In Moyes We Trust

Maybe we should get the list submitted to the Man U board and seek their approval, or perhaps Brenda, Rafa and Hodgson should have some input as well, I mean they are good football men and they would know what is best for Everton, but it might be slightly different to what the fan-base want.

Honestly what does it say about our club that we can't even deal with the appointment of a manager without the previous manager having a say on who should replace him. Is Bill capable of fastening his own shoes without help? How on earth did this man ever become the owner and chairman of this football club? Once upon a time I too thought he was a true blue and had the club at heart, that may well still be the case, but he is the wrong man at the wrong time at our club.

Bottom line is, who would you trust more to pick a good PL manager, BK or Moyes+SAF+LMA+others?

The man is completely incompetent and seems hellbent on running the club into the ground and making us a laughing stock. I certainly don't trust him to make the right decision.

A coherent and measured analysis of what has occurred. I concur that Moyes should be permitted his say in his identifying his successor - who else knows best the trials and tribulations of working under the constraints imposed by the current (dim-witted) board of Everton FC? Certainly not the mouthy Football Manager types who frequent these pages (see above for examples, especially those who resort to profanity in an attempt to add validity to their passionate yet somewhat unreal opinions); that fact that DM has decided to leave for a better job with better prospects and better rewards should in no way invalidate his judgement of what might be best (accepting that 'events' can ruin anyone's best laid plans) for Everton. To hold a contrary view suggest a narrow minded paucity of thinking on behalf of those who espouse such a position.

Regrettably, bitterness is evidently the chosen approach of certain of those who have commented above; whilst I do not think that it is appropriate that Moyes should remain in charge of 1st team affairs (for his sake as much as ours - imagine if people where to suggest that he'd told Baines to play our last two games but at half throttle to avoid injury so that he could secure a move to OT!)(yep, you're right, no imagination required!!) his professional approach to all Everton related matters over the past decade ought to given even the most cynical Blue confidence in his ability to competently and effectively advise our clueless Directors as to his successor.

Moyes would have been dignified and honourable if he clearly stated he was leaving when his contract was up. Which interestingly would have given Everton the SAME opportunity to recruit a new manager as Manchester United had. But he did not he just kept trotting out increasingly bizarre unbelievable excuses why he could not talk about it. Instead knowing full well that , once Man U won the championship, he was going he continued to deceive and to run down his contract. Not the actions of an Honourable 'Everton through and through' man whatsoever.

These excuses it seems completely deceived BK and his deluded sycophants on TW , and it seems they still do.

Well done.

Something along the lines of, "I like you Davey, instead of being my assistant, I'll get you a job at a premier league club, you can learn your trade and take over when I have knocked the red shite off their perch".

No-one begrudges Moyes a move and in all honesty he has played a blinder keeping his nose clean riding the miracle worker myth and vitally being a scottish pal of Fergie.

How ironic the title "IMWT" I was going to pen a piece detailing exactly why Moyes contract machinations prove the polar opposite but you only have to read this unadulterated fawning to see it's strawberries to donkeys.

Moyes could be up for pillage/murder and rape and some would say "yeh, but he got us 7th.."

I'll say it once more ...it's a cult!

Phil - evidence ?

I think the main reason things weren't 'messy' was as Moyes is essentially out of contract there was nothing to negotiate. Lets face it look at the Rooney and Lescott transfers, the main players are very capable of making it all a bit nasty.

I think Moyes deserves an awful amount of credit for the stability he's brought the club, but won't thank him for some of the dross we've had dished up over 11 years.

I'm also anxious about him having influence in deciding the next manager - because we need a real change within the club and I can see Moyes recommending another 'David Moyes', but one who's not quite as good as the real David Moyes - worse football, worse results.

I personally feel Kenwright has shown himself to be the fool many of us think he is this week. Caught on the hop, no contingency plan for one of the major changes that can happen to a club, pathetic in front of the media, devoid of anything inspiring, just the overiding feeling that without David Moyes we are doomed.

The man has zero leadership qualities and should hand the towel in so whoever the new manager is has a fighting chance of delivering the football, and results, which our club deserves.

The truth will never come out, so I can speculate all I want really. :)

The point has been made that we are trophyless over the last 11 years of David Moyes tenure.

The point has also been made that he is negative in his tactics, indecisive in his substitutions, and bottles it against the big guns.

If those points are true, and I'm not saying whether they are or not, wouldn't allowing Moyes to pick his successor result in more of the same as he no doubt thinks he's done the right thing and would therefore pick someone in the same mould?

He's hardly going to turn round and admit that he's clueless and go for someone completelty different is he?

For those people who did not like David Moyes, how do you really feel?

A) Glad this day has arrived

B) Foolish that you were proved wrong in that he has now taken the biggest job in world football and you don't appoint a bad coach for that job.

Time to move on, applaud him tomorrow and then think about the future.

It is a good job the happy clappers out number the MOB by about 99%

But then again I have just waved a sausage to the rabid dogs, time to cut the lawn I think

The guy's going, give him a clap tomorrow for the work he did and then let,s move on. He's just a manager FFS – managers come and go and life goes on.

How about looking on the positive side. Assuming BK appoints a half-decent replacement, we might actually see regular quality football, a different style of play, players playing in their proper positions, decent strikers being asked to play in a proper striker functions, proactive substitutions instead of the same predicable reactive ones, decent cup runs with potentially (finally) a trophy, having a go away to the top clubs on a regular basis, no more Anichebe on the wing or in the side, no more Naismith, no more Round etc etc.

I don't expect the perfect manager but if the new man can do half of the above, then these are exciting times.

I for one am really looking forward to next season already as, whatever happens, it wont be the same predictable boring tactics that we've had to witness for the last few years, and the Man Utd dominance of the last 20 years will finally be history now that SAF has gone. United will certainly not be the same side – I will just piss myself if Weir and Neville also go to Man Utd.

Repeat over and over again.

He has made Kenwright look like an utter bewildered fool . and that is the best thing he has done in years.

You're starting to sound like a kid in a strop. An answer for everything.

And Andy, a long term journeyman?

Tim Cahill was a very good servant to this club. Your constant ranting against Moyes is your own choice (that personally I try to not read anymore/or ignore, like many others I suspect), but why cast your agenda-net further at former players who have only ever done their best for the club?

Are you going to hate every everton player (or former) who has a good word to say about Moyes?

Before it becomes a fact that Motes saved Everton would like to suggest that it is not beyond the realms of possibility that a different coach might have achieved more.Moyes, mostly, bought well but in my view too often failed when it mattered most and played a percentage game. Maybe that was the only way to do it. Possibly it wasn't.

Maybe Tim Cahill fancies a coaching job at Utd and Phil Neville has told him how to go about getting one, or maybe he truthfully stated his respect and thanks for David Moyes role in his career.

By the way Gareth Farrelly sends his best wishes and asks can you use your clout to give him a stab at the job.