New Everton Manager

[LeeCarsley]

Your memory must be going then. Mike Walker was by far the worst manager we've had in my lifetime, and we've had a lot of managers!

That team was far better than the team we have now though is my point, and I doubt Rafael will be able to get a tune out of them if Ancelotti couldn't.

 

[jamieni]

…..Rooney was always going to move upwards and onwards, he had a fantastic career & I for one fully understood why he left when he did. Subsequently, he could’ve managed that process better but it was great to see him do so well.

I think this is different but let’s hope reports are incorrect.

I was enraged when he left the club but as the years passed I realised my anger was mostly directed at the club being unable to match Rooney’s ambitions.

If all these rumours are true we’ll no doubt hear more this morning. Not sure why, but I have a feeling this ain’t over……

 

[BNJ1878]

1) pretty much every reliable journalist is running the story

Just as they were for Nuno after Dom King said he was as good as done last Friday? Ok

2) for the 7000th time, Sky and SkyBet ARE NOT LINKED

I didn't realise that. Everyday is a school day.
Thanks.

 

[Bob Elstone]

Logs on.....

Hundreds of fresh pages.....

Root cause? A gobby host of a second rate COMMERCIAL radio station who also has links to Sky, and therefore Sky Bet. (thanks for the free money lads!)

Banking on the fact he knows Moshiri to give his claims substance.

"But look at the odds!“

If odds are your barometer then you clearly have no idea how the bookie always wins. (if you want to use odds as a reference, the shortest price on Koeman up until the day before he was confirmed was 20-1)

I have no doubt Benitez has been discussed, maybe even interviewed.

I have no doubt that of all the candidates he is the one that wants it to most.

Everybody just needs to calm down.

It is very VERY unlikely to be Benitez.

this could be a classic post in a few days

 

[hallamblue]

That team was far better than the team we have now though is my point, and I doubt Rafael will be able to get a tune out of them if Ancelotti couldn't.

Benitez will do the same as Ancelotti if we don't get new players in. Play safe football to make sure we stay in games. My hope is that we will sign a few players so we can progress.

 

[jamieni]

That team was far better than the team we have now though is my point, and I doubt Rafael will be able to get a tune out of them if Ancelotti couldn't.

Our team isn’t bad when all players are fit. I should qualify that by saying when I mean not bad it’s mid-table. Add 2-3 quality signings and it’s deffo a team that could have an outside chance of Europe depending on injuries. Aside from our slug like midfield the main issue seems to be the inability of players to get up for matches against the so-called lesser teams.

 

[The Penny Blue]

Mendes must sooner or later realize his profits and the money must come from somewhere. Are you happy if we will have to buy the likes of Jonny Otto for say 25m? or 60m for Ruben Neves?

No but why would we need either?

 

[Michael Tsui]

I


I think he's a tad over rated. Valencia is his biggest high 20 odd years ago. That night in turkey clearly bigs up his rep at the pit(cheers ancelotti for rolling over in the 2nd half) he left liverpool in what 7th in the table?
Chelsea were ridiculously strong to walk into as an interim manager..
Inter
Madrid
Napoli
? Anyone suggest he did anything mega there?
If he can claim getting newcastle promoted then so can nuno with wolves.
Thing is with him aswell is he's fell out with every club he's been at it seems. Constantly blaming boards he hasnt got funds. This wasnt just newcastle. He's done the same at most of his clubs.
I cant see him ever fitting in at Everton. He's already starting on a negative with some fans. Unless he hits that ground running for a few months that will only sour in time.
But away from all of that. I think he's a bit of a dinosaur in football now.
An absolute backward step from Everton if theres any truth in this.
Dont give him a last big pay day.

Nuno got the Mendes boys. In no other circumstance Joao Moutinho and Diogo Jota of all people will drop into the championship.
Benitez had a negative net spend, lost an entire spine, signed some questionable players (and given Newcastle's history Dwight Gale might be an Ashley signing) and still got promoted in the first try.

 

[Pabbers]

Can see the first interview now.

“why join everton, Rafael?”

“its right by my house”

 

[Terrarian]

Mosh reading the room well

 

[Michael Tsui]

No but why would we need either?

Perhaps club not willing to sign Mendes players is why Rino Gattuso was sent away from Fiorentina after two weeks.

 

[Oasis1878]

Mosh reading the room well

What are the results of that so far? Don’t have Twitter so won’t allow me to see

 

[Terrarian]

What are the results of that so far? Don’t have Twitter so won’t allow me to see

75.3% NO lol 5000+ votes

 

[LeeCarsley]

Still think it's extremely likely the club is using this so we all back Nuno when he's appointed. Both will not last longer than 18 months and Rafael probably less. Moshiri can clearly no longer be trusted, and it's likely we are just treading water till a man like Usmanov comes in and actually shows Chelsea and City levels of ambition.

 

[The Penny Blue]

Mendes facilitated the deal for 18 year old Fabio Silva fo at around 30 million. He might have potential for the future but currently he'd be considered a dud

18 years old, first season in the league, meant to deputize Jimenez, not meant to be a lone striker