Bellew spoke on Everton's current ownership, what the future holds, Sean Dyche, the Merseyside derby, and more in what was a passionate speech.
George Priestman spoke to former world boxing champion Tony Bellew at a community event in Liverpool.
George Priestman spoke to former world boxing champion Tony Bellew at a community event in Liverpool.
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00:00 Can I just get a quick one on Mashiri and the ownership? I know you want to talk about Everton but just need to get a word on it.
00:05 It's been really tough for you at the moment for the last few years with Mashiri and Sturges.
00:08 I think Everton Football Club should be extremely grateful for the money that's been put in from the likes of whether it's an Usmanov, whether it's a Mashiri.
00:20 As Evertonians we're extremely grateful and we're very proud of what's been done.
00:25 But at the same time he's on the back end of making decisions and the buck always stops with the boss.
00:32 I'm sorry to tell you now for having Mashiri as being in charge for six or seven years of Everton Football Club.
00:39 Look where Everton Football Club was when you took over us and found us and look where we are now.
00:44 Just look at the starting line-up, just look at the team. I think you'd probably make one change to that team, possibly.
00:52 Just go back and look at what I've said, look at the team that was in place when Fahad Mashiri took over.
00:57 We were in the Europa League, we were flying, we were doing great.
01:01 I think I can't even name that team. Off the top of my head, it's a Mountain Goal, left back Leighton Baines, centre half Phil Jagielka, John Stones, right back Seamus Coleman.
01:13 Right wing Kevin Morales, centre midfield Gareth Barry, James McCarthy. On the left I believe it was Steven Pienaar with the link up with Baz.
01:24 And then up front you've got an absolute force in Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley behind them.
01:29 Aldo, you spend ÂŁ600 million on a number behind where that is. It's absolutely insane. Only Everton Football Club could manage to do such things.
01:38 I don't know, but I'll be eternally grateful for Fahad Mashiri trying to take us. But it has to be addressed.
01:45 People will go, "Why are you going on about Bill Kenwright?" Well, I'm sorry to tell you, mate, but that team I've just named was formed, guess who under?
01:53 Bill Kenwright. And I don't forget them kind of things. It is what it is. It's football, it's disheartening, it's depressing.
02:03 But I tell you what, mate, if we go and win on Saturday afternoon, I'll be singing, "Praises me, let me tell you."
02:09 And I'll be saying how great Everton Football Club is. But the chances of that, I'm not going to lie, they're slim to none.
02:16 What do you do? You go there with hope. Everton fans were born. We didn't choose, we were chosen.
02:26 So as you can hear these stupid **** laughing their heads off behind me, I'm Everton till I die, mate.
02:34 Fingers crossed we just can get things over the line. The next few years are vital. I think Sean Dyche is on the right trajectory to start getting more results.
02:46 I just hope and pray Everton Football Club is sound. I believe it will be. I really do. We just need to find out.
02:55 Where the money's going, where the money's coming, who's doing what. I'd love to see just some transparency at the club.
03:00 I'd love someone to just come out and just address the fans and go, "Right, this is what we've done, this is what we've done, but it's all croak and dagger. No one knows what the **** is going on."