Everton are furious with fans for releasing a tape to the media of chairman Bill Kenwright discussing the club's affairs.
Everton have accused fan group The Blue Union of a "lack of respect" after they revealed stark details of the club's financial plight gleaned from a private meeting with Kenwright.
Everton insist the transcript released by The Blue Union does not give a full account of the conversation.
A club statement last night said: "It must be pointed out that, after agreeing at the start of the meeting that there would be no note taking, the members of the Blue Union secretly taped the entire conversation.
"Bill Kenwright spent three and a half hours of his day with them, but they saw fit to treat both him and the football club with a total lack of respect.
"We accept that they neither speak for nor are representative of the vast majority of Everton supporters."
