As the footballing world was questioning why Sean Dyche had not been confirmed as the new Everton manager, he was already busy at work.
The 51-year-old was known to be Frank Lampard's successor from Friday, filmed attending Finch Farm on Saturday and then captured on camera arriving again on Monday morning - all while an official announcement over his appointment remained pending.
In the end the Premier League's worst kept secret was broken at 2pm on Monday, 30 minutes before Dyche took his first training session in his new role. But making sure all of his new players began life under him wearing shin pads was only one of the tasks on the mind of the former Burnley manager. Away from the grass and gym of Everton's Halewood training base he also oversaw a very different process.
