FAIR play to the shareholders who have got enough of their fellow stakeholders together to petition the board of Everton for an EGM.

While the tone of the original document they sent out seemed unnecessarily hostile, their statements in the Press during this last week or so have been right on the money.

What they want is for the major shareholders and decision-makers at Everton to clarify crucial areas, including transportation links, the specifications of the ground itself and the levels of debt that will be incurred in pursuing Destination Kirkby.

Even many people who were originally open to the idea of the new stadium, and considered the benefits as enough to make leaving Goodison Park a regrettable but acceptable option, have been questioning for some time whether they are getting what it said on the tin, as it where, when they originally cast their vote.

Mark Grayson, one of the shareholders involved, summed the situation up perfectly when he said, essentially, that if the board believe the project to be in the very best interests of the club going forward then surely they must welcome this opportunity to clarify all the grey areas and dispel all the doubts at an EGM.

Evertonians at large will be watching this situation very carefully, because how the board treat this meeting will give an indication to just how much they truly believe in Destination Kirkby.

Obviously the decision over whether the plans for the retail complex and stadium get called in by the government will have an even bigger impact on project than Everton’s EGM. Yet another delay in the announcement has everyone involved on tenterhooks and there is a nagging worry that, despite the club’s insistence to the contrary, transfer spending this summer is dependent on the stadium decision.