by The songs fell flat and the faces fell when the news spread through the train to Sligo. Exactly 11 a.m. on July 19, 2024 -12 months ago, Everton and the Friedkin group announced that the US organization had broken in.
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After years of turbulence, the development of TFG’s interest in the club had portrayed a rescue flow for the blues – an escape route to stability.
Then, just like this, hours before the first pre -season fans of the summer club, the dream was over. I remember how I pressed my story and then watched the news from the Everton fans, who, like me, crossed Ireland to watch Seamus Coleman’s return to Club David Moyes, who bought him from him for only 60,000 pounds.
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Once in Sligo, I toured the calm bank of the Garavogue River. The pretty flower beds and inviting bars and restaurants stood a strong contrast to the darkness of Merseyside when the club employees processed the news on the Finch Farm and the Royal Leber Buildings.
I was the only reporter who had traveled for the game from England and had spent the game surrounded by stunned club officials. When I spoke to Sean Dyche on the field a few hours later, it was an undesirable topic – also what could he say?
This day was one of many strange, turbulent episodes when the association was swung between potential investors. It was the fourth exclusion of collapse when Farhad Moshiri was looking for an exit route. From the Kaminski group to MSP and concerned 777 partners came and went to the applicants.
There was still time for more fun and games – I spent my lunchtime on the first day of the season with the football focus that John Textor’s offer for the club was apparently exposed to insurmountable hurdles. Only now, almost a year later, he found a breakthrough when selling his share of Crystal Palace – the big stumbling block for every blues property.
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While Textor only makes progress, the story is very different for Everton.
In contrast to one year, the club no longer fights for survival on and next to the field. The return to the TFG table brought the stability so many – inside and outside the club.
Six months after their takeover, which was approved by the Premier League, the club’s debt was restructured, a new board is available and two test events have the new stadium shortly before the first team was taken.
A new management team was appointed on the Finch Farm and the beginning of a new cycle of PSR calculations – one that was not completely undermined by the expenditure of the past – began with the arrival of Thierno Barry and £ 4 million from Mark Travers. More will follow.
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This does not mean that there were no bumps on the street. The miserable form in the New Year made it look as if another relegation battle was inevitable and paved the way for the outcome of Sean Dyche. However, the answer was reasonable and owners, players and supporters benefited from the upswing on the place listed by the returning David Moyes.
Everton has a lot to do this summer if the club is to fully use the recent progress. The squad needs a conversion and Moyes needs support – especially on the right wing, but in several places in the entire squad.
But for everyone who refreshes the transmission gossip pages and wonders whether the pace has to intensify, it is worth taking into account the progress that has already been made.
Twelve months ago, it felt like Everton’s world collapsed on the way to the first summer -friendly of the club. On Tuesday, when I drove to Accrington Stanley, the sky opened – but the future looked bright.
