[Football] Bill Kenwright RIP

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Wonder how this will go down with the Everton faithful.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I'll say RIP first, and I mean no disrespect, but given some of them were sending him death threats I can't imagine they're shedding many tears.

 

[peterward]

Wonder how this will go down with the Everton faithful.

A minutes applause?

RIP

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A minutes applause?

RIP

That would work.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Despite what a lot of Toffees fans might say, l think it is very sad in many ways. An Everton stalwart and benefactor through the good times as well as bad for many years.

R.I.P Bill.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Personally I think he bled Everton, and there are far too many ungrateful people on Merseyside. Sadly in this financial age that is not enough for many. RIP Ken.

 

[trueblue]

A lot has gone wrong at Everton but I think it's fair to say Bill Kenwright's love for the club could never be doubted. RIP.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I'll say RIP first, and I mean no disrespect, but given some of them were sending him death threats I can't imagine they're shedding many tears

For those maybe they got what they wished for - but to be honest they will, like most football fans, end up regretting his passing as he was a stalwart fan and had the club at heart. People like him are in short supply in the PL these days. RIP Bill, the only bad thing you did was Coronation Street.

 

[BLOCK F]

I remember him, as a young actor, in Corrie many moons ago.
RIP Bill, a good old Toffee, through and through.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Proper football fan and an all round good egg in the showbiz world, unfortunately he got in too deep with the wrong people at Goodison, ie the alleged billionaire foreign owner who turned out to be all smoke and mirrors, I hope the majority of Everton fans realise the positives far outweigh the negatives, but I won’t hold my breath.

RIP

 

[Sheebo]

Entitled fans. A true fan is a true fan.

 

[Littlemo]

Wonder how this will go down with the Everton faithful.

I wondered the same and had a quick look at their forum.

It’s actually very respectful and they seem quite sad he is gone and remember him as an Everton fan most of all.

 

[jcdenton08]

RIP.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

He should be remembered as a fan first
Hopefully the mark of respect is observed

RIP

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

RIP

 

[herecomesaregular]

Got to feel sad for him and his family that he passed away during a long bad run for the club and not seeing the finished new stadium. Maybe he made some bad decisions while helping run the club etc but was obviously a proper fan. RIP.

 

[Insel affe]

Huge respect as he was one of the few sticking up for us in the dark days, i remember one programme I think hosted by Richard Littledick he was on with Barry Hearn who was screaming for us to be docked points, Kenwright stuck up for Brighton, and seemed quite knowledgeable about the state of our club and deplored Archer, and saw through Barry Hearns points deduction aim, as they were not far off the relegation scrap as we were clawing back.
so for that R.I.P

 

[Weststander]

The posters that dominate grandoldteam really despised him, wishing him personal ill by the 10,000, they’re all still online. I wonder if they’ll now delete the thread? In fairness, the way we hated Archer. But BK always had good intentions. When he owned the club he wasn’t wealthy by PL standards, then he became the fans punchbag of the chaotic Moshiri era …. because the rabble just couldn’t hate rich Moshiri as much.

A sad ending for a true supporter. RIP.

 

[World of Sport]

I fancied his misses

 

[Acker79]

I don't really know much about his tenure at Everton, but as a theatre fan, I've seen a few shows he produced. I believe he also bought the other palace from Andrew Lloyd Weber, which is a nice modern, smallish theatre not far from Victoria station. Been to a few shows there.