Season › 2014-15 › News Blues appoint ex-Southport boss to Academy , 22 January, 6comments | Jump to most recent Everton have announced the appointment of Gary Brabin to the club's Academy coaching staff following his departure from Southport. The 44-year-old left his position as manager of the Conference side on Monday night after overseeing an upturn in their fortunes which included a run to the FA Cup fourth round. Reader Comments (6) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Harold Matthews 1 Posted 22/01/2015 at 17:59:44 This lad definitely fits the bill. A tough life long Evertonian who has been round the block and back again. All lower league stuff but he knows his football.A big admirer of Diego Simeone, he has studied his training methods at first hand and has built up contacts in Spain and the UK. Paul Kossoff 2 Posted 22/01/2015 at 18:19:50 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Brabin I wonder if one day he will be at least caretaker manager if Roberto goes. The way things are going anything is possible. Jay Harris 3 Posted 22/01/2015 at 19:56:57 Thanks for the feedback Harold.That's useful to know. Ged Alexander 4 Posted 22/01/2015 at 21:10:57 Interesting character.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18203649 Harold Matthews 6 Posted 23/01/2015 at 12:32:41 Yes, Paul, this lad is an intelligent ambitious coach on the way up but he has fallen out with plenty of bosses on the way and might be a bit feisty for BK. There are lots of promising young coaches out there. The other night on the African show, I listened to Quinton Fortune, the Cardiff U21 boss, as he dissected every move. Didn't miss anything. Very impressive.I was also impressed by Vago Steeve, D Kone and one of the Traores. Lots of talent and skill on show and they can sure thump a ball. Usually over the bar but thrilling nevertheless. Unlike Nais and Rom, they all had a good first touch. Ralph Basnett 7 Posted 30/01/2015 at 06:49:57 What position does he play? Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads © ToffeeWeb