Following Blue Bill's recent interview, David Moyes has come out full tilt in support of his under-attack chairman.
It shows a united front as the team shape up to an opening game against promoted Queens Park Rangers Hoops from Shepherds Bush in London.
The Hoops were battered four-nil in their opening game but at least they've played to get nearer to match fitness than us. Moreover, they'll be annoyed at a pasting-and-a-half. On the other hand they might be sulking and apprehensive. Let's hope it's the latter.
Meanwhile, Moyesy makes it clear where he stands. He couldn't make it clearer unless he lit it up with floodlights and accompanying music.
Moyesy says: "We've got a really good chairman who does everything he possibly can to make the Club work and I hope that the supporters think they have a manager who is trying to make the Club better.
"The chairman has been saying 'sorry we don't have anything unless we trade' - and probably most of that money will go back to the banks, so let's not kid ourselves on.
"The chairman needs support and help and he certainly gets my backing because he's a great chairman. I can tell you loads of managers who are not enjoying working for their chairman in the Premier League.
"I do enjoy working for my chairman because he's a supporter, he's got the club at heart and he's desperate for me and the team to do well."
"I brought all the players here, I've got a responsibility to them, they are a really good group of players - their attitude, the way they go about their job. The one thing Everton will be is competitive in the Premier League."
"We've always had to trade and I don't think that's any different from what I've had before.
"We get really well supported by our bank (Barclays). I know the top people there and they are good people. Yes it's difficult at times but we get on with it.
" I've got a brilliant group of players, a really good team and if we could add to it we'd like to do so but so does every manager.
"Not everyone is going to be gifted with loads of money to spend and you have to be able to work without it. I think we do our best with what we've got.
"We're in this situation and we have to move on with it. Everton is a great club well supported and I would expect those supporters to do the same."
"As far as I'm concerned none of those players go unless David Moyes says so.
"We're not going to become a selling club. I'm not here to do that, I'm here to build a good team. I'm not in the business of coming into football management to sell my best players, I won't do that. But if I get an offer which is right I will and I'll never let Everton get into trouble.
"But at the moment no-one has made an offer that would come close to making me think about it (selling players). You only need to look at so many clubs throughout the country who have continuously changed their manager and in some cases changed their chairman nearly as often and they don't necessarily do any better.
"There's a few clubs over the years that have put themselves in real trouble by either the wrong owners coming in or a chairman getting rid of their managers when it was wrong to do so.
"We've got a stability and you mustn't take that for us getting stale and not trying to move on because there's nobody more determined or ambitious than myself to make it better."
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