Brands further delays his decision

I look across the park and think how much better Liverpool's recruitment has been since their manager started selecting the players he wants to fit into his system, and think this way usually has more success in football?

Don't employ Marcel Brands and save money on his salary. "Golden handshakes" (PR talk to keep Bill happy) for Steve Walsh, Sam Allardyce and all his hangers-on, saving money on their salaries. Then go out and spend the bloody money we've just saved bribing a top manager to come here and sort this squad out.

Someone with the balls to give players a good bollocking when they are not trying. Someone with the balls to demand 100% from everyone involved from Moshiri to the groundskeepers.

We don't need another "yes" man – we just need someone who can get 100%, even 85% out of the squad. We have good players here, just get them to show it.

We have approached Marcel Brands to come on board, now I don't know whether this is to replace Walsh or work alongside him. Well if it is to work alongside Walsh how does having 2 Directors of Football work. Seems like just more confusion, and although the Marcel Brands deal was being touted as a done deal that now seems to be in doubt. Maybe seeing all the unrest at Everton and the possibility of the manager losing his job, Brands may want assurances as to his role and which manager he will be working with.

As for it been a done deal, never saw club say that but may have missed it.

Also said the "dissenters" are a "small minority."

Think we can all put the manager rumours to bed

So what does Mr Romance do? Holds an award ceremony for the players called The Dixies. Cheeky little stunt trying to deflect the mess for the last 20-odd years – fancy dragging the great man's name through the mud.

What my point is: if you want to pay tribute to the great man, all leave the ground tomorrow after 60 minutes and show this board of losers were all sick and tired of it.

On top of all that he has the to keep the balance just right between resourcing and expending exactly in tune with the team manager including the sensitive acquisition of players.

Reading the headlines – hopes for Silva. watching Allardyce's pressie – despair for the immediate future and possibly beyond.

It may be that Brands is wanted because there is a real job to do, including possibly the appointment of said manager? If so, and he takes up the challenge, then Allardyce will be gone together with his team...?

It may also be he doesn't fancy the herculean task of dealing with the problems that have been building up within Everton for many years, several before Moshiri's arrival.

The Director of Football is needed to do the duties stated and a lot more. The manager or coach should concentrate on the first team, it's preparation, coaching, and matches. Of course, I believe the manager / coach should have final say on signings, but the Director of Football needs to do all the dirty work and the recruitment department identify them. The manager and director of football may want to watch the player themselves.

The CEO should focus on overseeing the off the field activities on a day to day basis. Focusing on finance, marketing, and the stadium.

Director of Football... my arse!

He will be up to his neck in financial matters relating to the playing side and will be charged with advising the Board on transfer and wage budgets.

I know many on here see the job as requiring a mere lip-spittle but they couldn't be more wrong. Elstone may not be everybody's cup of tea but that is because EFC does not operate as normal businesses do due to the 'fly by your pants' style of our revered Chairman!

Every major club in Europe has one. Football is too big now. We can't manage a billion pound industry in the way we did in the 70's. Negotiations aren't a couple of managers and an agent, there's about 50 guys on each side now.

Come on, guys, it's 2018 now.

We can only hope things have improved now Moshiri calls the shots!

We’ve a separation for good reason. And the CEO is meant to answer to the board. The chairman has no other functions than the other board members other than the casting vote and being the spokesman for the board.

The CEO may be directed by the board to do certain things, such as set the the budget for no purchases and no increased wages, we are putting all monies into the stadium. However, he does not advise the board and they set the budget. It’s done by the CEO. if the board is unhappy with the work they can fire him, and so he will take this under consideration.

The CEO really oversees a load of other people. They do the dirty work, and the CEO makes the big decisions from the options presented and spend the rest of his time wining and dining and shaking hands.

He should not be involved in doing anymore than Shaking players hands. That’s why we need a Director of Football. He does that for him and answers directly to the CEO.

I bet Kenwright has never referred to a governance manual at any time during his 'reign'!

We have had many articles on here about how we have lost our way and identity. Moshri's arrival was meant to take Plucky Everton who punched above their weight (sigh). Into a real prospect and major player. At present we don't seem to know our arse from our elbow.

The senior managers need to impose their football plan as well as the business plan. They have planned and projected income, why not a planned football ethos.

Cruyff, was a huge influence on Barca and his vision and playing style was imposed from youth team up. Players were drilled into the Barca way. Pique, Puyol, Iniesta were part of his vision an ethos.

I am not saying we should start to trying emulate Barca, we tried that we failed. What I am suggesting is that the board (with assistance) plan a football ethos for the club and recruit accordingly. Mangers, coaches, players the whole shebang follows the ethos.

If you look at the way have played in the past few years and who we have entrusted to manage our club, well it's baffling. No plan no consistency.

I will try an analogy, probably won't work, but I will try. I have spent all my working life in catering, so I will compare managers to head chefs and the board to food outlet owner. We have gone from promised gourmet food to the greasy spoon.

Moyes: You are struggling and the chef is poor, he turns up and takes over. Cooks well consistently but you ain't special. He moves on and you decide to go for the stars.

Martinez: The next best thing he will you awards and his food makes Heston Blumenthal look ordinary, Turns out the interview was his best work.

Koeman: Quality chef, seen it all and done it all, Man is resting on his reputation. He was great once and will be again when he can be bothered. We ain't the time...

Allardyce: The owner has now given up and bought a burger van, no more dreams of Michelin stars, just solid survival and let me pay the bills that come in.

I hope that makes sense as we are all over the place at present...

We need to set the style and recruit accordingly. In my poor analogy, if I was mid- to high-end restaurant, I would not employ a burger flipper. The club should employ the same principles.

What style will Silva bring, Fonseca, Joe Bloggs etc? If they don't fit the Job Description, then don't employ them.

It's still football. That comes first. Therefore the manager is of a higher priority and in that respect the type and style of expected football should be what drives the decision.

Whoever the manager is, is likely to have a list of player targets. This along side other help in recruiting players is all we need currently.

He'll want his own backroom staff to get on with the important job if coaching and managing, not some interfering DOF, COE or chairperson.

Once this is in place the Everton business needs to be improved in all departments but not at the expense or focus of improving the football first at this stage.

We can improve the Everton brand not Mr Brands. I'm sure still many years away but relative success, attractive football, a few top class players and a new sradium will all help the business branding and reputation.

I wish we'd got Monchi. Zorc from Dortmund has obviously done some excellent work too. But Brands is highly rated. Seems a good move to me. As for him 'dithering', if he likes to think deeply and carefully about making extremely important decisions then that seems a good sign to me. He's reaping the fruits at PSV right now so I can see why leaving isn't the obvious choice.

I maybe sound facetious, but after looking at Everton's recruitment last summer, was it the blind leading the blind, or the blind giving in to the blind mans, blind spot?

The song for tomorrow should be, "we love you Allardyce, but don't come back"

The problem is clearly defining the roles. Does the manager work for the DoF or does the DoF work for the manager?

What works best for me is the head scout will reccommend players and the DoF will study tape and consult the manager and then the DoF will watch him. If he likes what he sees he will invite the manager to watch him too.

The manager should also be saying: get me a left back, find someone like a young Leighton Baines. Or go get Luke Shaw, or Ryan Bertrand. I need a striker too so make sure we’ve still got cash left for that.

The problem is not the roles, it’s the defining of roles.

How about Sam from near Birm-ing-ham, we want you to know, that were not gonna miss your shite, the minute you walk out the door, please just go.. please just go, we're beggin you to go!

Standing in the Gwladys street,
Really makes you bloody wonder,
If we'll ever shoot at goal again,
Our manager with face like thunder,

These are the worst days of my life.
Back in the Sammer of hearts and minds

Wo-oh yeah

Back in the Sammer of hearts and minds.