Everton are enjoying a fine summer refresh, sacrificing where necessary in order to align with the long-term ambitions of the club.
Having been run into the ground for over half a decade, this is no easy task, and simply cannot be sorted with some overnight fix.
It will take years upon years of intelligent, long-term strategy just to restore parity, and only then can actual progress be made.
So, every decision has to be well thought-out, even those involving the backroom staff.
Alan Myers sends goodbye to departing Everton man
Well, it’s fair to say that this summer has been one of mass overhaul.
Sean Dyche has pulled no punches in his assessment of the club, cutting off any dead wood when possible and replacing them with high-quality alternatives sure to drive the club forward.
However, not all change is necessarily good change, and Everton have now confirmed one departure that might sting a few key men within the dressing room.
Alan Kelly, who joined the club in 2017 and became their first-team goalkeeping coach in 2019, would be departing after seven long years.
He has worked with some fantastic goalkeepers, and crucially overseen the fine development of Jordan Pickford too.
His services to the Toffees should not go underappreciated, and journalist Alan Myers would state as much on X: ‘All the very best in your next adventure @Keepingskills great service to Everton’.
The Everton refresh continues
Although it’s never nice to see anyone lose their job, according to the report sent out on Everton’s official website, this seems like a very amicable and well-mannered split.
Kevin Thelwell would claim: ‘We would like to place on record our sincere thanks and appreciation to Alan for his significant contribution to Everton. Alan is a much liked and trusted member of the Everton family and he departs with our very best wishes, safe in the knowledge that he will always be welcome back at the Club.’
Meanwhile, Kelly replied: ‘I am proud to have served Everton as a goalkeeping coach since 2017.
‘I‘ve had the pleasure of working with many talented goalkeepers from the Academy to the First team and I sincerely thank them all for their attitude, hard work and trust.’
This marks the latest in a long line of changes made in the Toffees’ turnaround, both regarding the backroom and playing staff.
It seems that no one is safe from Thelwell’s clearout, as he seeks to make this club a sustainable outfit at last after so many years of misconduct.
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