Read Story Everton FC Boss Jon Woods Exposed

An epitome of respect to his business folks and fellow football fans, Jon Woods is a prominent figure in the world of football. But as it is rightly said, everything that glitters is certainly not gold. They Kenny family warns the world telling how this perfectionist is actually a deceiver and has repudiated them millions of pounds in highly lucrative business deals.

In 1997, Mr. Woods clubbed in a business partnership with James Kenny, a zealous businessman and a prominent Property developer.

Mr. Kenny’s good hold experience and skills in developing properties ann Mr. Woods’ good financial fortune made an extraordinary duo of profit.  Initially, things worked out the way they should, Kenny found researched and found properties while Woods paid ransom for them.

The first big investment was to splash £756,000 out on a 17 acre former power station known as The Powerhouse in Formby, Merseyside which had become a hub for youngsters for drinking and being stoned with drugs. 

The owner of this huge site was a mystery and the property needed redevelopment.

In fact, this site was owned by Woods but he didn’t want anyone to be aware of that site being his asset, at least the taxmen at HM Revenue and Customs. 

Mr Woods set up Ovenden lnvestments which is registered in the British Virgin lslands and is administered through Guernsey in order to maintain the secrecy.

M.Kenny’s hard worked for Mr.Woods, finding and buying site for him was evident in the profit success. However, the two men never signed any legal agreement to share future profits on their big investment especially the Powerhouse venture.

Unfortunately, just during the verbal agreement with Mr.Woods ensuring his 50% share of future profit, Mr Kenny, an eminent man and a great businessman, died suddenly in 2001. This was not just a death of a man but a great loss of skills and talent.

Filling up the loss, Mr Kenny’s son Nicholas stepped into the breach. He did so well in his work that in next four years he made £450,000 profit for Mr Woods

Nicholas willingly carried this work on the strict understanding that the previous agreements were all stationary.

The first clever tactic of Mr. Woods was visible when an extravagant 104 acre location was sold by Mr. Woods on a loss of £1million to the housing development in Burscough, West Lancashire. It is now earmarked for almost 1,000 new homes and was much valued by the surveyors. 

 So why would such a shrewd businessman like Mr Woods take such a strained decision as that?

Nothing but an intentional business tactic that would deny his deceased partner’s family a share in future profits of their partnership when it was already going under a big loss.

Despite Mr Wood’s continuous assurances that the deal with Mr Kenny would be respected, he then went for Mrs Kenny, a  widow who couldn’t take Mr Wood’s endless bullying tactics.

It all proved that the Everton FC business deals by Jon Woods were nothing but vague and fake promises.  Mr.Woods by his clever instincts got Mrs.Kenny sign away her rights to any further profits share. The noxious threats and shallow legal threats effected Mrs.Kenny’s health severely. Woods had warned her that she could face having to pay out millions of pounds if the properties suffered loss.

It appears that Woods had already drawn up the legal agreement for Mrs Kenny to sign and thus leading her to relinquish any claim or profit against the properties.

Successfully, Mr.Woods is the sole proud owner of a housing site that has been and could further generate millions of pounds.  

Nicholas took up the charge to seek justice for his late father and instructed his own solicitors.

Having spent big bucks, the legal authorities concluded that he has been ‘royally screwed over’ and tried to withdraw the legal agreement that Mrs Kenny had signed was virtually impossible.

The law firm pointed out: ‘Unfortunately had you been able to get this into a court a judge would have took a very unsavoury view of Mr Woods’ behaviour’, which left Nicholas helpless and nothing was done.  Mr. Woods was successful enough to frighten the family off legally.

Nicholas sternly said “I have tried everything to reason with this man, but you can’t negotiate with a man who sees somebody’s death as an opportunity to profit.  He thinks that he can effectively bully my family from what is rightfully ours. He knows it. We know it.”

“There is little I can do in law but anyone who goes into business with the Everton FC Boss Mr. Woods, should be aware of who they are dealing with. His promises are vague and he certainly is not a man to be trusted.”

Nicholas added: “My poor father worked hard and faithfully for Mr Woods and sincerely believed they were healthy business partners and would enjoy the fruits of their hard efforts together. Without my father, Mr Woods wouldn’t be sitting on such a valuable asset. Mr. Woods told me to that the agreement with my father would be honoured. But now I realise that those were empty words from a dishonourable and a covetous greedy man.”

Mr Kenny is also highlighting on the fact that whether the Football Association’s rules on who should own and run football clubs in England are as strong as they are supposed to be.

He explains: “Are we really saying that this is a man to be trusted enough with a football club that has been prominent and in existence since ages? This man has no integrity and the FA is trying to ‘clean up’ the game and protect its integrity by not letting such businessmen exploit their positions in clubs. Board of Directors Everton Football Club should look upon and check before it gets too late”

However, the Powerhouse deal is nothing but vaguely promised deal. Filling up Mr.Kenny’s place Mr.Woods friend Mike McComb has an option to re-develop the site now for 75 houses.

That means 75 houses for sale making up huge amount of profit for Mr.McComb.

Nicholas Kenny added that he didn't want Mr McComb involved with the Powerhouse site but Mr Woods claimed Mr McComb was best to take over
Mr.Kenny’s work.

Dealing with Mr.Wood has certainly taught the Kenny family a hard way of who should be trusted.

News of Everton Football Club Deputy Chairman also should spread the message to the world warning them to be aware of their legal position when dealing with Mr Woods, says Mr Kenny.

Nicholas Kenny says: “My family has effectively been defrauded by such an eminent personality, The Everton FCBoss, for millions of pounds and i am left helpless about it, I can do nothing for the justice of my family and the reward of my father’s hard work”

The Powerhouse site is worth around £1m per acre which gives a sale price of between £7-8m and that doesn’t include the another 10 acres on the site. Mr Woods would make a good amount of £6m in profit which is £3m more than he is morally entitled to gain.

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