26 Apr 2018 10:32:08
What'd be the point of giving Allardyce another year?
I've seen no evidence (be it the team's performances under him, the proposed transfer ins and outs, his comments to the media and attitude to the fans) that make me think that it wouldn't be anything other than another wasted season - and that the next manager will have an even bigger mess to clear up.
I appreciate that this forum doesn't include every Evertonian, but is there anyone amongst the genuine fanbase that actually wants Allardyce to stay?
FM/ BK must give clarity and leadership regarding the future of the club - please!

1.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 11:13:07
Agree totally with you BobbyC. It would be a complete and utter waste of a season.

It's long past due that FM and BK sort out this mess.

2.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 11:44:06
The point of giving SA another year is that it sees out his contract which means no compensation pay off. Why would the club waste money when they don't have too. The only way I suspect the club will be forced to get rid of SA early is if season tickets sales take a big hit. You can whinge all you want but I suspect the club don't really take much notice of forums like these. However, a big chunk of lost revenue would be a completely different matter.

3.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 12:16:01
I'm not the typical big Sam hater that is on here but I still don't want him to stay next season. Main reason being I think the long term prospects of the club will suffer.

I'd be concerned about his treatment of the younger players. Since he has come in, Vlasic, Lookman, DCL, Klaassen, Sandro and Holgate have all been brushed aside.

These are all players in their early twenties. Coincidence? I think not. I can see why the board might want to keep him as he is good at steadying the ship and would have a good platform built for a new manager in terms of a team that is ready now.

Still I don't agree with it. I'm as angry as anyone with the style of football. It is atrocious. The fact remains it looks like we are going to finish 8th. That's what the board go on facts. In the survey here a few months back a very small minority voted us finishing 8th. Vast majority voted 12th to 15th.

Even with the atrocious football to achieve this does people not see this as a positive? After all at the time of the survey people thought we were guaranteed to finish bottom half. We all know the football is terrible to look at.

I have a feeling if big Sam even is here next season he won't last until the turn of the year. The backlash of the fans will be far too much for the club and they will be forced to act. Just my humble opinion on big Sam there.

4.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 12:51:02
I can see SA being here next season as well, not sure if a back lash from the fans is the best way to go about getting rid of him though. We have already got rid of our last two managers by being vocal on match days. Not great reputation to build. The question is if we get a reputation of being a club that gets rid of managers regardless of contract length we may not get any decent managers wanting to join us. We made a rod for our own back with two poor decisions. The first getting rid of Koeman in panic. The second hiring SA and not giving Unsworth a decent amount of time to turn the results around. Having said that we don't actually know if the club are actually happy with SA or not so all the speculation may be pointless.

5.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 13:18:33
Sa90, you say no compensation if he stays, what about a couple of managers who are available this Summer who will be available without paying another club compensation.

What we save by keeping Sam, we could end up paying another club Compensation next season if those managers get attached to another club.

We should be a lot wiser after tonight’s, meeting in London and should make for an interesting gossip on here Friday.

6.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 14:19:54
League position should have nothing to do with it. The points total is more important and we are currently on 45 versus 61 last season.
If we win all our remaining games we will have 54, not a bad return for Sam but we have to win our last 3 yet.
Then you have to take into consideration, have the performances improved over big Sams tenure, we can't expect him to work miracles but the performances for me, are the same, if not worse.
Benitez last week played Slimani because he knew they were safe and said he wanted to know if he was worth keeping.
why Sam hasn't started doing that with Vlasic, Klassen and Baningime is beyond me. Is he going to watch them in pre season and get a better idea of what they can do than he will in these last few games? doubtful.
it smacks of a man who knows his neck is on the line and jsut wants to grab enough points to stay in a job.

7.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 15:01:36
bignev you are presuming the managers management want are going to have jobs. If they have got any sense they could put the respective applicant on a retainer if necessary. Hopefully we will get an insight to what may happen tomorrow after the meeting. I also agree with you Smitt666 I think SA is well aware of what he needs to do to put the onus on the board regarding his future, in that respect he is a clever business man.

8.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 15:28:38
get a new manager in and keep sam, someone will be daft enough, ie wba to buy him out of the contract.