Rangers continue to head in the right direction in the background with the foundations being laid for long term stability and success.
The San Francisco 49ers have secured the shares needed to take control of the club; a new CEO and chairman are in place with the appointment of Kevin Thelwell as sporting director a positive one.
As always though, the condition of the Rangers squad is the priority for fans and, as things stand, there is little confidence in it.
Of equal important though, is appointing a Rangers manager who brings a successful style of play and can win silverware consistently.
During his tenure at Everton, Thelwell suggested that one name who has been linked consistently might not be as one dimensional as many think.
Kevin Thelwell has already praised Rangers linked Sean Dyche
Speaking to the Training Ground Guru podcast, the new Rangers sporting director turned to the numbers to back up his claim that Sean Dyche wasn’t the route one, 4-4-2 manager that many think he is:
“What are teams doing to make them so successful? In my opinion, if you look at Sean at Burnley and Sean at Everton, he’s already evolved. The data tells us that,” Thelwell said about Everton’s ability to create chances whilst restricting them at the other end of the park.
“The naked eye tells us that. And in my opinion, we’re heading in the right direction. Of course, there’s more evolution to come.
“There always is. But I think he’s done a really, really good job in very, very difficult circumstances.”
Could Dyche be the next Rangers manager?
One thing that Dyche gets from his team is honesty, they work hard and can never be described as having a soft centre.
It is easy to forget that Dyche kept Everton in the Premier League with an eight-point deduction due to breaking profit and sustainability regulations, all whilst working against a tight budget.
Thelwell was the man responsible for reducing the wage bill and did so over a two-year period where Everton also made a profit in the transfer market.
Dyche, who ‘would love’ the Rangers job, was the right person, at the right time for Everton, and was unlucky that he didn’t have a group of forwards who were more clinical, or in Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s case, more available.
This doesn’t mean that he would be a good fit for Rangers though. Dyche did adapt, but he is still a coach better suited to teams who spend less time on the ball.
Thelwell’s appointment was well received, I don’t think Dyche’s would be, if the new Rangers sporting director decided on an Everton reunion.
