“Our job is to change the story,” said Sean Dyche, referring to the mission he and his Everton players are confronting. It does not reflect well on their work so far that the same old story is on repeat two games into a new season.
There are negatives enveloping Everton that are beyond the football department’s control: the collapse of a proposed investment deal from MSP Sports Capital; abuse of their players on social media; a transfer budget that does not scratch the surface of the rebuilding job required after two successive seasons of relegation torment; Farhad Moshiri and Bill Kenwright.
