The former Blues boss stressed he continued to want the best for Everton
Sean Dyche reacts during Everton’s game with Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park on December 29, 2024 – his final home game in charge of the Blues. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images
Sean Dyche dismissed claims he does not want Everton to do well as “mythical”.
The former Blues boss addressed the idea he did want his old clubs to succeed as “weird” as he discussed the issue on his radio show.
He argued that he wanted those teams – including the Blues – to do well due to the hard work he had put into his time seeking to make them better.
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Dyche was discussing the idea he did not enjoy the success of clubs he was no longer working for on his Talksport show with the actor and producer Jonny Owen on Saturday.
Owen recalled a “funny story” when Dyche gently celebrated a positive Everton result as it came up when they were out together. He said a fellow customer approached Dyche and said he thought he would have wanted them to lose.
The 54-year-old, whose stint on Merseyside ended in January 2025, responded: “I know, it’s weird. It’s mythical. It’s this mythical thing of ‘you must be buzzing when they lost’. I went: ‘No, not at all.’ I said I did two years’ graft, real graft. Not just me, there were loads of good people there.
“They had loads of real graft, hard graft. [They were] Carrying it, you know, for two years. Why would you want it to fail like that? It’s really weird.”
Dyche steered Everton to safety after taking over with the club in a serious relegation battle in the January of 2023, securing survival with a win at home to Bournemouth on the final day of the season.
He then helped Everton navigate the following season safely despite a cumulative eight points of deductions due to issues off the pitch. He left midway through the following campaign, just shy of his two year anniversary, with Everton staring at a relegation fight that David Moyes helped guide them clear of.
He said he also wanted the best for Nottingham Forest, who he managed for a spell this season that included home and away defeats to Everton.