Death threats, conspiracy & FFP: Is Moshiri's Everton a broken club?

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Board members receiving alleged death threats, home-grown players being chased from Goodison Park, an owner who publicly blames supporters for the churn of managers and a team who are without a Premier League win since October - Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Greg O'Keeffe and Senior writer Oli Kay to find out if Everton are broken beyond repair this season? The panel reflect on owner Farhad Moshiri's track-record, assess sanctioned oligarch Alisher Usmanov's current influence and discuss what, if anything, can be done in January to stave off a first top-flight relegation since 1951. Plus, how effective Everton's protests have been, the validity of safety concerns relating to certain Club Directors and why manager Frank Lampard continues to retain most people's support. Produced by Adonis Pratsides *** This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp, Visit betterhelp.com/athleticfootball today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:03.0	Well, no surprises that at some point this week we'd be taking a closer look at Everton and we're going to do that today with board members reportedly avoiding
0:14.1	Goodison for their own safety. Players being chased by supporters in their cars.
0:19.3	We've also got an owner who publicly blamed fans for the Churn and managers and a team who are without a
0:24.9	Premier League win since October. Is it enough to, as owner Farhad Machiri says, put your money
0:31.6	where your mouth is, and why can't they do that this month
0:35.2	in the transfer window as relegation is a possibility for the first time since 1951.
0:41.0	So many questions, are there any answers? I'm Mark Chapman. Welcome to the
0:44.3	athletic football podcast.
0:47.6	It was intended as something as a bit of a sock to fans to make them feel as if they had a voice on the board and it didn't cut through.
0:59.0	You know, I put my money where my mouse is.
1:02.0	You know, that is most than an owner can do.
1:05.2	Gordon, what the fuck!
1:08.2	Gordon!
1:09.2	Even with the most lenient implementation of FFP, which I think we see in the Premier League, they are
1:14.8	under really tight restrictions now.
1:16.8	It's an impudent finish. It's four for Brighton. It's an absolute disaster for Everton.
1:29.0	Everton correspondent for the Athletic, Greg O'Keefe and senior writer Ollie Kay are both with us today.
1:35.1	Podcast length on the Athletic is normally around half an hour, 35 minutes and
1:42.0	this will be similar, but honestly Ollie it could be four
1:46.2	hours long this oh yeah and there would still be an awful lot of questions
1:50.9	still to ask and still to answer the best we could.
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