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Everton’s Farhad Moshiri extends 777 Partners deadline as decision time looms – Reporter’s Notebook | Football News
The purchase of Everton by Miami-based 777 Partners has taken more twists than an 80’s US cop drama, following the news the club’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri has given the troubled group one last chance to close the deal by May 31. Last week, Sky Sports News reported that Moshiri had serious doubts about the…
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Reporter Notebook: Everton and its fans have shown they’re not for moving – but new owners have huge job on their hands | Football News
Everton will play in the top flight of English football for a 71st consecutive season next August. That, despite overcoming historical circumstances, with two separate points deductions and subsequent appeal processes, a long drawn out proposed takeover and the death of a chairman leading to an interim board running the club. Quite the achievement considering…
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Reporter notebook: Arne Slot has charm by the bucketload – but big Liverpool ambitions too | Football News
It seems pretty clear now that Arne Slot is Liverpool bound. His last game as Feyenoord head coach will be on May 19 at home to Excelsior. Excelsior is Latin for higher. And Slot is heading for higher things. A job high up the world football scale, he hopes to bring more highs to Anfield.…
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The Masters notebook: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler’s baby watch and gnomes! | Golf News
Sky Sports’ Jamie Weir and Ali Stafford look back at some of the storylines from the practice days at The Masters, including Rory McIlroy, questionable outfits and garden gnomes… Woods continues to dream Tiger Woods can make more Masters history this week with a record-breaking 24th consecutive cut, but the former world No 1 continues…
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Reporter notebook: Ipswich aim to end hoodoo against rivals Norwich in bid for Premier League promotion | Football News
“There is no doubt about it, it’s happening – up the Town!” That was the message from one fan in the Ipswich club shop at Portman Road on Thursday, when I asked them how confident they were about promotion from the Championship. Another fan was effusive about the atmosphere at recent games. Saturday 6th April…
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Everton reporter notebook: Toffees primed to hear appeal verdict in month which could also see takeover confirmed | Football News
Everton’s anxious wait to discover whether an appeal against the 10-point deduction for breaching profitability and sustainability rules has been successful or not is nearly over. The club’s appeal, headed up by Laurence Rabinowitz KC, was heard last week with a decision from the independent panel expected in the next few weeks but whatever the…
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Everton reporter notebook: Groundhog Day at Goodison but Blues need help in drama series | Football News
I will be shocked, indeed disappointed, if Everton are not challenging EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale for this year’s Best Soap at the TV awards. However, the difference between the football club and those more familiar dramas is that the viewers – the Everton fans – are not enjoying what they are watching, nor do…
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Reporter Notebook: Everton’s sense of injustice can inspire Premier League survival after points deduction | Football News
As Everton pick up the pieces after being docked 10 points for a breach of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules, where does it leave the fans? It is fair to say, the initial reaction is one of anger, disappointment, and inevitability, but also one which appears to have galvanised a unity with the…
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Everton reporter notebook: 777 Partners co-founder Josh Wander out to convince sceptics as takeover looms | Football News
Everton will head into the 209th Merseyside league derby at Anfield this week buoyed by a confidence-boosting victory, and performance, against Bournemouth last time out, with manager Sean Dyche proclaiming that fans are seeing an improvement in performances even if results have not always followed. However, off the field, uncertainty is still the underlying feeling…
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Scotland reporter notebook: How Steve Clarke’s side avoided stress to qualify for Euro 2024 | Football News
Well, we are there. Scotland will be appearing at their second consecutive European Championship Finals and this time the Scotland way was the least stressful although occasionally dramatic. Never mind picking up a point here and there, Scotland came out of the traps flying, five wins out of five to all but qualify by September.…
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