It’s hard to ask for cool heads tonight; I couldn’t be bothered to go into what is wrong with Everton (again). A million other pages and reasons probably cover it......it ain’t just Silva though is it? Lucky to still be here as it is, sack him tonight, no magic formula to arrive in that dugout that gets say us twelve points between here and January.
We are rancid, from top to bottom. Throw in bad luck, injuries and every other realistic excuse that’s fair, I’ll multiply it by a team that has a lack of desire, urgency and belief. Poor signings, a predictable style of play and a rule that sees us 10 seconds away from giving away possession or another mistake, it takes more than patience to support Everton.
He’s hanging by a thread, if he goes it masks many others failures too. My point is, it ain’t just him.....plenty of others, whether in the boardroom or on the pitch, look as equally out of their depth as this lad does on the sidelines. If he stays, it’s a week by week existence. Builds pressure and the one thing this club does is when it gets tough, is fail to deliver. He’ll get sacked, no doubt, and those that make the decision will say it wasn’t good enough. It’s just a matter when.
Fair enough, but my point is, it’s not just him who isn’t. It’s a long list......will Baxendale say she hasn’t done enough? Will Brands? Will Kenwright? Moshiri can’t just throw the towel in......or can he? Players won’t be saying they aren’t good enough will they.
Managing Everton, Owning Everton, Playing for Everton, Supporting Everton.......should be something you enjoy, embrace and love. It isn’t. Never do those things align......and until they do, it’ll be what it is. Aye, sack Silva tonight , he can’t complain, but it doesn’t fix much of what is wrong. Everton test you, always have and always will.