Allardyce.
It's not a life sentence. If people are angry and frustrated, aim it at the board.
He can stabilise us, and give the club room to re-assess, and take stock.
Our PL status is paramount, anyone and anything else pales in comparison.
Perhaps we'll stay up anyway, but at this point I'd go safety first.
It may be a positive turning point of sorts yet, but only if Moshiri finally realises what he has bought into here.
He has to deal with the reality of the situation and what that says about us, and take ownership of the club at all levels.
Would you go him over Tuchel if you have the chance mate?
By accounts Allardyce wants a 3 year deal. That means (another) big payment or we are stuck with him.
He wants to move in 15 of his own staff. That likely means job losses all round for Evertonians who have done nothing but serve our club with distinction.
The likelihood is, the majority of our promising young players are sidelined. I think Kenny, Baningime, Lookman, Vlasic, possibly Holgate and Davies will be sidelined for older yard dogs, while lads like Dowell will never get a look in.
We will likely take a huge loss on talented players such as Klaasen, Barkley, Sandro etc to help fund his re-adjustment to get the squad looking the way he wants it too.
Yes he keeps teams up, on the most part through good fortune. The majority though once he leaves implode, because his methods leave very little successional planning, very little opportunity for younger players and an over emphasis on ageing players. Bolton he left- relegation. Newcastle he left-relegation. Sunderland-Relegation. Crystal Palace-likely relegation.
Perhaps most importantly, if he comes in now, we are done. The small window of opportunity is gone. Our standing as a club looking to close and break the gap of the top 6 teams done. We will have finally accepted our lot as one of the clubs outside of the top 6, happy to play plodding direct football. Even if we bin him off after 18 months (at a huge cost) our reputation will take significant time to rebuild.
Is this worth it to give us a greater likelihood of survival? Maybe. I can see why some would want it (not for me though).
As you rightly say though, fingers need to be pointed at the board. Was all of the above worth it. The plan thrown out of the window. Decent Evertonians losing their jobs to satisfy the ego of a fella after a last big pay check. Young scousers thrown out of the team for journeymen pro's. That will have been allowed to happen, because Farhad decided it wasn't as important as moving Kenwright, Woods & Elstone out of the club.
