Press conference recap
Well, there was a lot covered there!
Sean Dyche, understandably, couldn't give much of a takeover update. Let's face it, the only man with the answers is Farhad Moshiri.
Dycyhe said he doesn't expect a busy end to the transfer window but was playful when asked about Kieran Trippier, the Newcastle United and England right-back who is said to be interesting Everton.
The other big line came regarding injuries. Already without a number of players for the tricky trip to Tottenham Hotspur, Dyche revealed stand-in skipper James Tarkowski is a doubt. That is the last thing the Blues need considering they are already with fellow centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite and all three established right-backs.
There was also an update on Dele Alli.
Read it all above.
Dyche on Dele, experience and supporters leaving early
Dyche is now talked about experience. He says the game "is more unforgiving" now and that giving young players or inexperienced players opportunities in the Premier League is much more difficult than it may previously have been. It is not just about their development and ensuring they are ready, it is also abnout ensuring there is the strength around them to protect them.
Asked specifically about the U21s he continues on the theme of protecting players who may not be ready before shifting his answer onto Tim Iroegbunam, who did make his debut at the weekend.
Now on Dele: "He is just not ready for that yet." - that is on the topic of behind closed doors games.
On his post-Brighton comments about the empty seats at Goodison at the end of the Brighton match: "I have never criticised the fans here." He says he was describing the reality of Everton's plight at that moment and how he could understand why supporters may have wanted to leave early with Everton 2-0 down and down to 10 men in the closing stages against Brighton.
James Tarkowski a doubt for the weekend
Dyche says he has just 14 senior players to choose from this weekend. Hopefully he will give further detail on that. Asked about Brighton, he was pleased with the match until what he describes as two big mistakes.
Asked about Jarrad Branthwaite: “He is still a bit away. He is not close at the moment.”
James Tarkowski is a doubt for the weekend, he adds.
Dyche talks takeover and transfers
Hello - Sean Dyche is in the room and we are underway. It’s a good start - last year he complained about the heat in the room and he acknowledges it is cooler today.
Sky, as ever, kickstart the questions and we begin on the subject of off-field matters - the ownership situation. Sky ask whether Dyche has had any update on the Moshiri/Textor talks.
Dyche says he does not know much about what is happening, He is aware of Textor being in the conversation but that is it.
How would a new owner affect him? He plays down any impact aside from finances and budget and what impact that might have on the club and its efforts.
Moving onto finance - does he expect a busy final week of the transfer window? Dyche says it is ‘unlikely’. He talks about the new signings but then very quickly goes towards urging caution about their readiness for the Premier League - adding that Ndiaye, Lindstrom and Iroegbunam had few minutes of first team football between them.
Dyche is not expecting senior departures at this stage. Asked about a potential incoming - Kieran Trippier, he plays that down and talks about how “mysterious” it is that a right back comes into reports as Everton need one.
All set at Finch Farm
It's a glorious afternoon in the Finch Farm microclimate and I'm in the press room at the training ground - fresh from showing off some reverse parking skills to the car park stewards and having managed not to clip Robbie the Robot, who is out trimming one of the training pitches as we speak.
So, what to expect? Well, transfers, injuries and probably a bit of takeover. Uncertainty continues to reign over the precise nature of talks between John Textor and Farhad Moshiri. Dyche may be asked about that but there will be little he is likely to be able to say.
Injuries will be the main topic - Dyche told me after Brighton that he did not expect to have James Garner, Seamus Coleman or Nathan Patterson available for Spurs on Saturday. That question was asked in the context of the right back crisis created by Ashley Young's red card (I know, I know, plenty of you are reading and thinking there was a crisis in that position even before the veteran dragged back Kaoru Mitoma). Jarrad Branthwaite is not a solution to that problem but his progress will also be a line of enquiry.
Then transfers - David Ornstein has said Everton are among a clutch of clubs interested in Kieran Trippier. What else will we have in store in a week that has seen Everton reject an approach from Marseille for Neal Maupay.
Let's see.
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Let's try that again, shall we?
After a disastrous start to the new season, Everton have chance to make amends quickly away at Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
Sean Dyche was a little spiky speaking to the media after the match, so it will be intriguing to see what he has to say come Thursday afternoon.
It could be a tense one. Stick with us...