Everton social media spills into meltdown as David Moyes return all however confirmed

David Moyes has agreed to become the new Everton manager and will be in the dugout for Wednesday’s game against Aston Villa after the sacking of Sean Dyche

David Moyes looks set to make a sensational return to Everton and football fans across the country cannot get enough. “Moyes back at Everton, tears in my eyes. Football is so back,” one X user poetically shared the views of a nostalgia-chasing nation.

Moyesy is no stranger to repeat stints at a club, just ask West Ham fans, but nearly 12 years since walking out on Goodison Park for Old Trafford, this really is quite the bombshell. Sean Dyche got the boot from Everton on Thursday and following Jose Mourinho’s interview last year – in which he expressed desire to manage an English club not in Europe – he was hot on the rumoured list of replacements.

But low and behold, the 61-year-old once handpicked by Sir Alex Ferguson as his successor, has reportedly agreed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Toffees. This means he’ll be at the helm for the club’s historic move away from Goodison to Everton’s brand new Bramley Moore Dock stadium in the summer, as per Times Sport.

And the reaction on X is everything you could possibly imagine.

Take this comment for example: “Moyes back to Everton is funny as f***, this could be the year they eventually go down.”

Although this Toffee isn’t best pleased, saying: “I do not like David Moyes. The way he left the club and his M&S run to get smarter kecks to go and meet Sir Alex whilst he was still the manager at the club that made him. This is not a sentiment appointment, though. His West Ham stint alone qualifies him as the obvious choice.”

Despite the US-based owners causing talks to extend into the evening due to time difference, an agreement was reached over the weekend, paving the way for Moyes to return in time for Wednesday’s Premier League match against Aston Villa at Goodison. Moyes, 61, left Everton in June 2013 to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager after an 11-year stint at Goodison Park during which he oversaw more than 500 games and transformed the Toffees from relegation strugglers to Champions League qualifiers in 2005.

He has been jobless since leaving West Ham at the end of last season and has also had spells at Preston, Real Sociedad and Sunderland.

The Toffees were languishing at 16th place in the Premier League, only a point clear of relegation danger after a dreary run of just one victory in 11 matches.

Dyche had previously steered Everton clear of dropping out twice, once last season amidst double points deductions for fiscal indiscretions. Michael Keane, Everton’s defender who has played under Dyche at both Burnley and Everton, expressed player accountability for their dire straits: “Any time you lose a manager it’s really disappointing and sad,” admitted Keane, reports the Mirror.

“As players, we need to take responsibility for that.”

Keane reflected on Dyche’s impact and the team’s failures, saying, “I don’t think we as players have been good enough as a collective and shown the quality we’ve got so it’s not been a great day. There were a lot of good things and he’s a great manager, it’s just unfortunate the way it’s ended.”