00:00Well, looking at Everton and the latest in terms of the boardroom and the situation off
00:08the pitch obviously, in terms of the recruitment across January, it wasn't as good as many
00:15would have expected but obviously you had the managerial change as well and there was
00:18a lot to handle off the pitch before you looked at the recruitment side. In terms of the sort
00:24of director of football and that sort of scouting system going on with Everton, where does it
00:29stand at the moment? We've mentioned about Kevin Falwell's future at the club and his
00:34sort of situation, what's the latest you can tell us?
00:37Yeah, it's interesting because Kevin Falwell, a lot of fans have asked for transparency
00:42and that's what he did. He came out after the window shut, spoke to the club's media
00:47team about why Everton didn't go and sign a striker and I think most people would agree
00:53that what he said, there wasn't many out there and Everton didn't want to ruin the
00:58current PSR situation that they've worked really hard to improve. He said that Everton
01:04have racked up £225 million in player sales during his time at the club and brought in
01:11players for £145 million, so £80 million minus net spend there to reduce the PSR situation
01:20Look at the way a striker out there at Everton, they panicked before and went out and bought
01:25players that have proven a little bit detrimental. I mean, Neil Mawpais is the one you think
01:30of in recent times when it comes to a striker. But yeah, now you're looking at the summer
01:36because Dave and we've probably started planning ahead for the summer and what happens now
01:44Kevin Fellowell, I'm sure he still will be because he's a really professional,
01:49diligent person. He'll want to give his best to the end. He'll want to be staying at Everton,
01:54let's be frank. He's had to deal with a lot, put it that way, since he joined the club.
02:04He maybe has been a little bit hamstrung in terms of what he's able to do in terms of his job
02:09because he's been dealing with so many things, putting out fires for new ownership in the
02:15free-kicking crew. I'm sure he would like to have a decent budget. Look, the positives are there,
02:21but as you say, I think to judge him will be the start of next season once he has a full
02:27PC and once he's got the players in that he wants, because he is working in tough circumstances as
02:33well. He was only able to bring one player in January in Charlie Alcaraz.
02:39So, the injuries as well, as you say, it's difficult. Look, if Everton comfortably has
02:45gone into the last three or four games as dead robust, then I think it's a sterling job that
02:50he's achieved because that's what he was brought in to do, to ensure that a relegation battle was
02:55avoided. As things stand, that's what's happening.
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