Farhad Moshiri notes need for Everton clean sweep with Goodison Park changes coming – Sky Sports
Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has acknowledged the need for change at Goodison Park and is taking “decisive steps” towards ending the impasse with the fanbase, according to Sky Sports reporter Alan Myers.
Moshiri has come under a barrage of scrutiny this season as years of mismanagement and poor leadership were addressed by the Everton fanbase.
Supporters vented their frustrations at the board in a string of protests outside Goodison Park since the New Year, with the board of directors being told to stay away from the home match against Southampton (14 January) for their own safety.
Writing in his Everton Reporter’s Notebook (3 March), Myers divulged that Moshiri has given the green light for sweeping changes to be made at the Merseyside club.
He wrote: “However, the winds of change are sweeping through the corridors of Goodison as I write. The fans’ protestations for a clean sweep at the top of the club have been noted by the owner Farhad Moshiri and moves are afoot which would bring a much-improved mood around the club.
“It’s not clear yet how deep or far reaching the changes will be but what is apparent is that Moshiri is taking decisive steps to end the current impasse between the fans and the board.”
Finally
If this report is to be believed, Moshiri may finally be coming to his senses and realising that fighting the Everton fanbase head-on is not the way forward.
The Toffees owner effectively waged war on the fanbase when he said he had only hired Rafa Benitez on instruction from the supporters – something that was so blatantly untrue.
However, with the Bramley Moore Dock Stadium moving along nicely, its opening must be met with a new-look Everton approach.
The only worry, however, is that Moshiri has taken on this stance a little too late. With the club currently well and truly in a relegation dogfight, they could find themselves playing Championship football before they know it.
Dropping down to the Championship would have huge permutations on the long-term finances of the club – and not for the better. The club simply cannot afford to drop down a division, so the pressure is well and truly on Sean Dyche to deliver Premier League football for another season.