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TheHumbleEgg
Player Valuation: £15m
How terribly underwhelming an appointment though...
Oh well.
On we go.
Oh well.
On we go.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
You watch, this one will. Everton are in the Goldilocks position when it comes to administrators wanting a club to be made an example of for perceived indiscretion i.e. big enough for people to take note, but not big enough to affect or upset the elite applecart.
Aries
Player Valuation: £10m
Everton bid to appoint Marco Silva despite official complaint
Everton are seeking to reopen talks with Watford in an attempt to resolve the tapping-up row over Marco Silva so that they can appoint the Portuguese as their new manager.
Silva is Everton’s first choice to replace Sam Allardyce, who is expected to leave as manager today after talks with the club’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri, but the recruitment process is complicated by their failed efforts to secure the former Watford head coach last November.
The 40-year-old was sacked by Watford two months later after a downturn in results that the club claim was due to the destabilising of Silva after an alleged illegal approach by Everton. An official complaint was made to the Premier League, who proposed mediation. It is understood that Watford officials met their Everton counterparts last month when a compensation package was proposed by the Goodison Park club. That was rejected.
There is no contractual reason why Silva could not be appointed immediately as Allardyce’s successor, but Watford would see that as strengthening their grounds for complaint to the Premier League. It is therefore in Everton’s interests to reopen talks and reach agreement over compensation with their rivals rather than allow arbitration to follow. That would only lead to Watford’s position becoming further entrenched. Theoretically, the ultimate sanction could be the deduction of points, although that is unlikely as this is a contractual issue.
Everton had been prepared to pay Watford more than £12 million to secure Silva, who did not have a break clause in his contract, after the sacking of Ronald Koeman, and a resolution to the impasse is likely to be costly. It is thought Watford would seek about £8 million. The sacking of Roberto Martínez in 2016 cost about £11 million, while Koeman is being paid some wages by Everton despite becoming the Holland coach.
Allardyce’s departure, together with backroom staff such as Sammy Lee, Craig Shakespeare and Martyn Margetson, will cost at least £6 million given that he has one season left on his contract. There will be other changes behind the scenes with Denise Barrett-Baxendale, the deputy chief executive, replacing Robert Elstone as CEO. Keith Harris is to become deputy chairman and Alexander Ryazantsev is the new chief finance and commercial officer.
Paul Joyce in the Times. That really is a shed load of wasted money. 11 million Martinez! Still paying Koeman, paying off Allardyce and now potentially paying at least, 8 million for Silva? Could get a cracking striker for that money.
Everton are seeking to reopen talks with Watford in an attempt to resolve the tapping-up row over Marco Silva so that they can appoint the Portuguese as their new manager.
Silva is Everton’s first choice to replace Sam Allardyce, who is expected to leave as manager today after talks with the club’s major shareholder Farhad Moshiri, but the recruitment process is complicated by their failed efforts to secure the former Watford head coach last November.
The 40-year-old was sacked by Watford two months later after a downturn in results that the club claim was due to the destabilising of Silva after an alleged illegal approach by Everton. An official complaint was made to the Premier League, who proposed mediation. It is understood that Watford officials met their Everton counterparts last month when a compensation package was proposed by the Goodison Park club. That was rejected.
There is no contractual reason why Silva could not be appointed immediately as Allardyce’s successor, but Watford would see that as strengthening their grounds for complaint to the Premier League. It is therefore in Everton’s interests to reopen talks and reach agreement over compensation with their rivals rather than allow arbitration to follow. That would only lead to Watford’s position becoming further entrenched. Theoretically, the ultimate sanction could be the deduction of points, although that is unlikely as this is a contractual issue.
Everton had been prepared to pay Watford more than £12 million to secure Silva, who did not have a break clause in his contract, after the sacking of Ronald Koeman, and a resolution to the impasse is likely to be costly. It is thought Watford would seek about £8 million. The sacking of Roberto Martínez in 2016 cost about £11 million, while Koeman is being paid some wages by Everton despite becoming the Holland coach.
Allardyce’s departure, together with backroom staff such as Sammy Lee, Craig Shakespeare and Martyn Margetson, will cost at least £6 million given that he has one season left on his contract. There will be other changes behind the scenes with Denise Barrett-Baxendale, the deputy chief executive, replacing Robert Elstone as CEO. Keith Harris is to become deputy chairman and Alexander Ryazantsev is the new chief finance and commercial officer.
Paul Joyce in the Times. That really is a shed load of wasted money. 11 million Martinez! Still paying Koeman, paying off Allardyce and now potentially paying at least, 8 million for Silva? Could get a cracking striker for that money.
efcbluearmy
Player Valuation: £750k
Watford are embarrassing. Such a small club that are stressed over 750K and are still bitter in trying to blame us for their failures. They sack more managers than anyone else and are now playing victim because silva wanted to leave their sad club.
JOYCE, LOOKING TO HIT ONE, OH I SSSAAAAYYYYY
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
It's rumoured that the witch doctor concerned took umbrage at being dragged into the brouhaha and stuck needles into the midriff of small effigies made of big Rom and his fat agent: after that, neither of them had stomach for a court battle.
Would give them nothing. Let them prove their complaint, ultimately if we are found guilty we get fined, I’d rather be fined by the PL then give them a penny.
Burden of proof is on Watford and clearly Everton and Silva will collude.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
I believe this Watford diversion is just one big smoke screen to allow the Everton Board to appoint who they've always really had in mind.
"Welcome to L4, Malky Mackay"
"Welcome to L4, Malky Mackay"
You know, new managerial appointments are usually met with a lot of excitement.
Would looooove to know what this guy has that makes him such a massively better option than a lot of managers who have a better reputation available as well..
Would looooove to know what this guy has that makes him such a massively better option than a lot of managers who have a better reputation available as well..
Aries
Player Valuation: £10m
I agree but from these reports it seems we are the ones who have instigated talks with Watford so it looks like we’re prepared to pay unfortunately.
Lelouch
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Oh yeah not the same topic but that reminded me of that Niasse dive farce and everyone else getting away with it.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
exactly
Hey Pozzo do one.
You had your chance of Big Compo , you blew it.
Now you are just looking like a very small time club trying to save face.
If you sacked him he's no longer your employee and can take any job he wants.
Nothing to gain here Pozzo just shuffle along before you get a nice cup of Novichok tea.
You had your chance of Big Compo , you blew it.
Now you are just looking like a very small time club trying to save face.
If you sacked him he's no longer your employee and can take any job he wants.
Nothing to gain here Pozzo just shuffle along before you get a nice cup of Novichok tea.
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