21 Jan 2019 09:42:21
Morning Blues, Rough weekend!

1,Brands isn’t the problem here! We are and will continue to suffer for the mismanagement of the football club that has been going on for 3 years,

Ed002 said he could name 10 players that we would like to see if the books, I would say that figure would more likely be 15 if you count some of the fringe youngsters. Even if on average of 50k a week per player that’s £750,000 a week in wages,

We were like a kid in a sweet shop and we are now paying for it, players on big wages that not many clubs are willing to pay, will take in some cases years to get shut

2,Tactics silva needs a plan B, in my eyes Sig needs a rest, he also slows pretty much everything down so if we are going to play him we need to take that into account

3, Pickford - there’s a keeper in there but he needs to get his head down and work hard to become the keeper his potential shows,

Too many mistakes for me, do the simple stuff well get your defence organised keep clean sheets and results will come.

4, we need a long term plan that we stick to not the managers but the clubs, if that’s put in place the majority will allow time for it to come to fruition, yes there will be times where fans are not happy with results and ask for the manager to go but the majority will see the bigger picture,

if you look at the 3 teams at the minute who are playing good football and who are competing they are all 2 to 3 years if not more down a path which was set out in a board room and one which they won’t compromise on, we have had more plans in 5 years than the A Team and no of them have come together!

Recruitment is critical and to be frank we have totally cocked that part up over the last 3 years.

1.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 10:19:35
You make some valid points and the one area or time frame you mention is 3 years - this is roughly the time Moshiri has had his hands on the club - coincidence or not but not all investment is good.

We were one of the last clubs around that needed a new ground and some decent investment and who would be a safe bet to not get relegated so along comes the businesman Moshiri who sees us as easy pickings to make a decent profit once the ground is built and here lies the problem.

BK has blue blood but no money wheres Moshiri is the opposite - he has stated on numerous occasions that league positions is the most important factor for him hence the reason for splashing the cash, swapping managers on a regular business as a more succesful team is easier to flip. the man may have removed the debt - in the case of a interest free loan from himself which has no time frame to be paid back but he has us over the barrell so to speak.

I hope and pray we do not end up like a leeds or portsmouth as sooner or later Moshiri will decide to take his money elsewhere if performances etc do not improve and then where will we be?

for me Moshiri is the problem within the club.

2.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 10:50:01
Goodison I disagree about Moshri. If as you said he is indeed just a business man wanting to flip the business the league position wouldn't be a main priority and he certainly wouldn't be spending large sums of money on players just to move up 2 or 3 places in the league, no return on investment there. I think you may have misjudged his intentions. In my opinion he sees Everton as a long term investment and has good intentions of trying to turn the club into a self sustainable profit making enterprise which would be great for both parties. Its a win win for me. For me the current issues are down having multiple managers in such a sort period of time. Indirectly leading to too many players on the books lacking the required traits to play the style of football the current manager wants to play. The lack of tactical awareness and the flexibility to change styles during what is in essence a transitional period. On top of that the poor form of some players is not helping one bit.

3.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 10:50:35
Can't argue with that Yorkieblue. Look how long it took Man City to get the right combination of players/ managers in place. It didn't happen overnight. Even our neighbours didn't get it right straight away and took time and quite a few changes of players/ managers before it clicked. The point is to fix the sh*t the club is in it's going to take more than 6-12months. Maybe Silva isn't the right man for the job? we all know some peoples views on that, but if you don't give him a reasonable amount of time how will you know? And if not him who is?

4.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 11:38:34
SA90 - I take your points - as you have mentioned the multiple managers does not help the situation but who is hiring / firing these - Moshiri.

yes he has invested millions of pounds but with this he is swapping managers left right and centre - why - looking for instant success IMHO which we all want but it seems Moshiri wants it straight away hence the managers being under pressure from day one.

BK brought us stability with no investment and had Moyes for 10 plus years - even tho we had some shockers with Moyes generally we were up there, year in year out.

Moshiri has brought his money and so far in 3 years we have had 5 managers and football which is poor - a large wage bill, too many players which are average etc

Its a game of opinions which is why I think this site is tops.

5.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 12:21:07
Getting the right manager for the club is not an easy thing though BK gave us Moyes but then followed that by RM who was not a great success.

6.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 13:03:01
Yes sadly Moshiri is the problem well said Goodison.
I can only see a bleak future as he fails he will lose interest. The club is and will continue to drift down sadly. So many clubs go down and I takes years to come back if we do.
Sadly Kenright sold to the wrong man, it must hurt him so much it hurts me.
Saturday I will be watching the game with a friend who is a Millwal supporter and he knows his team can win and so do I.
Eventually Silva will go and very very likely Moshiri will bring in the wrong man again I cry for my team the future is very bleak.

7.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 13:19:24
You just have to look at how difficult it's been to fill the void for some other clubs who had long-term managers. It's not easy getting the right guy in charge and more often than not clubs make a few errors of judgement before they get it right. Maybe we've made more than most? Maybe it'll take someone other than Marco Silva to get the team playing consistently well? That's for the club to decide. He should be given until the Summer at the very least.

8.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 18:13:53
I am going to be slated but it is not so much a problem but hindrance from one person still being in an executive role and up to the recent announcement on Brands greater role, having influence over Manager and transfers and more to the point a trusted friend and confident to Moshri. A wonderful servant to the Club over the years but heart over head decisions.

9.) 21 Jan 2019
21 Jan 2019 19:07:42
if you are talking about BK no complaints from me - saved us and brought great stability to the club - yes time to move on ( for BK that is ) perhaps but I personally feel he sought the wrong investment from the wrong person.