Allardyce is going and he knows it, I'm utterly convinced of that. Every singe interview he's done for the past 2 months all he's talked about is how well HE'S done. It's what he is, a self-promoting braggart who knows as long as there's an aura of self-confidence about him he's always be in demand. All he's doing is publicly re-typing his CV for next season when another club is in trouble and an owner inevitably comes calling. He's basically trying to put the narrative out there of; "I got Everton safe, I got them into the top half, I gave them their confidence back, they're owner and supporters were unrealistic."
I knew what he was and what to expect back when I posted that I was in favour of bringing him back in November. It's because we were down in the doldrums and badly panicking, the way the team was performing we looked almost certain to go down. Even now with hindsight I don't regret us bringing him in, the simple reason being because we had so few other options at the time. Unsworth would not have done a better job (anyone who argues that needs to grow up), Moyes was a complete no-no and no one else was interested. Perhaps giving Koeman a bit more time may have worked out favourably but I don't blame the board for not taking that chance, though I do blame them for cocking up the summer so badly which is what led to us all this mess.
He'll be gone soon and we'll be all be allowed to forget this dark time. The club was sick, we needed to take the medicine available to us even though we knew it would taste foul. We've took it now the taste is nearly gone, just a bit longer people.