10 Sep 2026 10:11:56
Something has now become very clear, the focus of TFG, is on the bottom line, not success on the pitch, if this is true, and there is every indexation it is, then it's time for them to leave.
If they do not leave, then the future, is an increasingley hostile relationship with the fan base, that is in no one's interests, so please go before things come to that.
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10 Sep 2026 10:52:18
I'd not be as clear as that for me. It's a balance between being successful on the pitch and securing a bright future. We have massively improved our commercial standing, and this looks set to improve further.
We have also, in my opinion, improved the quality of our squad, if not the quantity. A couple of good acquisitions in January, and it could be a better season than most seem to think.
10 Sep 2026 11:58:45
Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3. We are finishing Phase 1 and moving into 2. They'll keep finding investment, and they'll slowly (that's what we're all frustrated by) fill the squad, give it 5 years, as they said on day 1. This Mexican food thing of asking the same question every 24 hours in slightly different forms, are we here until the winter window with this? Or can we have some good old fashioned blind faith and optimism? Just for a while? Can we just be footy fans and talk about the games? No? Ok.
10 Sep 2026 12:16:13
They had to sort the finances first - partly for SCR and partly to get us on a sound footing. Anyone who wanted them to come in and throw cash around like Moshiri did is crackers, in my opinion.
10 Sep 2026 12:17:10
Well said, Brown shoes - they have paid off the debt, signed some good players, are playing good football and have one of the best stadiums in the World - let's just support the players on the pitch who are doing a great job at the minute.
10 Sep 2026 14:51:38
You only have to look at the estimated value of the club is now from when they took over. Would it be nice to see them attend matches, yes, are they improving the stability of the club, yes.
10 Sep 2026 16:59:39
Can you see us challenging for the title under Their ownership? No.
10 Sep 2026 17:40:29
Not now, but in 3 or 4 seasons, who knows?
10 Sep 2026 18:32:55
Yea you're right, maybe we would have been better off staying at Goodison and looking forward to constant relegation battles.
09 Sep 2026 13:38:43
We have been told on numerous occasions that the Friedkin's are ruthless businessmen.
If that is the case, then why is Kinnear and the morons he brought with him from Leeds still at the club? They all should've gone the morning after the transfer window debacle.
I feel that severance payments may be the reason.
Planning for the January window should've started by now and Kinnear and Co. shouldn't be anywhere near it.
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09 Sep 2026 14:08:59
I wondered why the Friedkins brought in Angus Kinnear. It was probably because he was in charge of the Arsenal move to their new stadium, and he did the same with the West Ham move to their new stadium.
So I presume that he was brought in to transition us from Goodison to Hill Dickinson and to maximize the revenue from the new stadium.
Consequently, I can't see him going anywhere.
The big question is, "Who is our head scout and who is in charge of the recruitment team?" Did Kinnear bring them from Leeds? They are the ones that need replacing.
09 Sep 2026 16:13:28
I thought about this the other day and came to a complete opposite assumption. I think they paid for and got exactly what they want from having Kinear as the head of recruitment and his team. I think these are the days for unpopular decisions. The rivers of blood will be on his hands.
When things become a lot better and we can actually spend some money without having to sell our best players, he will be sacked and replaced with a team with a different set of skills. I think these Friedkins know exactly what they're doing. Mushrooms much?
09 Sep 2026 16:54:18
I stated on here when he was appointed that the claim that we now had a world class CEO would come back to bite the owners.
When he left Leeds, the vast majority of their supporters were over the moon as they were fed up with all the b******t, repeated false promises and a failure to secure or compete for transfer targets.
Our latest transfer window ( the worst in living memory ) can politely be described as an abject failure as is Mr Kinnear.
The failures are all well documented and lie firmly at his door. He is totally out of his depth.
He arrogantly promised our first choice Right Back, has left us with the worst Left Back in the division and no specialist competition and left us with a totally inadequate Striker.
He asked to be judged at the end of the transfer window. Is there anyone who thinks that the fiasco on deadline day was a success? Didn't think so.
Moyes has my sympathy, he had a difficult enough job as it was and Kinnear has made it so much harder.
He should show some integrity and walk, but we all know that he won't.
09 Sep 2026 19:20:59
Rohl, George, Hayden, Niles, Grealish, Johnson and Noorgard are some of the best players we've signed in one window for a long time. Youth, experience, knowledgeable, part of champions league clubs, one rated the best player in their league, one from the league champions and more importantly quality players.
7 players brought in. The one that got away was the striker that due to him missing an earlier flight to arrive late for his medical (he should have been there at 830am and turned up in the afternoon) which showed he still had a knee injury and his club didn't send over his medical documents, we chose to question and alter the deal. This wasn't a cheap purchase, it would have been one of our biggest ever.
Was it perfect? No. Should we have done better in getting players in earlier? maybe. But it was clear we couldn't buy anyone else due to SCR (which doesn't mean we're skint but we have to live within our means) until we sold a player.
They made a mistake with Armstrong, then corrected it. They were right to sacrifice Ndiaye because he wasn't going to sign another contract and wanted out. Could it have been done earlier? No because City and Spurs were buying other players for huge sums and also waiting to sell players of their own.
As for Kinnear, he is to blame for parts of it, so too is the recruitment team and some of the blame is just circumstance. However, I can't blame him for the way the club is run. The stadium continues to create money, he is also improving it what it offers outside of football including the Rugby events, and other events, plus costs are under control, the wage bill reduced with players coming in on more affordable contracts and other expensive ones gone.
Worst window in living memory is an insane comment after what we've been going through year after year of poor quality and over priced players. If you're all blaming him based on a transfer window or more like the last day of it then I'd put that under the insane label as well.
He and the rest of the club need and must do better. They need to learn from past mistakes. However, we're not fighting relegation and I doubt with the quality we have will be anywhere near it. This squad all be it small, is more than good enough to compete at the right end of the table. 2 years ago today I'd have bitten your hand off to think like that. We are light years away from that era.
So stay calm, support the players on match day and if you're still not sure take a look back a couple of years and see whether he has improved the club since being here? Or where you happy with Dyche, Moshiri and the team we had? Didn't think so.
I'm angry and will be until we sort the final bits out but I'm also very conscious of how this club had been run before Kinnear and TFG.
09 Sep 2026 20:48:54
Thanks for the insane comment. Shows absolutely no class.
Thought this site was all about opinions.
09 Sep 2026 21:27:46
Great post, BlueJohn.
09 Sep 2026 21:54:33
No offense meant, SB, and I'll concede about my lack of class.
However, for some reason, these days it's either hero or villain. Sometimes they can be neither, and in this case, people are focusing on one aspect of what the owners and CEO are doing. The bigger picture is much clearer for once, even if there's still some rain clouds about.
09 Sep 2026 22:17:48
While agreeing with some of your sentiments, BlueJohn, I can't agree with some of the data. We already had Grealish, Rohl and George last season, so yes, good that we made them permanent, but it took little effort from a scouting viewpoint. We recruited Johnson, Hackney, Norgaard and Maitland-Niles, and one of them is injured. Hackney is a great signing, the others we will see.
We let seven leave from last year, Patterson, Aznou, Beto, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, McNeil and Gueye.
We failed to get in a striker or back-up for both right-back and left-back positions, needs that we have had since I was a lot younger.
So, not the worse in living memory, but in my very humble opinion not a great one either.
As I suggested above, Kinnear was recruited because of the new stadium and as far as we can see is doing a good job of making it a money maker. As CEO, though, he has to get his scouting and recruitment team to do better.
09 Sep 2026 22:45:32
I'd say with Rohl, George and Jack, they were recruited and scouted by the same people who brought them permanently this summer. For Tim and Gana, we brought Hackney and Norgard. McNeil, we got Johnson, and for Patterson we got Niles.
Aznou is right to go on loan, and due to more strength in midfield, Garner can be sacrificed to cover any potential injury to Myko, and the same for Rohl as RB. Aznou forced Moyes' hand for the loan as well.
I feel Dibbling will now be given more game time to cover Ndiaye.
However, I accept we need better cover for the RB and LB, and they failed in covering Beto leaving. Our hand was forced a little due to the Italian league closing earlier than ours, and losing the 18m on the table for him is difficult, especially as it allows us to go into the market in a stronger financial position.
As I said, I'm angry as well, but maybe my view is different to some because I accept the difficult circumstances we were under. Doesn't mean I'm right though, and I'm not, usually, according to the missus.
10 Sep 2026 00:52:52
It's not about being right or wrong, we all have opinions and they may differ, but one thing that we have in common is our love for Everton. I went to my first game age six, eighty years ago and the passion has not diminished with age.
{Ed025's Note - great stuff Mike, you have seen more great Everton sides than most of us mate, im lucky being 68 to have seen some cracking teams, its those under 40 that i feel sorry for..
10 Sep 2026 10:17:01
Soon to be those under 50!
I'm 48 and had a lot of great memories initially - for us still to be looking back to 30+ years ago is terrible - however, do point out without introduction of the Premier League I'm sure cups and leagues would have been shared out more - I don't realistically see anyone other than Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Liverpool winning league in next 20 years - it's a scandal, to be honest, and so boring.
10 Sep 2026 18:59:28
Yes some fantastic teams and players Ed025. Remember being at a game as kids with an attendance of about 78, 000 at Goodison with my mate Neville Smith who went on to co-write and act in the "Golden Vision". Great days and memories.
{Ed025's Note - i was only a twinkle in my dads eye then Mike but it must have been brilliant mate..
08 Sep 2026 23:20:35
After the Balogun fiasco and the reported fee of around 38-40 million for him, why on earth did we not go for Troy Parrot? He cost Betis £16 million with 4 million add-ons, scored the winner against Real Madrid and then scores again in the Champions League tonight.
When are Everton gonna take a chance on a player for god’s sake? His fee was nothing in today’s market. Beggars belief.
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09 Sep 2026 07:36:30
What beggars belief is the constant negativity, it is toxic. Whatever praise is uttered (I sense reluctantly) is always tempered with a but. I am off.
09 Sep 2026 09:49:03
Once bitten, twice shy? We took a chance on our last two forwards and look where that got us!
09 Sep 2026 10:08:27
Every transfer has an element of risk.
The general consensus on here seemed to be that Parrott was not up to standard, but looks to be doing well. Good luck to him.
I can see us making do with what we have until January. George, Alcaraz, Graham could all do a job for us up top if needed.
Hopefully we'll get the financial backing to bring a few in in January, the squad will be knackered by then. One game at a time, if we can get a result at Spurs, and progress in the EFL Cup next week, we'll have started very well.
09 Sep 2026 14:24:33
Everton need to show some guts, passed up on so many opportunities, not even a sniff, and tons at decent prices.
When they get new blood, they barely play them, not just Moyesy, Dychey too.
The scouting has been rubbish, generally, seems they don't look beyond the Championship, that's a mistake and costing us.
Granted they've been burned, but you have to dig deeper, other teams seem to have much more creativity in their scouting system.
We always get to about 70% strength, but lack in areas. Europe. Dream on, we never have the depth.
09 Sep 2026 15:55:02
JB, I like the idea of Alcaraz up top.
08 Sep 2026 14:03:53
⚽ Inter Milan — 124 goals in 219 games
⚽ Galatasaray — 77 goals in 134 games
⚽ PSG — 38 goals in 92 games
There’s no doubting Mauro Icardis scoring record, and all at big clubs too, gotta be worth a 6 or 12 month contract? As a free agent he looks impressive.
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08 Sep 2026 14:45:44
I'd agree, Elvis, stats are impressive.
You'd have to assume that there're reasons why no one's gone in for him. Lots of baggage.
08 Sep 2026 16:27:10
From the things that I've heard about him, he is painted as a bit of a bad apple in the dressing room. Do we need a disruptive character being thrown in our dressing room?
08 Sep 2026 16:45:13
Bad news, that guy, lots of baggage. Do well to keep clear of him.
08 Sep 2026 18:38:29
He's an absolute nut case and a bad egg. I'd stay well away from him.
08 Sep 2026 19:08:37
Lock your misses up - he be after her
08 Sep 2026 19:34:17
Good luck with mine.
09 Sep 2026 15:23:14
Mine's from Sunderland and is hard as!
