Sean Dyche lands new job two months after Everton sack and backed to 'be fantastic'

Sean Dyche has a new job two months after leaving Everton having been out of work since January. Dyche was unceremoniously sacked a mere three hours before an FA Cup third-round match with Peterborough. But he has landed a new gig - he will become a talkSPORT co-host this Sunday, joining actor Jonny Owen on the radiowaves from 12pm to 2pm.

Dyche told talkSPORT: "I don’t really get nervous. I wouldn't say that, I’m chatting with my mate on the radio. Hopefully a bit of chat, a bit of banter and a couple of stories, we’ll see how we go. I'm open to ideas at this stage. I've been in the game a long time. I've been in the Premier League for ten years." His pal Owen said: "He’ll be fantastic, he knows the game inside out and has a great sense of humour. People will love him. It’s just having a chat with your mate on a Sunday afternoon, if you fancy it, tune in."

Dyche added of his future two months on from leaving Everton: "As you know, the game is so fast now. I've had lots of offers from media - which I'm considering. I'm happy to be doing a bit for talkSPORT and Jonny, who is a friend of mine and very knowledgeable on football and life in general.

"So I'm looking forward to that. You never know what will come around. Football is a strange business. It changes very quickly and the viewpoint changes quickly as well. You spend some time out of the game, and suddenly you become a better manager without managing. Because people go, 'They need that guy'.

"We'll wait and see. I'm open-minded at the minute. And actually, I'm just really enjoying taking a breath on things... waking up in the morning and just letting the day unfold in front of me. It's simple stuff. Just day-to-day life that you miss out on."

The 53-year-old's time at the Liverpool-based club came to an end in January after nearly two testing years. Dyche presided over a rollercoaster period for the Merseyside outfit, steering them away from relegation twice. However, he parted ways when the club was teetering precariously just a single point clear of the drop zone.

His successor, David Moyes, returning for his second managerial stint at Goodison Park, has since successfully steered the team through a nine-match unbeaten league stretch, putting fears of relegation firmly in the rearview mirror.

Reflecting on his time with the Toffees, Dyche continued: "There's that mixed bag of people who agree and disagree, but I look back on it as a very successful couple of years. The club was in a bad state. It's a big club and they were in a poor situation.

"To guide it through that and hand it over... I said in my statement, when I left, they were in good shape. People questioned that but it's been proven right. Moyesy has gone in there and done great with them - just adding a new voice, a new flavour, different details.

"The change was probably at the right time. Overall, it was good. It was a hard finish, but a good couple of years of hard work."

This story first appeared on the Liverpool Echo