Everton’s Fan Advisory Board has issued a vote of no confidence in embattled chairman Bill Kenwright and urged owner Farhad Moshiri to replace him and reveal a timeline for making improvements at executive level.
Everton are lurching from crisis to crisis on and off-the-field, with a humiliating 4-1 defeat against Newcastle on Thursday night leaving them in deep relegation trouble ahead of Monday’s basement battle at Leicester.
That mirrors the turmoil off the pitch, where fans have been critical of the board all season. Last week Kenwright wrote a controversial open letter to some of his critics defending his record but the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) said it was “hugely disappointed” by that communication.
The FAB is officially recognised by Everton and is consulted on club issues. Earlier this year they met with Moshiri and they have also met with the club’s Director of Football Kevin Thelwell, so their statement represents a significant message.
Their statement was prompted by what the FAB said was a “fractured relationship” between fans and the board, who have not attended a game since January.
Kenwright’s letter last week sought to defend his record and he said the removal of the board would not change matters.
“At a critical time for our club, when we most needed leadership, understanding, accountability and a recognition of the strength of feeling and concern across large parts of the fanbase, we got the absolute opposite,” the FAB said.
“The situation as it stands is not sustainable, not befitting of our great club and as Evertonians we do not deserve it.
“After careful consideration, we are therefore making a call of no confidence in the current chair of Everton Football Club.
“The FAB is also calling on the majority shareholder to urgently take charge of securing stronger expertise, experience and more appropriate leadership for our club and ask that he be ready to explain to fans the action and timetable for making this happen.
“Finally, we want to acknowledge the work of those doing the day-to-day work within the club in what must be extremely difficult circumstances, as well as Evertonians who have shown time and time again that they will stop at nothing to support our club.”
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