A lovely analogy.

The final paragraph says it all!

Well, I'd say that Moyes has been having an affair with Fergie for 11 years, they've had a date, hit it off and are now married.

He's done enough for Everton over the last eleven years to deserve a standing ovation as a send-off. Especially as he's about to fuck up Manchester Utd.

I feel no bitterness towards Moyes. He has left us for possibly the biggest club in the world. How many managers would turn down that chance?
I don't know the ins-and-outs of it all but he is gone now, time to move on and get our next manager sorted asap!
I would like to see us go for an attack minded manager, someone who is willing to try and win games and not just avoid defeat.
I liked Moyes but we did seem to choke in the very important games and as much as I dislike saying it 2 games stick out for me in all the good he has done. The FA cup games against Liverpool and Wigan. Both games we should have won and both games that we bottled.
I think an attack minded manager would have gained us victories in those games.
My choice is Vitor Pereira. A boss who has experience of winning, has the look of a hungry manager eager to impress the footballing world and one who has dealt with big player personalities and so commands respect.
Other notable choices are Montanier, Poyet and Laudrup

Some of this commentary is naive. A marriage is akin to the relationship fans have with the club. Moyes is a committed employee who has improved the business and is serving out his notice. He won't become the manager of Man Utd till July and in the meantime we're paying his wages so need to take advantage of his expertise to take us forward. Is this too complex?

The churlish sentiment is not to say Thank You and Farewell. Supporters should acknowledge a major contribution.

I think the contract was signed the day we got beat by Wigan, he realised if we beat them he could end up at Wembley on the weekend he was to take the new job.

He tells us at about 3 00pm he is not signing when in London to watch Chelsea that game finished about 10 00 pm.

Yet next day takes 6 year contract worth about 30.000.000. pounds so when did the interview take place. the week before the Wigan game.

He just lied through his teeth to please his mate.

If he thought anything about us he would have signed a contract and we could have 4/5 million of United.

Only true Everton legends deserve some sentimentality. Moyes doesn't fall into that category.

I don't want him managing the side on Sunday. Or doing a phony lap round the pitch at the end with the team.

Not that I blame him for leaving such an unambitious club as ours, good luck to him, but as soon as I heard the news I regarded him as the manager of the old enemy, Man Utd.

Stick him on gardening leave, pronto.

I totally agree there should be no party - Moyes should be nowhere near Goodison on Sunday as he is no longer part of the greatest club on this earth. That is his wish and I am glad he has gone and don't want to see his miserable face ever again.
On another tack I was watching Zaha playing for Palace tonight - he looks a useful player but he is off to Old Trafford. Such a shame he wont be able to play in Moyes' team for a further 4-5 years.

Should have said "wont be old enough to play ...."

Whatever anyone thinks of him, love him or loathe him, he should absolutely not be in charge of Everton for the last two games. Those arguing 'it's fine', I believe actually know it isn't and know it IS putting the ex-manager before the team. The posts I've read in 'defence' of it/him, have convinced me that for some (often younger) supporters, Moyes had reached cult-leader status and actually WAS Everton. Unhealthy imo and one more reason why I personally am glad he won't be manager of Everton next season.

With Eugene all the way on this one. Moyes should have been cleaning out his desk and Billy Joel box-sets and silly dinky waistcoats. I cannot believe that he has the breathtaking fucking audacity to hang around until the end of the season and that - although I suppose this is easier to take on board - that teary luvvy Billy allowed him to do so.

One of the lowest weeks in our history about to take place as we stagger through the excruciating and embarrassing drawn out departure of someone I no longer care about in front of the eyes of anyone who cares about footie.
We must be a laughing stock. Man-U's little puppy dog. No gumption, no guts, no leadership at the top. Shameful. I'm sorry, I actually do hope that some people show disapproval of Moyes and this humiliating transaction on Sunday. I'm not bitter about Moyes leaving - I wanted him to walk - but the manner in which it was done. And that ginger hypocrite had the gall to blast Man-C over Lescott!!

Welcome to the world of the double-dealing shitbag big-4 Moyes. I have a feeling that tyou won't make it, and I will not be happy if you don't.

Moyes asked Kenwright if it would be better to resign now and was told no and that he was needed to try and win the last two games. I think that its better for Everton that Moyes sees out his contract and I don't understand why people can have anything against him for the way its played out.

If u got a job offer, u would tell your boss and deal with them. If it was to a competitor, then its up to your current boss to say whether u go on gardening leave or not. Moyes did all this and Bill said please see out your contract. Its not difficult to also see why Bill wanted Moyes to remain working until contract expires because we have two games left and he thinks we'll do better in them if Moyes is involved.

To me its all happened as it should, except the fact ManU is a bigger club than us. That's what really hurts.

Anyway sick of talking about Moyes. Let's all get on with the new. I hope we appoint a manager who was a world class player because it seems they attract players that otherwise wouldnt come.

Let's also hope Bill clears off sooner rather than later but I despair of that ever happening.

I think Evertonians, BK and The Board should say a massive "thank you" to Man. Utd and Ferguson.

They took the tough decision out of our hands and made us move on.

I haven't liked Moyes's football for several years now and was seriously bored with him and his tactics BUT I didn't want to see him sacked because of what he did for us in his earlier years for Everton.

YET I desperately wished for change.

We all know that Kenwright (and indeed Moyes) are ditherers and do not seem able to make tough decisions. Moyes said in his own Press Conference today "the Chairman has NEVER put me under any pressure" - then he should have done and maybe things would be different.

He should have put him under pressure after the Liverpool debacles last year,the Wigan rubbish this year and several other occasions.

Maybe this was the problem. Moyes did not have to operate under any pressure and just went lumbering along. Pressure is good for you sometimes - - it makes you do something.

I wrote on ToffeeWeb several years ago about the stagnation felt around the whole club.

So maybe we should thank Man Utd for their arrogance and hope that it pushes Kenwright, The Board and indeed the fans to make some serious changes and more importantly to become more demanding.

Let's move on. For me I like to close things and move forward. So let's go.

The only reason that this appointment has been announced is because of the Man Utd company requirements. DM has done absolutely nothing wrong and all this stupid articles talk of a marriage etc is ridiculous. Everyone writing on this site has changed jobs at some time or other for all sorts of reasons and that is what the man has done.

My own belief is that the January transfer window was the last straw. The club boardroom refused to sign a couple of new decent players so that we could really push for Europe and then actually loaned out four players including two of our first team squad to rub matters in. DM wanted the best for EFC and himself and was badly let down. If no-one else can see that as a reason for ANY manager worth his salt to look for pastures new then they are blind.

He is without doubt the best manager we have had for years. If you read Colin Harvey's book you will understand better the shenanigans behind the scenes even when Kendall was managing.

I cannot get to the game tomorrow but would like to wish DM all the very best and many thanks for his contribution to EFC's survival in the Premier League following the dreadful mess he inherited from previous managers. He built a team with very little expense who have proved very difficult to beat to the extent that only the top two sides in the league have lost less matches this season.

If he had been supported last January, I reckon he would have stayed with us.

Spot on, George, I couldn't put it better myself.

And just a thought: Gus Hiddink (a brilliant football brain) grooming Duncan Ferguson... ,just a thought!

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