Simon Jordan warns Dan Friedkin against Sean Dyche sack after Everton takeover
Dan Friedkin will struggle to find a manager who can do a better job than Sean Dyche at Everton, according to Simon Jordan.
Speaking on TalkSPORT (25 September, 10:53 am), the co-host said that following Friedkin’s impending takeover of the club, he thinks Dyche’s job should be safe for the time being.
Despite agreeing that Dyche’s future is not safe in the long-term, Jordan admitted that he should get until towards the end of the 2024/25 season.
“They’ve had four managers at Roma in four years, so he makes managerial changes moderately quickly,” he said.
“Sean Dyche is going to do no worse or no better than anyone else coming in to deal with the current malaise.
“Unless you’re going to change the landscape for Sean, which is give him a lot more resources and better players, then it’s difficult to see who would do a better job.
“I think that in the short term, it shouldn’t mean much to Sean – towards the end of the season, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a change.”
Sean Dyche’s job looks safe at Everton – for now
The Toffees’ start to the season has hardly created the most welcoming of atmospheres for any new owner, with four defeats from five and one point on the board leaving Dyche’s side in the bottom three.
Already under pressure to reverse the Blues’ woeful form [Tony Scott, 18 September], Dyche’s saving grace at Goodison Park could simply be the time it takes to process Friedkin’s buyout of Farhad Moshiri.
Friedkin’s deal to purchase Moshiri’s 94.1 per cent majority stake in the club may have been agreed on 23 September, but gaining Premier League approval and ratifying the changeover could take months.
With a November or December date expected before Friedkin can truly call himself Everton’s new owner, Dyche must have weathered the storm and firmly turned his side’s form around if he’s to survive.
The 53-year-old’s current contract expires just a few months later in May, and to earn a new deal, he has to start winning football matches and keep the club in the Premier League.
In other Everton news, a club legend has given his own sack warning to Dyche after what he said about Goodison Park’s crowd.
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