The sun barely peeked over the Main Stand so it would be stretching things to say this was a new dawn at Everton but the skies are certainly lighter.
Marc Watts, the club’s incoming executive chairman, took his first look at the Friedkin Group’s latest purchase and saw a team that is prepared to fight to survive.
Since every one of their business calculations depends on Everton being in the Premier League when moving into their new stadium on the Mersey waterfront, this should be deeply reassuring.
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One of Watts’ tasks will probably be to relieve Sean Dyche of his duties.
Deep down, the Everton manager, whose contract expires in the summer, most likely does not expect to be on the touchline when the first game at Bramley-Moore Dock kicks off.
However, his work over this past month has gone a long way to suggest it will be with a top flight fixture.
At Burnley, Dyche earned a reputation for winning the games that mattered.
This season, Everton’s three wins have come against teams below them.
However, the December goalless draws at Arsenal and now at home to Chelsea have risen above expectations.
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Had Jack Harrison’s shot not slammed against Robert Sanchez’s legs, they might have snatched a victory here.
With a gale blowing an icy rain horizontally across the pitch and rattling around the old stadium, the wind was strong enough to blow a cone into Jordan Pickford’s penalty area. The game reflected the conditions.
“We take a point,” Dyche said.
“I’ve never not been proud of these players. We’ve come through a storm. I respect them.”
Watts saw Everton applauded off by a fan base whose patience has often worn thin.
They once turned on Ronald Koeman when the then Everton manager decorated his tree in red baubles.
Now, the stadium announcer urged them to enjoy a “Blue Christmas”.
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