would be abroad and our better teams on par with say the best in Holland or Portugal.

Not every time someone passes is it right only to give messages of condolence. It's a website. The internet is a dispassionate place. Reviewing their time in power is entirely appropriate. Before internet Everton was only something I could follow on MotD or page 302 (Hello kids!) so my knowledge on anything behind scenes pre Kenwright is minimal.

It's easy to forget how positive Johnson was when he first took over. Tranmere were doing quite well at the time and he made lots of noise about what he was going to do for our club. I think that after he basked in the glory of the FA Cup win, he realised how much it would cost to make us really successful, he shit himself and backed off. He hung on to get his price and Kenwright Â’took overÂ’.

In those days, both Merseyside clubs were run like corner shop family businesses. The financial spin-offs of the Premier League werenÂ’t on anyoneÂ’s radar and we got left behind by more modern business-focused clubs.

IÂ’ll remember him as a good man who stood by an under-fire, non-achieving manager and let him flourish into our most successful manager. Another representative of our genuine glory days has gone.

RIP, Sir Philip.

Usual semantics nonsense.

The fact that Â’itÂ’s a websiteÂ’ doesnÂ’t (or shouldnÂ’t) mean decency goes out of the window.

It is obvious that no one was talking about censorship, but rather that on the same day a person dies, itÂ’s simply good taste to either express condolences or (if you feel so strongly you canÂ’t) keep quiet for a few days, then make your Â’pointÂ’ (which as David pointed out, was wrong anyway).

He was Sir Philip Carter, not Pol-Pot or Stalin, even on TW he surely deserves at least 24 hours grace.

But, despite this, Sir Phillip delivered trophy after trophy, and he actually stood down as Chairman in 1991, with Dr. David Marsh taking over, before the club was sold to Peter Johnson in 1994. So no blame for agent Johnson can be laid at CarterÂ’s door.

I asked a very neutral question. Paul #57 filled in the blanks for me and Steve Ferns took it forward a step. If people wish to claim a lack of decency on a thread they wish to keep decent, then celebrate his undoubted record, but referencing Pol Pot or Stalin undermines that very notion.

I think you got Johnson all wrong there, he had to sell us as the FA had brought in the ruling about not being able to own two clubs at the same time. So, as Tranmere was his first love, and possibly because of the stick he was getting from our fans, he sold Everton for a song. Less than half the asking price I think.

Funnily enough heÂ’s just done something similar with Tranmere in an effort to get them much needed investment.

If only our current owners would do the same!

He got lucky with Kendall and also failed to take the club forward commercially when we were the best team in the world, frittering away the most beneficial situation the club had reached after years in the relative doldrums. We are still paying for his lack of foresight today and, indeed, may never reach those heights again.

Commiserations as to the loss of an Evertonian but to suggest he was a great man is way wide of the mark and takes looking back through rose-tinted spectacles to ridiculous new heights.

Johnson was an egomaniac who loved the kudos of the cup win. I think if he thought he had the money to invest to the necessary degree, heÂ’d have done it without thinking. He didnÂ’t so he backed off.

For all his faults, Carter embodied some of the values we like to think Everton FC has. His passing strips away another layer.

BillÂ’s contribution of putting a picture of Martinez up pales into insignificance.

Sir Philip was an old school dignified gentleman, in complete contrast to those morons from Manchester who didnÂ’t have the grace to respect the minuteÂ’s silence on Sunday.