smileychap
Player Valuation: £8m
You would appoint a manager primarily based on whether they played/ or supported Everton rather than their experience or abilities? Why ?
Long term planning is the responsibility of the DoF , that is his main function. Managers should never be long term appointments, if they fail to meet targets dismiss them. Regardless of success they should be replaced at regular intervals to ensure the incoming manager retains the hunger to succeed and doesn't have to spend a season rebuilding a failed side.
Management of our football club should never be a sinecure, but a challenging role with strict targets that have to be met season to season.
Yeah, why build a long-term rapport with young players and fans over time, cos that never works out (Barcelona, Man Utd).
Don't get me wrong, I agree about avoiding complacency and targets are good. But only Chelsea have defied building from within logic consistently and had success - Man City have hardly excelled with their hideous outlay. Both squads will fail the second their dire spending and dire level of youth contribution ceases to continue.
Everton is an amazing club for generating players over years and I think manager's that come from within the system (often as ex players) are more in tune with who and what will work and how to motivate them- and it gives the manager himself time to grow. Bournemouth, Burnley, Stoke are all examples and of course Everton under Moyes, too.