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Royle Leaves Norwich to Return to Everton Monday, 14th Jul 2014 20:52
Ex-Town manager Joe Royle has left his role as a football consultant at Norwich City after only six weeks to rejoin another of his former sides, Everton. The 65-year-old was named in Canaries boss Neil Adams's new backroom team at the start of June.
Toffees manager Roberto Martinez has appointed Royle to a job working on player development, helping young players progress through from their academy into the U21s, and also on scouting and recruitment.
Royle, who managed Town between 2002 and 2006, said: “It’s great to be back. Everyone knows how much Everton means to me — it has been in my blood for over 50 years.
“I admire what Roberto achieved in his debut season and I am really looking forward to working alongside him.""
“I made my debut for Everton as a 16-year-old so I understand what it means to be a young player coming through at this football club. I’m looking forward to using my experience to help the players we have here.
“I was happy with my role at Norwich City and wouldn’t have considered an offer from any other club than Everton. It’s like coming home for me.
“I’d like to thank Norwich for their co-operation and understanding with this situation and I wish Neil Adams and everyone at Carrow Road all the best for the new season.”
Martinez added: “Everyone knows the incredible influence Joe has had at our football club, both as a player and a manager. He is a true Evertonian and we all welcome him back to Goodison Park.
“We are all very excited with the talent coming through in our academy and we pride ourselves on the work we do with the young players.
“Joe’s experience and football know-how will be hugely beneficial for the youngsters at a key stage of their development. He is the first major change in our structure in player development.”
Meanwhile, ex-Blues defender Titus Bramble, 32, is set to hang up his boots having missed all of 2013/14, due to injury.
The Ipswich-born centre-half, who came through the Blues academy and now sponsors the U12s, spent time on trial with Town last summer having been released by Sunderland but suffered a knee problem which required surgery and prevented him from finding a new club before the end of the season.
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I love watching everything at carrot road crumble away. First foley appointed and then Unappointed. Now big fat Joe starts and leaves six weeks later. Few more months and they'll be in full scale melt down hopefully
By Royle appointment, and Delia's Disappointment Roberto's 'Bob a Job' Boy scout Canaries must be sick as a Parrot Wot old boy will they unearth next to be Adams consultant??? Jimmy Bone perhaps :-)
Good luck Joe,his heart was always at Goodison.Not sorry he has left Norwich. Did great for us and not good decision by Mr Sheepshanks as went downhill for next 5 years.
(Not to cavil, Phil, but...) I wish Titus had got his own news story. I expect many people will have stopped reading a story about an ex-manager leaving another club. Titus to me is yet another could-have-been should-have-been. Remember his goal against Sunderland in 2000? If we hadn't messed everything up in 2001/02 he might have stayed and become a Town (and England) legend. Very sad. Best wishes to him for his future.
As for TB. Very sad to see anyone stop playing through injury. However, he's still got his Town connections with U12's, and will no doubt be doing coaching qual's.
From a playing point of view, IMO he was a liability, regardless of what shirt he was wearing, and made a career out of being hopeless.
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