An Everton fan group has penned an open letter to majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri expressing frustration at the latest events surrounding the club.
Three of the four figures on the board of directors departed their roles on Monday - chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director Graeme Sharp. In a joint statement upon their exit, they said: “We have all been fully committed during our time here and are disappointed to have made the decision to leave Everton.
“We have worked tirelessly alongside our chairman in what has been a challenging period to deliver some of the most significant projects in Everton’s history – projects that will safeguard and sustain the commercial future of the club for generations to come.”
The club announcement in which the changes were revealed stated that more details on interim board appointments and the position of the chairman, Bill Kenwright, would be revealed within the next 48 hours.
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That 48 hours passed at 5pm on Wednesday, with no further information revealed by Thursday evening.
As concern over the delay mounted among sections of the fanbase, Blues campaign group All Together Now released a statement describing the club as being left “rudderless and without clear leadership”.
It called upon Moshiri to oversee the “immediate removal” of Kenwright, adding: “For the football club to move forward, and fans to unite, this without doubt has to happen. The protests will not cease and will only further intensify if you continue to allow ‘chairman Bill’ to stumble on, continuing to fail in his position, despite the clear evidence for a need for change.
"We ask you respond without delay to this loyal fan base, do not cause any further unnecessary hold up to a deadline that the football club’s leadership team set out.”
The statement pointed to the consecutive relegation battles, the lack of trophies since Kenwright took the position of chairman in 2004 and the profit and sustainability investigation into Everton as examples of the evidence change is required. It said such a move was required in order for the relationship between the club and worried supporters to have a chance to "heal".
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