{"id":461810,"date":"2011-07-15T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/15\/evertons-finances-are-harder-than-ever-chief-executive-warns\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T17:50:00","slug":"evertons-finances-are-harder-than-ever-chief-executive-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/evertons-finances-are-harder-than-ever-chief-executive-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton&#8217;s finances are &#8216;harder than ever&#8217;, chief executive warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Sam Bisby<\/h3>\n<h4>15 Jul 2011 18:50:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"89.627411843\">\n<div readability=\"14.5454545455\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Moyes - Everton Vs Liverpool\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/126600\/126630_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>David Moyes &#8211; Everton Vs Liverpool<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/110\/everton\">Everton<\/a> chief executive Robert Elstone has warned fans that finances are as tight as ever this summer, but insists the club are still ambitious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sections of the Everton faithful have hit out with their thoughts on the club\u2019s hierarchy, having yet to see manager David Moyes make a move in the transfer market, but Elstone has used his blog on the team\u2019s official website to ease fans&#8217; worries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He wrote: &#8220;The squeeze on money is harder than ever. Despite that, there isn&#8217;t a day that goes by without the manager and chairman discussing players coming and, yes, players going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;At the same time, there isn&#8217;t a day that goes by without discussions of how we can sell more season tickets, do new sponsorship deals or get better terms, or loan more money from our bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Everybody is &#8216;flat to the floor&#8217; looking for improvements, looking for money, looking for players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of hard work behind the scenes, not being played out in public. The focus of all that hard work is the first-team squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;And, whilst we are not blessed with a transfer &#8216;war chest&#8217;, and we&#8217;re acutely aware, as custodians, that the long-term security of the club is paramount, there is no lack of ambition nor endeavour anywhere in the club.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/15\/2576332\/evertons-finances-are-harder-than-ever-chief-executive-warns\" title=\"Everton's finances are 'harder than ever', chief executive warns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton&#8217;s finances are &#8216;harder than ever&#8217;, chief executive warns<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sam Bisby 15 Jul 2011 18:50:00 David Moyes &#8211; Everton Vs Liverpool Related Links Teams Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has warned fans that finances are as tight as ever this summer, but insists the club are still ambitious. 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