Hi.
I’m a cuckoo here (non-Everton fan).
I was reading the papers this morning and obviously the Sam Allardyce potential exit was a leading story.
I have been half following the protests in recent weeks but seeing the story that it was finally coming to a head with him being sacked moved me to google Everton forums and read what people were saying.
I think I (respectfully) speak for a lot of non-evertonians (and several pundits etc), when I say I really just don’t get it.
You guys have finished above 12 of the 13 teams you could have realistically hoped to finish above, and buy for an outlier of a season from Burnley you would have won the ‘other league’ below the top 6. And you were worried about relegation when he arrived.
I won’t hang around trolling here, but if someone could spare the time I would love to hear, on behalf of all ‘outsiders’, why do you guys hate big Sam so much???
Thanks
I’ll tell you my reasons why because a fair question deserves a fair reply.
It was the Big Sam Ego Act for me - backed up by his mates in the media - he did the bare minimum expected.
The I Won, We Drew, They Lost approach to results separated his high opinion of himself versus reality.
Took credit for the West Ham win when Unsworth was Manager - claiming we were in just outside relegation when he gave us his great journey - we were thirteenth and ended eigth - he had the return of Coleman - spent £50m on Tosun & Walcott - fixtures were kind in that we played most of last years top six before he arrived - was fortunate that Cleverley missed an injury time pen at Goodison, we mugged Bournemouth at home having been shocking, fluked a win at Newcastle having been battered & scrambled a draw v West Brom.
Beat ten men are stoke & had one good away performance at Huddersfield who were shocking on the day.
Surrendered at Arsenal by picking a team that couldn’t win; hung players out to dry like Lookman, said Rooney & Siggy couldn’t play together...they did & we won next game, said Vlasic did well v United....never saw him for ten games after. Just not credible in anything he did - never sought any rapport with the fans, when we got beat he wasn’t the one who couldn’t pass the ball to another player....yet no shots on target in over three games represented progress ?
Refused to drop players out of form, looked to hang on for a point away only to get beat regularly. When safe, refused to change or give players like Klaassen a go.
It’s all about him - never forget that - lacks any sense of humility or that he may have got a substitution, a formation or a selection error - doesn’t happen in Big Sams world. He knows best...& for us who know and understand football, sometimes the truth about what you’ve just seen gives you respect.
He saw us as another paycheck, did the bare minimum, takes the best part of £10m in wages:severance and bonus.
You’re probably right mate, should be grateful for what he achieved.
If we do get Silva, no guarantees, but he’s already won more in the game than Allardyce in his whole career - I reckon someone who tells the truth, explains his plan, gets players on side with an approach that is about the collective rather than the managers who, he’ll leave with more respect than what Allardyce did in his self serving tenure. We shake hands and move on.
