Tag: Director of Football

The Analysis Series: A look at Directors of Football, & a review of Thelwell’s time at Everton

An assessment of performance, value-add and the balance-sheet evidence in English and European football Written by Paul Quinn / CWTE Limited Date: 28 July 2026 All balance-sheet figures are stated with their […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, catch up on recent games, the postponed Derby, the Friedkins, Coleman and Director of Football

Welcome to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast. After being absent last week, Andy and George are back in fine form looking at our previous two games and the postponed Derby. We […]

Part III, Everton’s ownership and leadership; the director of football

So far in the series, I’ve looked at governance in Part I and recruitment in Part II. In today’s article I want to examine the director of football role at Everton. Interestingly, […]

Why having a DoF, sitting on the Everton board, has never been so important as now

At the last General Meeting of Everton shareholders at the beginning of January, Professor Tom Cannon objected to the inclusion of Marcel Brands on the Everton Board, claiming it was “inappropriate for […]