But over 30 years without a trophy is an incredibly long time for a club like Everton. Is Premier League survival enough for Everton? Of course, you could point to Everton’s ability to simply stay in the Premier League as a ‘success’ of sorts. Farhad Moshiri and Everton's Financial ImplosionThe arrival of Farhad Moshiri was supposed to represent the end of that cycle. Here, finally, was an owner with the financial resources to transform Everton Football Club.