2022/23 Sean Dyche

[Eggs]

Steve Stone as first team coach is being overlooked. A great addition.

…. I’m genuinely interested how anybody who is not directly involved with a coach knows, unless he’s been widely praised by players he’s worked with.

 

[Stevie Nicks Bootleg]

The problem is that he wasn't manager for the run in

The run-in which saw them get just one point from their final four games.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

…. I’m genuinely interested how anybody who is not directly involved with a coach knows, unless he’s been widely praised by players he’s worked with.

I'm basing that on him as a player always seemingly getting 100% of his ability on the pitch and never giving up. There's also a podcast "under the cosh" where former players chat and he's been mentioned on there a few times in really good terms.

 

[wandyr79]

Moyes part 2 incoming

I for one would welcome regular top 5/6 finishes and Europe over this, so hopefully you are right.

 

[Thomasc]

Whether you approve of this guy or not, I’d get firmly behind him, because he really is our only hope of getting this mentally weak and non performing collective of wasters working together to save us from championship football.

 

[degsy]

I'm curious to know how it would end us? Leeds, Newcastle, Man City, Villa and West Ham are all decent sized clubs that were relegated in the last 25 years and have all bounced back, some better than others.

And another half dozen haven’t

 

[ElGato]

This interview changed the way I thought about Dyche. Hoping he’s successful here

Me too.

The Vivienne Westwood t-shirt has won me round

 

[ElGato]

Never a good look having to deny eating worms

"I didn't eat worms but I did put them in my mouth and chew them"

Sure Sean, sure...

 

[Saint Domingo]

It is a bit strange that you mention Bordelas. One of many Spanish managers who have become known through coaching teams with small budgets, and where in the defensive phase you play classic 4-4-2, and otherwise play at low risk.

Kjetil Knutsen plays a classic "Nils Arne Eggen" 4-3-3, which is quite widespread in Norway. But he has done a fabulous job. At the same time, the transition from the Norwegian League to PL is absolutely enormous.

Knutsen is the manager of a club that few people in Norway care about - despite its success - and which has limited interest in the press. Their home ground has a capacity of 8,200 spectators. To go from a club where there is hardly any pressure, which few people care about, to a relegation battle in the PL is madness.

You can never be wrong though if you just slag off every single manager the club is linked with and instead just name some obscure bloke from Norway most won’t have heard of as one of your only acceptable picks. A very easy game that, can just say ‘I told you so’ if it goes wrong, and if it doesn’t go wrong you can just keep saying how it will go wrong for some stylistic reason no one understands.

 

[degsy]

I honestly didn't go down the road of looking into candidates closely because I knew we were ending up here the whole time. But guys like Tedesco and Bordalas who are out of work seem better. Kjetil Knutsen is my let's get crazy option. There are a bunch of guys at smaller clubs in Spain, Germany and elsewhere in Europe that I'd be interested in talking to at the very least.

It's really hard to say. It takes a long time to scout out a manager and I don't know what our plan overall might be. It all has to fit.

Only if you...
A) Think a couple of days is a long time.
B) Sack Lampard in the morning, then start 'scouting out' after Lunch

 

[davek]

If we dont get at least two in through the door today I'm going to assume this feller has joined us for the cash and thrill of managing a club of Everton;s stature.

There's no way any manager should have put pen to paper at this club without assurances of incoming strikers. He'd know he's giving himself no chance whatsoever of doing a survival job in this league.

 

[The King of Ireland]

Feeling in safe hands i am. Got a good feeling about this one. And I never get that. Even Moyes had to win his debut to get me to start warming. And no manager since. Kendals 3rd term had a good feeling but that was obvious blind romanticism.

 

[Thomasc]

If we dont get at least two in through the door today I'm going to assume this feller has joined us for the cash and thrill of managing a club of Everton;s stature.

There's no way any manager should have put pen to paper at this club without assurances of incoming strikers. He'd know he's giving himself no chance whatsoever of doing a survival job in this league.

I think he’s the safe bet to get us out of the championship personally. I can’t fault him for taking the job on that basis. Hence the 2 1/2 year contract.

 

[turner]

To be fair I’ve only just come across this one, I tend not to listen to a lot of sports podcasts. Is the show worth a listen generally?

I only listened to that one. Quite a lot of inspirational middle-manager buzzwords. I personally wouldn't listen to anymore unless it involves everton

 

[davek]

I think he’s the safe bet to get us out of the championship personally. I can’t fault him for taking the job on that basis. Hence the 2 1/2 year contract.

I sincerely hope he hasn't signed up for a Championship campaign.

If he's calculated on that he's making a big mistake. Relegate Everton and he'll be chased out with the board and owner.

Hopefully he hasn't clinched a deal to be manager by signing up for no new players to work with...and I underscore the need for players plural.