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[Robboefc28]

On my FM save De Boer took over Southampton and Koeman took over England. Signs.

on mine Roberto Martinez is England manager !

 

[zandvoort blue]

I was a paperboy back in the early 80s, and one of the people on my round was a man very, very close to the Everton board at the time. He knew I was an Evertonian and would often have a chat with me about football. The day Kendall was appointed, for the first time, this chap was in his garden when I arrived with the Echo. The back page had Philip Carter declaring something along the lines of "Kendall was our first and only choice." The man looked at the headline and said, "Funny that. We've been in touch with McMenemy, Saunders, and Robson, too." All sorts of things go on behind the scenes in every walk of life, and especially when key appointments are being made, and often the manoeuvres aren't revealed until years later. First choice isn't always the best choice. Being turned down by a manager or two doesn't necessarily mean disaster or shame. You can only be sure you've got the right man after the event. Whoever we appoint will arrive at a club with ambition, potential, and opportunity. It'll just be a matter of harnessing all the elements.

that's far too sensible a post for this forum, Geoff

 

[Hangleton]

on mine Roberto Martinez is England manager !

Gary Monk for me!

 

[Abraders]

on mine Roberto Martinez is England manager !

OH god imagine the fume!!

 

[Paddock]

Thing is mate - Watford just sacked their manager, had another one lined up. Liverpool sacked Rodgers, had Klopp lined up, United sacked LVG, had lined up Mourinho...you catch my drift?

Once again as in previous times, despite everybody proclaiming the new major shareholder as the second coming of Christ, we appear to be bumbling around like amateurs again - shall we just call it "typical Everton".

Don't go bringing the brutal truth in to this mess mate it wont end well.

 

[Chipshill]

Sounds like it is going to be a quiet day today.

Yeah, possibly only 100 pages to catch up on after work this time...

 

[AmericanBlue]

"We went out but they were incredible penalties"

 

[TheFinnFan]

It's wonderful that we have many ITK's

Those who have witz and itk infos shouldnt take it personally if someone is a tit because it is inevitable.

Most of peeps appreciate and quickly noticed real itks

 

[Groucho]

Lads, just a general thing;

Whether you are ITK or not (I am not), we'd prefer it if you didn't keep having regular pops at each other for claiming to know/not know certain info.

If you see something questionable, please report it rather than taking it on.

Challenge things by all means, but do it in a polite way rather than what can sometimes appear to be antagonistic digs.

Thanks all.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I must say, if the club had intended to do this as quietly as possible they have completely succeeded. It might be frustrating for those who want all the info immediately, but the fact that pretty much nobody has any real sniff of what's going on is quite impressive.

The whole board is probably at Moshiri's secret island hideaway. Splashing round the pool and singing 'Tony Mowbray's blue and white army'.

 

[evertonfootballclub]

"We went out but they were incredible penalties"

We might have been beaten 6-0, but the support from the fans was just so, so satisfying; it was an incredible performance from them.

 

[zirc]

Apologies if it's already been posted, but anyone else put off de Boer by his brother's constant commentary on how well he'd be suited to Everton? This morning I've woken up to find out that Frank will get the best out of Stones, does that mean he's taking over from Pep at Citeh?

Imagine the post match press conferences with his brother in tow, bring back bobby now.

Yes god forbid any of the candidates for the job actually express enthusiasm for EFC

 

[TheHumbleEgg]

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

...I don't think the window opens until 1st July.

The window was "open" after the final game of the season Eggs. Don't understand why so many don't understand this.

Liverpool have already signed Karius.

July 1st simply means that's when his contract that he's signed, commences.

 

[orly]

Just an update for anyone that didn't see moles post in the early hours.

Make of that what you will @orly

I've been a big fan of the Mole from the moment he surfaced

Bit of a wobble when he started talking about Real Madrid but will not be putting down poison on the lawn just yet