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David Moyes has said that Everton's compensation payment to Burnley will not impact the club's transfer business this summer.

Everton were this week ordered to pay Burnley a record-breaking compensation figure of around £35M, over a breach of the Premier League's Profitability & Sustainability Rules (PSR) across a 4-year period ending with the 2021-22 season.

Despite the Toffees being deducted 6 points for that breach in 2023-24, Burnley lodged a compensation claim, arguing that they would have avoided relegation had the points been deducted from the season in which the charges related to.

Everton have appealed the verdict and released a statement expressing their 'belief the ruling is fundamentally flawed in both law and fact'.

Moyes discussed the decision on talkSPORT, where he expressed his disappointment. Questioned specifically whether the financial penalty would impact this summer's spending, the Scot insisted that he has received assurances from the board that it won't have 'any effect'.

"I’m not up to the situation exactly how it is and obviously the club are challenging it at the moment as well, which is really important, but it’s really disappointing," he said.

"I don’t know if this opens a huge can of worms with other events as well. Teams who have maybe not got promoted, for example, because the Premier League teams are having problems with PSR.

"I felt that we had paid our dues, if that’s right, and we had done it already, but for this to come back to us, it feels like an individual case.

"But I don’t know if it’s going to open up more things for other clubs to do something similar."

Asked about the impact on the club's transfer business, Moyes added: "They told me No.

"They told me that it wouldn’t have any effect on it and, look, I was aware of this probably 4 or 5 weeks ago when it was happening that this would be the case.

"But I’m hoping that it doesn’t because last season, as you rightly say, we had a good season except the last month or so when we sort of blew up and we were in a really, really strong position.

"So if it’s anything, I hope it’s a message to the Premier League. It’s so difficult. If you don’t do well, you can find yourself in trouble again. We don’t want to be back in those situations we were in the past.

"My understanding is that the Friedkins were aware of this when they were buying the club and there was a possibility this could happen.

"So the answer to that is I really hope it has no effect on what we’re going to do in the summer."

 

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Charles Ward
1 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:16:27
Hopefully Dour Davie is right about the financial impact but he can’t help putting his foot in it when it comes to our raison d’etre - kicking a ball about and winning games.

What a quote - “ we had a good season except the last month or so when we sort of blew up and we were in a really, really strong position.

Yes Davie we sort of blew up.

And please tell us why.
John Collins
2 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:36:52
"Asked about the impact on the club's transfer business, Moyes added: "They told me no."

You were getting around £50-60 million to spend before this decision. You will still get that.
Raymond Fox
3 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:44:27
They say it wont have any effect on our spending, but I can't bring myself to believe that.
£40m is a hell of a lot of money if that is what we end up paying + the legal fees which are liable to be eye watering.
They could draw the legal arguments out over quite a long time I suppose, which is probably the best move, buy some better players and go all out for Europe this season before and if they have to cough up.
Liam Mogan
4 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:44:58
We didn't have a good season. Just because you keep saying it doesn't make it true.
Mark Ryan
5 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:45:38
No Davey Dino, it won't affect you cos we were only planning on getting Calvert Lewin back and giving you £5 million anyway so "no" the Burnley Bollox won't affect you
Dave Abrahams
6 Posted 12/06/2026 at 09:55:41
The worst part of that thread is it looks like the board are happy to keep this manager on for next season when a good majority of the fans of the club don't want him here.

I don't know if this manager gives the players a boost but he certainly gives himself a large one when talking about himself.
Charles Ward
7 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:07:56
“My understanding is that the Friedkins were aware of this when they were buying the club and there was a possibility this could happen.

"So the answer to that is I really hope it has no effect on what we're going to do in the summer."

Hope and assumption in that quote. Reading between the lines, he doesn't know what the impact will be.
Jim Bennings
8 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:09:25
Can't really see us spending too much money this summer anyway in truth.

If we are lucky it'll be a few more that we've never heard of, might look good if they ever get a chance to show it but probably won't get a chance so will end up like Aznou, Dibling etc etc.
Steve Brown
9 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:11:34
Welcome to Davie World, where failure is success.

His logic is akin to saying that we played well for 80 minutes before conceding 4 goals.

If there are financial cut-backs, I am worried it might affect Wee Davie Junior in his role as Chief Scout for Luxembourg.
Ryan Holroyd
10 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:13:13
Maybe the Friedkins could use the dividend they took out the club to pay this fine?
Steve Brown
11 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:24:36
Careful Ryan, some posters are still doubting that the dividend was taken out the club despite the letters notifying the shareholders.

Also, that same posters doubt that the dividend payment could have been used to fund transfers in January. Given that Everton are delisted and there was not requirement to pay a dividend at all, that is some confused thinking as the funds will have originated from revenue.

For the record, the total dividend payout was £44M, with vast majority of it (99.7%) going to The Friedkin Group via Roundhouse Capital.
John Collins
12 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:27:18
In Scouse terminology Steve.
They slotted the £40 plus mil
John Collins
13 Posted 12/06/2026 at 10:29:59
Liam.

We didn't have a good season. Just because you keep saying it doesn't make it true.

Hes setting himself up for a similar finishing position next season.

Thats what it's come to mate.
13th is a good season
Christy Ring
14 Posted 12/06/2026 at 11:17:35
"We had a good season except for the last month", that's fair enough the last month doesn't count!

Sadly it looks like Moyes is staying and in charge of transfers. I'm worried we'll get a few ageing pros in, knowing he doesn't believe in youth.
Ryan Holroyd
15 Posted 12/06/2026 at 11:37:21
Quite, Steve.
More scrutiny of these Friedkins is required.
Liam Mogan
16 Posted 12/06/2026 at 11:56:47
More scrutiny of everyone pls.

Less of the happy clappy 'at least were not in relegation', 'we talked about europe', 'happily dissatisfied', 'we had a good season', 'stability', nonsense.

Demand more. We are Everton.
John Collins
17 Posted 12/06/2026 at 12:05:27
Liam.

If the fans are happy you can bet your bottom dollar TFG are happy.
Kevin Molloy
18 Posted 12/06/2026 at 12:25:06
So, other than that, how did you find the play, Mrs Lincoln?
Laurie Hartley
19 Posted 12/06/2026 at 12:25:48
Reality is setting in. I am going to try to stop thinking about it.
Mike Hayes
20 Posted 12/06/2026 at 13:23:07
Kevin Malloy...

Sparks fan?
Kevin Molloy
21 Posted 12/06/2026 at 14:29:53
Fraid not Mike.
Phil Roberts
22 Posted 12/06/2026 at 14:43:47
Interesting the view that Moyes - and only Moyes - does not believe in youth. I never heard these moans over the last 25 years.

So I did a bit of checking and this is the result. As always - a table doesn't work on Toffeeweb:

Games - Teenagers Started - Number of different Teenagers
Moyes - 57 - 10 - 2
Dyche - 75 - 2 - 2
Lampard - 38 - 3 - 1
Ferguson - 3 - 0 - 0
Benitez - 19 -1 - 1
Ancelotti - 59 - 10 - 3
Marco Silva - 53 - 2 - 1
Allardyce - 24 - 14 - 1
Unsworth - 6 - 6 - 3
Koeman - 47 - 29 - 5
Martinez - 113 - 44 - 4
Moyes - 427 - 109 - 11
Smith - 143 - 101 - 4
Kendall v3 - 38 - 54 - 5

That to me says it is a club problem, not a Moyes problem. Finances and an FA Youth Cup winning team dictated the numbers at the end of the 90s but since then no manager had played as many youth.

Moyes in his first stint had Rodwell, Rooney and Anichebe and had one starter every 4 games. In the last 18 months, he has had one every 6. Since Koeman was sacked, no other manager matches that rate for playing youth -- but somehow we have it in our heads that it is only Moyes.

Terrible when facts get in the way of a bias.
Annika Herbert
23 Posted 12/06/2026 at 15:19:07
Phil @ 22, facts certainly didn't get in the way of Moyes playing youth last season did they?

I would consider in 427 games he might well have had no choice to play youth on occasion. So, in all honesty, your list proves absolutely nothing to me regarding Moyes use of younger players.

Let's see what players our resident dinosaur targets during the upcoming transfer window. If he can find time to sign anyone in between his World Cup duties of course.
John Collins
24 Posted 12/06/2026 at 15:31:33
Moyes - 57 - 10 - 2.

Not with you on the table layout Phil? What is the 57?
Mark Taylor
25 Posted 12/06/2026 at 15:36:31
On the Burnley compensation affecting transfer budgets, I'm going to be optimistic (for a change).

I think it is entirely possible that TFG, aware of this liability, worked it into the purchase contract and had a portion of the buy price to cover such liabilities. This is common in such transactions. So it may well be the case that Moshiri is paying this, not TFG.

It might even explain the dividend which just happens to equate to the compensation plus likely legal fees give or take. Once TFG reclaim back Moshiri's money (or to be precise adjust the balancing payment downwards), the return of the dividend might even be the mechanism by which our revenue is unaffected. Basically some fancy accounting.

That said, I'd be amazed if we spend much over £60M net. I think they still see this as a period of 'stability', in other words, building up a surplus for a couple of years.
Liam Mogan
26 Posted 12/06/2026 at 15:56:12
It's not Moyes's lack of playing young players that particularly bothers me. It's more his limitations as a manager. Especially in terms of achieving anything worth achieving.

Irrespective of the ages of players, he's not very good at either winning games or trophies. He's good at talking shite, though, I'll give him that.
Mike Hayes
27 Posted 12/06/2026 at 17:09:54
Kevin Molloy - that was a line from their song of the same-ish title from their album Hippopotamus, just to clarify.

As for Moyes, I have unfortunately got no confidence in him after the final 7 games, playing knackered players, late subs, thinking 13th is an achievement, and blowing smoke up his own arse whilst kicking ours.

From what I can gather, the majority of fans want him gone and if not, hit the ground running next season or he will be as popular as Dyche and Allardyce and won't survive.
Phil Roberts
28 Posted 12/06/2026 at 17:14:55
John -
Moyes - 57 games - started a teenager 10 times in those 57 games - and individual teenagers played 2 (Dibling and Armstrong).

In his first spell he was in charge for 427 games, started a teenager 109 times and there were 11 different ones.

Annika, yes he had no choice to start Rooney, Rodwell, Anichebe, Vellios, Baxter, Barkley, Gosling, Vaughan, Chadwick. Mind you my view is that a few of them deserved their place because they were better than the older players.

Maybe that is what Moyes looks at. Rather than are they young, are they any good and are they better than other players who are older.

But as always, those who hate Moyes (and I hear it on good authority he thinks you have quite a few faults) cannot see that my post was not about praising Moyes but saying he is no different to any of the other 11 managers we had between his first and second spells. It is not a Moyes problem -- it is an Everton manager problem and an Academy problem.
John Collins
29 Posted 12/06/2026 at 17:26:34
But as always, those who hate Moyes (and I hear it on good authority he thinks you have quite a few faults).\ r

I've lost you again...
Ian Bennett
30 Posted 12/06/2026 at 18:54:42
Sounds like it wont hit psr or squad ratio calculations, and the Friedkins will deduct the sum from the deferred consideration still due to Moshiri. Roundhouse Capital Holdings Ltd had that at £42.4M in the most recent accounts.

If I am a betting man, I'd suggest that £42M was ringfenced exactly for that issue. I also think that's why the original deal fell over.

The cost will hit Everton's books, but additional capital can be put into Everton by the Friedkins given they won't be paying Moshiri a reduced deferred consideration.

The loser could well be the minority shareholders again. Another £40M hit will see the creation of more shares to repair the balance sheet potentially. If it does, then those shareholders need to blame Moshiri and the shameful governance over that period.

The club will defend the claim, I am sure. The fact that the club could've sold a player after Burnley got relegated but before 30 June 2022 highlights the incompetence that the club was in. All of the fines, points deduction, and Burnley claim could have been avoided. Negligence by our leadership team.
Jimmy Carr
31 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:09:45
Shock, horror, Directors take dividend from company they own.

Whatever next.
Phil Roberts
32 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:10:40
John, I was now responding to Annika
John Collins
33 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:12:01
👍
John Collins
34 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:14:23
Shock, horror, Directors take dividend from company they own.

Whatever next. An underfunded transfer budget?
Jimmy Carr
35 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:20:45
John (34),

Please tell me if I'm wrong, but didn't we spend more money last summer than we've ever done in a transfer window?
John Collins
36 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:43:01
Jimmy.

You're wrong in the sense I referred to this summer's transfer budget.
Andy Meighan
37 Posted 12/06/2026 at 19:51:18
No, Davey, we didn't have a good season apart from the last month or so, we only won 6 home games and to be fair only 2 of them got the juices flowing. Okay, maybe the Man City game which we managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory.

And we blew up because you wouldn't change that terrible back 4, and kept playing players who were dead on their feet, and as Liam says, because you keep saying it doesn't mean it's true.

Them last 8 weeks made me do a lot of soul searching in regard to renewing my season ticket; unfortunately for me, I have.
Paul Griffiths
38 Posted 12/06/2026 at 22:52:00
Jimmy Carr 35: Please tell me if I'm wrong, but didn't we spend more money last summer than we've ever done in a transfer window?

And that got us precisely:

(1) the same position as the season before
(2) one more point than the season before
(3) five more goals scored than the season before
(4) six more goals conceded than the season before
(5) a worse goal difference by -1 than the season before
(6) one - ONE - first-team regular.

Some fecking triumphant window that eh Jimmy?
Jimmy Carr
39 Posted 12/06/2026 at 00:05:01
Where did I say it was a triumphant window exactly Paul? John mentioned an underfunded transfer budget, I pointed out the size of the budget last year. The ‘triumphant’ part is your own invention. Do you need to go to spec savers or something?
Jimmy Carr
40 Posted 12/06/2026 at 00:11:33
So John (36), as usual you are looking on the bright side. You’re doing no more than speculating as no-one has a scooby what the transfer budget will be this summer, whether this £40m will affect it, and whether we may even win the appeal anyway. In which case the whole thing is a moot point. So no, I’m not wrong. I’m the one who stated one simple fact.
Paul Griffiths
41 Posted 12/06/2026 at 00:37:26
Erm Mr. Carr, what is the point of a record spend if it is largely unsuccessful? Is that hard for you to see? My train set is bigger than yours. Our church's steeple is now higher than St. Mary's next door. Spending big is boss and makes us look xxxxx.

'Spec savers' lad! My 'part' was 'triumphant'?

Don't make a statement about big sponds if you do not want it to be critiqued.

Here's something for you to slobber over:

https://www.facebook.com/MSP.Football.Troll/photos/young-david-Moyes-d/234717633358412/
Jason Hewly
42 Posted 13/06/2026 at 02:29:47
Moyes made some very good signings during his first spell. The club is still shopping around in the same market it was back then, although the fees are blown out of all proportion. He'll add to the squad and incrementally make us better.
If there are kids in the youth set up that can handle the progression, they'll come good. But the blatant truth is virtually none of them do. Gordon and Rooney aside, the vast majority of players that fans clamoured to be included in previous teams have mostly ended up in lower league football.
Paul Washington
43 Posted 13/06/2026 at 08:18:59
Dear Davey,

Who is this 'They"?...

Can you please name them, so we know who to blame when the inevitable cock-up comes!
Jack Convery
44 Posted 13/06/2026 at 08:42:27
Paul, I'm with you on the use of 'They'. It seems to me to be a disparaging way to refer to either, the Owners and, or the Board. Even contemptuous. Has there been a falling out. ?According to a mate, the Moyesiah was apparently told not to play Gueye, as it would trigger a contract extension. Something that went down like a lead balloon, with the squad. It might also explain the Moyesiah's manner at press conferences during that period of games. He said at one point, "I'm Pissed off" ! If it is true, no wonder we collapsed during the run in. A sure statement of penny pinching and lack of ambition, when European football was in reach. Everton that.
Annika Herbert
45 Posted 13/06/2026 at 08:58:32
Phil @ 28, don’t keep us in suspense, who is this all knowing authority you mention? Whilst not quite defending Moyes in your original post to which I replied, you certainly are making a case for his superiority regarding younger players.

Jason @ 42, the Moyesiah will incrementally improve us will he? So we can look forward to 12th place next season then? With the usual early cup exits of course. I can hardly wait for the new season to start.
Phil Roberts
46 Posted 13/06/2026 at 09:09:17
Annika, are you not happy that your views are getting talked about at the club?
Kevin Molloy
47 Posted 13/06/2026 at 09:24:07
Mike yes that's the fear. The real concern I have is the squad. I think Moyes managed to paper over a few cracks last season, and get some edgy one nil wins. But that squad had not been invested in in five years, so was in a dreadful state this time last year. Sadly our transfer business didn't improve the first team, and they are now all a year older. you could make an argument we need an entirely new back four, to replace Gana, and the forward. Given it is by no means certain we'll have Grealish and Ndiaye on the wings, we do seem to be in somewhat of a pickle.
Phil Roberts
48 Posted 13/06/2026 at 09:32:56
Jack @44
As has been mentioned in the article "Squad Cost Ratio and how it will impact Everton", if we are not in Europe we can spend 85% of our income on the squad's costs. Qualify for Europe and that drops to 70%.

Did someone make a tough decision? I expect the conversation around the boardroom table went -
If we finish 8th, get in the Europa Conference that means we will either have to spend 18% less* (see below for the Maths) so try and get 9th and maximise the payment for league position and then we can spend more on the playing staff. Plus, if we are restricted to the 70%, are we able to bring in the players to be able to handle all of the games we will now have to play?
And look at what happened to Forest and Palace this season and how they struggled in the League. Next season Palace are in the Europa League for winning the Europa Conference, they are really going to struggle with Glasner leaving. I wonder who they are going to sell this summer because they are going to struggle.
Anybody know if the fine we will get for breaching the 70% will be more than the profit from the extra games in the Europa Conference, and I say profit because there will be additional costs to offset the income from games at BMD.

I would suggest that such a conversation is not beyond the absurb from a group of hard headed businessmen. They are about the finances and not the romance of being able to go on a 2 day trip to the bars of some far off place most of us would never dream of going to be able to watch 90 minutes of football. What we consider vital, they don't - unless it makes the club richer.

And if we want to add to that - Capology.com has his salary at £6,2m. He is 37 in September and may not play 38 games next year and playing him in the last 6 would mean not only the issue of SCR but also £6,2m of our restricted spend will be on a 37 year old player.

Oh and the maths why 70% not 85% is a 18% reduction not 15%
Income £200m.
85% = £170m.
70% = £140m.
£140/£170 = 82% = 18% reduction.
Jack Convery
49 Posted 13/06/2026 at 09:58:34
Phil, thanks for that. It all makes sense and really would explain why we appeared to throw it all away with 7 games to go. Business is Business, after all and money always talks.
John Collins
50 Posted 13/06/2026 at 10:04:44
Jimmy 40.

Good for you.
That warrants two gold stars in your Davy Moyes scrapbook.
Brian Harrison
51 Posted 13/06/2026 at 10:21:45
Guys its the close season as Infantino suggested chill out. We have a great week of sport this week Royal Ascot starts Tuesday and there is a horse called Trawlerman who will be wearing sun glasses to go down to the start. Then Thursday the US open golf starts. Forget the World Cup it only gets interesting at the quarter final stages.
Dave Lynch
53 Posted 13/06/2026 at 10:52:38
I've heard a whisper that DeLap from Chelsea is his main target.
Terry Downes
54 Posted 13/06/2026 at 10:56:53
Fkin Delap says it all about Moyes and Everton for that matter looks like we’ll never change the way we thought 30yrs ago a big lump up front doesn’t matter if he’s shyte or not he’ll do for Everton ? Football as changed unfortunatly we haven’t.
Andrew Merrick
55 Posted 13/06/2026 at 13:38:06
This thread needs a reality is depressing warning.
Charles Ward
56 Posted 13/06/2026 at 13:45:54
Andrew as well as a reality warning maybe one of those help lines advertised in soap operas when they are dealing with an “issue” would be helpful.
Sean Herbert
57 Posted 13/06/2026 at 16:40:42
Phil @ 46, I am delighted of course! Who wouldn't be delighted to be mentioned in the presence of royalty such as Moye

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