Many Everton fans have been flocking to some off-field updates from Phil Kirkbride.
Writing in his latest piece for The Liverpool Echo, Kirkbride has revealed that the Goodison Park club are now planning to find two new board members after both Marcel Brands and Sarvar Ismailov left their posts recently.
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Further additions to join Bill Kenwright, Denise Barrett-Baxendale and Grant Ingles at the table have not been ruled out, as they are set to lead a ‘strategic review’ of the Merseyside club’s football structure.
There is not expected to be a ‘radical’ overhaul of their scouting and medical operations, but the board are looking at ‘streamlining’ how they work.
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While some of the changes have been welcomed, given that the Toffees had gone eight games in the Premier League without a win before tasting victory at home to Arsenal on Monday night, some supporters feel as if there should be an overhaul to their scouting and medical systems – especially as they have spent lots of money on transfers in the last few years but have seen little success come from it, finishing no higher than seventh in the top flight since 2016/17.
Everton fans on off-field news
These Everton fans flocked to the news as it was shared on Twitter:
“If it means Kenwright has 0 role in the recruitment process then”
“If this stops us taking a month to sign a player we target I’m all for it”
“The club’s scouting system is pathetic, if that’s not worrying then I don’t know what is!”
“We got booed for walking out yesterday and not tolerating the same old rubbish like THIS…”
“Lol”
“It’s called kicking the can down the road – we need more information with timescales”
In other news, one Benitez decision has had these Evertonians talking
