Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

[jceverton]

No.

Pretty clear Koeman is in charge, he decides who he wants and not Walsh.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

If ever there was a complete non-entity at the club, it would have to be this man. For all the plaudits he received at Leicester, his contribution at Everton to date, from what I can see, is absolutely zero. Worse than zero in fact, for the failure to replace Lukaku.

 

[jceverton]

I don’t get the role of DOF. It looks like the manager has to work under him regarding transfers.

Not at Everton, they've let Koeman have the say. The current system is a mess.

 

[MikeH72]

Yeh that can't be right. No sane DoF would think "oo what about Cuco Martina?"

Exactly. His 250-page portfolio of players that he's been working on meticulously for a year could not possibly have included 28 year old Curacao international free agent Cuco Martina.

 

[MACCA75]

Pretty clear Koeman is in charge, he decides who he wants and not Walsh.

Walsh isn't a scout. He's the director of football. If we have an unbalanced squad, if we signed 5 players who all play in the same position, that's down to Walsh as much as Koeman.

 

[hktoffee]

Not at Everton, they've let Koeman have the say. The current system is a mess.

Not sure about that.

Then there is no point of appointing a DOF.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Pretty clear Koeman is in charge, he decides who he wants and not Walsh.

If that is the case, what exactly does Walsh do? Koeman wants the players he wants of course, but surely Walsh's job is to find/sign them?

 

[BlueToff]

As @MACCA75 says, Walsh still has a lot to answer for.

He was also tasked with getting a CF in. He didn't come up with the goods. He is much to blame as Ronald for having an imbalanced squad.

Ronald - and the players - to blame for us being crap on the pitch.

 

[jceverton]

Walsh isn't a scout. He's the director of football. If we have an unbalanced squad, if we signed 5 players who all play in the same position, that's down to Walsh as much as Koeman.

Not when it's the manager calling the shots.

 

[jceverton]

If that is the case, what exactly does Walsh do? Koeman wants the players he wants of course, but surely Walsh's job is to find/sign them?

Walsh clearly signs the younger players and scouts/recommends players but the manager decides who to buy. Look at the article on dispute between Koeman and Les Reed at Southampton. He wants established first team players that exactly who we've signed. These are Koeman's players.

 

[MACCA75]

Not when it's the manager calling the shots.

Speculation. And if true Walsh needs sacking for being useless.

 

[jceverton]

Speculation. And if true Walsh needs sacking for being useless.

Speculation to an extent but backed up by story in papers and logical given the players we've signed and Koeman's comments.

 

[BlueToff]

Not when it's the manager calling the shots.

Walsh and Koeman worked together to sign the players we did in the summer.

This is a fact.

 

[Billy Dean]

Absolutely no way Martina was a Walsh signing. Koeman bought him for Saints and brought him here too. Would be interesting to know what the connection between Koeman and Martina is. Maybe they share an agent.

 

[jceverton]

Walsh and Koeman worked together to sign the players we did in the summer.

This is a fact.

No it is not.