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Thought that was stereotypical Aussie banter for a second then!-
I'm australian and I thought the same thing. I even scrolled back thinking I missed something and just became more confused. Thought that was stereotypical Aussie banter for a second then! -
A handful of Everton fans.
removing all the weak links makes us stronger
too many gutless players, no beef or desire. pussies everywhere... sack them all.Comment
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Nothing beats a bit of White textOriginally posted by Cerbie View Post Thought that was stereotypical Aussie banter for a second then!
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Everton Football Club was funded by the oligarch Alisher Usmanov while he was barred from entering the UK, the Guardian can reveal.
The tycoon was told in a letter from the Home Office in September 2021 that his presence in the UK was “not deemed conducive to the public good”.
That ban, which the letter said was “personally directed” by the then home secretary, Priti Patel, came six months before the businessman was sanctioned in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The existence of his travel ban was known by Everton’s board – but not publicly until now – and raises further questions about whether English football’s due diligence processes are fit for purpose.
At the time of the letter his 26-year-old nephew, Sarvar Ismailov, was serving on the Everton board and Usmanov’s companies had active contracts that were injecting tens of millions into the Merseyside club via a series of sponsorship agreements.
These included naming rights deals for the club’s training ground, initially signed in January 2017, plus another for Everton’s planned new stadium, announced in January 2020, as well as a sponsorship of Everton women’s team.
The exclusion document, which has been seen by the Guardian, reveals for the first time how Usmanov was considered to be “undesirable” by the UK government six months before his alleged links to Vladimir Putin’s regime led to him being placed on sanctions lists by the UK, the EU and the US.
Non-conducive to the public good means that “it is undesirable to admit the person to the UK, based on their character, conduct, or associations because they pose a threat to UK society”, according to published Home Office guidance. The Home Office letter gave no further detail behind the move.
After being barred from the country by the Home Office, Usmanov was then publicly sanctioned by the UK Foreign Office in March 2022 as part of the west’s crackdown on Putin-connected oligarchs in response to Russia invading Ukraine.
At the time, Usmanov described the Foreign Office sanctions citation as “false and defamatory allegations damaging my honour, dignity and business reputation”, and vowed to fight it.
However, he declined to comment on the Home Office letter, which stated the UK government had acted “after the most careful consideration”.
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We do not routinely comment on individual cases.”
The Foreign Office sanctions on Usmanov in 2022 enhanced the restrictions on the businessman in the UK by freezing some of his assets – including Beechwood House in Highgate, north London, worth an estimated £48m, and the 16th-century Sutton Place estate in Surrey. The March 2022 sanctions also made it a crime in the UK to trade with Usmanov.
Only after the the EU announced its sanctions on Usmanov did Everton say it would sever all connections with the oligarch’s companies – although it is understood that the club’s position is that it had no legal obligation to cancel the sponsorship deals in 2021 or 2022 and that it had not breached any Premier League rule.
The revelation of Usmanov’s exclusion heaps further scrutiny on one of England’s most storied football clubs, after the Guardian disclosed in January how a series of football managers had raised questions over Everton’s ownership following claims they were interviewed for the top job in the presence of Usmanov.
Usmanov – as well as his long-term business associate and current Everton owner, Farhad Moshiri – have always denied that the Russian tycoon secretly owned the club. Moshiri’s spokesperson has previously said: “Mr Usmanov has never interviewed or been present during an interview.”
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who's arsed?
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Wrong threadComment
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Such insight, they should see if he's interested in DOF role.Originally posted by shanks69 View Post[emoji848][emoji848]
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Three up against Brighton at half-time…
Dyche can’t be better than Sam Allardyce, surely. Sam’s superior to Pep and Klopp… so Dyche must be better than all of them. What a legend.
Fwank too could learn from the Dychemaster.
**** it, still want ‘em to go down.Comment
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Reports (in the mail so probably BS) that their relegation rivals are threatening to sue over their spend rule breaches if they stay up.The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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Seems reasonable.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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if it's the Mail, they're probably suggesting Rwanda instead of a points deduction...Originally posted by Exiled_red View PostComment
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Will happen alright but in reality that would drag on and on for ages..... Well into next season so whoever goes down will play in the championship next year.
Has there ever been a points deduction in the Premier league??? Dont think there has.
Hopefully Wolves and Bournemouth both get something out of their games with Everton and the pricks go down anywayComment
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Google claims, cause my memory is ****.
In Premier League history, only one side has been hit with a points deduction mid-season, with Portsmouth docked nine points after becoming the first active Premier League club to enter financial administration in March 2010Comment
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Originally posted by vlahka View Post
There goes another chance for man city to have a bit of history!I don't tipComment
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