Rangers confirm Kevin Thelwell as new Sporting Director

[Frankie 8,892]

Kevin Thelwell is football Jesus.

Give him that contract @friedkingroup. ✍️#EFC pic.twitter.com/aBnpHvuza4

— Lewis (@ToffeeTactic) February 4, 2025

[Uilleam 6,384]

First task for new owners:

Tell Mr Thelwell that

 

 

there are NO consolation prizes in Scottish Fitba'...!!!

[Blue Moon 1,600]

23 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

The lowest form of wit, what can I say. 

 

I know nothing of this person. Everton strike me as a basket case of a club massively underperforming and really badly run. Now, perhaps our new man performed heroic work under really difficult circumstances or he was a large part of the problem. I don't know which. Seems surprising he's leaving just as some stability and investment arrive. 

As usual you've got me thinking John.

[Rousseau 11,659]

47 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

The lowest form of wit, what can I say. 

 

I know nothing of this person. Everton strike me as a basket case of a club massively underperforming and really badly run. Now, perhaps our new man performed heroic work under really difficult circumstances or he was a large part of the problem. I don't know which. Seems surprising he's leaving just as some stability and investment arrive. 

I agree, and yet Everton fans themselves seem to be disappointed he's leaving. 

 

I found that encouraging. 

[Rousseau 11,659]

I think the reason he's leaving Everton is that (a) the new owners are looking to implement more of a committee structure - a la Liverpool under FSG (outwith Klopp gaining more power latterly) - and (b) his contract is ending. 

 

I don't think there's much more too it. 

 

Of course, who am I to stand in the way of the doom-mongerers... 

[Uilleam 6,384]

Mr Thelwell, it seems, makes dough for his employers, via 'player trading'. 

He has done this with Everton, even though the team has been little above disastrous for a few years. 

 

It doesn't take an accountant, an entrepreneur, or a professional gambler, to see the attraction. 

 

[der Berliner 4,151]

As with players, and not the least business people I have no clue of, I'm going to give them a bit of time to prove themselves. It simply doesn't matter what a player did elsewhere, or how a DoF performed*. What matters is how they perform for us in our environment.

 

* I grew up with Rangers in the days of Wallace, Souness, and Smith. Men who didn't need 5 to 15 men behind them to assemble, coach, and select a team.

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3 hours ago, Rousseau said:

You need to sort out your priorities.

[Ready1314 97]

Typical bizarre signing if true , not rated by Everton fans.

Patrick and Kevin , what could possibly go wrong.

[JohnMc 3,186]

1 hour ago, Rousseau said:

I think the reason he's leaving Everton is that (a) the new owners are looking to implement more of a committee structure - a la Liverpool under FSG (outwith Klopp gaining more power latterly) - and (b) his contract is ending. 

 

I don't think there's much more too it. 

 

Of course, who am I to stand in the way of the doom-mongerers... 

Yeah, I am a bit doom laden recently, that's fair. 

Still surprised he wants to leave Everton just as things are finally looking up.