Everton fans urge Farhad Moshiri to remove Bill Kenwright as chairman

Everton fans have vowed to intensify protests against the club’s hierarchy unless Bill Kenwright is removed as chairman.

Everton missed their own deadline for an announcement on Kenwright’s position, having stated at 5pm on Monday that “a statement will be made about interim appointments and the future of the chairman in the next 48 hours”. That accompanied the announcement that the chief executive, Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance officer, Grant Ingles, and club legend Graeme Sharp, a non-executive director, had left their roles.

Kenwright is also expected to step down from a board that has stayed away from Goodison Park since January amid protests over their mismanagement of Everton. The original intention was for the 77-year-old to leave alongside Barrett-Baxendale, Ingles and Sharp but owner Farhad Moshiri wanted talks with Kenwright before he stepped down. Those talks are ongoing. The chairman still owns 1750 shares in Everton (1.3% of the club) and, while he may want to sell before cutting ties with a club he first joined as director in 1989, Moshiri can remove Kenwright from the board regardless of any shareholding.

The confusion over Kenwright’s position and interim appointments could delay the proposed investment in Everton by New York-based MSP Sports Capital. Given the clear need for improvements in a squad that has just survived two relegation battles in succession, and this latest example of Everton’s dysfunction, supporters group #AllTogetherNow has urged Moshiri to take decisive action.

The group, which represents several Everton fan organisations, stated: “We call for the immediate removal of the chairman of this football club – who has been the most unsuccessful chairman in our history. For the