EVERTON HAVE CONFIRMED Sam Allardyce as their new manager on an 18-month deal.
The 63-year-old watched Everton destroy West Ham at Goodison Park last night, and will take charge of his seventh Premier League club in Everton when he takes training tomorrow.
The deal was agreed on Tuesday in London, with Allardyce returning from a holiday in Dubai to meet his new squad at the club’s Finch Farm base.
Sammy Lee and former Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare will form part of the Englishman’s backroom team, as well as goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson and head of fitness Ryland Morgans.
Toffees legend Duncan Ferguson will continue to manage the U23s.
🔵 | #EFC can confirm the appointment of Sam Allardyce as the Club’s new manager on a deal until June 2019. pic.twitter.com/fa9cjsE0HN
— Everton (@Everton) November 30, 2017
The former England manager will reportedly earn £6 million per year.
Allardyce recently criticised the Premier League’s attitude towards homegrown managerial talent, but his appointment sees him become the ninth British manager currently operating in England’s top flight.
None of the nine have won a major trophy.
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Great to get through but it’s not the one we wanted, Roll on the Huns on Sunday
@Alan Brazil: Jesus Alan. We have something in common. Big game for the hoops
@Alan Brazil: same craic every year , start to improve after getting knocked out of champions league..still though would have got some spanking in the group they would been in , Barca ,Dortmund, inter . Gone are the glory days when they could get a champions league result . .
I don’t know what has gone on with Lennon and Sinclair. Sinclair good for 20 goals a season and he’s been frozen out in favour of Lewis Morgan.. Lennon seems to make stupid decisions, Celtic clearly through with 20 mins to go and he leaves all his star players on with an important game on Sunday. Edwaurd then goes off injured..
@David Garland: Stop your whinging, they won 4-1 what more do you want? Get behind Lennon and the team rather than complain
An away win in Europe is rare. A score line of 4-1 is unheard of. Good to see the holy goalie back in Glasgow.
A nice double on Sunday would be nice. Starting with the Celts and finishing with 5 in a row.
Hail Hail.
Up the Dubs.
It’s not whining wanting to know why one of our better players is not even making the bench. As I said Sinclair contributes around 20 goals a season and by the looks of Rangers this season Celtic could do with his goals, he’s a far better option that Morgan who shouldn’t be near a Celtic jersey..
Very poor performance but still put 4 goals on the board. Great going forward but my good God the backline is woeful. Whoever scouted Boli needs sacking, that lad is a bomb scare. Hopefully Lennon can get it right before the transfer window closes and get in a few decent signings for a change.
Played well, can they meet rangers in group?
@Dougal67: not until the knock out stages, teams from the same country are kept apart