I think one of several issues with asking Moyes back would be the issue of Moyes - control freak re everything first team, and working under Thelwell, who is three years into a strategic plan (Or as strategic as it can be with a change of board, changes of priorities, and changes of manager) How would that combination dove-tail, or would it turn into a Brands vs Ancelotti, or Brands vs FSW type of relationship?
How would Moyes deal with DCL? Even the dreamboat scenario that Moyes comes in, freshens up the first XI, makes better subs and gets better results, is going to cost the club money which it can ill afford to spend.
Personally, I feel bringing Moyes back wouldn't bring stability to the 'club', not even maybe to the playing staff either. Plus it wouldn't be a case of here's £20m to acquire someone in January, unless there is an outgoing, and we don't currently know if there has been an agreement made between EFC and Chelsea regards the Broja deal. Will DCL be going the other way in January or season's end? Everton is just not the same beast it was, and makes the politics at West Ham, look like a local council compared to Everton's Byzantine current eco-system.
In my very humble and naive opinion, I see Dyche getting about another 5-7 games (results depending, no points by the 2nd international window, would surely see him gone?) during which time he gets Branners, and Patterson back (Yes, I know re Patto), Chermiti will be getting close. Hopefully Lindstrøm, O'Brien and Malanga will have been introduced or integrated more into the team and results will pick up, as would hopefully the players confidence. If he does turn it around then all is well, and this thread is mute for a few months...
As for the listed managers;
Graham Potter - Why would he, or should further jeopardise his reputation by taking on a basket case of a club like us now?
Thomas Franks - See Graham Potter above, and he has the total control of the first team, including a huge say in recruitment and sales at Brentford.
Leighton Baines - (In my best John McEnroe voice) "You cannot be serious!! Really, oh I see he once played for Everton and won diddly squat..?
Vincent Kompany - Ah, so after trying to be Pep-lite last season with a nearly new team for Burnley and going straight back down, the mighty Bayern Munich saw something in him, and decided to take a punt on him, probably due to their superb 'Germanic' organisation, and long serving, highly experienced club personnel, who have kept the Bavarian giants rolling along at the top for years. Whilst Everton ask if he'd like to be our next manager... Plus just exactly what has he done as a manager?
Steven Schumacher - Again, why Steve? If he was as good at football management as his name sake was at driving an F1 car, yes please, but in the clubs present situation, and with a pastiche of players from various mangers, and some not at the level required anymore. He'd be on a hiding to nothing with 3-4 bad results.
Wayne Rooney - The return of the Messiah, or is he just a very naughty boy..? Again, everything he has tried hasn't worked out well. Also Everton and the situation at Derby County are very similar, so I don't think he has just enough yet to be able to succeed as our manager. One for the future maybe?
Marcelo Bielsa - He'd break our threadbare squad within two months and we'd be bolloxed for the rest of the season, plus I feel this bird has flown the coop as it were, since Moshiri's last flirtation with him.
Christophe Galtier - An excellent manager, who I'd have in a heartbeat, BUT doesn't speak English and has publicly stated, in 2021, he does not and will not manage in the EPL.
Pellegrino Matarazzo - I don't know enough about him, other than reading stats etc
Ernesto Valverde - I don't know enough about him, other than reading stats etc
In reality, I feel Dyche and the Club are currently wedded together until either i) his record becomes untenable during the season, and/or ii) we have new ownership (Which even if a bidder was announced as successfully agreeing a deal with Moshiri and the creditors tomorrow) would still take 12-16 weeks to ratify and get signed off by the EPL. Which means mid-December at the earliest. Would that be too late to shift Dyche then? Or even worse, knowing the clubs relationship with the EPL, they'd probably grant this hypothetical takeover for the last few days of the January window so we couldn't help our PSR situation nor buy/sell players as we would like)
For me it means we have to keep the faith with Dyche (unless say after seven games we're pointless or stuck in 20th), then my first choice would be Carlos Corberan from WBA, or go and get Seb Hoeness from Stuttgart. (Along with maybe Rangnick as a new Sporting Director?)
Either way the other thing that needs to be sorted out before we get to the January, is what are we going to do with Thelwell? Keep him, or bring in Moyes and get Moyes to move upstairs, displace Thelwell and get in another manager?
Corberan has shown he can get a squad to play under difficult and eerily similar circumstances, and can navigate the 'boardroom' channels. Plus he has experience of the 'English way'. Note #1 Only thing against him, is that he has taken Holgate back on loan at WBA. A big black mark for some Evertonians I'm sure... Or is it really a bonus..? "Thank you Carlos, now manage us and get your reward!" Hehe
Seb Hoeness has just been excellent where he's been other than his 'fall from grace' whilst at Hoffenheim. However, that appeared to be more of a club issue than manager issue. As an aside, he has already worked with Rangnick (Bayern), and they were successful together, so maybe bring in Rangnick and Hoeness as a pair? DoF and Coach. NB Not manager, do what Brentford do with Frank, let Hoeness coach the players and leave everything else to RR.
He certainly hasn't progressed that's for sure. I'm not sure any other manager will either cope or put up with the uncertainty at the club. I'd rather have the next 20 months or longer under Moyes.
