Everton fans were left stunned after 777 Partners’ failed takeover, to see so many alternatives emerge from the woodwork.
Many questioned their whereabouts across the last ten months, which has seen the Miami-based firm falter past deadlines with reckless abandonment.
However, with the club’s Premier League status constantly under threat, a widespread apprehension to invest is to be understood.
Now, with a huge summer ahead, there is a handful of strong candidates who are all seeking to throw their names into the hat, with an Evertonian-led consortium led by Andy Bell and George Downing still seemingly the favourites.
And yet, despite such a wealth of rich benefactors seeking to take over, one journalist still thinks the Toffees have a problem to contend with.
Phil McNulty thinks Everton still have a problem
Ever since his purchase of the club in 2016, Everton have gone backwards.
Farhad Moshiri has tried his best, but a lack of long-term strategy led to a scattergun transfer approach for both players and managers, wasting money and inviting PSR to condemn them.
So, with all the trust that their owner once had having since evaporated, BBC journalist Phil McNulty remains somewhat apprehensive when combing over the finer details of this ongoing takeover saga.
He writes: ‘The problem for Everton is that if Farhad Moshiri has several choices to make it means he is more likely to make the completely wrong choice given his dismal track record.’
Farhad Moshiri cannot be trusted
As McNulty eludes to, Moshiri’s entire tenure at Everton has been one laden with truly woeful mistakes that have seen them regress massively.
Whilst his fortune promised a brighter future at Goodison Park, a lack of intelligence in where they invested saw precious funds frittered away on managers who were never likely to succeed, and players who were never going to help take the Toffees to the next level.
And whilst these errors were not all the fault of the Iranian’s, he put the people in place to make the right decisions.
The board, directors of football, head coaches and beyond were all of his choosing, and thus the blame must come back to him.
Even in trying to sell the club, his desperation to offload to 777 Partners, clearly an unfit party, should truly have fans petrified at who he might try and sell to next.
It seems like, in his haste to sell Everton, all logic and foresight has gone out of the window. He just wants to jump ship, and seemingly cares not for the future he will leave behind.
That puts him once again in a worrying position, with arguably the most dangerous decision he has made yet at his disposal.