Everton have made a mockery of their fanbase in recent years with their reckless misconduct in a number of key areas.
Whether it be managerial appointments, transfer strategies or something else entirely, Farhad Moshiri has almost always got it wrong, resulting in their current predicament.
Resigned to yearly relegation battles now due to a lack of funding and a squad devoid of confidence and quality, it is a wonder that Sean Dyche remains, always up for a fight.
His continued presence is made all the more admirable given the off-pitch dramatics he has been forced to contend with too, guiding his side through a prolonged takeover and two alleged PSR breaches, one of which has already wrought a points deduction.
Well, finance guru and writer Paul Quinn has now sought to voice his fury on the former once again, taking aim at the current owner for his role throughout.
What The Esk has now said about Farhad Moshiri
Taking to X, the man better known as ‘The Esk’ was quick to lambast Moshiri for his work not only in regressing the club but also in how he now plans to leave.
After all, as someone so in tune with the financial side of football, it must be so frustrating to see such a vast fortune thrown down the drain over the last decade or so.
However, he has since outlined arguably the Iranian’s biggest failure, which marks a culmination of everything that has been wrong with his leadership.
He writes, when asked about 777 Partners’ continued efforts to buy the club: ‘It’s a terrible combination of weak governance all round but most of all appalling misjudgement by Moshiri in his choice of would be buyers’.
This is a standpoint not uncommon amongst Evertonians, many of whom protested to force him into a sale. Few expected him to even get that wrong.
Everton need to sort out their 777 Partners ownership problem
With 777 Partners expecting a decision imminently, at last, we could finally have a solution to this ownership debacle.
Or, should they get rejected, it could throw up even more issues.
After all, the Miami-based firm have already made the Toffees reliant on their finances with regular cash injections, loans that have now accumulated up to £180m worth of debt.
Should the deal fall through, Everton will need someone to come in fast and help wipe away all this additional financial strain.
They cannot really continue at the rate they are, living so dangerously both on and off the pitch.
And with the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium just around the corner, there does feel like a light at the end of the tunnel.
The hope is just that, by the end of this owner’s race, someone competent is finally in charge to spearhead that brighter future.