Allardyce, Everton part ways after 7 months
Moyes ends time at West Ham United after end of contract
Sam Allardyce was fired as Everton manager yesterday after his pragmatic style of football proved unpopular with fans despite helping to keep the team in the Premier League.
Allardyce lasted seven months at Everton after signing an 18-month deal with the northwest club in late November when they was near the relegation zone. Everton finished the season in eighth place on Sunday.
But that wasn’t enough to satisfy Everton supporters who openly voiced their displeasure at the team’s often dour approach in the final games of the season. “Sam was brought in at a challenging time last season to provide us with some stability and we are grateful to him for doing that,” said Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Everton’s newly hired chief executive. “However, we have made the decision that, as part of our longer-term plan, we will be appointing a new manager this summer and will be commencing this process immediately.”
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Marco Silva, who has managed Hull and Watford in the Premier League over the last two seasons, is tipped to take over.
If things had gone differently for Allardyce, he could have been naming the England squad for the World Cup yesterday. Instead, he is leaving yet another Premier League club. He was hired as England coach after the European Championship in 2016 but lasted only 67 days before having his contract terminated because of unguarded comments to undercover reporters. Since then, he has guided Crystal Palace and now Everton to Premier League safety in consecutive seasons, cementing his status as a so-called “firefighter” at struggling clubs. He did the same with Sunderland, and also established Blackburn and West Ham as solid Premier League teams.
Meanwhile, David Moyes has left West Ham United following the end of his short-term contract, the Premier League club have announced.
The 55-year-old former Everton and Manchester United boss arrived at London Stadium in November, with the sole objective of ensuring the Hammers’ top-flight status, which he achieved.
“I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to David Moyes and his staff for achieving the target of keeping West Ham United in the Premier League,” said joint chairman David Sullivan. “When David and his team arrived, it was the wish of both parties that the focus be only on the six months until the end of the season, at which point a decision would be made with regards to the future,” he added.