No hard feelings as Dyche finally gets to new stadium

EAN Dyche has hailed Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium home as “magnificent” as he insists there are no hard feelings that he wasn't the man to lead the Blues to the Mersey waterfront.

- By CHRIS BEESLEY

Dyche was appointed Everton manager when the team were second bottom of the Premier League in January 2023 and he steered them to safety.

However, Dyche only won two home games in Goodison Park's historic final season and was sacked by new owners The Friedkin Group following the 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth on January 4 this year.

Asked about his return following Everton's 3-0 win over his Nottingham Forest side, the 54-year-old said: “There's no satisfaction today for obvious reasons, but of course it’s fantastic to see the club come out, hopefully well out, of that dark period for many different reasons. | said about the score today, it's not relevant to me, I've moved on, but somewhere in the future | think people will recognise the job | did.