Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has issued a lengthy open letter apologising to fans after his side were almost relegated from the Premier League.
The Toffees did not secure survival until their penultimate game of the season, when they came from 2-0 down to defeat Crystal Palace 3-2. The joyous celebrations witnessed at Goodison Park that night came after an otherwise torrid season under former manager Rafa Benitez and his replacement, Frank Lampard.
Midway through the campaign, Everton supporters frequently called for chairman Bill Kenwright and other members of the board to leave their roles. The Toffees have spent vast sums of money in recent years without managing to lift themselves out of mid-table, while they regressed to a 16th-place finish last term.
