Rival watch

It was the ball's fault

It kept winding up in the back of their net

 

West Ham have sacked Lopetegui. Not really a surprise after their poor run. Interestingly they’re only a point behind Spurs and have actually lost less league games. That’s both teams directly below Spurs which have sacked their managers.

 

Getting Potter by the sounds of things too. Think he could be good for the likes of Bowen, Kudos, Paqueta etc, they’re his types of players in my opinion.

 

Yeah you’d think they’d improve with him. Plays a decent style of football.

 

Big step down for Potter, it has to be said

Wasn't he on the shortlist for the Ajax job a few months back?

 

I'm a tad surprised he's taken that job. Must have offered him a fortune...

 

Have to wonder if somebody suggested he sit tight as the England job would be available soon, only for The FA to go for Tuchel and leave him in limbo

 

Possible, but the more I look at it it just seems a very odd choice for him to take.

 

Good for the players but an odd club for him. It's as toxic as hell...but there again he went to Chelsea so must be some sort of masochist!

 

Can't be: he didn't accept our job offer

 

Sounds like Dyche has been sacked. Not really sure what their board expects with the dross they have there.

 

Just before we’re down to play them, typical!

 

Absolutely.

Definitely worth putting a bet on them to get relegated. Their next appointment will have to perform miracles to do better than Dyche.

 

We've lost two more games than them

 

Muggy departure announcement too:
“Everton Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as Senior Men’s First Team Manager with immediate effect.”

Not even a “we thank Sean for his efforts…”

Me thinks something happened behind the scenes. There’s funny rumour on Twitter about DCL moaning about heading away too many balls during set price defending training but either way it feels like an abrupt decision.

 

His days were numbered as soon as they got new owners. It'll be interesting to see who replaces him.
They've got a game in about an hour and a half.

 

Lopetegui or Edwards

 

Moyes looks a certainty to me he would love to there as the manager that takes them into the new stadium a returning hero, but should you ever go back?

 

Looks like he's the favourite, having said just two days ago that he doesn't want his next job to be a relegation battle.

Strange club.

 

He went back to West Ham and won a European trophy.
I think he'd like to keep Everton up and start a Premier League campaign at their new stadium.