Sam Allardyce wants clarity on his Everton future from majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri after receiving an apology from chairman Bill Kenwright for the marketing error encouraging fans to mark his reign out of 10.

The Everton manager confronted the issue of the questionnaire at his weekly press conference yesterday, initially making his own statement rather then inviting questions. He then encouraged Moshiri to end the uncertainty as to who will be in charge beyond the end of this season.

Asked directly if he wished Moshiri would make a statement to state he would be in charge, Allardyce said: “I’m not going to tell you what I would do but I would agree with what you say, yes.”

The manager said he had not spoken to board members about their intentions. “I don’t think it is my position. I leave them to make their mind up about what they do and what they don’t want to do,” he said. “His [Moshiri’s] life is hugely busy in terms of what he does in the day-to-day running of a massive, multi-billion pound company. The direction from him has to come from the people he chooses below him and who he chooses to work with at the football club.”