Power shift across the park

[Judge Jules]

Dean Ashton was on TalkSh!te a few days ago and was asked if this was a good appointment for the blueslime. His answer was that it's "a good appointment for Benitez" and went on to ask what he'd done lately to warrant it, admitting in the process that he's not a Benitez fan. What did Rafa ever do to p!$$ on his chips?

 

[mwake]

Everton: We have to be Liverpool to beat Liverpool

Yeah, this is a weird one...You can't escape the elephant in the corner on this and eventually, this will come back to bite Everton in the rear end. Whenever Everton loses or draws, the noise that Rafa isn't that committed or Agent Rafa will surface and ultimately unsettle the project. Im sure Everton feel that they should be getting higher than 10th and of course, looking at West Ham doing well on a lot less money has galvanized them to do much better but ultimately I think this will end up in disaster.

Looking forward to resuming the beatings that we have given them and Rafa handing in his resignation soon after.

 

[keniget]

That was the old Rafa, he's just a hired gun now. He doesn't stay anywhere long enough to evolve the club infrastructure. I'm surprised he hasn't just gone on to take a few lucrative international contracts in Asia or the Middle East

I don’t know. If being local is that important to him then he’s going to be super motivated to succeed. He’s never going to get the Liverpool or Manchester jobs so this is as good as it’s going to get. I’m guessing he’ll want to stay as long as he can.

 

[Dreambeliever]

I think he’ll be a success.


12th.

 

[Modo]

Stay classy Everton...

 

[StevieM]

I honestly can’t fathom why Benítez would put himself through all that hassle.

He could take them to the lofty heights of finishing 4th and join the legendary David Moyes and Colin Harvey in being the 3rd manager to achieve that feat since they won the title in 87/88 under Howard the Duck, and they’d still hate him.

Or he could, not so politely tell them to go fuck themselves and let the blueshite try to find a way of getting excited by Eddie Howe, Phil Neville or even better, Neil Lennon.

Give us all a laugh - hire Roy Keane or just give it to Big Dunc.

 

[Halmeister]

He just wants to be close to his family, which is fair enough.

However, he would have to perform insanely well for this to work anywhere near approaching long term for all parties, and I just can't see it happening. He's past it, the fanbase is toxic and against them, and the team is shit.

Everton would do well to appoint a manager with a long term vision and discernible style. I suspect they'll be back where they are now in 2 years or so.

 

[737Max]

Dean Ashton was on TalkSh!te a few days ago and was asked if this was a good appointment for the blueslime. His answer was that it's "a good appointment for Benitez" and went on to ask what he'd done lately to warrant it, admitting in the process that he's not a Benitez fan. What did Rafa ever do to p!$$ on his chips?

Won the FA Cup against those mongs West Ammmmm

 

[rubans]

Stay classy Everton...

It’s always very brave of peopld who make personal threats but never leave a name to reply, they would been served best to stick to twitter.

 

[tombrown]

He just wants to be close to his family, which is fair enough.

However, he would have to perform insanely well for this to work anywhere near approaching long term for all parties, and I just can't see it happening. He's past it, the fanbase is toxic and against them, and the team is shit.

Everton would do well to appoint a manager with a long term vision and discernible style. I suspect they'll be back where they are now in 2 years or so.

I think he just sees it as a stepping stone to the Tranmere job

 

[StevieM]

Stay classy Everton...

In true Everton style.... the left it outside the wrong house apparently.

Dickheads.

 

[King Binny]

 

[Ukrainian by marriage]

Ace. Never seen that before.

An Evertonian, apparently ?

 

[Judge Jules]

Very much so, and a legendary blowhard into the bargain. I once e-mailed the following to the studio when he was co-presenting a radio show with Andy Townsend, who read the joke out and had a good laugh at it while Parry huffed and puffed:

This bluenose dies and appears at the Pearly Gates. St.Peter asks him: "Why should we let you in here then?".
"Well, I always helped old ladies across the road."
"So I should hope. That's not enough to get you into Heaven, mate."
"Well, there was this one time I dived in the Mersey and saved a little girl from drowning."
"Better, but not enough. People who did stuff like that are ten a penny in here already."
"Well, there was this one time I did a really brave thing - I got a ticket for the derby at Anfield, went on the Kop and shouted: 'COME ON YOU BLUUUUUUUES!".
"Now that WAS brave. When did you do that?".
"About two seconds ago."