New Everton Manager

[MrGrumpy]

this is the truth and this is where we are- Benitez is a proven known quantity and nobody that is a bigger name wants the job, everybody can bitch and moan about this and that because it will make zero difference at the end of the day, that's the cold hard facts of it

We don’t no that, we pay one of the highest salary in works football. Just seems a weird choice. Maybe there not allowed or willing to unsettle a inwork manager after Silva

 

[MrGrumpy]

Surely its the Kopites that should be feeling angry not the other way around?

Would you be bothered if you was banging your mates ex or would your mate be the one who would be annoyed?

Would they ever appoint Moyes or Kendall, would they hell

 

[Bluboyz]

You don’t have to get rid of them if they don’t want to go contracts or not but you also don’t need them near the fist team anymore think we have done this with several over the last few years

Did you see our bench last season. We couldnt even fill it. Who are taking these players places. We can only get rid after we have signed others. FFP is our obstacle tho

 

[kenada_blue]

Tbh as soon as Benitez took the Chelsea job he showed that he has absolutely scant regard for the respect of Kopites. He’s as much a mercenary as the rest of them. Even Mourinho took employment from United and Spurs after being a Chelsea legend. The fact Benitez is even willing to take an interview with us shows he couldn’t give one about his Liverpool connections. I’m sure the Valencia fans weren’t happy about him rocking up at Madrid either, did he care? No.

Of course that works the other way around as well. He’s not going to be a lifelong Evertonian after this, but quite frankly neither have any of our managers been since HK was last in charge. Ancelotti talked the talk then binned us off at the first opportunity. Benitez is a mercenary football manager (like they all are) who will probably put himself before any of his clubs. As long as we understand that when we get into business with him then there’s no reason an exchange can’t take place where we pay him and he improves us. If he doesn’t he’s out, but that’s the same for any manager.

The only way that fans will have this sentimental misty eyed view of the club as they remember it being decades ago is if we appointed an ex player as manager. The fact that most of them are derided as cone layers on here shows that wouldn’t go down too well either. As soon as we go ‘outside of the parish’ for a manager we run the risk that any decent manager will not want to stay here. They have no connection to Everton, they don’t care about us, we are a stepping stone for them. We got a bit lucky with Moyes, but any manager who is good, or on the pathway to being good, won’t even look at us, or if they did won’t be here long.

Benitez might still be decent (I’ve no idea to be honest). He’ll probably stick around for a bit as he’s not on the upward curve at the moment and has done a lot of his career moving (what we thought we were getting under Ancelotti) and already lives here. He has prem experience and knows how to manage poor players.

He’s ticking all of Moshiri’s and probably Brand’s boxes whether we like it or not, and was probably the reason why Moyes and Nuno were amongst the other candidates. I’d imagine Everton’s requirements were something like this:

Must negate the risk of relegation before we move to a new stadium

Low likelihood of leaving for another club, will commit to a project to see us into the stadium

Has experience managing squads of different talent levels, and preferably in the premier league

Could push the club forward to European competition qualification

Can make use of the players we already have in the squad an attract other decent players

Preferable if available and affordable as cash is probably tight after Covid.


If this is anywhere close to what Everton were looking for then it immediately rules out a whole host of managers including Conte, Potter, Howe, Martinez, even Favre.

It actually leaves quite a short list which includes Moyes and Nuno and Benitez. Considering the first two were absolutely panned on here when linked then it’s only the Liverpool connection being the only blocker as to why Benitez isn’t a good choice for the club right now.

People don’t seem to understand that we cannot take a risk in this position. We are all chips in on the new stadium, Covid has made everything more difficult, the squad is in a perilous position with the best players unfit or wanting out and the rest not very good. We cannot roll the dice on a manager who might not integrate, can’t get the squad behind him, is shocked by the prem, or needs 100s of millions on players to implement his philosophy and can’t get results in the mean time.

Perfectly summed up.

 

[consho]

Who cares what the RS think? Haven't you heard the song? Probably not, thinking about it.

You have chosen to ignore the point made

 

[Earwigjoe]

Surely its the Kopites that should be feeling angry not the other way around?

Would you be bothered if you was banging your mates ex or would your mate be the one who would be annoyed?

Mate i dont even want him as manager, now you want us to bang him. Im definitely out.

 

[kenada_blue]

Surely its the Kopites that should be feeling angry not the other way around?

Would you be bothered if you was banging your mates ex or would your mate be the one who would be annoyed?

They disguise it trying to WUM fellow blood who take it hook line and sinker

 

[Moomin]

Because I don’t believe any other owner would keep Kenwright then appoint Denise. Yes he is very rich but the whole decision with the board is baffling. There are far better and much more qualified individuals out there then Bill and Denise. An it’s 5 years later and other then the stadium the clubs no better off on the pitch

Who is better qualified then Denise??? she seems to be a target of blame recently or when things are not going well on the pitch.

Kenwright being chairman is just a token gesture, he will not have any real say.

I do agree that in the five years we have not progressed as expected but at least Moshiri has backed the failures of managers with hard cash.

Just a shame we never had a fraction of that cash back in 2009.

 

[Evertondefender]

Got too many lads playing Top Blue having a go at people who can see this embarrassing appointment for the damning indictment of the club that it is.

They can all get in the bin with Benitez.

You are correct. Also remember this same trick was done With Cuco Martina.

He was signed Months before he was announced. Every single person was against that signing.

However overtime people come up with shouts such as 'if he wears the blue shirt back him'

'He is only backup'

Then as expected he was more or less first choice after an injury and even went a transfer window without replacing him.


With FSW. You will see 'He is our manager give him a chance'

'What if he was the best in the interview'

'He is here now back him'

'Give him 18 months then judge'

Same excuses, same lies. The club knows it will have its ardent defenders on every decision and they will be their attack dogs and do their PR for them.

 

[nevsonlymate]

Did you see our bench last season. We couldnt even fill it. Who are taking these players places. We can only get rid after we have signed others. FFP is our obstacle tho

So you saying that we’re going with what we had I would think at least 5 will come in when we get it sorted, no manager takes a premier league team with out the promises of money I hope the look of the first team is very different from what started the city game but your just hoping it doesn’t so he can’t turn water in to wine and you get to say I told everyone that this would happen

 

[windymiller]

Far as I'm concerned nothing will be more embarrassing than our first team losing to Liverpool kids, FSW being manager is a walk in the park compared to that.

It's death by a thousand cuts though, isn't it. The bloke who posted that on Twitter isn't saying that almost being relegated, losing to the RSs B-team etc.. didn't hurt. He's saying that this is the straw that broke the camel's back. Plus, this isn't about feeling disappointed in performances it's about feeling disrespected and ignored by the club that, as a supporter, you're supposed to be a part of. Another poster defending the appointment of Benitez said something along the lines of "you're a customer why should you have any say in the management" and, despite all of Moshiri's nice words about the community in light of the ESL stuff, that's all we are to him, customers. Let's face it, if he'd been invited, we'd have signed up to the ESL. He said all of that stuff because we weren't invited and aren't likely to be any time soon.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Breaking on Sky new now that terms agreed.

I feel sick.

 

[Donegal blue]

Benitez doesn't care one jott about this football club, not one. Just another payday.

 

[blue to the bone]

Rafael Benitez: Everton set to appoint former Liverpool manager as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement

Benitez expected to sign deal as Evertons new manager in the next few days, with Toffees hoping to confirm his arrival early next week; Spaniard spent six years at Evertons rivals Liverpool, winning the Champions League and FA Cup

www.skysports.com

 

[Blue Sky]

Rafael Benitez is set to be appointed as Everton's new manager next week after the former Liverpool boss agreed key aspects of his contract with the club.

Probably to pay him £6m when he gets the boot after 6 months , same as he got over the park and at Inter .