Moshiri expected to increase his stake at Everton

Has Moshiri made a statement yet? All I've read so far is speculation.

You are right, and from what I have read there are not many, including those who have no time for Kenwright, who do not believe that he has played a blinder here. If Lyndon's report is spot on, we are in for a wild ride.

Exciting times to be a blue me thinks. We deserve it, we are the most patient football fans on the planet!

I hope we're not in for a wild ride.

I also like the look of this deal and hope it's now the start of the club being well run (in the Arsenal mode); I would much prefer evolution over revolution.

We have a great squad; now the shareholding is mostly settled, the club can now plan for the future, something that seems to have been lacking for the past 20 years.

All I can run with is two things:

1. It's new, and new feels good after so many years of standing still.
2. I've defended Bill for years. Not in the way the club has been run but that he is a blue trying to do right by the club. I'm sure we all hope that this deal is going to restore our faith in him. I'd hate for him to go with a doubt over him as an Evertonian. It's one of the worst things I can imagine.

I want it said at my funeral that I was a good blue. It will be said at my Dad's funeral, and I'd hope Bill wants the same. He's done a hell of a lot more than I have to deserve it.

I meant it in the best possible way. Yes, we do have a great squad and I honestly believe that this is the fresh start we have all been waiting for. The ambition, hunger and desire have never been missing, we have just needed the financial means and excellent commercial business sense to make the step up.

It may take a while, but I'm sure we will see positive steps in the right direction sooner rather than later.

Players need to perform or wave goodbye at the end of season.

I would suggest, however, that nobody buys 49.9% of a football club without some sort of plan and, in Everton's case, surely that plan has to include something of a new stadium?

As for Martinez, I hope (if he's not sacked) he is given clear targets to achieve or else. Everyone at the club needs to be feeling the heat. Mediocrity must be stamped out

Our first priority is the team, its no use short term having a shiny new stadium and a moderate squad.
A new stadium can wait a while yet.

Commercially we want a side that wins something and can seriously challenge the usual top 4 or 5 in the Prem.
Yes we have probably attracted some fans with our 'plucky underdog' tag, but we would be much more attractive to unattached fans and companies if we were seen as club that can truly hack it with the best on the field.

Whatever happens in the future we are better with Moshiri on board than not, it has to be seen as a positive for the club after all these years of banging our heads against that glass ceiling.
Here's hoping.

It was pretty obvious that a 49.9% stake was the beginning of a more complete takeover.

I'm of the opinion that Bill has done right by us exactly as he said he would all along (at least so far). He stabilised the club, and has now started a gradual process of handing it over to someone with more money than he'll ever have.

A gradual transition seems like a much more sensible way of doing business and I think we have cause for optimism.

But we already know about newspaper hype, right?

Proven right about what exactly? What further proof about... well, anything... has emerged since the initial announcement was made? As you say, it's not even been two days, there's been no time for any new details, just speculation, possibilities, guess work and hopes. You may 'hate to say' I told you so, but you certainly don't hasten to rush to the front of the queue for the chance to do so.

Also, where did this 'more balanced amongst us' mantle you've claimed for yourself come from? 'More balanced' in comparison to who? These multiple 'complainers' you mention? I've not seen anyone kicking off, decrying the deal or claiming 'we're doomed!' due to the events of the last couple of days. There's some who are maybe disappointed it wasn't the clean sweep they originally hoped for and others who have been advocating the position of let's just wait and see. That's about the extent of it. Hardly a fucking unhinged reaction when entering the realms of the unknown.

But if what is starting to rumble is correct – that he and Jon Woods are not making any money out of their share sales and they are in effect leaving it the club to invest – speaks volumes of the men and their love for Everton FC.

Keep them coming.

Even if you feel that appointing David Moyes was the only good move... it must have been one hell of a good thing, because he prevented us being another Sheff Wed / Forest / Leeds and now Aston Villa.

To say it is a footnote is an understatement – they've given over as much to Louis Van Gaal falling over on p.6-7.

Admittedly there's not much to go on since the announcement but if this was Liverpool / Chelsea / Man Utd they'd have a completely separate supplement to cover it off.

John 21, funny mate. I was feeling a bit unbalanced myself until I read your post!!

Moshiri has sold his shares in Arsenal for approx. 𧶀m
Moshiri has acquired 49.9% of Everton shares.
Everton are reportedly valued at approx. 𧶀m
Earl has sold his 23% stake in Everton with Kenwright and Woods each giving up approx. 13.5%
So Earl has pocketed approx. 㿃m and Kenwright and Woods approx. 㾹.5m each.

If Kenwright, Woods and Moshiri all put equal amounts (based upon shareholding) into a new Stadium. Kenwright 㾹.5m Woods ٧.5m and Moshiri 㿞m – total – 㿵m – I don't think this is sufficient to totally fund a new stadium but it would go a long way towards it. If Kenwright and Woods are willing to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of their shares, you may even see Lord Grantchester or Abercromby stump up some investment also.

If this is the route they take, this would then leave Mr Moshiri with approx. 㿞m left from the sale of his Arsenal shares to hopefully invest, over and above the additional TV revenue to be received, in our playing squad.

It's early days, but the future looks bright, the future looks Blue!

I thought at the time that missing out on Kings Dock would haunt us forever. Now perhaps the Sky Money deal has given a few clubs a second chance.

Maybe if we found the cash for Kings Dock it would have sunk us... but we will never know. What we do know is that, when we needed to be cautious over the day of bringing in loans, only we were. Now Bill has delivered exactly what he said he would. Yet he is still Billy Liar, Bullshiter, Kenwrong and all the other bollox.

His detractors?? How many of them would not take a salary as chairman or not perhaps personally make out of this sale as has been reported?? I'd guess NONE of them.

So hats off to you, BK!!!

Probably right. Playing in a brand new state-of-the-art stadium in the centre of a thriving city, on an iconic world famous waterfront would have been a disaster.

*dons shellsuit and silly wig/moustache combo*

Calm down, calm down!

And that is what we have witnessed at Everton since the late 90s ... NO INVESTMENT. This is why I don't get why people say Bill Kenwright "stabilized the club". The reason the club underperformed was because of the managers.

He has all the credit in the world for bringing David Moyes to the club. But David Moyes should be thanked for getting blood out of a stone and staying for 11years doing it. Otherwise we definitely WOULD be in the Championship.

It's great news that we have a "new investor". But I am going to see what happens before getting my hopes up.

I would love to know how much those loans cost Everton FC, have you any idea? Maybe some day Billy Boy will tell us... then again, most probably he won't.

As for getting relegated, pure conjecture, as much proof we'd've won the league as been relegated with or without TGT.

Well said; it's like the nagging, always there "what if" of a lost love – whatever Bill does/has done, losing Kings Dock will be his legacy, for me, anyway.

*dons shellsuit and silly wig/moustache combo*

Calm down, calm down!"

James,

Given your last post proclaiming the square root of jack shit to be 'proof' of... something... I'm sure you'll understand when we refuse to take your word for it.

Pictures or it never happened.

(On a side note, might be a good gimmick for you to provide updates on what you're currently wearing before every post from now on. Just to set the 'Marshall Mood'.)
Post 16 on this thread could've come with the header:

'Hurriedly slips into his 'Hunchback Of Notre Dame with accompanying self-inflated hump' number, in an attempt to hide the hand shaped dent he's about to prematurely hammer into his own back. Probably whilst declaring "They're bells. They're bells. They're all just....bells").

Do you really think so James?

Thing is, a few years ago, inspired by 'Bend It Like Beckham', Eugene started running a 'Respond Like Ruane' class. For some reason everyone else thought he was just taking the piss when he told them the only way they would ever pass was if they painted his fence, waxed his car, and then hopped around on one leg with both arms held in the air, going 'WAAAANNNN-KA' whenever anyone he didn't like the look of walked past.

Hopefully now he might finally see fit to set me free, instead of just stomping straight past and saying "you fucking missed a spot".

After recent events, it seems I was correct with my predictions, as I believe Usmanov is the silent partner in this deal.

So to all you doubting blues on this site, not all taxi drivers talk shite. I told you and you were afraid to believe.

So you said it was Usmanov. And it's not Usmanov. Er... this means you were wrong... sorry.

Usmanov cannot hold a major stake in more than one club, and he's bought up all of Moshiri's Arsenal shares, so there is no way that he can be the "silent partner" in this deal – that is utter tosh, spouted just so you can claim you were 'right'.

Sorry, lad, we're not buying it.

Bring it on!