New Everton Manager

[davek]

Spanish George Graham isn't it.

You can predict it, its just waiting for the inevitable.

Staggering thing is what do the club actually think will happen, cant wrap my around the fact they can think they can sneak this one in here and everyone will just clap along.

The fanbase this season are going to be alienation nation!

Be no jazzy articles of record shirt sales on the main site.

I said above I think it's a bloody minded assertion of power by the owner. This is him saying its his toy and he'll break it if he wants.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

No mate. Take a look around. The potential for disruption by hundreds and potentially thousands is palpable.

The vast majority will grudgingly for now accept this; but the appointment will be unpopular, and when it goes wrong the owners will feel the wrath as well as Benitez.

This is a strategic mistake by the board.

No, it’s just a mistake, no strategy involved

 

[Marius57]

If Usmanov has supposedly spoken to Abramovich, then he should know the backlash he got at Chelsea and know its not worth going ahead with.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Problem is, Brands will be playing a Moyes-like role in the transfer market, spending only what he is able to bring in through sales. Whoever thought we'd be back in that situation when Moshiri took over? In this light the appointment of Benitez starts to make sense. He kept Newcastle out of the bottom 3 in his 3 years there and spent little money. Despite a few public noises made about his under-resourcing, Benitez carried on with the job. That's how it's going to be at Everton. Let's face it, if the Club had the money to spend we'd have gone all out for CL qualification in the January transfer window by signing a top class forward (Zaha comes to mind). Bear in mind also that Moshiri has still to find investors for BMD, a development that is ultimately going to cost far more than the £500m tag currently attached.

We're in a total mess. Bad enough that the money has dried up -- but made that much worse by the imminent arrival of a RS as manager, and one whose approach to playing football makes Allardyce look like Bielsa.

I personally dont believe the money has dried up mate - we'll be getting a USM naming rights deal which will prop the accounts up and likely fetch £35+ million for Moise Kean this summer on top of the likes of Bolasie, Walcott, Besic and potentially others off the books.

There is a middle ground between being able to spend what Man City/Utd/Chelsea can and being back to sell to buy under Bill - that middle ground is essentially where we are as a club.

 

[jazzy]

As I've said previously, Roman and Rafael are still on very good terms.

If true it's truly odd that Chelsea didn't turn to the supposed world class manager Benitez when they relieved Frank of his duties.

 

[mightymoyes]

Spanish George Graham isn't it.

You can predict it, its just waiting for the inevitable.

Staggering thing is what do the club actually think will happen, cant wrap my around the fact they think they can sneak this one in here and everyone will just clap along.

The fanbase this season are going to be alienation nation!

Be no jazzy articles of record shirt sales on the main site, after this.

graham won spurs a trophy though, benitez will win us naff all

 

[little elfin]

how many people really think that an ex-lfc manager could have brought our first trophy in 26 years?

 

[Marius57]

As I've said previously, Roman and Rafael are still on very good terms.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eu...-of-Rafael-benitez_sto6424941/story-amp.shtml

Benitez couldn't keep his mouth shut and within 3 months was having a go at the fans.

 

[Earwigjoe]

Day 1 of his appointment, is day 1 of our search for his successor.

If only that were true - if this abomination is imposed on us-we'll have had our voices taken from us. it'll be moshiris New Everton fc. were fans are irrelevant and opinions dont matter.

 

[davek]

I don't think it is a safe appointment Dave, in fact that is the last thing that it is.

I think they have tried the route of younger manager with potential and they simply have not worked. RM, Koeman and Marco Silva have not left us in a good place and cost a lot to both hire and fire.

I believe they are now looking at managers that were elite but have now moved on from their peak.
Ancelotti was such a manager and Benitez is the same.
I think they believe that managers like this have a higher threshold and are hoping they can use their experience to build up the club........ time will tell if they are right or wrong.

The season fizzled out for Ancelotti but we should remember that we were in the hunt for European places right up to the end of the season.

Of course Ancelotti had a huge level of goodwill behind him from the fans and Benitez certainly won't have that.
Benitez certainly will know that already and obviously doesn't care or he would just walk away.

The transfer activity this summer will probably tell us more about this appointment than anything else.

If we are active and do sign some good young players than Moshiri is still trying to build up the team and club.

If, on the other hand, Benitez is appointed and we are not active then I think there is an element of settling for safety under Benitez for a couple of years.

Either way, it may be a stupid or inspired appointment ... but certainly not safe or easy.

Hiring Benitez AND being inactive in the transfer market will be a declaration of war.

I can see spending and I think many will be pacified...but only until the first inevitable bumpy period on the pitch.

Benitez has to have us pretty much in Euro cintention all season to avoid being castigated and the board seeing protests against them.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

I said above I think it's a bloody minded assertion of power by the owner. This is him saying its his toy and he'll break it if he wants.

It may be that he does not trust those that have picked the previous managers that have spent circa 500 million of his money with nothing to show for it.

 

[Marius57]

As I've said previously, Roman and Rafael are still on very good terms.

What time today then?

 

[Theoneandonly]

If Usmanov has supposedly spoken to Abramovich, then he should know the backlash he got at Chelsea and know its not worth going ahead with.

3rd place finish and a Europa League. Semi Finals of both the league and FA Cup too.

As I've said before Rafael was actually the choice to manage the club the summer before, but because DiMatteo won the champions league, they stuck with him, waiting for a blip in form to get rid. Roman actually wanted to give Rafael a further 2 year contract and remains on very good terms with him.

As for the fans, they all respect Rafael a lot more now and they actually wanted him to take over when Lampard was sacked.

 

[davek]

It may be that he does not trust those that have picked the previous managers that have spent circa 500 million of his money with nothing to show for it.

HE picked them though.

 

[Thomasc]

If they give him a 3 year contract then it just adds to the absolute madness.
Another guy walking away with fistfuls of Moshiri’s money falling out of his pockets when it goes bent.