Director of Football Kevin Thelwell answered questions on the January transfer window and presented details of the strategic framework he has implemented at Everton when he met with the club’s Fan Advisory Board (FAB) - although the group expressed their disappointment that no members of the board were able to attend the meeting.
Both Everton and the Everton Fan Advisory Board announced statements about the meeting – which took place on Friday, March 31 – on Monday. The FAB’s published Meeting Summary records that apologies were noted from Graeme Sharp (Non-Executive Director) for not attending while part of their release read: “The remit of these meetings is non-football/off-pitch matters and they take place four times per year; with a commitment that the EFC CEO attends two of them and EFC’s Independent Non-Executive Director attends all four. The FAB were disappointed that no members from the EFC Board of Directors were able to attend the meeting, despite it being rearranged on two occasions.”
Thelwell, who had given the FAB an overview of the four key pillars at the centre of his planning at a meeting in October, took questions from members about the January window – in which Everton, who sold Anthony Gordon to Newcastle United for £45million, failed to bring in any new signings despite the ECHO understanding they intended to sign two attacking players – and provided context to the club’s decision-making around outgoing players and potential targets. The Director of Football also illustrated how enhanced use of data is supporting Sean Dyche and his backroom team and helping him to track progress against the strategic framework.
