I've always tried to maintain a pragmatic approach with Rafael Benitez.
I tried to understand it. The boards contract with Ancelotti left us in the lurch and I preferred Benitez to Howe or Nuno Santo.
I've said since day one give the fella some time but Everton should be replacing him at their convenience, and not when it gets vicious and desperate.
Treat him as interim. Treat him as we did Sam Allardyce but don't give him money if we can spend. Don't give him autonomy. Don't allow him to leave any stamp on the club. He's here for a transitional season - fans will never fully accept him so he's never a man to build anything around.
But huge concerns the past couple of weeks that this isn't a pragmatic appointment. Moshiri give a new contract to our DOF in April and sacked him at the first sign of discontent.
We have a owner who seems to have fallen under Benitez' spell.
Make no mistake - this manager will leave us in a worse state than what he inherited.