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Needs to be sacked mate, he is as culpable as Koeman for the mess of last summers window.
I think the other thing to your points, especially point 5 should be “clarity on who does what” when/if a new DoF is appointed. This whole Koeman Walsh thing was a travesty, it seemed that one didn’t know what the other was doing.
They were "clambering" after him after his bad injury before his last one - on his return there will be clubs that will want him. The point is he's not good enough when fit, an he mopes when not playing an wouldn't accept being a squad player so should be on the get shut list.
Klaassen and Sandro's value are at their lowest now, any new manager should make a call on them and it sounds as though - based on Kenwrights comments at The Dixies - they will.
Walsh was a Head Scout at Leicester.
We give him a new job as Director of Football which I understand is a world away - and I wouldnt be surprised with a lack of clarity/brief - he's proven as a Head Scout. I'd like to see him stay but not as a DOF.
Gladystweet
Player Valuation: £50m
The jury, that is my jury, is still out on him. Key appointments at managerial and board level are crucial.
I'll give him one more summer, then I'm sharpening the pitchfork.
I'll give him one more summer, then I'm sharpening the pitchfork.
windymiller
Player Valuation: £70m
1. Yes
2. Announced within 24 hrs of the Allardyce sacking/mutual blah blah please
3. He needs to go, his brand (pardon the pun) is toxic at Everton now, any duff signings would be blamed on him, our new DoF needs a crystal clear role and needs to be directly accountable
4. Any of those would be fine
5. Yes, whilst also promoting youth players where appropriate - we have loads on loan who need to be given an opportunity or, if they are not up to snuff, moved out permanently as well.
6. Please!!
..I would have cashed in on McCarthy as soon as the hamstrings started to pop. I can see somebody taking a chance on him but not until January. We will have to take big hits on Sandro and Klaassen to enable them to move on. Neither will want salary cut, so a deal will have to involve a sweetener for the wage loss.
flibbyflob
Player Valuation: £40m
Signed a lot of young players which I presume he has had a big say in. Trouble is we won't know if they are any good for a few years and he will probably be long gone by then.
stretford blue
Player Valuation: £35m
Yes he has made mistakes and definitely panicked with Sam .as per the last few summers this one is huge the recruitment on and off the pitch has to be right and hopefully he has learned from past mistakes .spurs and Liverpool both went through similar summers making mistakes wasting vast sums of money but seemed to have learned .it's over to you farhad
Sandro and Klaassen have had;
1. Koeman, who always maintained they'd be eased in/will take time.
2. Unsworth - a torrid run of games an he wouldn't take any risks.
3. Allardyce - Is Sam Allardyce, desperately trying to get the gig for next season - openly admits to not being able to risk.
I dont think we should write either off yet.
For me, both Sandro an Klaassen should be given a clean slate under any new manager coming in. Their stock isnt going to fall any lower than what it currently is...
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
How can you arrive at the opinion that Moshiri has effectively made no mistakes while being here - there's even reasoning here why his mistakes were right (or right at the beginning).Christopher Smith submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage
Farhad Moshiri, What Is Next?
Farhad Moshiri’s time so far at Everton has certainly been a mixed bag.
Upon his arrival at the club in February 2016, there was a massive wave of excitement and optimism, the likes of which had not been seen since the 2009 FA Cup Final at least. Expletive songs about how rich we now were reigned down from the stands and it seemed, in that snapshot of time, that the whole Everton fan base was pulling in the same direction.
Fast forward over two years and the Iranian billionaire, despite still having the backing of most Evertonians, certainly has his critics. Yes, the club is in a far stronger financial position than it was before he arrived. Yes, we do seem to be making bigger strides than ever towards getting a new stadium. But what Moshiri and the club deliver within the next few months will go a long way to determine whether he retains the majority support of Evertonians or begins to lose credibility.
Speaking in January 2017, Moshiri himself said: “It’s not enough to say you are a special club and a great club, we don’t want to be a museum.” Everton fans will almost unanimously agree that the club is no closer to making sure that doesn’t happen than it was when he first said it. In fact, it is much further away.
In the time since Moshiri made that statement, the manager he brought in to lead his new empire has been sacked. Moshiri described Koeman as the man who could help Everton ‘compete in the north west of England, the new Hollywood of football.’ Despite an optimistic first season, which saw Everton move back into the top seven of the Premier League, his star manager is gone. What Everton fans have been left with, after a brief spell with David Unsworth struggling to keep the ship from sinking, is Sam Allardyce.
Allardyce’s main goal when he came into the club was to make sure he kept it in the Premier League. Some have said that the appointment was one made out of panic but had Everton actually been relegated, all of Moshiri’s good work so far would have been thrown out of the window. And Allardyce has delivered his promise, Everton are safely tucked away in mid-table obscurity.
However, as is glaringly obvious from the club’s much talked about fan survey, the fans are now happy for Allardyce to pack his bags and leave. His comments in the press, apparent lack of ambition on the pitch and his decision to let Ademola Lookman go out on loan are just a few of a long list of complaints that are leaving Evertonians scratching their heads. Surely after this week’s events, as well as the chants against Allardyce in recent games, his position is untenable and he will leave at the end of the season.
Should this happen, Farhad Moshiri will have the biggest decision during his time at Everton on his hands. Appointing Ronald Koeman was a big decision at the time, it turned out to be a mistake. We can forgive that, his credentials were good before joining Everton and we’re all allowed one, aren’t we? The decision to appoint Allardyce in the first place can still be forgiven. It was done on the brink of a crisis and who knows what would have happened if different decisions were made. The jury is still out on appointing Steve Walsh as Director of Football and whether he has had any positive impact on the club’s dealings. Everton’s summer transfer signings, and the money spent on them, is still up for debate.
With Marcel Brands looking almost certain to be coming in to work alongside Steve Walsh, fans will be hoping the next transfer window brings far more success in terms of player recruitment.
The next managerial appointment Moshiri makes HAS to be the right one. Paulo Fonseca, Marco Silva and even Arsene Wenger have all been names mentioned. In reality, it doesn’t matter whether we appoint Diego Simeone or Speedo Mick. The next manager has to be the one that leads Everton into this bright new future that has been promised. Otherwise, the man who promised the footballing world to Everton will have only succeeded in taking them backwards.
He's cratered the club. We have no respectability or credibility left, and he's allowed the sales of a century of two players worth £150M and the extra £80M tv cash to be thrown down the toilet. We stand after two years of him being in charge with a squad that needs gutting and a club without an identity....and his only basis for continued backing - the stadium - is, under his plan, one in which the club gets the privilege of shouldering £500M-£600M worth of debt for the best part of 25 years.
He's an utter disaster. I fear what he'll do next.
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Frang
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welcome aboard .. the train is slowly filling up, get a seat while you can
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