Interview with Bill Kenwright aka Bozo the clown

[Exiled_red]

That is really difficult to read, but yes they are in trouble.

[peekay]

If any of you dont have the patience to read the entire interview just read the bit below. This is the response of the chairman talking about 30% of the clubs annual expenditure.

Simon, “Just going back to the finances, this conversation has gone all over the place…..you were saying before that you can account for where the money has gone…”

Bill, “I didn’t say that, what I said was the accounts are there”

Simon, “Yeah, I know and to be honest I don’t think that anyone is taking a salary out or anything, but one of the things that people are scratching their heads about is this rise in other operating costs, it’s gone from…”

Mark, “It’s gone to £24m so there’s twenty odd million there that Evertonians don’t know about… what’s that’s going on; that’s why we’ve come here, we’ve asked Robert to fill us in…”

Bill, “When you say other operating costs what do you mean?”

Simon, “That’s what it says in the accounts, other operating costs”

Mark, “That’s why there’s so much confusion, they’ve steadily risen….”

Bill, “I’m sure… whatever accounts you get they go through the most stringent structure imaginable; It’s just a heading, what’s the heading again?”

Mark & Simon, “Other operating Costs”

Bill, “And how much is it?”

Mark, “£24m”

Simon, “And that has steadily risen over the…”

Bill, “Hold on hold on; then you haven’t got the £53m for the players? Hold on, fifty three plus twenty four, well that leaves you four or five for the other………are these other operating costs David? I don’t know, I have no idea”

Mark “Well, surely as Chairman you should be aware what these other operating costs are?”

Bill, “No, absolutely not, and why should I? I can’t break down the accounts for you…”

Mark, “This is why some Evertonians are saying money is going missing”

The main appears to have David Moores business acumen combined with G&H interviewing and PR skills.

[Cormack74]

Surely he can't genuinely be in the dark about the club's accounts?

I know someone who works for the accountants employed by Kenwright's company. Not sure whether they do Everton too but I'll ask next time I'm there.

Maybe I can provide him with some answers about where his club's money is being spent.

[Vermilion]

It is weird this everton situation, an everton fan just made a good point too, that they have two billionaires on the board, obviously must be name only....for effect..cudos board members.

Seems diabolical everton should be taking out loans for operating costs though with such wealth named on their own board.

[PTP]

Lol - think we have discussed these 'two billionaires' on evertons board on here before...

Everton fans keep going on about these two billionaires on the board....but i am pretty sure there isn't any - maybe one person from america has something to do with it...a bit like Lebron James's involvment in Liverpool....ZERO!

[Yozza]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14620560.stm

Everton captain Phil Neville allays negativity at club

"Since making my debut at Villarreal six years ago I've had so many highs. There's no negativity in the club and we're all looking to push on and win trophies."

[McDermotX]

"Since making my debut at Villarreal six years ago I've had so many highs.

A great tie that...............certainly gave me a high.

Thanks Phil, you ****in' loser