New Everton Manager

[Connor]

Why has Niko Kovac not been hired yet

Same.

Ah, he read the Echo this morning then

 

[Earwigjoe]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

Any pics??

 

[Deleted member 48881]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

lol lol lol

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

Stop this nonsense

 

[BlueStevie35]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

Again why are you ignoring people’s questions? Why do you only post when Benitez is linked with us? Why hide for 18 months?

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I've a feeling they'll go with Dunc on a short term contract.

 

[Papa Shango]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

How on earth are these meetings going?

RB: "Are you sure you want me here?"
FM " Yes"
MB: "Yes"
BK: "eh...."
RB: "Oh FFS! Same time tomorrow?"

 

[Nymzee]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

6th time.

 

[Lanolin]

Not doubting your feelings or honesty in the least.

But, a lot of football fans are fickle.
Everton win the first half dozen games under Nuno/Benitez/? then suddenly all is forgiven.

I haven't read all of the posts on this thread, but I have read a lot of them.
Unless the expression " Buddy" has been completely adopted in Liverpool from our American supporters then "some" of the most vehement anti Benitez comments have come from our brethren over three thousand miles away from Liverpool.

In all honesty the bond between any Premiership club and it's owners has been fractured for a long time.
The recent ESL fiasco showed that to everybody.
Clubs now are just commercial businesses where the stock in trade happen to be people(footballers).

There will be people who will walk away because of Benitez but probably not very many , if he is successful anything lost will be more than made up.

I don't think it is an appointment that needs to be made, there are alternatives. Unfortunately none of the alternatives linked with us stir my blood . Most of those linked are ordinary and boring... even Nuno hardly sets the pulse racing.

I still believe that Benitez and others have made it through a process and that now decision time is coming.

I have been supporting Everton since 1969/1970. I have seen more bad times than good. I support the club rather than the manager and that won't change.

But, that is my opinion and people are free to disagree... as you are.

The same applies both ways though, get off to a bad start and a lot of the ‘I can see the thinking’ fans suddenly start calling him a kopite rat, and the fact that that doesn’t bother him just ‘proves’ to them that he doesn’t care/doesn’t ‘get us’ or whatever. So gambling on it going extremely well is a hell of a chance to be taking.

Also just for reference the ‘buddy’ thing is a forum joke, it’s nothing to do with the people saying it being American.

 

[Ruairi77]

So it's whatever the opposite of what Benitez is. Some skinny Korean women. Late part of next week.

I, for one, bow down to our new slender Korean overlady

 

[jazzy]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

Are you Mrs B?
Anxious to get him out of the house?

 

[Saint Domingo]

This narrative needs knocking on the head (for now anyway)

He has managed them in ONE competition. The World Cup, where he equaled their best ever position (actually I suppose they came 3rd so he got their best finish) and regardless of who he has at his disposal a World Cup is never a gimme.

The two things are just completely different though.

There’s not the 38 game grind over a season. There’s no transfers. High ranked European teams may only play each other in a game that actually matters once in two years. You don’t have to deal with motivation as everyone wants to play for their country, cultural differences in the dressing room, language barriers, player agents, contract disputes.

None of that, it’s the odd few camps that everyone is super psyched for, it’s a qualifying process that’s virtually impossible not to qualify from where the majority of teams are far inferior to you, then a summer tournament where (as England showed at the last World Cup) you can go deep with a decent group and draws.

It’s just not remotely the same as club management. Chris Coleman and Mick McCarthy are examples of that.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

He's currently meeting the board again for the 5th time.

Why do you only post about Benitez?

 

[Shibbywiggles]

The year is 2021 and Everton fans are asking for the esk’s inside scoop on Twitter. Madness.

 

[Davideeyore]

I'm back on the Eddie Howe train.

I would back Howe. Alternatively Potter.

I'd "consider" some other names like the club are but whoever they choose you're likely to see the fumometer go through the roof. Galtier sounds the ideal foreign appointment. For me Howe (or Potter) would be a safe home appointment. Big Nev backs Big Dunc but it's a risky one. I honestly think we need to drop the 'big name won trophies' cv (had that with Mr Ancelotti) and create a new formula build a new team. Just not NES.