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title: "Everton: Fans flock to Phil Kirkbride’s off-field news"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-12-08T13:35:37Z"
modified: "2021-12-08T13:35:37Z"
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# Everton: Fans flock to Phil Kirkbride’s off-field news

**Many Everton fans have been flocking to some off-field updates from Phil Kirkbride.**

Writing in his latest piece for [The Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-board-of-directors-replacements-22382818), 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](https://www.evertonfc.com/results) 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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/alletransfers/verein/29) on transfers in the last few years but have seen little success come from it, finishing no higher than [seventh](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-everton/platzierungen/verein/29) 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](https://twitter.com/EvertonBlueArmy/status/1468259505561645062):

**“If it means Kenwright has 0 role in the recruitment process then”**

[Credit: @otrochris](https://twitter.com/otrochris/status/1468382568689061888)

**“If this stops us taking a month to sign a player we target I’m all for it”**

[Credit: @GaryChr21501647](https://twitter.com/GaryChr21501647/status/1468316557491294211)

**“The club’s scouting system is pathetic, if that’s not worrying then I don’t know what is!”**

[Credit: @Luke\_M20](https://twitter.com/Luke_M20/status/1468363376099266560)

**“We got booed for walking out yesterday and not tolerating the same old rubbish like THIS…”**

[Credit: @WillNSNO](https://twitter.com/WillNSNO/status/1468282069809827846)

**“Lol”**

[Credit: @BT\_1878](https://twitter.com/BT_1878/status/1468265274075975681)

**“It’s called kicking the can down the road – we need more information with timescales”**

[Credit: @StevenRoche2](https://twitter.com/StevenRoche2/status/1468303167293120512)

***In other news,*** [***one Benitez decision has had these Evertonians talking***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/lucas-digne-omission-arsenal-benitez/)