The return of David Moyes

[linnane666]

Supposedly sorting his back room staff out as we speak.

Linderoth, Pembridge, Yobo and Neville

 

[HappyJack]

Im baffled if its Moyes. You would think a new start, new philosophy, they would bring in their own man. Apparently they outsourced the decision to a sports agency. Deary me. And they came up with …’.Morbid Moyes’. If the Friekins had any knowledge of the fanbase they are digging themselves into a hole. Hugely disappointing.

 

[witchdoc187]

If he brings Phil Neville in with him ill kick off

Prefer him to when it was fat Sam and fatter Sammy Lee

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Both sold out.

Honest to god.

Shock horror ha.

 

[lieneverton]

Just you wait until he busts new head scout Li Tie out of prison too. Avengers assemble.

 

[Lanolin]

Odds don’t mean a lot, Mourinho was fav yesterday, only the media are reporting Moyes without any real knowledge just guessing

Not a chance mate, the media have been briefed there's no guessing involved.

 

[YoboCopter]

If he brings Phil Neville in with him ill kick off

Kevin kopite nolan

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Should be noted Martinez 5th was also our highest ever EPL points tally too, iirc it would have got us 4th in 9 of the previous 10 seasons or something.

Grafting Lukaku, an elite striker, into Moyes’ team that got fifth the season previous. The next season he got 47 points as the team collapsed. Years of careful building flushed down the drain.

 

[brieverton]

….its a really good point about transfer strategy moving on, the DOF model along with analytics etc. I was going to post Moyes is probably one of the last old school managers who hasn’t been DOF dependent, something @davek has triumphed for a long time.

I’m still of a view that analytics and video clips alone are not sufficient to part with £millions on a footballer. I loved that you’d be watching on TV an irrelevant match in the lower leagues and the camera would pan to the stands and Moyes would be there. There is the story of him turning up on a freezing night to watch Milwall and spotting Cahill.

Moyes is a football man, he knows a player and I quite like it if he mixes old with new.

Great post.

There is an attitude that the demands of the game are so great today that a manager has no time to get to a game, but I don't see why that is. There are still the same number of hours in a week as there was 20 years ago.

Obviously there is a more global element to scouting now as well but I think Moyes dealings with us first time around on a restricted budget were the standout positive feature of his time here. The rehabilitation of players like Arteta and Pienaar under him was very impressive, and for very little outlay by the standards of the day.

He has it within him to be an excellent DoF but I don't see him persuing that option. He is too much of a football man for it, if that isn't a contradiction.

 

[Billy Dean]

….its a really good point about transfer strategy moving on, the DOF model along with analytics etc. I was going to post Moyes is probably one of the last old school managers who hasn’t been DOF dependent, something @davek has triumphed for a long time.

I’m still of a view that analytics and video clips alone are not sufficient to part with £millions on a footballer. I loved that you’d be watching on TV an irrelevant match in the lower leagues and the camera would pan to the stands and Moyes would be there. There is the story of him turning up on a freezing night to watch Milwall and spotting Cahill.

Moyes is a football man, he knows a player and I quite like it if he mixes old with new.

I don't think any professional clubs would be using analytics and videos alone but more using them as an extra tool to add extra rigour to the recruitment process. They'll still be watching players in person to supplement what they're getting in terms of data

 

[MrGrumpy]

Not a chance mate, the media have been briefed there's no guessing involved.

Briefed by who? Non knew of his sacking till it was done despite going on for 2-3 days, the Friedkins are not running to the media to tell them

 

[Trublue12]

If Lee Carsley came as his number 2, with a plan to takeover. I would be right up for that.

 

[Bryan+]

Linderoth, Pembridge, Yobo and Neville

Im gonna see how long it takes to get to Tranmere if this even remotely happens.

 

[SuperKev91]

It’s definitely Moyes.

 

[Lanolin]

Briefed by who? Non knew of his sacking till it was done despite going on for 2-3 days, the Friedkins are not running to the media to tell them

It's a briefing clear as day. It's being reported as fact by all of the reputable journalists with Everton contacts, these things don't happen by fluke. Obviously that doesn't mean he'll actually end up managing us, they might not sort out the contract situation etc, but there's not a chance in hell that all the reports of them talking to Moyes are just people 'guessing', that's an absolutely massive misunderstanding of how these things work.