Release us from Theatrical Bill's Dickensian Nightmare

There are people that will jeopardise good business to fufill there objectives. I have came across two such people and I would identify Kenwright as another one.

I do think that Benitez has taken the bull by the horns early , as he had to bring in necessary change at Everton. This resistence he is encountering is the same resistence that all of the pro Moyes Managers have experienced, except Silva, at the end of seasons. He got it before Xmas the following year.

Everton football Club in it's present form are prepared to allow the Manager to experience the threat of relegation and even a prebuild up to it, to get rid of a Manager. These parties through the Club are not interested in Top 4, Top 5 or European Football, they want survival in the Premiership and no changes. They alway rally after getting rid of a Manager.

It seems more dramatic this year, because it is happening before Xmas, because Benitez is pushing ahead with his All departments improvements with some success in removing blocks to that objective.

As for Moshiri I whole heartly agee with you , his approach is wreaking the Club, but suits Kenwright. Paul the Esk and associates have indentified this as the number 1 problem.

But I think they are, including myself, find it unbelieveable the extent that Kenwright will go to maintain his power, at the cost of the Clubs progress.

The only possible saving grace is that Moshiri is a front Man for Usmanov. Benitez is usmanov's appointment. Also Benitez wants a job close to home, whilst Ancelotti decided it was not worth the hassle.

Everton will not be relegated, the capability is still within the Club. It is only in the wrong hands.

Benitez going for Kenwright &Co has nothing to do with Football.

Bill Kenwright is a figurehead yet they still blame him for this mess we are in… are they blaming him for selling to Moshri?

Must admit I enjoyed going the game when there was 20 thousand proper blues

Bring on the next expendable Manager.

There will not be a queue.

Who do we fear most - the opposition team - our owner - our management structure - our coaches at FF? My guess is depending on your position as fans - owner - chairman - Chief executive - Coach at any level, your perspective will change.

None of the above leads to a cohesive effort to rebuild a club that was in a tailspin of decline under Kenwright when Moshiri took over then left him in command.

Benitez may have a plan but other than disruption to the status quo within Finch Farm, it is difficult to see how it benefits on the pitch. Combined with the now all to clear in-fighting, sadly, I agree with Jerome's view – Kenwright is the beneficiary by ensuring his 'divide and conquer leadership' continues unabated.

What a depressing mess all this is.

Bill Kenwright's shortcomings as Chairman of a football club notwithstanding, I believe we would likely be in a better position right now had Moshiri delegated the big decisions to Kenwright. Just having one less cook in the kitchen would have at least reduced the number of poor footballing decisions.

Kenwright leaving would benefit the club, even if only symbolically, but until Moshiri devolves all decision-making power to a qualified executive, calamitous things will keep happening.

He is a classic Machiavellian actor and would stab his own mother in the back to get what he wants. Talk of Benitez being obstinate. He couldn't hold a candle to Kenwright who is more thick-skinned than an alligator.

Talking about Southampton, they also had Les Reed a proper football man.

We need and needed an owner that was interested in the club – not just a "5% of his time" interest – and we need proper leaders in the boardroom with a plan and experience and understanding of football at the highest level. But most of all, we need unity… and that is something we will never get while Kenwright is around.

He will have started another old boys empire and we will fall from grace without a whimper.

This is something that Kenwright would probably love people to believe but the owner said himself that he didn't want to waste too much of his time on Everton.

These must have been fantastic words to hear for the man who was selling his shares because even though our club was sold with record debts no real changes seemed to have been made to personnel on the non-playing side and this makes me question the terms of the deal that helped Moshiri purchase Everton to begin with.

Benitez is such a divisive figure but I'd personally sooner see all the ex-Evertonians who are not really up to the job leave our club before the present manager.

What are you defining as 'proper blues?'

Most people I see commenting on TW look pretty nailed on for that – and most of us are rightly concerned about the loss of football status Mr Kenwright has overseen since appearing on the management committee of Everton FC.

Align to that the alarming number of people within the club who owe their whole employment status to him personally rather than any proven qualification or experience in their role and you have a recipe for what is occurring now – further downgrading of a great club, erosion of trust between fans and the club management.

And the great problem is that, unless we arrest this season's alarming results, we are heading to football oblivion under Kenwright's watch.

I don't see any of that as vindictive – it looks more like passionate people who have the wider interests of Everton Football Club at heart.

I'm afraid you lost me when you said "Bill Kenwright is a thoroughly decent human being."

Michael @3,

I'm sorry, mate, he is deep in the middle of all these decisions and after all... Moshiri was the acceptable investment he wanted. Remember, he turned down Mansoor – because he wouldn't keep his seat on the board. He and his supporters can't have it both ways... You can't say it's not his fault when he would only accept a certain type of investment, ie, a seat on the board.

I can't remember who said it on which thread but someone said he's now clinging on until the stadium is built to complete his legacy. That, I expect, is true.

An awful lot, therefore, rests on the timely completion of that stadium.