The Everton fans wouldn’t accept him for the same reason they didn’t want Benitez.
I think people don’t realise just how much Evertonians despise and loathe anything or anyone connected with Liverpool FC. It all started with Heysel and the impact they perceive the European ban on English teams had on Everton who had just won the League.
I really didn't wish to drag out this thread, but I have only just read the above reply which I feel needs a response, and also I should clarify my original post.
I think just about everyone with even the merest interest in English football knows about the feelings between Liverpool and Everton - they detest each other. Hence the fans' shock and anger of Benitez's appointment, all of which has been covered to death in the sports' media.
I don't want anyone thinking I didn't understand that. This is why I used Everton as the extreme hypothetical example in my short and inadequately phrased post.
There are not many managers at this level who would turn down the opportunity to manage ANY Premier League club.
This thread is largely about our former manager's ruthless ambition and immense ego.
I feel these two traits could cause him a massive conundrum if in the unlikely event he was ever offered the Everton job.
Ego versus principles?