Bill Kenwright wary of leaving Everton under the solo watch of Farhad Moshiri
Bill Kenwright believes Everton would crumble if it were to fall under the solo leadership of Farhad Moshiri, according to the Daily Mail.
Moshiri has recently been lambasted by fans following the team’s dismal performances in the Premier League this season, with supporters venting their anger by lining the streets outside Goodison Park to protest.
Kenwright currently holds the position of Chairman and has been a part of the Merseyside club’s board since 1989, but along with other board members, was told not to travel to the home match against Southampton due to security risks.
The Daily Mail has reported Kenwright has his suspicions as to if Moshiri could single-handedly lead the Toffees away from the turmoil currently prominent at the club.
The report said: “The truth is more complicated. Kenwright sold to Moshiri in 2016 on the understanding he could remain at the club.
“There is a suspicion held amongst Kenwright-sceptics on Merseyside that he turned other potential investors away because they refused to guarantee him this. That is unproven.
“Whatever the case, seven years after the sale and with the club once-again managerless following the sacking of Frank Lampard, Kenwright, according to those who know him, continues to believe that Everton would simply sink on Moshiri’s solo watch.”
Valid question
Whatever you look at Everton football club right now, it is an absolute disgrace.
The managerial merry-go-round, the dreadful recruitment, and the lack of communication with the fans must all fall at Moshiri’s doorstep, and who knows how much worse this could get if he were to take a solo watch of the club.
His recent interview on talkSPORT (12 January), in which he claimed he had only made decisions that the Toffees supporters had suggested, shows just how out of kilter he is with the fans. If he knew the fanbase well enough, he would know comments such as this would only spark more uproar.
All fans want is for Moshiri to take full responsibility for his failures over the past five years and accept that he needs to change the way the club is run. However, this plainly won’t happen, and the fans’ only hopes can come in the permanent sale of the club.