Cleverley reprieve but Toffees Dyching with death

There comes a time in football when responsibility has to reside with the top man, says The Secret Footballer. Not the best player, not even the manager. The owner.

Everton stirred themselves yesterday, their comeback showed signs of life and Tom Cleverley let them off the hook at the death.

But still the Toffees are in danger of forgetting themselves, forgetting who they are. Granted there had to be a transition away from the type of football that former manager David Moyes played if they were ever to compete at the very top, but in order to do so there has to be a structure in place.