New Everton Manager

[Jim Hopper]

Still won't be as bad as seeing Sammy 'kin Lee on the touchline.

It’s up there for sure. That was the moment that I stopped being overly fussed with this club. The moment the fans accepted them and applauded them on their first game.

 

[Papa Shango]

I like Dunc but if he really has aspirations to manage us one day then now is absolutely the time for him to leave and cut his teeth in the lower leagues. It's getting a bit silly forcing him on everyone as an assistant. He'd be much better off learning how to be the man in charge elsewhere.

Gerrard can be Benitez's assistant and Ferguson can go and manage Rangers.

Everyone is a winner...

 

[consho]

Because I'm a Blue and couldn't care less about RS fans. But their club isn't imposing Moyes so it's academic anyway. I think you are confusing your allegiances.

.not confusing them at all just looking at the answer you have given as being ,,"because I'm a Blue" and failing to understand how you cannot see the very obvious inference in both sentiments being relative to the vitriol which is being displayed by you and other posters here

 

[Jebus_lives]

Just saying managing in China has no sway in certain peoples opinions on a manager as people were excited at the prospect of appointing him.

China aside, did anything he did at Newcastle make him suitable?

 

[Kev The Rat]

Wouldnt have been my first choice...however he clearly has the balls and confidence to think he can be successful. He clearly isnt in it for the money, because he quite simply doesnt need it......
Conclusion...Nobody in their right mind goes into such a High Profile job without belief. He will be aware of the resentment over the appointment and yet he still wants to take the job on...fair play to him...he gets my support because he will be the manager of Everton

he went to China mate.....what else is that about apart from money

 

[Connor]

Imagine if Benitez comes in and instantly turfs Unsworth, Ferguson and Baines.

Baines isn’t really a coach, he can’t get rid of him

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Is it just me scorning anyone on this forum who says "Rafael"? I don't like rooting Kopites out but I don't need to when I see that term of endearment being brandished about.

 

[paddymac]

What time is the announcement of his appointment....I’m guessing 3.00pm....

Scheduled for the 38th of June

 

[ForeverBlue92]

There are loads of managers around. We could pretty much get anyone we want, aside from a select few, for the money we can offer.

If that was the case why is Palace appointing Viera?

Why are Spurs appointing a bloke who Wolves deemed not good enough to take them forward?

Its complete conjecture with no evidence that there are top managers available at the moment.

Benitez has won 3 trophies in the last 10 years - Everton haven't won ONE trophy in 26 years.

I just dont get where this snobbish mentality has come from in the fanbase when Ancelotti aside our last 4 managers have been El Loco, Koeman, Silva and kin Alladyce.

 

[Dixieslaces]

Yes i do...what about the challenge of managing a football team on a different continent in a different enviroment and testing yourself

erm!!!!!!!

 

[orly]

Baines isn’t really a coach, he can’t get rid of him

Mad isn't it. What is he actually doing there.

 

[Terrarian]

I remember when he was at the RS, I often used to think what an ungracious loser he was, always blaming someone or something when he got beat. Just an odious appointment really.

 

[willjo]

I don't like this the same as most of us, however, history suggests only ex players win things at everton. We don't have an ex player who is ready to manage us. I would love a dunc & cahill management team one day. But not since moyes have we even come close to having a manager who truly 'gets the club'.

At least with Rafael, he knows what it means to the people of Liverpool who go to the game every week. He knows what the club means, especially to local supporters. He knows Derby games inside out. Like it or not he's the closest we've got to an ex player in terms of knowing what the supporters expect from the players in terms of commitment etc.

It might be easy for me to say this, as I live miles away and have no local ties to the club, but I want us to succeed as much as any evertonian. Give him a chance, and if we continue to be a shambles then give it to him with both barrels. But for now support our club, you never know he might surprise us......

 

[Connor]

Mad isn't it. What is he actually doing there.

He’s on the development side of things, which would be a good role to have if we ever brought young players through anymore

Believe he was helping Gordon big time when he went to Preston - came back for analysis, individual sessions - mind

By all accounts, he’s good at what he does, Baines

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Is it just me scorning anyone on this forum who says "Rafael"? I don't like rooting Kopites out but I don't need to when I see that term of endearment being brandished about.

Agree entirely with this. It's 'Benitez' or nothing for me.

I didn't even call Ancelotti 'Carlo' at any point either.