Column & Opinion Articles

Contributions from our editorial team and featured columnists.

Thoughts on the 2021 Annual General Meeting

Paul The Esk

Paul argues that last night’s AGM wasn't an objective analysis of how the club is performing and the presentations didn't offer much in terms of future strategy

15/01/2021

The significance of Everton's Annual General Meeting and why it can’t be an opportunity lost….

Paul The Esk

The significance of Everton's Annual General Meeting and why it can’t be an opportunity lost.

11/01/2021

Brands’s value to date and the scale of the challenges facing him

Paul The Esk

A look at the challenge Marcel Brands faced when he arrived at Everton, what he's done to resolve it and the big issues ahead in the summer

05/01/2021

Cash flow, Moshiri’s capital injections & the potential placement of new shares

Paul The Esk

What factors influence cash flow, how do clubs deal with negative cash flow and what is the situation at Everton under Farhad Moshiri, particularly in view of the mooted issue of new shares?

28/12/2020

Record losses, partly attributed to Covid, Moshiri’s funding plans & stadium finance update

Paul The Esk

An assessment of Everton's accounts for 2019-20

12/11/2020

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, the governance and cultural changes required for it to become a reality at Everton

Paul The Esk

"Corporate culture eats strategy for breakfast". A look at the governance and cultural changes required at Everton for NSNO to ever become a reality once more:

08/12/2020

A simple but fair redistribution of football revenues

Paul The Esk

A look at a possible solution to the massive imbalances that exist in the professional football game in England and a simple solution

29/10/2020

Big Picture proposals put the emphasis on Everton’s international development

Despite the initiative being rightly canned, the issue of international broadcast rights will be back. It is almost certain that the largest clubs will want to see an element of selling exclusive rights off their own platforms in this next round and those with the greatest numbers of overseas supporters are going to be the initial winners.

15/10/2020

'Project Big Picture' exposing the self serving interests of MUFC and Liverpool

Paul The Esk

The proposals have exposed the these two clubs' seek to secure their current economic advantage and protect their future revenues.

12/10/2020

The 2020 Summer transfer window from a financial perspective

Paul The Esk

Analysing the business done across the Premier League and a nod to the turn-around in the overall levels of the squad at EFC with such relatively small increase in costs

07/10/2020

Football Shorts – Part V: The Reality of Reducing Income and Fixed Costs

Paul The Esk

A look at the impact of virtually no crowds in the Premier League this season, the impact Covid-19 is having on broadcasting revenues and the volume of transfer business

23/09/2020

How do we fund squad improvements this summer?

Paul The Esk

An over-sized, over-priced, mostly under-achieving squad, financial constraints, and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis pose significant challenges to Everton this summer. Where is the money coming from for new signings?