New Everton Manager

[Earwigjoe]

He spent 2 years at nice but apart from that your quite right.

Although I've just read that it was favre's representatives that made initial contact with Palace first.

Very strange situation all round I think.

Think hes gotten a better offer sorry @Alan Whittle. He was in for the Celtic job too. Would seem odd to realise he wants a break now after hes been actively seeking job in Britain for months. Had a blip at Dortmund but been fantastic everywhere else - like moyes but without the fellani/baines saga would be great here but will propably go spuds if the rs abomination is on its way here.

 

[Wat Tyler]

But it is understood that despite being sacked by Dortmund in December 2020, the former Switzerland midfielder has decided that he would like to take a longer break from football and is not yet ready to return to the rigours of management. Favre is believed to have interest from other clubs – most notably Lille and Fenerbahce – although sources close to him have insisted that he is not intending to take another job in the near future.
That would appear to also rule out any prospective move to Everton, who had also expressed an interest Favre in recent days.

 

[kenada_blue]

Are the 10+ players released actually any good or just a load of fringe players?

Seem like anyone over 30.

Van Aanholt, Cahill, Schlup, Dann, Ward, Clyne, Townsend.

To be fair...would have a couple of them as squad fillers.

 

[MACCA75]

Spurs, Everton and Palace are competing to make the biggest mess of this it seems.

 

[Lob]

Elated that Spurs are talking to Nuno. Didn't want him at all. Mind you when Spurs find out about his 30 backroom staff they probably wont want him either. Been a mad time for clubs and their manager searches this. It is a bit like the hokey cokey.

 

[ValBlue]

And the hot potato is now with Palace

 

[Earwigjoe]

But it is understood that despite being sacked by Dortmund in December 2020, the former Switzerland midfielder has decided that he would like to take a longer break from football and is not yet ready to return to the rigours of management. Favre is believed to have interest from other clubs – most notably Lille and Fenerbahce – although sources close to him have insisted that he is not intending to take another job in the near future.
That would appear to also rule out any prospective move to Everton, who had also expressed an interest Favre in recent days.

Carlo was committed to the Everton project too, they all lie.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Go speak to a Geordie because they hated his footy.

They liked that he was a prick to Ashley and that's about it mate.

To be fair speaking to a geordie is the easy part it’s understanding the reply that presents serious problems.

 

[AmericasToffee]

That’s very generous to the boardroom.

Innocent until proven guilty

 

[davek]

With any new manager I always believe they should get a season to get things wrong and the following season till Christmas to put it right. Not with Benitez.

If he makes a fist of it and he has us in the Euro places end of season one, ok. But if he's struggling in the first season I'd be all for binning him and searching again.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Seem like anyone over 30.

Van Aanholt, Cahill, Schlup, Dann, Ward, Clyne, Townsend.

To be fair...would have a couple of them as squad fillers.

Schluup, Ward & Townsend will probably be offered new deals.

 

[Coggy]

With any new manager I always believe they should get a season to get things wrong and the following season till Christmas to put it right. Not with Benitez.

If he makes a fist of it and he has us in the Euro places end of season one, ok. But if he's struggling in the first season I'd be all for binning him and searching again.

I don't often agree with you , but I do on this one mate. That said , I still don't think that this is a done deal

 

[tommye]

TBF That's a big old void to fill.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Well thats what a blog is.

People on here have made their minds up about him without even giving him a chance, based on a mistranslated comment from 15 years ago and because he won trophies at a different team.

There’s also the fact that his teams play dire ,defensive, retrogressive and boring football.
Those comments are just the icing on a rather unpleasant and bulbous cake.

 

[Coggy]

Probably depends on when Belgium get knocked out

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