If, as expected this summer, we see very little finance being made available then we will continue to struggle to even compete with the likes of Southampton and Charlton.  It's incredibly confusing and frustrating for the fan in the street to stand there and look at the likes of Paul Gregg being listed amongst the nation's richest and also knowing that the Grantchesters lie outside the True Blue Holding consortium with their own wealth.  Added to that, we're selling out more home games than ever before and sales from merchandise have never been greater.  Yet Everton remain skint.  How so? How so indeed!
 

A rights issue was proposed to the Board but that has been placed on "the
back burner" (Sir Phil's words, not mine!).  This can only mean, surely,
that the Board have managed to secure funding, from somewhere, to appease the demands of an increasingly frustrated team manager who'll be shouting from the rooftops if nowt comes his way during the summer break.  We've also got the issue surrounding the safety of the Bullens Stand forever close in our thoughts.  It's a bullet that cannot be dodged year in year out.  How we get a safety cert is beyond me in this day and age.  Bottom line, we need to redevelop that Bullens Stand very soon.  With what though?  We're skint!  Another decision to be placed upon the back burner Mr. Carter? 

There's a possible deal, ready and waiting, to ensure that stand is redeveloped.

Redevelop the Bullens, including better corporate facilities leads to increased revenue which means we can afford to keep Rooney!

Simplistic mathematics perhaps but rocket science it ain't.  We need to maximise what we've got.  Standing still only sees our problems continue to mount.  It must be getting close to sweaty palms time in that there Boardroom at Everton.  The ball's in your court boys...