Everything about this is disappointing. If we're going to have to pay massive money to convince a manager to come to Everton, it should be a proven, superb one - not a merely 'good' one like Koeman is.
Koeman should be jumping at the chance to manage Everton - if he's not, it indicates he doesn't have much sense and his heart won't be in it, which is a bad thing all round.
I hope it's all paper talk - he's the wrong option. Let Southampton bang on about him being the messiah for their little club and let's aim higher than him.
I don't understand where some Evertonians are coming from with this. We came 11th last season, and 11th the season before. What are people expecting?
We're a great club with a proud history but we haven't been one of the big clubs of the Premier League era which is an important factor these days, so someone like Koeman coming in is a positive (if it does happen).
All this belittling of Southampton as a small club is pathetic too. Leicester are a fairly small club in my eyes, but they're champions, whilst big clubs Aston Villa, Newcastle and Leeds are rotting in the Championship.
Who do people seriously think the Everton of this era could get? Mourinho and Simeone lol.
I'll be delighted if someone like Koeman was to come in. The future is bright for us and finally it looks like we are going to make some serious progress with Moshiri behind us. Record season ticket sales, a lot of good players in the squad, new stadium on the horizon and more money than we've ever known to spend.
Let's not get too carried away about our status in the game at this moment in time though.