Will be interesting to see what happens at Everton.

Zero interest whatsoever

Think I read somewhere that Pickford didn't want Billy Mercer at the club as he had his own preferred coaches.....

Sutton-Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:12 pm

Think I read somewhere that Pickford didn't want Billy Mercer at the club as he had his own preferred coaches.....

Pickford might leave

Sutton-Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:12 pm

Think I read somewhere that Pickford didn't want Billy Mercer at the club as he had his own preferred coaches.....

I think dyche will decide who is the keeper coach.

Barlickclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:28 pm

I think dyche will decide who is the keeper coach.

Agreed and it could be Tom Heaton's next step.

Can see Pickford doing a Joe Hart. Doubt any of the top clubs would want him as first choice so another middling PL club might be his limit.

basil6345789 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:41 pm

Agreed and it could be Tom Heaton's next step.

I suspect he'll probably step up at United and join Killa as a GK coach there.

ChrisG wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:58 pm

I suspect he'll probably step up at United and join Killa as a GK coach there.

Thought he was already involved in the coaching side at MU, I may be wrong but I thought that was part of his original decision to re-sign there.

elwaclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:05 pm

Thought he was already involved in the coaching side at MU, I may be wrong but I thought that was part of his original decision to re-sign there.

That was my understanding too

4midable wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:04 pm

Zero interest whatsoever

..and yet you opened the post, read what it was about and then commented.

Sutton-Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:12 pm

Think I read somewhere that Pickford didn't want Billy Mercer at the club as he had his own preferred coaches.....

I may be wrong but didn’t this situation arise at Bolton when Judas left us? Manager brings in new coach against the wish of the player who had a trusted and long lasting professional relationship with the existing coach?

IIRC the situation became farcical as the first choice goalkeeper continued to work with “his” coach and the new coach ended up working with everybody but him…

BurnleyPaul wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:19 pm

I may be wrong but didn’t this situation arise at Bolton when Judas left us? Manager brings in new coach against the wish of the player who had a trusted and long lasting professional relationship with the existing coach?

IIRC the situation became farcical as the first choice goalkeeper continued to work with “his” coach and the new coach ended up working with everybody but him…

Happened at Bolton and they had to bring the previous goalkeeping coach back. As far as I know, there is nothing similar at Everton.

Thanks Tony- good to know my memory isn’t completely shot to pieces!

Article about it here......

https://trainingground.guru/articles/fo ... at-burnley

bpgburn wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:54 pm

..and yet you opened the post, read what it was about and then commented.

To let people like you know my thoughts on the topic

bpgburn wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:54 pm

..and yet you opened the post, read what it was about and then commented.

Don’t feed the illiterate troll.

Looks like Mercer is in temporarily at Everton whilst their current coach is having a knee op
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3581140

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:22 pm

Happened at Bolton and they had to bring the previous goalkeeping coach back. As far as I know, there is nothing similar at Everton.

I believe Mercer has been called in to help out whilst the regular goalkeeping coach recovers from a knee operation.

Blondeclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:37 pm

I believe Mercer has been called in to help out whilst the regular goalkeeping coach recovers from a knee operation.

He has. Alan Kelly has gone in for a knee op and Billy has gone in to stand in for him.