Farhad Moshiri, Sean Dyche, Everton
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Declan Carr
Thu 15 May 2025 16:10, UK
Farhad Moshiri is considered persona non grata at Everton.
The British-Iranian businessman is often blamed for the Goodison Park club’s misfortunes in recent years, with relegation battles and financial mismanagement a theme of his time in charge.
Moshiri was the Blues’ majority shareholder between 2016 and 2024, before he sold his 94.1 per cent stake to The Friedkin Group in December.
While the Americans are set to launch an exciting new era at Bramley-Moore Dock, the scars of the past still haunt Toffees supporters as they are fresh in the memory.
Everton Farhad Moshiri
Moshiri sold Everton to The Friedkin Group
Sean Dyche defends Moshiri after Everton struggles
The Friedkin Group have a tough task on their hands, trying to bounce back from the constant disappointment of the Moshiri era.
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Their first move, sacking Dyche and appointing David Moyes, looks like a masterstroke, but the former boss has defended the ex-owner as the Blues prepare for the new era.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast (15 May), Dyche said, “It’s no one’s exact fault, there are several people by the way, it is not just one person.
“Mr. Moshiri took a lot of stick, but he wasn’t making every decision; there are 30 people in the offices that have got jobs, he is not running that every day.”
Dyche has defended Moshiri
Everton fans will forget the Moshiri era
Blues supporters probably let out a huge sigh of relief when it was confirmed that Moshiri would be departing Merseyside as his reign in the boardroom brought nothing but pain.
The 69-year-old came to Goodison with huge plans for the future, but his lavish spending on bang-average players and the constant managerial turnover only set the Toffees back.
Season League position
2016-17 7th
2017-18 8th
2018-19 8th
2019-20 12th
2020-21 10th
2021-22 16th
2022-23 17th
2023-24 15th
Everton’s league finishes during the Moshiri era
The Blues were deducted a total of eight points in the 2023/24 season as a result of breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability regulations, but somehow managed to ensure survival under Dyche’s leadership.
Dyche may be right; it may not have all been Moshiri’s fault, but he was the frontman. Therefore, he will go down as one of the most despised figures in Everton history despite being a major factor in the move to the new stadium.
Luckily for Blues supporters, Moshiri is not associated with their club anymore, and the new ownership is set to completely overhaul the Toffees, ready for an era that could be full of success, rather than misery, and potentially bring a first trophy since the 1995 FA Cup.
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