It’s all about immediate priorities. That’s something every Evertonian surely agrees on. We’re in a perilous position and after yesterday’s events the pressure has piled on. Newcastle and Norwich both won, we lost a ‘must win’ game, the new manager bounce wasn’t there, in truth the crowd was flatter than we all anticipated (12.30 KO did us zero favours) and our team has a shocking defence and midfield.
For me, we need decisive action and we need it now. As much as I wouldn’t be averse to Martinez now is not the time. Money to entice a manager clearly can’t be an issue if we can sack and pay off 6 in as many years and we have Usmanov providing the folding stuff then it’s a non-problem. We have a shiny new, state of the art ground on the horizon and a modern training facility. The three things we don’t have is a well managed squad, the option to spend big due to FFP, and time. Action is needed now or we really will be heading south to the Championship.
I’d sideline DBB to charity causes and replace her with a man who I believe has or is getting all the right credentials for such a critical job. Tim Cahill.
I’d go balls-in for either Kovac or Rooney. No hesitating and interviewing Uncle Tom Cobbly and all. Get one of them in and give them authority to do whatever is required to keep us 17th or above. With hell to vanity, it’s not about nice play or popularity at this point it’s about retaining our Premier League status....absolutely nothing else. I’d fund however and whatever was needed to get an experienced centre half and a dominant midfielder as that’s what we most lack, and if it means selling a crown jewel to get on fairly then sadly that’s what it must be. Evertons future status is hanging by a thread - if we go down the future is very, very bleak.
I’d task Cahill with finding and appointing a DoF and overseeing a new era at Everton in terms of implementing a style of play throughout the Club.
In a very ideal world I think the manager we need for the long term with a restyling project is Roberto Mancini...seen it, done it and got the trophies, but that is down the line.
Action, rather than contemplation gets us out of this sorry mess. The Newcastle and Leeds games are massive and we need to be wholly prepared and in unison as a Club from top to bottom, inside out to be ready for them and to take nothing less than 6 points.