Those in talks with Farhad Moshiri are aware of the troubled relationship between the club and sections of the fanbase and have identified it as an issue that needs to be resolved

MSP entered a period of exclusivity with Moshiri at the beginning of the summer. The development came after months of discussions, with founders Jeff Moorad and Jahm Najafi present at Goodison Park for the defeat to Southampton in January. Investment designed to help progress continue with the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock is now close to being signed off.

Not being able to complete the new stadium would be pretty disastrous for the redevelopment of that part of the docks.

My granddad learned to swim in the Stanley Dock and was a dock gate man for decades, so I feel sentimentally attached to the area.