Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

[KaiserEFC]

He scouted far more than 2 players for us. Kante, Drinkwater, Vardy, Mahrez etc.

Also from what I saw in the summer most Everton fans where delighted with the players you got in. The only gripe seemed to be the lack of a striker signing . Koeman playing player out of position doesn’t help

The gripe which sees us flirting with the relegation zone.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I recall Koeman saying he and Walsh work together to identify/ greenlight targets. Entirely plausible the 'Leicester model' has been jettisoned in favour of chasing Koeman's preferences. Maybe that directive has come from Moshiri? Do any of us actually know Walsh's remit?

 

[davek]

So you have no evidence and it’s guessing then lol. Tell me what’s the point of DOF if he is not responsible for transfers?

Oh boy.

Unreal.

 

[orly]

Oh boy.

Unreal.

It's completely beyond him isn't it.

 

[BlueToff]

Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson and Klaassen are all good players.

Nobody would shine in this current system.

 

[hktoffee]

You don't even know what Walsh's role is within the club and yet you somehow blame him.

Strange.

@davek is right, these signings have been pushed through by Koeman.

Tell you what we all have no clue. I blame him (partly) because he is a DOF and what is the role of DOF is supposed to do? Ask yourself.

 

[davek]

All we need to really appreciate is this: Koeman had £140M to spend and needed above all a striker. He spent the £140M and didn't get one in.

It is the biggest act of folly in the club's transfer history.

 

[hktoffee]

Oh boy.

Unreal.

Yea unreal exactly like you lad.

#5th=15th.

 

[davek]

It's completely beyond him isn't it.

I can understand him trying to throw a bone to the manager he backed up until a week or so ago, but believing that Koeman's paw prints weren't all over those three signings is a bit hard to accept.

 

[MercuryBlue88]

My understanding is walsh has done pretty well with the youth signings, particularly players like Lookman and DCL. Find it hard to blame him for the constant player rotation and like of formation that is costing us.

 

[orly]

Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson and Klaassen are all good players.

Nobody would shine in this current system.

Yes, maybe, definitely not - in that order

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson and Klaassen are all good players.

Nobody would shine in this current system.

No mate.

 

[hktoffee]

I can understand him trying to throw a bone to the manager he backed up until a week or so ago, but believing that Koeman's paw prints weren't all over those three signings is a bit hard to accept.

Back to square one. So you’re guessing and ignore what a DOF actually do? Much like you chose to ignore your idol’s 2nd and 3rd season.

I am not like you though. You call Koeman’s head this time last season and he got 7th. I’ll let Koeman have chance to prove but unfortunately he is, like your idol had failed to capitalise.

You back a manager, even now, who got about 29% winning rate during 2014-2016 so what’s wrong of backing Koeman after he got 7th? And as I said his time is up because from Burnley at home till yesterday there’s his chance.

 

[davek]

Back to square one. So you’re guessing and ignore what a DOF actually do? Much like you chose to ignore your idol’s 2nd and 3rd season.

I am not like you though. You call Koeman’s head this time last season and he got 7th. I’ll let Koeman have chance to prove but unfortunately he is, like your idol had failed to capitalise.

No. Not at all.

I'll invite you to provide any evidence of that. First season is a gimme as far as I'm concerned, as it is for all managers who aren't a catastrophe.

 

[hktoffee]

No. Not at all.

I'll invite you to provide any evidence of that. First season is a gimme as far as I'm concerned, as it is for all managers who aren't a catastrophe.

So you admit Martinez’s first season was a gimme too. Cool, finally.