Season › 2021-22 › News The Rumour Mill Is David Weir set to join backroom staff? Sunday, 01 September 2024 41comments | Jump to last Another former Everton player, David Weir, is set to join the backroom staff after working as loans manager at Brighton. He is expected to return this week in a player development role after the Mail reported that has held talks with the Toffees.Ex-Scotland defender David Weir played for Everton for 8 years from 1997. Weir also had a spell in management at Sheffield United, coaching with Brentford and Rangers. Reader Comments (41) 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 Alan J Thompson 1 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:01:41 I thought it was said that Benitez would be running all of this. Pat Kelly 2 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:04:48 Interesting. Wonder how he'll get on with Benitez? Will he be eating Dunc's lunch? Or is he being groomed to replace Benitez? Jay Harris 3 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:06:18 Haven't we been here before?We are in dire need of a good defensive coach but whether he is as good at coaching as he was a player remains to be seen.He has not had a great deal of success as coach or assistant wherever he has been so I hope this is not another teary Bill appointment. Tony Abrahams 4 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:22:49 He's definitely not, Jay, and I suspect he will get on well with Benitez, Pat, because this has surprisingly been our manager's decision, and has been on the grapevine for a few months now, although I dId ask the same questions when I first heard this news. Jay Harris 5 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:33:54 If he is Benitez's choice, Tony, that makes it a bit more interesting.Wasn't he interviewed for the manager's job some years ago? That's what made me think this was a Bill appointment. Clive Rogers 6 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:54:39 Another ex player to add to the list. Typical. Danny O’Neill 7 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:55:00 Second seasonal bah humbug moment of the day for me, so apologies.This doesn't inspire me.I get where we are, but hardly a Klopp, Tuchel or Rangnick moment.Maybe a Man City when they appointed Mark Hughes. Tony Abrahams 8 Posted 20/12/2021 at 14:59:50 Im not sure Jay, but Weir did have a go at managing, and wasnt very successful. Robert Tressell 9 Posted 20/12/2021 at 15:09:13 It sounds like he's part of the development team rather than coaching staff. Brighton have been very well organised in that respect so I'm open minded about this. Not so much a job for an unqualified ex player - more a strategic hire of someone who has been doing the job elsewhere (and filling a gap which presumably needs filling after Brands' departure) Danny O’Neill 10 Posted 20/12/2021 at 15:12:48 I can see it now. By the time I'm hopefully at Carrow Road next month I'll potentially be looking at a "dream team" of Weir and Ferguson in the dugout. Pat Kelly 11 Posted 20/12/2021 at 15:17:39 File under : WeirD for now Danny Nicholson 12 Posted 20/12/2021 at 15:23:39 With any luck he's being brought in to act as interpreter between Dunc and Kalidou Mike Gaynes 13 Posted 20/12/2021 at 15:51:27 Great inside information, Tony, as always.Weir's experience as a loans manager will obviously be of great value, since we need to bring in some loans in January. John Pickles 14 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:12:45 After we've got the Loans Arranger are we going after Tonto. I'll get me coat! Mike Doyle 15 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:14:39 The Red Echo reporting this story is false and DW wont be joining. Danny O’Neill 16 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:39:16 Personally I hope so Mike Doyle. Ian Horan 17 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:44:11 No disrespect to Davie Weir but another old boy. FFS that strategic football review has been completed rather quickly. BPB to Ms Dynamite " its quieting down, lets bring in another sacrificial lamb for when they turn on us again!". Here is the new structure and new regime, just a farce Joe McMahon 18 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:52:00 FFS why. There was me thinking this ridiculous incestuous attitude was slowly stopping. There's a Sheff United fan at work I speak to occasionally, she wasn't impressed when he was briefly manager. I suppose it was a few years ago. What's John Oster doing these days? Does he want a nice cosy job. Barry Hesketh 19 Posted 20/12/2021 at 16:59:32 As Mike above points out the Echo understands that this appointment isn't on the cards - wonder if a certain Spaniard refused it or perhaps Duncan moaned that he could never understand a word that Davie said. :)David Weir Brett Jonathan 20 Posted 20/12/2021 at 17:20:53 Send Dunc the other way to Brighton and I have no issue. Tony Abrahams 21 Posted 20/12/2021 at 17:28:27 More politics Ian, and possibly an Everton old boy, that the chairman, didn't want? With regards to the Liverpool Echo, they do seem to have been half cut-off from the main news that comes out of Everton these days. Barry Rathbone 22 Posted 20/12/2021 at 18:16:18 Always struck me as a cut above the average footballer in terms of eloquence and not a "yes" man to boot. Looked a born leader as well so maybe a lot of managerial potential there.It's welcome home Davey from me. Jerome Shields 23 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:01:13 Barry#22I have the same opinion regarding David Weir. He has put himself out there to get experience and has stuck with it through thick and thin. It is interesting what Tony has posted regarding his appointment and that Benitez is involved. Of course I wary that he is a ex player, but Weir always struck me as someone who was a Leader , who followed the Managers instructions , with no backdoors in him. I doubt he will become part of any Finch Farm cliche. I think it could be a good appointment by Benitez. Weir won't be long pulling anyone who slips in their development. He was very loyal to Warburton. I expect that he will be the same with Benitez. An Ex player who could be a useful accomplice, maybe what is needed. Colin Glassar 24 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:06:40 Another addition to the Everton retirement home. Great! Darren Hind 25 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:31:34 Colin.I would avoid Lyndons report thread if I was you. People are advocating the return of Sheedy and the recruitment of Pienaar, Osman and even Cahill. You'd at least think they would wait until Rooney and Weir are on board.Rumor has it that Alex Nyarko will also be offered a shot at redemption. Brian Williams 26 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:40:00 Think you'll find this rumour has no legs to it, rather like our present midfield. Brian Hennessy 27 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:47:36 Darren, if Sheedy's recent spell as manager with my home team Waterford FC is anything to go by, he is the last person we need back at the club.A combination of Sheedy as manager and ex-Everton player Mike Newell as his assistant were the main reason why Waterford were relegated this year after a few years challenging for European places. To say the pair were an unmitigated disaster would be an understatement. Colin Glassar 28 Posted 20/12/2021 at 20:51:19 The Everton All-Stars, Darren? It would be a Dream Team. Brian Wilkinson 29 Posted 20/12/2021 at 22:56:43 Coleman and Jagielka will be on board next season no doubt. Shane Corcoran 30 Posted 20/12/2021 at 23:28:55 Brian Hennessy, is there any chance there was a fly on the wall documentary made of Waterford this season?Theyd make Sunderland look normal. Mike Gaynes 31 Posted 20/12/2021 at 23:45:20 Brian #29, they'll be in the starting lineup. Tony Everan 32 Posted 21/12/2021 at 06:27:20 Panto rumour regarding David Weir joining Everton ?Mail are saying ‘Oh yes he isEcho are replying ‘Oh no he isnt Tony Abrahams 33 Posted 21/12/2021 at 07:56:04 Dont forget hes behind you Tony, because this needs to become the biggest change, if we are to move “forward - as one” John Reynolds 34 Posted 21/12/2021 at 09:34:45 Brian 27, I dont see how you can blame Sheeds for Waterfords relegation. He only got nine games in charge of what was already a basket-case club with an erratic (to put it kindly) owner who has now departed. 5 managers in a year tells its own story.Mind you, Mike Newell getting himself sent off for a bust-up over the colour of a players sock tape was a bit odd… Charles Brewer 35 Posted 21/12/2021 at 10:30:47 Im sure David Weir is a perfectly decent chap, but this doesnt exactly sound like Everton making the best use of modern global trends in tactics and training. Germany appears to be the place which has the most effective principles and Id rather see someone from Bayern Munich than Brighton. Danny O’Neill 36 Posted 21/12/2021 at 11:07:33 Don't start me Charles!!! Mark Ryan 37 Posted 21/12/2021 at 11:17:05 A solid performer as a player and always gave blood for the cause. No nonsense performer and a hard man. Despite him carrying the ex Blue tag, I'd expect him to be a good addition for any team unlike some others we currently employ. Jerome Shields 38 Posted 21/12/2021 at 11:33:21 As long as it is a Bentez appointment and not a Unsworth one. Jack Convery 39 Posted 22/12/2021 at 18:50:51 He seems to have done a very good job at Brighton. Hopefully this appointment is based on his performance rather than his blue history. We've had too much of that, thank you very much. Barry Hesketh 40 Posted 31/12/2021 at 10:47:35 Seems as if Everton did want Davie Weir in a player development role, however, Weir rejected the offer. Brighton & Hove Albion Loans Manager and former Everton player David Weir has rejected a player development role at Everton. He was given permission to have talks with the club about the role, but he has decided to stay at Brighton & Hove Albion. (Source: The Athletic) Dave Abrahams 41 Posted 31/12/2021 at 12:05:03 Barry (40), I think there is a bit more to the story but if hes decided to to stay with Brighton Ill leave it at that, good luck and best wishes to him at Brighton where he has done a good job, he could have been an asset to Everton FC. 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 Find out how to browse ad-free and support ToffeeWeb © ToffeeWeb