Well you can't back Ancelotti with no money, but he didn't know, and obviously we didn't know, that we were running out of money at that time. I thought that Allan and Doucoure were pragmatic signings, and James was too good to be true, and so we didn't realise how bad it was. Ancelotti could have attracted 2-3 other star players on his say -so.
The narrative that the fans are to blame for managers leaving - for everything actually - is mind boggling. the unhealthy culture you refer to I think extends right down to the players, because I can well imagine that in Finch Farm there is a slightly relaxed acceptance of mediocrity, with well paid jobs but no real push for success. People must be working hard, but not at the level of quality and expertise that we need - that's on the board's recruitment.
The other part of the board's culture is this over-spending and lack of raising revenue that you mention. It is ridiculous - and referenced somewhere in that article with Brands - that a Premier League with a basic level of considerable income, is able to fall foul of FFP rules AND be in the relegation zone.
And, one of the positives I used to attribute to Kenwright was that Everton don't hire & fire managers quickly, but give them time. If he's so influential and so much a leader for us, how did he allow Moshiri to burn through managers. I used to be so proud of our stability and accepted our mediocrity when we were top 10 but still a club that was a legitimate stepping stone. I think both Kenwright and Moyes got lucky in hindsight, and Moyes stayed and Kenwright kept him because it was comfortable and everything was lucky. Now I can imagine that we had no other options.
Even the lousy months under Roberto Martinez could have been managed with some positive interference by the board - leadership might have meant a revamp of coaching staff and 2-3 tough defenders and midfielders.
From the Koeman appointment, and the summer of 2017 onwards, we suddenly changed, and nobody on the board was able to create or maintain a positive, professional culture that fit our finances.
