Dyche: I spoke to Moyes when he was coming in and told him the squad needed a fresh voice

Ex-Blues boss reveals when he knew his time was up

- By JOE THOMAS

SEAN DYCHE revealed he knew his time at Everton was up when he looked at his players and saw the "life in their eyes was coming away

The former Blues boss believed his ability to influence the squad was on the wane as the side started 2025 with a miserable defeat at Bournemouth one that made a fourth consecutive relegation fight appear inevitable.

While praising his replacement David Moyes for pulling the club clear of trouble, he insisted he would still have kept Everton in the Premier League had he remained.

Dyche left Everton in January after days of talks with new owners The Friedkin Group.

The discussions centred on his belief that his ability to inspire the players had come to an end after two years shrouded in points deductions and survival fights.

Speaking on the Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, in partnership with Boyle Sports, he told another former Everton boss, Sam Allardyce, about his departure.