Editing Bill Kenwright (section)

===1999 buyout proposal and True Blue Holdings===
Kenwright's consortium bought 68% of Everton F.C. from Peter Johnson for £20&nbsp;million in 1999. A holding company called '''True Blue (Holdings) Ltd''' was formed in January 2000. The stakeholders in True Blue Holdings included [[Paul Gregg]], [[Jimmy Mulville]], [[Jon Woods (programmer)|Jon Woods]] and [[Willy Russell]] before it was dissolved in 2004.<ref name="tfb" /> [[Mihir Bose]] reported that Anita Gregg lent up to £7&nbsp;million to Kenwright.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2383344/Directors-wife-holds-the-purse-strings-at-Goodison.html|title=Directors wife holds the purse strings at Goodison|last=Bose|first=Mihir|date=22 June 2004|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=7 September 2009 | location=London}}</ref> Upon completion of the deal, Kenwright said: "Acquiring Peter Johnson's shares is only the first step to restoring a great club to where it belongs – to where it should be. If you are going to run a successful football club you need two qualities: you need to be realistic and you need a plan. I'm realistic and I have a plan."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/26/newsstory.sport|title=Dream script for Kenwright|date=26 January 2000|newspaper=The Guardian|last=Ross|first=Ian | location=London | access-date=26 April 2010}}</ref>

In 2003, he attempted to move Everton to the Kings Dock on the [[River Mersey|riverside]] but after a public feud with director Paul Gregg over the proposal's finances and the sale of [[Wayne Rooney]], the move fell through. Gregg had wanted to keep Rooney at the club and Kenwright reluctantly felt it was best he be sold to ease the club's financial burden.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/kenwright-on-the-brink-as-rival-turns-up-heat-554387.html|title=Kenwright on the brink|last=Burt|first=Jason|date=25 July 2004|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=31 May 2009 | location=London}}</ref> Paul and Anita Gregg later sold their shares to Florida-based businessman [[Robert Earl (businessman)|Robert Earl]]. Kenwright's close friend [[Philip Green]] is believed to have helped him secure the club after being approached for help.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/kenwright-turns-to-the-man-who-was-not-wanted-by-mamps-553738.html|title=Kenwright turns to the man who was not wanted by Marks and Spencers|newspaper=The Independent | location=London | first=Alan | last=Nixon | date=20 July 2004 | access-date=26 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2891553/Green-comes-to-the-rescue-of-Evertons-chairman.html|title=Green comes to the rescue of Everton's chairman |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Robert | last=Peston | date=1 August 2004 | access-date=26 April 2010}}</ref>