Everton legend Neville Southall has refused to blame Sean Dyche and the current players after they recorded an unwanted club record.
The Toffees battled from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United on Tuesday evening. It required an 88th-minute Dominic Calvert-Lewin penalty to ensure that a fourth successive defeat was avoided.
Yet Everton have now gone 13 games without a Premier League victory – their worst-ever run in the competition and matching an undesirable 67-year record. The Blues are now four points above the relegation zone although they face the threat of being hit by a second points deduction for an alleged breach of profit of sustainability rules. Everton have already been docked six points. They also recently recorded financial losses of £89.1m in their latest accounts covering the 2022-23 season.
Dyche has come under pressure from some sections of supporters. But Southall believes that there have been problems at Goodison Park for the past decade. The ex-goalkeeper, arguably Everton’s greatest-ever player, believes that ambitions were previously set too low and pointed the finger at current majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and the club’s former late chairman Bill Kenwright.
