Koeman or Walsh, the confusion over who signs whom

Yes Clive, that's how it should work; The coach decides what sort of player he wants to Improve the team...I need a Peter Reid type*. The DoF finds this 'type' and presents a list, presumably, rates them too...with no doubt, this being The Ev and not City, price being a consideration.

There is or should be a clear division of labour. I get the Impression that Koeman has...and this is the key point here...either been given or has taken a bit more latitude upon himself.

Back last Dec/Jan he seemed to more or less call out the Board and 'demand' that Schneiderlin be bought - and he was, but wasn't quite fit or something and He had to bring in Davies (and Lookman) we looked good for that one game Vs City.

Klassen and Siggurdson look like he's been dipping his toes in Walsh's water again.

Rooney has all the hallmarks of soft arl BPB.

Not long ago Moshiri, iirc, stated 'He is in full control of the Club'...well whoop de fuckin Doo, about time. Sounds like he needs to firm up 3 job descriptions, Bill, Koeman & Walsh.

I think he was told by Bill ' yeah I've got this mate, I can do that job, you sort the stadium out' and he fell for Bills line of old coal...like so many have done. After all It's his day job, he's an actor, he pretends for a living. His business is based on getting people called 'angels' in the theatre parlance, to part in advance with their hard earned, to finance his productions with the hope of a return down the line...and he's very good at it.

Like I said at the start...the top...that's where the Buck stops. Moshiri need to change the buck for a stick and start wielding it and he can throw in some P45's too As many have said, this wouldn't happen out in the real world, heads would roll.

* The 5 stages of a Footballer's (or Actor's) life, credit to Jack Ellam.
1) Who's Peter Reid.
2) Try Peter Reid.
3) Get me Peter Reid.
4) I want a Peter Reid type.
5 Who's Peter Reid...(or Jack Ellam)

Nothing about him or his demeanour since he arrived has indicated a focus on the long term. I honestly think he came here with the intention of just sticking around for 3 years and using us as a springboard for Barcelona or the Holland job if he did well.

Our early history suggests we were quite willing to part with money for Scottish imports. Then we seem to have let players like Lawton and Mercer leave before their time, not to mention Alan Ball or Bobby Collins.

More recently, we've had John Moores underwriting Harry Catterick's cloak and dagger transfers, remember Alex Scott and Howard Kendall going to Tottenham and across the Park respectively?

Then we move into Smith and Moyes operating on a shoestring after Walker's waste, Bingham getting the sack in what seemed the day after signing Rioch and McKenzie. Then there was late and lower offers for Shearer and Ferguson and denying the Manager (Kendall) funds for Cambridge, was it, who ended up at Man Utd.

Still, we've got our own billionaire now, haven't we?

Regarding the Everton transfer hierarchy, it looks to me, as a naieve outsider, a classic modern business case of too many senior managers, too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

Being confined to TW for info and blue gossip for nine months of the year tends to the assumption that the prevalent view on here is the one widely held. Since starting my annual Merseyside pilgrimage however, I have come to believe that is not the case -at least on the issue of Koeman's future. Most of the opinions I have solicited seem to indicate that 'our man' deserves at least this season to discover the best blend of 'his' new signings ( whether or not he was really the force behind their recruitment or not.)

As ever, it appears that Evertonians - at least my chums - have learned to be patient and as one told me this morning, 'We're not like that lot, taking knee-jerk decisions on managers, give the guy a chance !'

It could be, of course, that the apparent confusion as to who signs who will act as a defence mechanism for Koeman - at least to delay consideration of his sacking although if the likes of Sigurdsson and Schneiderlin have shown no improvement by Christmas, he may find that Moshiri's purse is closed to him in the next window !

The least likely reality is that some signings are "Koeman's" and some "Walsh's" or even crazier that some are BK's. All signings will surely have to follow the same procedures with the coach having his input on selection but the absolute responsibility being the board via the DoF. If not then why have the position of DoF?