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'We have been rudderless for far too long' - Stubbs

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Former Everton defender Alan Stubbs has been speaking to BBC Radio Merseyside following the news that The Friedkin have agreed to buy the majority shareholding in the Toffees: "It is great news for the football club. They are the best of the two that were involved and Dan Friedkin is the one in terms of his business acumen. He brings a wealth of experience from the football side of it.

"I'm trying to not get too excited about it but it is really positive news for the football club.

"This sale has been going on for far too long. We look like we are potentially going to get the right people in place but we have been rudderless, going nowhere off the pitch, for far too long. We have had an owner who has washed his hands of and had nothing to do with the club and given no updates.

"Now we have a situation where we are looking like we are a) getting the best new owner we can get from everyone involved and b) the end of Moshiri era.

"The only positive from Moshiri now is that he built us a fantastic looking stadium that we are ready to move into.

"The problem with our last owner was that he wanted to do bit of everything - buying players, selling players - but he had no experience of that. He wanted to come in and buy his way to being successful.

"Some might be lucky and be able to to that, Roman Abramovich at Chelsea for example, but Moshiri has spent billions and got it drastically wrong.

"We want someone now who has a vison, a football business background and gives us an insight into how they see taking Everton forwards."

Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds