Good post, the standard in this thread ,when people avoid the internet slapstick, is quite high.
I agree that this could be a very astute appointment by Moshiri. It is the best club Allardyce has ever managed and he is chuffed to be here. To unbiased eyes that is obvious. Sam has never really had a chance to aim towards the top of the table before with a big club because he became known as a firefighter, a sort of anti relegation Red Adair. When he has had the rare opportunity he has been innovative concerning sports psychology, fitness and mostly, giving players a chance to find their best game. At Bolton,and I used to watch them a bit then, he used players like Okocha and Djorkiev(?),technically skilful playmakers, but made sure that his 'hard men' gave the flair players like those two enough space in which to operate. He has far superior players at Everton, and I suspect that if he didn't have an answer to 'The Rooney Problem', he has after the other night.(Thank you David Unsworth)
Apart from the required striker and left back/centre back versatile defender we should be getting th January, don't be surprised if we get a top quality,best available to us,technically skilled playmaker, and maybe another 'engine room' midfielder.
Never mind being here to put out fires, Sam is here to light fires up backsides of the top six, and teams who expect to finish the table between 4th and 7th have more to worry about than Everton !
