Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan reckons Everton owner Farhad Moshiri’s apology “seems like a snivelling exercise to curry favour with the fans” in an extraordinary tirade about matters at Goodison Park. The 54-year-old who spent a decade at the helm of the Eagles between 2000-10 is known for his strong opinions on football matters and his latest tirade on talkSPORT was no different.
On Wednesday evening, Mr Moshiri, who has had a controlling stake in Everton since 2016 said sorry to long-suffering Evertonians after the club suffered a disastrous season that almost ended in relegation. In an open letter to supporters, praising Blues fans for the remarkable support displayed during the final weeks of the season, the Monaco-based businessman said: “Mistakes have been made and for that I want to apologise to all of you. It has not been good enough and we need to do better.”
However, Jordan said: “I suppose if you’re going to go strong, go strong or go home. If you’re going to start backing yourself, he’s started backing himself on appointments – no one can argue with this man’s commitment – whatever his motivations behind it, whatever he wants, to unload half a billion quid on a football club to achieve the square root of nothing that’s his gift and his curse because he’s had to write the cheques out.
