Topic: Everton - The 777 Unflushables

[rafathegaffa83]

It seems barmy to use cladding in a marine environment.

I'd wager it was a cheaper option to use some cladding even if long-term it'll cost more for maintenance

[disgraced cake]

Not really seen many pictures of inside the stadium right now but it looks exactly like the generic one Espanyol built. Ironic, really.

[Black Bull Nova]

I have to say that the inside of the stadium seems well thought out and planned, credit to the club for that. The fact that it has been built with money that does not exist and that it cannot deliver the revenue assumed (remember Everton's financial plans were also based on them being good) is another matter entirely. Someone will have to pay the bill for their excess spending to gain sporting advantage some point.

[Peabee]

Not really seen many pictures of inside the stadium right now but it looks exactly like the generic one Espanyol built. Ironic, really.

The architect may have misspelt "iconic" in his/her plans.

[Red Beret]

I have to say that the inside of the stadium seems well thought out and planned, credit to the club for that. The fact that it has been built with money that does not exist and that it cannot deliver the revenue assumed (remember Everton's financial plans were also based on them being good) is another matter entirely. Someone will have to pay the bill for their excess spending to gain sporting advantage some point.

The clubs relegated in Everton's place; the contractor with cash flow problems; 777 - basically everyone is paying except Everton themselves. Everyone but Everton is going to go bust at this rate. They're like the cockroaches of football.

[FiSh77]

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/everton-bramley-moore-dock-stadium-river-mersey-smell-932444-20240319

Everton have commissioned a 'special scent' as part of design plans for their new Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium - and fans will be able to smell it during matches.

Yeah it's called shite

[newterp]

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/everton-bramley-moore-dock-stadium-river-mersey-smell-932444-20240319

Yeah it's called shite

my god - how stupid are they.

They have to be taking the pissshit.

[No666]

I take it they need to sniff a fragrance in order to mask the stench from the sewage works, a bit like those pomanders they used in merry olde England.

[Elzar]

I heard the scent will change to reflect the performance of the team.

There is currently no way to emit artificial smells built in.

[LuverlyRita]

my god - how stupid are they.

They have to be taking the pissshit.

That article reads like a spoof. Alongside the waste-treatment-works-masking fragrance, the idea that an adult website wanted to sponspor the stadium is hilarious 

[Schmidt]

They're unveiling a new mascot too.

[Fromola]

Not really seen many pictures of inside the stadium right now but it looks exactly like the generic one Espanyol built. Ironic, really.

Looks a bit like Espanyol or one of The Bundesliga venues built/rebuilt for the 2006 World Cup.

Good enough for them but it's crippling them financially without Usmanov's laundered money or Joe Anderson's council tax money.

[DonkeyWan]

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/everton-bramley-moore-dock-stadium-river-mersey-smell-932444-20240319

Yeah it's called shite

[Son of Spion]

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/everton-bramley-moore-dock-stadium-river-mersey-smell-932444-20240319

Yeah it's called shite

Another first for the Shite. First club to have to pump out air freshener to mask the stench of a sewage farm next door.

Rumours that the sewage farm are developing a scent of their own to combat the stench of Everton's football are yet to be confirmed.

[FiSh77]

They should start a partnership with these



Then again they'll probably go bust after getting into bed with the Ev...

[Gladbach73]

I take it they need to sniff a fragrance in order to mask the stench from the sewage works, a bit like those pomanders they used in merry olde England.

Person 1. “ Did you hear the one about the water treatment works next to Everton’s new stadium?”

Person 2. “ No I hadn’t, but what about the smell?”

Person 1. “Shame really, but the water treatment works will have to get used to it”

Boom, I’ll get me coat

[afc tukrish]

That article reads like a spoof. Alongside the waste-treatment-works-masking fragrance, the idea that an adult website wanted to sponspor the stadium is hilarious 

Sponsored as The Bunghole?

[FiSh77]

Sponsored as The Bunghole?

11 men no cup?

[rafathegaffa83]

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/everton-bramley-moore-dock-stadium-river-mersey-smell-932444-20240319

Yeah it's called shite

Bitter Fume bottled at last

[rob1966]

[TepidT2O]

Rumour that they are struggling to make payroll for this month….

[Black Bull Nova]

I mean, it may be the perfume is nithing to do with the local smell but then;
1st football stadium next to a sewage plant
1st football stadium that is perfumed
Its no coincidence that many people keep a perfumed airspray in their bathrooms and I doubt the above is a coincidence either

[No666]

Rumour that they are struggling to make payroll for this month….

Another loan from 777 incoming, then. Pile the pressure on the PL, who are between the devil and the deep red Mersey - a real no-win if they approve or don't.

[gerrardisgod]

How much is that unofficially up to now? £140m?

Takeover or not, they’ve got them by the balls.

[Fiasco]

Mutterings on Twitter/X (I know, I know) that the 777 takeover is going to be accepted by the Premier League. Given what is known about them I'm not sure that is good news. On the other hand, they're fucked as it is. Stuck between a rock and a hard place?

[jillcwhomever]

It's disgusting if they allow them in. They are not fit to own anything and the PL know that.

[Trotterwatch]

11 men no cup?

That's the season review beta/VHS title sorted.

[[new username under construction]]

Maybe it's the PL saying to the club, look, they have "passed" the tests but in our opinion they are big trouble and we're advising you not to do this? Actually trying to protect the club and eventually basically saying, ok we've tried everything to get you to see what this lot is like, away you go

[thaddeus]

It's disgusting if they allow them in. They are not fit to own anything and the PL know that.

The Premier League really must block the 777 Partners takeover or just abandon the fit and proper tests altogether.  They've already demonstrated there's no moralistic element to the fit and proper tests (by passing the Saudi PIF takeover of Newcastle) and allowing 777 Partners would demonstrate there's no financial stability element either.

I get the impression that the Premier League have just had enough of hand-holding Everton and dealing with their litigation and moaning.  I can sympathise with them if that's the case but letting 777 Partners take over one of their member clubs sets a dangerous precedent.

I'm not really sure what the way out for Everton is but I'm certain it's not being owned by 777 Partners.  The best they can hope for under 777 Partners would be consolidation of their debts and a more successful commercial department.  Those are sensible steps but the problem is that 777 Partners are a debt factory so Everton will also likely need to provide a consistent return to them on top of all their existing overheads.

[disgraced cake]

It's disgusting if they allow them in. They are not fit to own anything and the PL know that.

They shouldn't but I've a feeling their ownership will provide many more laughs over the years to come. Everything I've heard about them paints them as being possibly the dodgiest owners a football club can ever have.

[jillcwhomever]

Maybe it's the PL saying to the club, look, they have "passed" the tests but in our opinion they are big trouble and we're advising you not to do this? Actually trying to protect the club and eventually basically saying, ok we've tried everything to get you to see what this lot is like, away you go

There is little point in having a fit and proper owners test if you are allowing people like this to takeover clubs, they have ruined everything they have touched. I know it's hard on the PL and I get that the Everton owners are acting like cocks, but it still isn't right.

[jillcwhomever]

The Premier League really must block the 777 Partners takeover or just abandon the fit and proper tests altogether.  They've already demonstrated there's no moralistic element to the fit and proper tests (by passing the Saudi PIF takeover of Newcastle) and allowing 777 Partners would demonstrate there's no financial stability element either.

I get the impression that the Premier League have just had enough of hand-holding Everton and dealing with their litigation and moaning.  I can sympathise with them if that's the case but letting 777 Partners take over one of their member clubs sets a dangerous precedent.

I'm not really sure what the way out for Everton is but I'm certain it's not being owned by 777 Partners.  The best they can hope for under 777 Partners would be consolidation of their debts and a more successful commercial department.  Those are sensible steps but the problem is that 777 Partners are a debt factory so Everton will also likely need to provide a consistent return to them on top of all their existing overheads.

To all fits and purposes they abandoned the tests when they allowed states in, the paper may as well be ripped up, as it's meaningless.

[Trotterwatch]

After the way Everton fans were when we had H & G I hope 777 are approved.

[jacobs chains]

Everton as a club are not fit and proper. A match made in heaven.

[Red Beret]

After the way Everton fans were when we had H & G I hope 777 are approved.

I don't. I don't give a stuff about Everton, but admitting 777 to the Premier League puts every small to mid table club at risk of being taken over by an equally shady gang of cnuts. It's bad enough with the fucking sportwasher free for all.

I'd hate to see a club like Brighton get taken over by a group like this. They'd be relegated within three seasons.

Just let Everton go fucking bust. A nine point deduction that puts them on 16 points - and they can't appeal this one. Plus another deduction still to follow. Administration will force them to do what they should have done two years ago - sell players and trim their wage bill. Without those key players, they're as good as down.

[12C]

How much is that unofficially up to now? £140m?

Takeover or not, they’ve got them by the balls.

Depends who you believe.
Most reports were between £180m and £200m already. Another loan gets you towards the 1/4 Billion mark.
And that debt will be re consolidated,(not written off), along with the loans they will be using to buy the club. Add in the repayments for the stadium debt and they are going to have to find a lot of cash to fund the repayments. If they hive off the stadium, the club is actually worth less than the debt they are seeking to buy it with.

[12C]

Mutterings on Twitter/X (I know, I know) that the 777 takeover is going to be accepted by the Premier League. Given what is known about them I'm not sure that is good news. On the other hand, they're fucked as it is. Stuck between a rock and a hard place?

The Grauniad was reporting last week that the announcement confirming the deal was being made this week.
We still have to hear what their punishment will be for breaking P&S
Given they are borrowing to keep the lights on, they must be on course for a loss again this season.

[12C]

Maybe it's the PL saying to the club, look, they have "passed" the tests but in our opinion they are big trouble and we're advising you not to do this? Actually trying to protect the club and eventually basically saying, ok we've tried everything to get you to see what this lot is like, away you go

“The Club”?
Moshiri is the club. For whatever reason, these people are his preferred option. He isn’t arsed about how dodgy they may be, he wants his money back and would sell it to Nortons if they paid up.

[No666]

So 777 supplied the audited accounts then. Love to know who their auditor is.

[thaddeus]

The Grauniad was reporting last week that the announcement confirming the deal was being made this week.
We still have to hear what their punishment will be for breaking P&S
Given they are borrowing to keep the lights on, they must be on course for a loss again this season.

The losses will be in the hundreds of millions.  That they're borrowing £20m/month from 777 Partners shows how far short they are of breaking even.  For P&S purposes though they can write a lot of those losses off - presumably the stadium development is a significant chunk of that £20m/month - so it's not clear if they'd once again breach the threshold.

I expect they'll sell Branthwaite in the summer and that will keep the wolves at bay for a bit longer.  They'll also lose Alli (£100k) and Gomes (£120k) off their wage bill plus potentially Gueye (£80k), Coleman (£70k) and Young (£80k).  Saving the best part of £500k/week in wages is a good move for them but in recent windows they've not been able to resist spending.  Beto and Chermiti are as bad signings as any they've made in the Moshiri era.