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[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@TOFFEEBLUECAST When the corner was taken three players had their backs turned. Completely switched off which is unforgivable given virtually every corner before this they had taken short. Had they been focused one of them would have been out to stop the shot.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@Everton Graverson

[Citizens of Suburbia @CitizenSuburbia]

Spotted this article 👇🏿 by an analyst at Standard Football, a global football advisory firm.

It examines the role Private Credit had in refinancing the club's stadium.

Whats Private Credit? Its a sector comprising private credit funds that provide large debt funding to corporates or projects. So it would include credit funds that providing long term loans for infrastructure, such as airports, roads and stadiums.

Private Credit charge higher rates than banks but lower than high yield debt providers (such as RMF or MSP).

These private credit funds are backed by large asset managers, insurance companies and pension funds, who sit on large amounts of cash seeking a stable, long term home with acceptable risk and higher yields than bank deposits or government treasuries.

The analysis confirms what we always knew: finishing the stadium opened the door to cheaper, long term credit for Everton.

How do we know stadium completion was a key milestone to the 30 year, £350m financing at c7.5% interest which JP Morgan arranged?

That financing was completed in February 2025, by which stage 95% of construction had completed & BMD was entering the test phase.

The completed HD stadium is now already demonstrating its ability to generate revenues independently of Everton: hosting the 2028 Euros, Scotland v Cote D'Ivoire, Rugby League Ashes, Rugby League super week-end, etc.

So the stadium financing was marketed as not just taking risk on Everton's finances, but on the ability of the stadium to successfully host multiple events. This means a diversity of revenue streams from different sources, which lowers the perception of risk.

Evertonians of a certain vintage will remember when the club securitised season tickets to raise cash from the now defunct Bear Stearns. The stadium financing for HDS is in a completely different league.

The big question all this raises, for me, is why the club felt the need to increase ST prices. HDS is clearly a viable earner of non-Everton revenues. The incremental revenue raised from ST hikes - of between £1m to £2m - is the equivalent the profits the stadium would make from hosting a couple of events.

What's more, this earning capacity from diverse events has been recognised by the Private Credit markets, who provided excellent terms on a huge £350m facility.

So it points to a culture of hyper commercialisation being applied. I'm all for the club being hyper commercialised to extract every penny from sponsorships, corporate hospitality or HDS hosting events, but find it baffling why they would follow through on STs when the extra revenue is so small, but the added price increase so painful for so many supporters.

Especially when you have neutral parties below 👇🏿openly commending the stadium & demonstrating its capacity to raise funding because of its diverse revenue generating capacity.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@Fitzyfella @JohnS_71 😂

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@Kirkham81 My Dads 84
Various health reasons as to why midweek games are a no go.
He’s said this is now his last season ticket.
May even have been his last ever game after 75+ years without knowing it.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

Update to Chris Kavanagh’s charge sheet

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@evertonibrow Got there at 2.25
Took 15 mins to get through the wall.
Longest all season by some distance.
Queued for 5 mins to get in turnstile 19

A lot of replies to the original post are calling it as bollocks but it was a joke really but I assume it was linked to the testing.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@WhoScored Bollocks

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@arrivanorthwest 8.13am Pilch Lane (knotty ash roundabout to corner of Dovecot Avenue) to Huyton Village
Children normally get this bus to school. Been late for school Tuesday & Wednesday as a result.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@arrivanorthwest
Why are bus no’s 15 & 9 not coming part way down Pilch Lane when there are signs up stating they will ?

This is unacceptable and causing great inconvenience. Are the drivers deliberately not doing this or are your signs mis-leading (lying) to the public ?

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@thebullensview Favourite - stadium in general is amazing
Least - journey home, proportion of people frozen out of going due to poor infrastructure.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

Aintree races being on no doubt contributed. Unfortunately 83yr old Dad has said the experience has made him think this was likely his last game. Well done Mr Rotherham, your lack of action is killing off the older generation of supporters.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

First time getting the train to the match. Sth parkway/Sandhills return. On the way was perfect. The return, a different story. One hour wait. Shambles as had to change at Central. Every man/woman for themselves. Staff excellent throughout. Two hours twenty in total to get to L14

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@LIBBO1878 @BenPFisher Happy Birthday Norman.We can give him a minutes applause in the 98th when we’re hanging on to a one nil lead 👏😁

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

Such biased commentary on Prime. Never a handball. Even by today’s ridiculous rules.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@DominicKing_DM Gifted first goal and a deflected second. Lucky not to be behind again in the opening fifteen minutes. Not convincing.

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@jim_keoghan 12 minutes added time V Bournemouth

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@evertonibrow Not for me

[Wilson @WilsoleWilson]

@GianlucaChianti @Powelly1985 Is it true that it was largely white, middle aged men LC ?

[Explore Liverpool @ExploreLpool]

💡 | Liverpool City Council is launching a major lighting upgrade this week, bringing smarter, greener streetlights to the area around the Bramley Moore Dock.

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