Everton CEO’s believes the club are about to do something really ‘exciting’

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Everton have been a tough club to follow across the last few years, having tested the fanbase’s patience on more than one occasion.

But, such is the unwavering loyalty of this group of supporters, no financial turmoil, deduction controversy or relegation dogfight can deter them from showing up at Goodison Park and backing the team.

This should be one of the main draws for a potential new owner, yet the mountain of debt continues to prove an insurmountable hurdle thus far.

However, Everton’s CEO attests that the future is bright on Merseyside, and that soon people will be lining up once they see what’s in store for the Toffees.

Everton CEO Colin Chong on Everton’s brighter future

Speaking to Alan Myers at Sky Sports, Everton’s CEO Colin Chong stood, clad in a high-vis jacket, discussing the ever-growing Bramley-Moore Dock stadium’s progression: ’It’s fair to say we’re immensely proud.

‘We’re very close to completing it. People have started believing I think. It really has become a reality for Evertonians.’

Then, when asked about how the takeover might have affected construction, Chong assured Evertonians: ’In general terms, the takeover situation hasn’t impacted the build process.

‘It is something that we’re still looking at. TFG [Friedkin Group], our last counterpart, have been really helpful in providing us funding in the form of the loan to get where we are today.

‘It shouldn’t have any further impact now. We’re pretty close to completion. Effectively we can self-fund from this position onwards and hopefully just finish it as we’ve always planned.’

He finished by explaining why any potential investor would be getting a bargain with Everton: ‘To actually buy a football club with this club’s heritage and history, moving into a new stadium as a catalyst for growth, is just such an exciting opportunity for somebody.’

Everton’s future hangs on the takeover and the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium

Whilst Kevin Thelwell, alongside Chong, have made great strides towards newfound sustainability, their long-term future can only hang on huge influxes of cash rather than this intelligent but admittedly small revenue stream.

Buying small and selling big can only take a team so far, with commercial interests and infrastructure deals almost always providing the bulk of funds.

Fortunately, with Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock stadium set to be completed before the end of this calendar year, they seem set to earn big on that front.

And, with the lucrative and attractive proposition it will provide, surely a new takeover bidder will emerge too.

Should they be a rich and willing benefactor, keen to pump their own money into the club, then there is no reason why across the next decade Everton can’t progress rapidly into a team ready to challenge up the right end of the Premier League table.