Investigative reporter, freelance, specialising in sport and finance. You will see me in Josimar and many UK nationalshttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3muepdi3hak24Everton insiders speak of a power vacuum, a lack of communication between the owners and the executive and a flawed decision-making process, leaving some to ask: Are the Friedkins in this for the long term? https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/everton-insiders-power-vacuum-four-deals-474095331 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muepdi3hak24https://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mtzfhpa74s2pHardwood Classics. Dominique scoring 54 on the Celtics in 87. Highlights are Bill Russell’s commentary. On two bigs going for a rebound: “Like two Sumo wrestlers, only less fat.” 😂 Then “trying to hold Kevin McHale is like trying to hold on to water.” 😭🏀26 Aug 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzfhpa74s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mtjkjjsx3k2mThere are now over 1,500 creditors listed in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for 777 Partners, which once held stakes in seven football clubs and tried to buy Everton. Oaktree deal with A-CAP we wrote about in April still yet to complete https://josimarfootball.com/2026/04/08/everything-must-go/20 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjkjjsx3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mtc7vpcsic2nProblems growing in private credit and they have the potential to hurt insurance policy holders, retirees and football clubs. Was 777 was just the start? Boehly and Walter now in talks to sell their stakes in Chelsea according to the FT. https://josimarfootball.com/2026/08/17/credit-in-the-straight-world-2/17 Aug 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc7vpcsic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mtc7vpcsic2nProblems growing in private credit and they have the potential to hurt insurance policy holders, retirees and football clubs. Was 777 was just the start? Boehly and Walter now in talks to sell their stakes in Chelsea according to the FT. https://josimarfootball.com/2026/08/17/credit-in-the-straight-world-2/17 Aug 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc7vpcsic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mssbxc223c2cI wonder if Everton would consider a loan move for Dibling now that Johnson is signed. Third choice now at best in his favoured position. Will struggle for playing time and needs to rebuild his confidence.11 Aug 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssbxc223c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3msqvo3fdlc24Josh Wander’s old firm 777 Partners, which tried to buy Everton, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas, disclosing debt obligations of “at least” $2.7 BILLION. Remarkably, it still has 14 employees (none of which he is allowed to speak to under the terms of his pretrial release).10 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqvo3fdlc24https://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3msqvo3fdlc24Josh Wander’s old firm 777 Partners, which tried to buy Everton, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas, disclosing debt obligations of “at least” $2.7 BILLION. Remarkably, it still has 14 employees (none of which he is allowed to speak to under the terms of his pretrial release).10 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqvo3fdlc24https://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mdxj5eadjs22Is football at the frontline of the next financial crisis? Private Equity firms are using complex offshore arrangements to channel insurance money into football. This Bermuda Triangle strategy ended badly for 777 Partners, but could be a preview of the future. https://www.playthegame.org/news/investment-funds-are-putting-football-at-the-frontline-of-the-next-financial-crisis/03 Feb 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxj5eadjs22https://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mqommmo2ns2wJosh Wander, who has requested an adjournment of his fraud trial until January because his lawyers need more time to go over 7 million documents produced in discovery, is already asking US President Donald Trump for a pardon. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/777-co-founder-josh-wander-among-latest-trump-pardon-seekers15 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqommmo2ns2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mqommmo2ns2wJosh Wander, who has requested an adjournment of his fraud trial until January because his lawyers need more time to go over 7 million documents produced in discovery, is already asking US President Donald Trump for a pardon. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/777-co-founder-josh-wander-among-latest-trump-pardon-seekers15 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqommmo2ns2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpoo6m4o6s2xNew counts added to Josh Wander’s indictment. Set to face trial in October. Wander, co-founder of 777 Partners, now faces claims he diverted most of a $20 million loan to his brokerage account and ordered fake bank statements to cover it up. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/777-partners-wander-diverted-loan-into-his-own-account-us-says?taid=6a45709b68410d0001192118&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter02 Jul 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoo6m4o6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpll6ogf5k2cIn a new legal filing in Josh Wander’s fraud case, the DOJ reveal that a grand jury subpoena was first issued in February 2024. At that point 777 Partners were still confidently predicting they would complete a takeover of Everton which had been agreed 5 months prior. Approval never came.01 Jul 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpll6ogf5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mpeaqymubs26“It’s going to be more systemic than an individual company. Other companies are likely to fail.” One for fans of all those football clubs run or financed by private credit lenders. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeaqymubs26https://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3monq5r2qpk2eJosh Wander of 777 Partners is scheduled stand trial on fraud charges in the US in October - exactly three years on from his infamous “message to Evertonians” in which he claimed: “Our success both on and off the pitch is clear to see.” 1/19 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3monq5r2qpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3monq5r2qpk2eJosh Wander of 777 Partners is scheduled stand trial on fraud charges in the US in October - exactly three years on from his infamous “message to Evertonians” in which he claimed: “Our success both on and off the pitch is clear to see.” 1/19 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3monq5r2qpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mnsdlcd5is2uI was thinking exactly the same thing today. And it’s why this World Cup could be remembered as a horror show by contrast. Russia was a brilliant, welcoming experience. The USA will not be. Because they don’t care. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsdlcd5is2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pbsportswriter.bsky.social/post/3mnoxwfng4s2zIn a June 3 filing in USA v Josh Wander, the DOJ cites “a former 777 Partners analyst who may be a witness at trial” who they claim has “significant firsthand knowledge of other criminal acts by the defendant, including the defendant’s frequent drug use during the conduct charged in the indictment.”07 Jun 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:4n2tor5xwulhrucio76et5fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoxwfng4s2z