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More open and honest communication from Kevin. 
 

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3831090/thelwell-on-everton-january-transfer-window-future-plans

On 24/12/2023 at 10:01, Romey 1878 said:

That's not true in any way shape or form and I haven't seen anyone say that. MSP says hi and we know they wanted to buy us.

Exactly my point, but I think you didn’t detect my sarcasm (our previous owner said the club was for sale for 20 years). I’m sure there have been plenty more prior to Moshiri who wanted to buy us too. 

9 hours ago, Newty82 said:

I do, still, find it hard to swallow that we only seem to be able to attract the likes of 777.

Probs just shows how complicated our finances are. The wrangled Web of who's owed what and all that.

Well depending who you want to believe only Moshiri and 777 have wanted to buy the club in the last 20+ years. 

Ornstein reporting that FCA have approved 777, so just waiting for the football authorities now. 
 

58 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

They both definitely could’ve got on that floating debris but Rose was a selfish bitch. 

But back then she had a lovely pair. I’m sure they are still lovely now to be fair. 

Got to love his Mum in the away end  

I’ve had my tea, but I could just do a curry now. 
A place near ours does a house dish called chilli chicken zinger, it’s so good. They just don’t give enough. 
Back before my missus had a kid and turned vegetarian we used to go there and order three dishes and share them. For about four years we never knew which was which, but it was all so good. With a Kingfisher on draft. 
 

Im going to be starving all night now. 

Wouldnt surprise me if his release clause is a lot less with a relegation. His no fee loan was tied to relegation, so hopefully they did something daft like £30m but £5m if they arent in the Prem, thinking they would be fine. Wishful thinking.

Keane and Godfrey were both excellent and I’m very happy for them. That said, I thought Tarky was a powerhouse and kept the whole team organised and focused. Fantastic leadership from him tonight. 

2 hours ago, Palfy said:

Different league. We’ve seen what the punishment is likely to be, all very hypothetical at the moment to turn into a huge debate. 

Of course it’s a different league. If you go into receivership though, you may end up in a situation where the club is technically a new company. This is what happened with Rangers. A new company would have no claim to a place in the Premier League. It wouldn’t be a case of a punishment, just that a newco would be just that. 

3 hours ago, Palfy said:

If we could survive with another 9 points deduction then I would take going into receivership, because it gets rid of Moshiri, because we aren’t going into Bramley until the beginning of 25/26 we can afford a delay in the build for 3-5 months until the receivers find hopefully a decent buyer, and we become debt free which we release’s us from shackles of the uncertainty of what’s going to happen next, and all the clubs who want to sue us can all fuck off with that bollocks because they won’t have anyone to sue. 

In that scenario we could be moved to the bottom tier like Rangers. 

4 hours ago, Romey 1878 said:

Some people could end up paying for a season ticket at the new place by selling their ticket for that game!

I said to my mate I’m going to sell my second ticket to pay off the mortgage. 

15 hours ago, Gwlad said:

I was planning 2023/24 to go but now gives me next season to get the Old Lady for a last match.

Don’t leave it too late. With each passing game the demand will only increase. 

54 minutes ago, Matt said:

Never thought the mid-season thing would work. That's a junior project manager error with that. Besides, moving in during the summer is a lot more appealing

 

That’s all well and good, Matt. But has anyone considered my knees in this? I’m too tall to do an extra six months in Gladys street. The last 20 years with my knees against the seat in front of me have taken a toll, I need to move asap!!

Im not happy about it, but at least we know now and the club has plenty of time to get it right. 

12 hours ago, Wall Writer said:

Contrast this guy with the toffee TV video posted on the other thread. He’s much more engaging. No pauses mid sentence, lots of hand gestures and changes in vocal pitch for emphasis. 

Well FourFourTwo is a production thats been around for decades (at least since i was in high school so thats about 30 years), so i'd expect it to be very professional as its part of a major media and publishing house.

ToffeeTV is a channel started and run by two Everton fans, thats grown enough for them to leave their jobs and do it for a living from a small studio in Liverpool. And they employ more Evertonians to work for them.

They arent a professional media outfit, so not really fait to compare the two in my opinion.

If you want to compare ToffeeTV then go and watch Falcon Blues TV, View From the Bullens or The Toffee Blues as they are also fan channels. 

Our Hummel shirts are £65 for adults, £50 for kids.

Rangers Castore shirts are £70 for adults, £55 for kids.

But what I really dont like, and some other manufacturers are doing this now, is they sell a replica shirt and a pro shirt. You just know kids will want the pro shirt. A kids pro shirt is £105, if your kid is in adult sizes (so probably just a teenager) the adult pro shirt is £115. The whole idea of selling a pro and a replica is purely to extract more money from the fans. For Hummel, the shirt we buy in the shop is not a replica shirt, its the same shirt the players wear. 

Our Hummel infant kit is £45, Rangers Castore infant kit is £55.

In terms of quality, my Hummel shirts have all been absolutely fine. Same quality as our previous Umbro and Nike shirts, no issues at all. My daughter has had four kits so far (one more wrapped up for Christmas) the first one had a melted Hummel badge (swapped at the shop with no question) and on the current one the button/popper came off and again swapped at the shop (this one had name and number on the back and they just did it straight away). 

I see no issue with quality with Hummel at all.

For balance, Castore sorted the issue the Villa players had with their shirts pretty quickly. Though I expect those players had the "pro" shirt, which I would never pay so much extra to say its a pro shirt anyway, so I dont care.

I really dont care who makes the shirt, as long as they dont take the piss out of the fans and it looks good.

I've never paid more than £60 for one of our shirts, I think I wont be buying any for more than that.

7 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Their pricing is ridiculous.

This is where the club need to negotiate to protect the fans a bit, as well as making a good deal commercially. 

Looking at the Rangers club shop, their gear seems ok. Quite like their home and away kits too. That said, they have a white goalie shirt, thats weird. On the whole i think they look alright.

Didnt like that their kids shirts are about the same price as our adults. 

1 hour ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

Lots of Evertonians voting for Richard Masters!

 

Looking at the replies I think Masters has got safely in the bag.