Sam will axe Blue legends
DAVID UNSWORTH and Joe Royle are facing the chop if Sam Allardyce takes control at Everton.
The duo, who assumed caretaker roles following Ronald Koeman’s exit, could follow the Dutchman out of Goodison Park.
Allardyce is lining up sacked Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare to be his assistant if he becomes manager.
That will free up a role for director of football Steve Walsh, who is likely to revert to the position he enjoyed in his former job at Leicester City where he observed from the bench.
Allardyce will appoint his own backroom staff and there is unlikely to be room for the two Toffees legends.
That will hugely disappoint the Everton faithful who, along with former owner Bill Kenwright, are keen for their own to succeed.
Unsworth did himself a power of good in the eyes of the two main decisionmakers – Kenwright and Farhad Moshiri – by making big calls during the victory over Watford.
He subbed Wayne Rooney as the Toffees went in search of a way back and the fact he took tough decisions was not lost in the directors’ box.
But it remains an uncertain situation on Merseyside with the support for Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone coming from Moshiri.
With Allardyce favoured by Walsh, the Argentine by the owner and Unsworth by Kenwright and the fans, the confusion will only be ended by the next set of results.