Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

[MACCA75]

Not so true. Drogba wasn't the real deal at Marseille he hadnt achieved much before Chelsea came in for him. Zola was obviously well known across Europe, but again, he was a player that the big clubs disregarded, possibly due to his height and strength.

Yeah won French player of the year during his season at Marseille, and his value increased 8 fold. 'Wasn't the real deal' though. Ok...

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

Can't call him a judas for leaving. Closer to home for him, more money and job progression. Don't think its anything to do with the size of the clubs or higher calibre of players etc.

Its not like he's a player going for an extra 30k a week, The extra wages are more significant. Good luck to him

You lot are a class club with class fans. Southampton could learn from you. You're not calling him Judas but actually thanking him for what he's done. It should bf done like that.

 

[Blue Cheese]

Superman wears Steve Walsh pyjamas

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Superman wears Steve Walsh pyjamas

Chuck Norris refused an arm wrestle with walshy my sauce told me

 

[BlueStorm]

Whether this is a good appointment depends upon the remit of his role.

If his duties are to (in tandem with the manager ) scout and /or identify potential signings and then be intergral to the negotiations that follow then he sounds like a great appointment.

However if his job description includes overseeing and implentation of all aspects of football at Everton he sounds seriously underqualified.

 

[jimmythenut]

Yeah won French player of the year during his season at Marseille, and his value increased 8 fold. 'Wasn't the real deal' though. Ok...

Stand by it. He wasn't quite the real deal at Marseille, it wasn't until he came to Chelsea until he unleashed his real potential. If he was so great at that stage in his career he'd have been signed up by Barcelona or Madrid.

 

[IRO1977]

To be fair I had worked out Zola and Drogba would be good. What with them being two of the top players in European football like.

So was Torres when he signed for them and James Rodriguez when he signed for Real. The fact that they're already top players doesn't guarantee success at their new club so you have to give a bit of credit

 

[Eggs]

Whether this is a good appointment depends upon the remit of his role.

If his duties are to (in tandem with the manager ) scout and /or identify potential signings and then be intergral to the negotiations that follow then he sounds like a great appointment.

However if his job description includes overseeing and implentation of all aspects of football at Everton he sounds seriously underqualified.

.....whether it's a good appointment will ultimately depend on the quality/value of the players he brings in and results on the pitch.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Sounds like a great move. The big question will be how RK and he get on.

 

[Mogwai]

Not even Bob could build the team Walsh will.

 

[VaguelyBrown]

YAY SOMETHING HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED!!!

Just goes to show. In this country, first you get the money, then you get the power, then....you get Steve Walsh

 

[cymrublue]

Steve Walsh scouted Boris for the Foreign Secretary job.

Nice to see Steve Walsh has a sense of humour

 

[IRO1977]

Sounds like a great move. The big question will be how RK and he get on.

They should be fine, by all accounts Walsh is regarded as one of the nicest people in the game

 

[Frank Gallagher]

They should fine, by all accounts Walsh is regarded as one of the nicest people in the game

I'd rather he be proper evil,,, being a real nice fella don't work anymore, ask bobby brown shoes

 

[Moomin]

Welcome Steve Walsh. Could prove to be a very big signing for us given his history of successful scouting and the commendation of none other than Alex Ferguson.
He doesn't have the glamour of Monchi and is near retirement age but I think he'll work well with Koeman who apparently recommended him.
Hope ol Walshie will bring a list of potential targets and we finally start making progress in what has been an underwhelming transfer window so far.

He picked Moyes to replace him, just saying