Season 20-21 Opinion Columns
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 strategy15/01/2021
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 summer05/01/2021
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 2019-2012/11/2020
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 solution29/10/2020
Big Picture proposals put the emphasis on Everton’s international development
Paul The Esk
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 costs07/10/2020
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 business23/09/2020
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?30/08/2020
The Financing and Accounting of Transfers and How We Operate in this Window
Paul The Esk
A detailed look at the financial implications behind the transfer options open to us, how it's financed and what it means for Everton04/08/2020
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