This is what Evans said after the game....
"I am ready and waiting to speak to the president when he is ready but I have a couple of Saturdays to go and whether I am staying or not I want to go out with six points.
"We agreed many months ago that we would have the conversation when he was ready; he is well aware there is (other) interest in me. But when you shake hands as two men and say you'll focus on the football, I am all right with that.
"Every time we win a match it gives me a better chance of staying - or (finding) another employer."
Now I'm not sure what you think, but I'm quite certain even though he said he shook hands with the President and would focus on football, he must have mentioned 5 times in that interview about getting a new job.
A really shallow and pathetic interview. Basically just interested in his own future. Would he not have a better chance of extending a contract or keeping his job if he actually just got on with his job and didn't mention how he deserves to keep it? Irrelevant of the job he's done so far, and his record, he is a very dislikable person.
Evans post match comments
posted on 24/4/16
Football managers, like players, have a very short shelf-life. He's just doing what anyone in his position would do - making it hard for Celliono to say arrivaderci.
posted on 24/4/16
He's not starting and he knows he's not. It's all just PR.
posted on 24/4/16
To be honest I disagree with you.
He has done a good job. Learnt to button it and got this team going for the first time in a long time.
He has earned the right to build and any self respecting owner would have sorted this out already do Evans can plan for the future - not just for the club but for his own professional career.
I have never come across a man so desperate to keep his chairman inside.
He can see he's turned the corner with this squad. He's also getting attention from other because of it and is probably trying to publically drop a hint to the owner.
posted on 24/4/16
I'll not be putting money on him staying...!
Similarly I'll not be putting money on him going...!
I cannot see a link to the questions posed, bearing in mind he is responding to an interview, so really cannot assess how he came across.
Repeating stuff seems to be acceptable on this board so why should his comments be any different....?
posted on 25/4/16
I'd be happy if he stayed at least for the next season. He's done enough to warrant it and changing now would be unsettling.
posted on 25/4/16
Managers have a long shelf life.
Evans is going imo. Massimo has said more to suggest he doesn't like him that the contrary.
posted on 25/4/16
Regardless of personal opinions of Evans, what this club really needs is stability. Are we ever going to get that with Cellino. Probably not! Is the ST offer a gimmick or a statement of intent? I don't look forward to more upheaval and a summer of scanning Wiki to try and find out about signings that even their own mothers struggle to recognise, but I fear that's what's coming. I hope I'm wrong but I won't hold my breath!
posted on 25/4/16
If Cellino does choose not to extend Evans' contract for next season and then appoints an unknown foreign coach that would represent just about the worst in a long line of terrible decisions he has made. The instability it would cause just when we are showing some improvement would be unforgivable.
Like many I don't particularly care much for Evans but he is the sensible option right now. If he is shown the door it will show once and for all Cellino's uncontrolable ego for what it is.
posted on 25/4/16
I know Steve Evans can come across as somewhat conceited and likes singing his own praises, but if he didn't do that Cellino might just miss noticing the good run of form the team has been in over the last couple of months. I think SE deserves the chance to have a full season with his own signings and see if he can put his money where his mouth is! I will be extremely upset if he does get replaced and the whole long-winded process of a new coach (who knows nothing about his players and maybe nothing about the Championship) trying to get results in his first 6 games before getting the sack!