2024/25 Sean Dyche

[John from Bootle]

If we're content forever being a club that's just happy they stayed up, he's great.

I, for one, do not watch football in the hope we 'just stay up'.

Where's the enjoyment in that? May as well go watch darts instead.

But it's not about forever mate. It's about the here and now. Unless he gets Europe, and stays there, he's never gonna be here for the long haul -no manager is ever likely to be here for more than 5 years anyway imo - but that doesn't mean he's not right for now. Even those who don't rate him must surely admit that there's every likelihood his successor will be walking in to an easier job than the one Dyche inherited?

The football on Saturday was grim, I will say that, but it's not always that bad. I wish I could go and watch darts instead mate. Not speaking from experience or anything, but I reckon it's probably easier to kick heroin than it is to kick Everton.

I think back to that first season under Martinez, and how the work of one manager can help his predecessor. It's not the worst place for us to be in with a manager who has steadied the ship and appears to have the players on his side. We will get a new manager at some point, and hopefully he can kick us on again.