dannyboy
Player Valuation: £70m
The negative Evertonian in me just thinks we'd be one year on in our hatred of a few more players. At least going into this summer there's the hope Dibling and Aznou can still be world heaters. Every cloud...
On a more serious note, you have to hope despite not playing much those players that are new have learned a lot and might be better for using this season as a bedding in period. Optimistic I know.
TheFinnFan
Finners
No it's not. Fans were on board and things were good at the beginning of the season.
Ahem!
Its inevitable given the poor end of the season mate and the opportunity gone begging and he isn't beyond critique either - one being the players have looked goosed from March onwards IMO - but i still think the club is in recovery mode after years of under investment and there are clear limits in the squad.
People are naturally disappointed by the end of the season - so it will be a live topic over the summer. But almost universally at the start of the season and for most of it - people thought he was brilliant - if you think someone is the right man or not - to a degree shouldn't be subject to whims of liking or disliking week to week- that not opinion its just reacting to results.
Everyone is disappointed with results, but given the context and starting point can the man continue to rebuild the football club (again) i think he can and would back him to so.
My own expectation was we be competitive for Europe this season - that was at the higher end of what people expected this season - we've done that - i have some critiques, but over as a direction of travel all I've no complaints, we are about par with what i expected.
Well they aren't now and things aren't good
Moyes was manager at flamenco juve and saints? all at the same time? Superman.
Think he's more at fault than anyone myself
We’ve been crap for half a season. We’re getting worse rather than better. There’s nothing to even hang your hat on
Once the fans have turned have turned on a manager who’s been at a club over a year very few managers turn it round. The reason is that most fans don’t want to chop and change manager unless it’s clear it needs to happen.
preposterousvelios
Player Valuation: £15m
Following the exit of Kevin Thelwell at the end of last season, the Toffees have moved away from the Director of Football model in favour of a Football Leadership Team made up of specialists in technical development, football operations, talent ID, data analytics and player trading.
As reported by TGG earlier this week, the four members of the team are:
- Nick Cox (Technical Director): Will “ensure all aspects of Finch Farm are at elite level” and oversee Medical, Operations, Facilities, Player Care and Academy functions. Cox is currently the Academy Director at Manchester United, a role he was appointed to in 2019, three years after joining United as Head of Academy Operations.
- James Smith (Director of Scouting and Recruitment, pictured): Will join Everton in September, moving from his position as Director of Scouting and Recruitment at the City Football Group. Joined Manchester City from Manchester United in 2014, before being appointed as the recruitment lead for the City Group’s stable of clubs across the world in 2023. Prior to United, Smith was part of Everton’s recruitment and insights team for 10 years.
- Chris Howarth (Head of Football Strategy & Analytics): “Will ensure the club is at the vanguard of data optimisation in the development of all aspects of football operations.” Has worked with 14 clubs across Europe through his Insight Sport data consultancy. As part of his arrival, Everton’s owners, The Friedkin Group, have acquired Insight Sport.
- Nick Hammond (Head of Player Trading):Retired as a player in 2000 and went on to become Director of Football at Reading for 13 years, Technical Director at West Brom for three years and as Head of Football Operations at Celtic. Most recently worked as a transfer consultant at both Leeds United and Newcastle United.
As I said we're clearly not doing it as well as they are, but we are trying to copy Bournemouth. Boyland reported from a club insider that the idea was to emulate Bournemouth but on a higher budget.
We had good times
Where Moyes is similar to dyche...
The big lad on the overload for the header. Top scoring defender this season?
Unsatisfying happy times
Its gotten very nit picking in here today. Might be the heat.
