Words said by both Bill Kenwright and others earlier in his Goodison Park tenure offer a potential insight into his true Everton mindset
As Everton prepare for their first match since Bill Kenwright’s passing at West Ham United, the outpouring of grief and glowing tributes for him have been in stark contrast to the difficulties he faced as chairman this year. But do the words said by both himself and others at the start of his Goodison Park tenure provide an insight into why he might have been so reluctant to let go?
Perhaps he no longer fully trusted wantaway owner Farhad Moshiri, the man who when selling his controlling stake in 2016, he had initially proclaimed to be “the perfect partner to take the club forward”, to be left alone? Maybe, despite his advancing years and various ailments, he just could not step away?READ NEXT: Sean Dyche reacts to Everton theory over Craig Pawson and '12-point...
A decade on though when Kenwright was in the process of completing his takeover from Peter Johnson, Phil McNulty warned the boyhood Blue who was about to gain control of the club that he would need to get used to the intense scrutiny and criticism that would inevitably be coming his way from fellow Evertonians.
“This will come as no surprise to Bill Kenwright because I have told him to his face and down the phone – and so have some of his loved ones by all accounts. He has health, wealth, a beautiful partner, a successful career.
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