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The England international had a gaping goal in front of him without the keeper, and yet he somehow failed to poke the ball into the net. Frank Lampard will have ...

After a disappointing pre-season tour in the United States, the Toffees will head back to England where they have a couple of more friendlies lined up. The midfielder got the best opportunity of the night for the Blues after Mason Holgate drilled in a low cross inside the six-yard box across the face of the goal. A point-blank miss from Dele Alli perfectly summed up the day for Everton as they were hammered 4-0 by Minnesota United in the final game of their United States tour.

FRANK LAMPARD demanded that his Everton players “must be better” after they suffered a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Minnesota United last night.Th.

And if we don’t want to be in that situation again, they have to better and I have to be better. For me, that starts on day one of pre-season and ends at the end of the season. Also, through the team, there are things I want to strengthen, and I can be honest about that, because a club like Everton has to have a competitive squad.”

The Everton midfielder managed to turn the ball past the post from the middle of the goal with the MLS side's goalkeeper stranded before Alli collapsed out ...

Hate to see it.' The type of goals he used to score for us and now he’s struggling with tap ins? Sad to see man.'

Dele Alli had a howler during Everton's 4-0 defeat to Minnesota United, as the substitute missed an open goal much to the disgust of under fire manager ...

The players in the dressing room need to understand that they’ve put in a very poor performance individually and collectively." Speaking after the game, Lampard said: "The players have to work and understand we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season. But Lampard sent a warning to the rest of the squad too.

The England international had a gaping goal in front of him without the keeper, and yet he somehow failed to poke the ball into the net. Frank Lampard will have ...

After a disappointing pre-season tour in the United States, the Toffees will head back to England where they have a couple of more friendlies lined up. A point-blank miss from Dele Alli perfectly summed up the day for Everton as they were hammered 4-0 by Minnesota United in the final game of their United States tour. The midfielder got the best opportunity of the night for the Blues after Mason Holgate drilled in a low cross inside the six-yard box across the face of the goal.

Frank Lampard has issued a warning to his Everton squad following a terrible pre-season performance against Minnesota United on Wednesday.

“The players must be up for the fact they have to fight to play in the team. “The players have to put last season to bed. “We switched the formation to have a look, which was interesting for me to see.

Dele Alli hasn't had a great start to life as an Everton player and he missed one of the easiest chances going on Wednesday night against MLS side ...

"The players in the dressing room need to understand that they’ve put in a very poor performance individually and collectively." Speaking after the match, Lampard said, "If we don’t want to be in that situation again, they have to be better and I have to be better. In the 74th minute, the midfielder should have scored, after getting on the end of a low cross, but somehow managed to hit the ball wide with an open goal in front of him, from about a yard.

Everton's poor start to pre-season continued in the early hours of Thursday morning, as the Toffees fell to a shock 4-0 defeat at the hands of Major League ...

At the time, Everton were trailing 3-0. Luis Amarilla and Abu Danladi were on hand either side of half-time to further Everton ’s humiliation. “The players have to work and understand we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season,” Lampard told Everton TV. “We had an amazing night [against Crystal Palace ] and an amazing run but, as soon as that finished, I put it to bed very quickly, so the players have to put it to bed as well, because we were in that fight for a reason.

Frank Lampard has had a stop-start managerial career and Everton have a stop-start managerial history. Will they benefit from this long summer?

With less than two-and-a-half weeks to go before the start of the new Premier League season, this was not a sign that much has improved. No team is going to get very far without “a great work ethic and energy” while mentioning that “we’ve made some adjustments in the analysis, sports science and medical departments” may make cynics wonder how much attention was being given to them before. The names of Usmanov’s companies were taken down from the hoardings at Goodison Park and plans for the club’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock had to be re-evaluated and refinanced. And there were mitigating circumstances surrounding his arrival at Everton. There was little opportunity to strengthen a dysfunctional squad which had in previous years come to resemble the financial mess that was going on behind the scenes at the club. But when Russian tanks rolled over the border into Ukraine in February, the writing was on the wall for that source of ready income. The suspicion remains that he is the Little Lord Fauntleroy of the Premier League, parachuted into several prestigious positions on the basis of his name and his reputation as a player rather than anything he’d done during his brief and not especially successful managerial career.

Everton had a night to forget as they were thrashed 4-0 by MLS side Minnestoa United.It was a miserable evening for Frank Lampard's side, who conceded.

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The Toffees suffered an embarrassing 4-0 pre-season defeat to Minnesota United on Wednesday.

If there is to be good to come out of this, the players and the dressing room have to understand that they have just put in a very poor performance individually and collectively and have been well beaten.” When you think of where we were last year, we have lost a big player in Richarlison. We wish him well, but our club now continues. “We had an amazing night [against Palace] and an amazing run.

The 27 Campaign have been vocal throughout the summer about their wishes for Moshiri and Bill Kenwright to leave, over what they percieve to be ...

'Recent responses issued by the club on behalf of Farhad Moshiri have failed to allay concerns. That will continue. Whilst all Evertonians will continue to back Frank Lampard and the team to the hill, we must demand more from you and we will highlight your lack of engagement and the continued poor management of the club in the run up to the new season. 'We have to be direct with you and say that your and your board’s response to the fans is inadequate and shows a lack of respect. 'However, we have to ask you to address the fans as to your plans regarding the ownership of the club, the management of the club and how it solves the obvious deficiencies of last season and recent years. 'When news broke of a possible takeover, the 27 Campaign delayed sending a reply to your open letter in the belief that a takeover was the best outcome for you and the club.

Frank Lampard has warned that Everton face another relegation battle unless they improve their form, after the club lost 4-0 to MLS side Minnesota United in ...

Patrick Boyland Also, through the team, there are things I want to strengthen, and I can be honest about that, because a club like Everton has to have a competitive squad.” As a club, it (the Minnesota game) reinforced the situation in terms of what we need to do with the squad, because it has to be stronger than what we saw tonight."

The former Rangers full back was in action in the Allianz Field but it was a night to forget for the Toffees.

He showed some good flashes throughout the first half in that sense, but there were also clearly some defensive aspects that need some work.” The MLS side, who are in the middle of their campaign, had scored two of their four goals by that stage. He said: "If we don’t want to be in that situation again, they have to be better and I have to be better.

Frank Lampard says his players each put in a 'very poor performance' as Everton lost to MLS outfit Minnesota in a pre-season friendly.

It seems Lampard is fuming with his players for putting in such a dire display after training so hard in recent weeks. The lads have trained well and trained hard out here but that performance should give them a lot to think about on the plane home. For me, that starts on day one of pre-season and ends at the end of the season. “Also, through the team, there are things I want to strengthen. When you think of where we were last year, we have lost a big player in Richarlison. But he somehow managed to miss the target.

Everton fans share manager Frank Lampard's concerns over a wait for the new signings that Farhad Moshiri has vowed to bring in after the 4-0 thrashing to ...

Also, through the team, there are things I want to strengthen, and I can be honest about that, because a club like Everton has to have a competitive squad.” As memories of Howard’s time at the Blues and Donovan’s fleeting loan spells fade into the past, just how many soccer enthusiasts in the land of the free are going to pick them going forward? Indeed, Men in Blazers , the same podcast who held a sell-out live event with Lampard, Anthony Gordon and Jordan Pickford at Washington DC’s historic Howard Theatre last week, hosted by Scouser and lifelong Blue Roger Bennett, even tweeted “Everton in danger of becoming the first team in league history to be relegated from MLS” as the club were on their way to their heaviest loss on US soil since Czech champions Dukla Prague smashed them 7-2 in the first leg of the International Soccer League final back in 1961, a gruelling eight-match competition that saw Harry Catterick’s side make four transatlantic flights. As a club, it [the Minnesota game] reinforced the situation in terms of what we need to do with the squad, because it has to be stronger that what we saw tonight.” but, as soon as that finished, I put it to bed very quickly, so the players have to put it to bed as well, because we were in that fight for a reason. We consistently get told that results ‘don’t matter’ in pre-season matches and the primary focus remains on fitness at this stage, after all winning the Florida Cup last year proved a preamble to what turned out to be a season that produced the joint lowest equivalent points total in the club’s history.

Manager has warned team and club against another relegation battle while the 27 Campaign will protest against the owners at Goodison Park on Saturday.

“We had an amazing night [May’s comeback win against Crystal Palace to secure safety] and an amazing run but as soon as that finished I put it to bed very quickly, so the players have to put it to bed as well because we were in that fight for a reason. When you think of where we were last year, we have lost a big player in Richarlison … we wish him well, but our club now continues. “The players have to understand we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season,” an angry Everton manager said.

Minnesota United FC stormed past English Premier League side Everton in a friendly Wednesday night, earning a 4-0 victory at Allianz Field that was ...

I’m sure that Frank [Lampard] would’ve liked to have won the game, but at the end of the day he knows that the most important thing is the opening day of the season.” “You know, the most important thing for them in preseason is to get everybody fit and healthy for the opening day of the season. It means so much to me to welcome Everton to the stadium.”

Dele Alli missed a sitter as Everton suffered a humiliating preseason defeat to Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.

And if we don't want to be in that situation again, they have to better and I have to be better." — Everton (@Everton)July 21, 2022 — All Everton (@AIlEverton)July 21, 2022 With the goalkeeper committed at his near post, all he had to do was guide the ball into an empty net. But no. — Everton (@Everton)July 21, 2022

The 27 Campaign has announced that a new protest against the running of Everton will take place on Saturday, which comes after the dismal pre-season defeat ...

Their statement continued: "The Campaign calls on as many Evertonians as possible to demonstrate their concern over the running of the football club under Farhad Moshiri and his board. There is a "void" in areas of the squad, as the manager described it - and hard work in the transfer market is the only way that's going to be filled over the coming weeks. They called on any fans in attendance to protest in a respectful manner, and again made their points to the owner clear. Moshiri asked to be judged at the end of the transfer window in his most recent statement to supporters, which strikes as a fair assessment. At the current stage, especially after Wednesday's worrying loss, it seems that positivity has ground to a halt in a lot of areas. Everton take on Blackpool in their next pre-season fixture on Sunday, but that might not be what takes a lot of the limelight.

Frank Lampard has made no bones about his disappointment with the way his players performed in yesterday's somewhat alarming friendly against Minnesota ...

If that is the case, I'd like the club to be more honest with us and say "we're fucked by FFP, the kids are going to have to step up, and we're looking at getting a couple e.g. Billy Gilmour in on loan". But nobody has said that, and Frank is still talking about incoming players, so what is going on? It’s more aimed at the recruitment team and Moshiri that he needs them to help him out, now. He could find himself pretty friendless at Finch Farm quite quickly. But I do think this result is good because it does support what Frank and his backroom have to and are trying to do. He's the club's outward face to the world, he's got to project a degree of competence. I'm not saying Frank is the answer but it's a lot deeper than he realises. Excellent fitness records and both captained Huddersfield at times last season. A good manager can get more than the sum of the parts from a team. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. For me, that starts with pre-season and goes right to the end of the season. “The players have to work and they need to understand we were in a relegation battle for a big portion of last season.

Everton manager Frank Lampard might look at a deal for Nicolas Pepe if he's available to sign on loan, according to journalist Pete O'Rourke.

He did score a crucial goal in a key victory over Wolves and claim an assist on the final-day, but it was another campaign to forget in what’s quickly becoming a nightmare career in English football. In three seasons in the top-flight, the Ivorian has scored just 16 goals and laid on nine assists, with his lack of consistency leading him to struggle to start regularly. The winger made the switch to England from Lille for a club record fee back in 2019, but Pepe has failed to live up to expectations at the Emirates.

Even the most technically challenged park player would have backed themselves to tap home from a couple of yards in the middle of the goal under no pressure ...

Worryingly for Lampard, Dele is only one of many problems ahead of the new season. If Tarkowski left Burnley hoping his relegation battle days were over, he might be in for a nasty shock. So far, the tour of America has left a bad smell. For Dele, the decline from being a World Cup semi-finalist in 2018 has been sharp. Lampard started him only once in four months last season. There were claims that launching a clothing range distracted from his football.

Everton manager Frank Lampard has only been awarded the one signing so far this transfer window in the form of free agent James Tarkowski.

Richarlison’s £50m transfer to Tottenham has raised funds and should allow for an extent of the speculation to substantiate. Irrespective of the cause, the effect has seen the Toffees retain their Premier League status for another season and the order of the day is to now turn the attention to equalling or improving this in 2022/23. Lampard amended his initial naivety as the season drew to a close, setting his side up to be more robust and play to their strengths on the counter with the likes of Anthony Gordon and the now departed Richarlison.

Everton great Adrian Heath has been speaking about Minnesota United's win over his old club on Wednesday night.

“It's been a really good evening. Abu Danladi then grabbed a fourth goal for the hosts 12 minutes from time after Frank Lamaprd rang the changes in the second period. A strong Everton team were dismantled 4-0 after Heath’s side raced into a three goal lead at the break.

Everton transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Billy Gilmour, Jesse Lingard, Frank Lampard, Dele Alli, Levi Colwill, ...

That includes providing inspiration and guidance to the batch of talented academy prospects attempting to follow in his footsteps. Ready for the challenge, he said: "I'm really excited. I'm really excited, I can't wait." Speaking exclusively to the ECHO, Gordon said he was aware there would be increased pressure - and scrutiny - on him after he cemented his place as a first-team regular last season. The 21-year-old was handed his senior debut for the Londoners by Frank Lampard and is understood to be keen on reuniting with his former boss, according to talkSPORT. The report adds the Blues' boss has been given the 'green light to explore a loan move'. The Belgium international has one year remaining on his current contract and is claimed to be 'appreciated' by the Everton board and Lampard.

Gilmour was mentioned above, and the Blues are also ready to put in a £30 million bid for Conor Gallagher. The Toffees are also keenly watching what happens ...

Gilmour was mentioned above, and the Blues are also ready to put in a £30 million bid for Conor Gallagher. Of course, the end was nice. Anthony Gordon on his personal targets for the upcoming season - “Just to be much better than last year.

Frank Lampard has been given the "green light" to sign Billy Gilmour on loan from Chelsea for the coming season according to a report.

Not sure where Forrest have got their new found wealth but lingard for 200k per week on a one year deal is madness. Tony, I'd actually be looking to the US market and I've been saying that for a while. Fed up of the “just get good players and make them fit”. It was the same under ginger dutchman. I don't think Gilmore is either of these profiles….indeed, as much as I don't want him, Ross Barkley would fit the latter role better. We need to stop licking Gordons arse with the 10 role and put him on the left or right and leave him there. But not much noise about that sort of player other than Onana who is too expensive. We overlook it now at our peril. For me he is definitely worth bringing in on loan as he’s got a good footballing brain, but he’ll really need his team-mates to find a new gear in order to make the decision work. Someone in the ilk of Fabinho or Rice in the 6, power, strength, pace and decent distribution. But we seriously need someone or two who can command a presence in the middle, and who can give a structure to the team. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission.

Everton want to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers' Belgium international central midfielder Leander Dendoncker. Fabrizio Romano says that the 27-year-old is ...

It remains to be seen what the asking price would be given Dendoncker’s contract situation, but Everton need to be prudent in the market this summer. Everton want to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Belgium international central midfielder Leander Dendoncker. 'Extra quality': Everton now want to sign 'special' Premier League midfielder - Romano

Everton are in the hunt to sign Wolves and Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, according to Guardian journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Most of the remaining midfielders at Goodison have been woeful in their performances and need to be upgraded upon. It is understood that Dendoncker is admired by the board at Goodison Park and the Toffees are “ready to explore this move” in the coming weeks. Everton are in the hunt to sign Wolves and Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, according to Guardian journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Abdoulaye Doucoure interview as he opens up about Everton and his future, believing Frank Lampard has the knowledge and experience to help him make the most ...

This season I think we are going to start playing football, enjoying our football more, because I think we have got the players to play football a little bit more. I enjoy the atmosphere and have more to give to the club. He said: "He [Lampard] was a top scorer in the league. Doucoure was able to learn from Lampard amid the turmoil of that fight, highlighting an improvement in his timing of runs into the box. The 29-year-old said it was a huge lift for everyone when the club secured its Premier League status with a comeback win over Crystal Palace in the penultimate game of the year. As a new season approaches he hopes the Blues can push on and be competitive enough to play with more freedom.

Talented Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour wants to join Everton this summer after a disappointing 2021/22 season.

Gilmour wants to join Everton TalkSPORT report that Everton want the Scotland international and that he is open to a move to Goodison Park to kickstart his career again. Report: 'World class' Premier League player now wants to join Frank Lampard at Everton

Reportedly, Everton have added Wolves' Dendoncker to their shortlist after registering an interest in his teammate, Gibbs-White.

The Belgian has less than a year left on his current contract. Rangers and Celta ‘have the advantage’ in their pursuit of the former AC Milan youngster. He is out of contract next summer and Wolves are eager to get back some of their hefty investment in the player.

Everton legend Andy Gray has admitted the summer window has not filled him with hope regarding Everton's future.The Toffees endured a torrid 2021/22 c.

Look at the big clubs, you stand or fall based on your recruitment, but you look around that Everton squad and think who have we bought in the last six years that you could put on the market and get more for? “My criticism of Farhad Moshiri is his judgement of coaches. He told White and Jordan: “It’s very clear that Everton seem to be at a crossroads now. “I do think we’re better than what we’ve seen from the players who are there. Over half a billion has come out and so you can’t criticise Everton for not investing. I think we have to be better and have to perform at different levels.

Now, Everton seem to target another Wolves midfielder in Leander Dendoncker. Everton's transfer activity has been slow. The only arrival so far has been the free transfer of James Tarkowski. The Royal Blues are seeing their transfer targets ...

The 27 year old has been a regular part of Wolves’ central midfield but he possesses valuable versatile skills, allowing him to operate as a defensive midfielder and also as a centre back in a back three system if needed. The Toffees were plagued with injuries last season and Lampard wants to build a robust squad. This gives Everton some room to get the central midfielder this summer or Wolves risk losing him on a free transfer in 2023. Frank Lampard is eager to add a midfielder to the roster. According to Fabrizio Romano, Everton wants to sign an extra quality midfielder. Everton need to have a competitive side if they want to avoid a repeat of last season.

Everton fans will resume their protests outside Goodison Park on Saturday in an attempt to invite more scrutiny on the “mismanagement” of the club under ...

There seem to be a lot of short-term fixes for short-term gains by Moshiri. It is for raising awareness. “It is more than mismanagement, it is more the erratic behaviour of the owner and the board that are working with him as well.

Everton avoided relegation from the Premier League last season and will expect improvement under Frank Lampard next season.

Over half a billion has come out and so you can’t criticise Everton for not investing," admitted the Scot. “It’s very clear that Everton seem to be at a crossroads now. Frank Lampard will be looking to deliver a much-improved campaign on this occasion, though may well require further additions in the transfer window to make this a reality.

Everton transfer news, rumours, gossip and speculation including updates on Billy Gilmour, Jesse Lingard, Frank Lampard, Dele Alli, Levi Colwill, ...

That includes providing inspiration and guidance to the batch of talented academy prospects attempting to follow in his footsteps. Sharing his thoughts on why he has concernns over the Blues, Gray told White and Jordan: “It’s very clear that Everton seem to be at a crossroads now. They report the Blues, alongside Brighton, Crystal Palace and Newcastle have 'all been contacted in regards to Kalimuendo'. Frank Lampard will be looking to deliver a much-improved campaign on this occasion, though may well require further additions in the transfer window to make this a reality. Ready for the challenge, he said: "I'm really excited. But could he be the answer that Everton are looking for? I'm really excited, I can't wait." Everton's business last summer was severely restricted by Financial Fair Play regulations, with the £1.7million spent on Demarai Gray accompanying four free transfers. Speaking exclusively to the ECHO, Gordon said he was aware there would be increased pressure - and scrutiny - on him after he cemented his place as a first-team regular last season. The Belgium international has one year remaining on his current contract and is claimed to be 'appreciated' by the Everton board and Lampard. Frank Lampard is said to be interested in signing Wolves midfielder Leander Dendoncker and will 'explore' a move in the coming weeks. Fabrizio Romano reports that Everton want to sign an extra quality midfielder and Lampard has Dendoncker, who is appreciated by both board and manager, on his list with the Blues ready to explore the move in the coming weeks.

Supporters had staged walk-outs and sit-ins at matches last season.

There seem to be a lot of short-term fixes for short-term gains by Moshiri. It is for raising awareness. “It is more than mismanagement, it is more the erratic behaviour of the owner and the board that are working with him as well.

Everton used a total of 24 players in friendly defeats against Arsenal and Minnesota United.

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Everton have been linked with a potential move for Leander Dendoncker after Frank Lampard said his side needed a number six type player.

As well as being a player that Lampard supposedly likes, director of football Kevin Thelwell will, like Gibbs-White, be aware of his attributes from his own time at Molineux. But while familiarity might bring reassurances, based on these figures at least, it might prove prudent for the pair to start casting their scouting net a bit wider. A useful attribute perhaps and given that Dendoncker stands at 6ft 2in, perhaps not too much of a surprise. How do those figures look against Everton’s existing players in the position, though? Both offensive and duels parameters are a mixed bag between the pair but the differences in their defensive figures is stark with just Dendoncker’s aforementioned ball losses better than Allan’s 4.16. However, the Blues player is ahead when it comes to ball recoveries (4.73 to 3.94); ball recoveries in the opponents half (1.12 to 0.71); interceptions (5.5 to 4.11); ball losses in his own half (0.92 to 1.12); ball losses in his own half that led to a shot in 20 seconds (0.35 to 0.46); defensive actions (20.71 to 13.94) and successful defensive actions (12.7 to 8.63). It’s a similar story against Doucoure, who is also ahead of him in all the same categories while he also makes more passes. Originally arriving at Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan back in 2018, the Belgian international has played 154 games in English football so far, scoring 12 goals. When going head-to-head with Allan, Dendoncker received more passes (28.58 to 25.83); made more key passes (0.33 to 0.23) and more successful key passes (0.12 to 0.08). However, the Brazilian outperformed him in eight other passing areas: Passes (37.49 to 33.55); successful passes (30.72 to 30.03); long passes (1.42 to 0.5); successful long passes (0.77 to 0.21); passes to the final third (11.63 to 7.88); successful passes to the final third (8.39 to 6.35); crosses (0.35 to 0.21) and successful crosses (0.15 to 0.04). With just one year left on his existing contract, perhaps Everton reckon they might be able to tempt Wolves over Dendoncker in a manner they have so far not been able with Morgan Gibbs-White. However he is understood to have an option to extend by a year so that might not be straightforward either. When compared to his Premier League peers in his position last term, the one area he came top of the class in was for headed shots with 0.18 per game, ahead of Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi (0.17) and West Ham United’s Tomas Soucek (0.14) while Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure was next up on 1. In terms of pure style, the 27-year-old seems to fit the bill given that Comparisonator’s Similarity Comparison algorithm places Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka, and Manchester United’s Nemanja Matic – now reunited with Jose Mourinho once more at Roma – as the Premier League players from last season most like him in style having both been calculated as having matches of 79%. The former Anderlecht man was just 44th for passes with 34.72 per game (leader Jordan Henderson of Liverpool had 83.59); 39th for successful passes on 31 (Manchester City’s Rodri led here with 75.56); 44th for key passes, and had no successful key passes at all. Fabrizio Romano reports that Everton want to sign an extra quality midfielder and Lampard has Dendoncker, who is appreciated by both board and manager, on his list with the Blues ready to explore the move in the coming weeks. Frank Lampard revealed during his team’s tour of the USA that Everton are searching for a number six type player to provide their midfield with more balance.

Supporters had staged walk-outs and sit-ins at matches last season.

There seem to be a lot of short-term fixes for short-term gains by Moshiri. It is for raising awareness. The club pointed to a number of open letters from Moshiri, the latest last week, in which he said “judge us at the end of the transfer window – not now” and also to the channels of communication now open through the newly-launched Fan Advisory Board. “At the end of the day it doesn’t matter who the individual is, if they are not doing their job properly they are not doing their job. “It is more than mismanagement, it is more the erratic behaviour of the owner and the board that are working with him as well. “It is no secret at all there are a massive amount of Evertonians who are not happy with Bill Kenwright, (chief executive) Denise Barrett-Baxendale and others on the board,” added the spokesman.