Why I would buy Everton Football Club

Leaving aside the obvious fact that the majority of investors in football will make a staggering loss, I'd buy Everton.

Why do I mention this? Well, Bill Kenwright is making noises again about freeing the club from his 'limited' finances.

It's respectable in a way. I've not had to deal with Bill as the chairman at my club, though, so I can't really say.

What is true, in my opinion, is that Everton would be no bad choice for Kenwright's 'right bidder', presumably a mega-rich altruistic type.

Granted, plenty of billionaires would want things done their own way. But if Everton were to find one with the good sense to tell what's working and what's not, it would simply be a matter of continuing the good work.

So what's the story?

In a sense it's nothing new. Bill Kenwright often speaks of not having the funds to progress Everton in the way he'd like to. Football is a game which surpasses even the wealth of those in charge at Everton. Sickening, really, but a matter for another post.

The status is that Kenwright would sell should the right bidder come along, and the club insists that that bid would not be tied into the possible move to Kirby (thus theoretically dismissing mutterings that ol' Bill is cynically avoiding an EGM and sneakily urging fans to get behind the relocation attempt).

I'd buy the club if I could afford it. I think they're a pretty attractive prospect. But I sure wouldn't be implementing wholesale changes.

It may seem a strange time to say it, but for a possible buyer Everton FC has a lot going for it. The club has a fantastic manager. David Moyes seems to have graduated from his one good season, one bad season early days at Goodison Park to a sustained, genuine berth in the top six. Superstars at Everton? Just one. And he's in the dugout.

In fact, it's essential they don't lose him by not being able to back him.

What's more, they've finally floated the deadwood.

The fans seem a decent bunch too. They have this self-deprecating realism to them which is startling in contrast with their red neighbours. They don't expect the moon on a stick, and they revel perversely in the dark days. They're as deserving of a continued shot at the top four as the likes of Spurs and Manchester City, and it's down to a top-notch manager and down-to-earth, humble supporters.

The players, as it should be at any football club, are immaterial. In an ideal world, no player is bigger than his club.

If anything, the main thing lacking at Everton is cash. And that's exactly what Kenwright is apparently willing to start tackling.

There probably isn't a whole load of easy money to be made, but if the as-yet undiscovered money-monster is, like so many, bothered more about profile and ego, Everton could be just the ticket.

As for Kirby, the worth of Kenwright's word, and the long-term costs of a massively unproductive summer...