Sean Dyche: I would have challenged the reckless spending that has created such a mess at Everton

Sean Dyche believes Everton would have avoided some of the historical mistakes that have plagued his time on Merseyside had he been in place earlier.

The Blues boss, speaking as a potential second points deduction looms over the club, suggested he would have questioned the spending that has underpinned the chaos he is now trying to navigate.

He said it appeared as though no-one above the footballing operation had been willing to challenge an approach that saw hundreds of millions of pounds squandered in the transfer window, spending that sent the club backwards not forwards.

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Dyche added: “I would not have let that happen because it would not be good for the club and eventually it is going to hurt the club. That would be my opinion. And I know I can say that because I did that at another club. I can stand true to that.”

Speaking at Finch Farm, Dyche stated a theme of his managerial career was the desire to protect the long term future of his clubs. To back up his claims, he pointed to his record at Burnley, Everton’s next opponent and the club he transformed over a decade by turning them into a consistent Premier League side on a shoestring budget. In contrast to the sustainable progress made in east Lancashire, Everton blew huge sums on a haphazard transfer policy following the arrival of majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri. Some of that spending formed the backdrop for the club’s breach of league financial regulations that saw it handed a six point deduction this season. There is the threat of further sanction, potentially another deduction, when the verdict over a second alleged