05 Jun 2016 16:09:27
Whilst disappointing and deeply frustrating, we have been in this situation before and the current board have always done exceptionally well in the past. The talk of 'who club is bigger' aside, Ron is taking a huge gamble. The reality is; no new majority shareholder/ owner has ever said that they 'fully intend to maintain the status quo whilst paying themselves admirably before returning the club to the market for more than the sum they originally borrowed to pay for it', but that's typically what happens. The £100m transfer kitty being discussed, unless it has been promised every season, isn't actually all that remarkable in football, nor at Everton who have paid £30m for a striker alone, in the past. Reading inbetween the lines re. Reeds comments about ensuring all parties share the same goals, whether there has been a breakdown in adoption of youth policy? can't have escaped anyone's notice that Ron has brought through exactly no youth players and at the time I thought that his comments about none of the Under 21's being good enough for the first team, or making those comments publicly, was odd. Anyway, if he does go, Everton will get a very good manager. I don't doubt he will be replaced by an equally good manager. Maybe even a better one?

1.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 16:27:23
how can everton offer 100m in transfers under the FFP rules though?

{Ed002's Note - The money comes from additional TV income for the coming season.}

2.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 18:01:53
Not forgetting another 65mill from the sale of lukaku

3.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 18:18:33
Ed002 - That rationale accepts that they will be unable to maintain it, barring a return to CL football next season. I would think that even the most optimistic of toffees' would be cautious that the current squad + 100m would get CL football, even with another topsy-turvy season and none of the current Everton squad leaving (unlikely) . I think Ron would be taking a massive gamble.

{Ed002's Note - I expect that Champions League football will be well beyond Everton next season. With Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United looking to improve and the North London sides looking to keep their momentum going and with the likes of West Ham knocking on the door, getting Everton, Southampton, Leicester or Stoke in to a Champions League spot will be a very tough ask,}

4.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 18:22:07
Does that mean we could spend upwards of 80 million Ed . Due to the TV money? If so, bet we don't .

{Ed002's Note - Yes, but most clubs won't be spending just for the sake of it.}

5.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 20:40:31
Suspect Stones and Barkley will go too. (England will do badly this summer and the excuse will be that the England squad need to play more against the European sides. Fine for those already in Europe but for Stones and Barkley they will be under pressure to move. )
However much money a club has to spend will they really attract the top players without European competition?
Not our problem, but RoKo might dent his CV with this move. But, who knows, he may have decided one big pay day will see him to a certain life style after footy and ambitions to manage at the highest level have taken the back seat.

6.) 05 Jun 2016
05 Jun 2016 20:55:49
Why are West Ham knocking on the door but were not? We finished above them.

{Ed002's Note - WEst Ham are looking to further invest and improve as they move to a new stadium - which is itself a major selling point for new investors, advertisers and indeed players.}

7.) 06 Jun 2016
06 Jun 2016 06:38:04
West Ham have prob the lowest stadium overheads in the league 2.5 m a year for 100 years and they gave 15 m or so towards costs. Have 100 year lease and 60k plus capacity hence they can spend what they earn every year and not worry. Also look at last year lot of loan signings.