Relegations, protests but some stability - supporters of 777 Partners' other clubs give mixed messages as Everton's takeover edges closer.
Some of those clubs have experienced relegations and protests since their involvement with 777 - but it hasn't all been negative, with others enjoying some stability thanks to new investment.Genoa, Italy's oldest football club, was the first club 777 Partners owned a majority stake in.
Tobia Salvai, of the Genoa UK Supporters' Club, told BBC Sport: "I was happy when 777 took over and I could dream of a bright future for Genoa. "They have invested in the club's academy, and have recently launched a bond to involve the fans and locals in the project," he said. Fans unveiled a banner during last Sunday's game against Braunschweig showing their disdain for 777 co-founder Josh Wander and his company. It read: "Josh Wander, the only thing we assure you is our disapproval of you!"
"We feel they are there to make money selling off what they can to get a return on their investment.""It may be the only way to avoid administration - something we would not recover from based on recent seasons and current form," he added. George Boxall, an English journalist based in Paris and a Red Star fan, told BBC Sport: "I'd spent nine months getting to know their left-wing past and the link of the Paris suburbs to the club, and how closely knit it is to the community."It's not the fact the club is owned by Americans, it was that I was more worried about Red Star's position as the lowest-ranked club in the so-called '777 family'.
Based in Liege and considered one of the country's 'big three' alongside Anderlecht and Club Brugge, Standard finished a disappointing seventh last season and are struggling again, having won only one game so far this campaign.
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