We paid Leicester £2m compo to get Steve Walsh off them.
Let that sink in.
To pinch their scout to be our Director of Football - that was the real madness. It is even how his Wiki page describes him.
I'm all for giving people the chance to progress and grateful for people who have done the same in my employed life, but it was a huge risk that went badly wrong. Walsh is someone good with a budget, not a blank cheque book - very different skills - especially at a club the size of Everton.