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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Everton stuck in limbo as boardroom turmoil stalls Dyche’s rebuilding plan

Graeme Sharp's picture on the side of Goodison Park, with children playing football in front of it.
Graeme Sharp, an Everton hero as a player, has left his role as a non-executive director. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Three weeks on from Everton’s latest relegation escape and the focus is on how long Bill Kenwright will remain chairman of a board with a population of one. Him. Sean Dyche would be forgiven for asking if anyone at the club was listening when he delivered that blunt, honest and overdue appraisal of Everton’s predicament.

“There is massive amounts of work to be done, not just from me but from everyone at the club,” the Everton manager said after securing the club’s top-flight status for a 70th successive season with victory over Bournemouth. Other managerial messages from that fraught day included: “There is loads to change here;” and: “It’s a big club but we are not performing like a big club. We have to find a way of changing that. This is two seasons now.”

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