2022/23 Kevin Thelwell

[BullensRoad]

Such a disjointed team/ squad. It’s remarkable how lacking they are in pace, inventiveness, cohesion, intent , ruthlessness.

Imo it’s been a case of “right who can we get” rather than “what do we truly need”. True, finances are troublesome to say the least but we still spent money last summer. and as I said above, it’s a case of “who can we get” rather than “what do we need”. The likes of Brighton have shown you can be smart with what funds are available.

This fella apparently spoke to the FAB recently and was apparently “honest”. The FAB have not stated what those comments were , no details, nothing. He also hasn’t spoken to the fans in general yet I’m sure he’s more than content to pick up his salary.

We clearly needed substantially more goals, more pace, more mobility , more character, more quality from that side that stayed up against Palace?

What do we do? Sign a Brighton back up forward with a weak scoring record and a left footer with a questionable assist and goal record at a relegated Burnley. What was the thought process behind signing these two? I suspect it was “right who can we get “ rather than “what we need”.

Don’t forget we went five games into the season until the Brighton back up Maupay was brought in.

We don’t know what has gone on and what is his fault and what isn’t. However it’s possible that he will be the Director of Football of Everton that was relegated.

Robbing a living.

 

[Bob Elstone]

What an impact this bloke has made! Brilliant identification of team weaknesses, superb recruitment and the cherry on the cake - relegation.

Idiot.

 

[Nymzee]

He done a good job at Leicester they're flying. And we have Southamptons recruitment guy now. Both proven successes

Who?

 

[PhilEFC]

Haha with dcl back we get to see the recruiting mastermind's fully realized vision for the squad in action should definitely play out nicely....so many pristine crosses sailed in by the maestro iwobi himself....sigh

It was like he was crossing a balloon.

 

[KaiserEFC]

I usually abide by the opinion that everything wrong with this club comes from the top and we don’t enable folk to succeed within our job because of the incompetent rot that fills the boardroom, however that doesn’t mean the club can’t also get appointments wrong. As we saw with the managerial dinosaur and instantly unpopular Benitez and the pundit masquerading as a manger that is Frank Lampard I believe once again the club have got it very wrong with this bloke and even in the right environment he would still think Neal Maupay is a good player.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Needs to be sacked before the summer. Hasn't got a clue and is one of the key reasons why the squad is the worst in the league.

 

[edge]

Havnt a clue what he does?
Don't know why an attacker wasn't top of the list in the summer .
Did we really need that many midfield players , Gardner ,Onana over an attacker?
The lone deal for the fullback is baffling, two seasons on the run we have wasted a loan spit on players that havnt really played.
We got rid of Rondon and made the forward position even worse, his contract was up this season why not keep him around, at least he was a body and can hold the ball up, something we havnt had.
Might have had his hands tied by the board I don't know, bit the football thinking at the club us frankly baffling and amateur, and that's a disservice to amateur football really.

 

[Dddddd]

Havnt a clue what he does?
Don't know why an attacker wasn't top of the list in the summer .
Did we really need that many midfield players , Gardner ,Onana over an attacker?
The lone deal for the fullback is baffling, two seasons on the run we have wasted a loan spit on players that havnt really played.
We got rid of Rondon and made the forward position even worse, his contract was up this season why not keep him around, at least he was a body and can hold the ball up, something we havnt had.
Might have had his hands tied by the board I don't know, bit the football thinking at the club us frankly baffling and amateur, and that's a disservice to amateur football really.

He did sign an attacker - neal maupay.

He had money to spend but just wasted it on garbage

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Got to wonder if all these super mega appointments behind the scenes he's making will be with us next season or whether we'll even have the finance to keep them.

 

[Kirkles]

Should be sacked for the Maupay signing alone. Ridiculous signing

 

[Azza]

Got to wonder if all these super mega appointments behind the scenes he's making will be with us next season or whether we'll even have the finance to keep them.

The club spends £158m on football operations personnel.

Massive cuts would have to be made.

 

[edge]

He did sign an attacker - neal maupay.

He had money to spend but just wasted it on garbage

He is an attacker really ?
Looks like an over excited ballboy let lose on the pitch.

 

[nsno-chris]

Kopite Kev is getting off very lightly here.

A man who had a full year to find backup striker, a man who had 9 months to find a replacement for Richarlison, a man who allowed OUR football team to enter a season with 3 attackers who had a grand total of 25 career goals in over 500 games

His decisions

Then he bought Maupay

He needs to be canned, like the previous kopite mutant he has stripped every bit of creativity out of this club

 

[Drico]

Kopite Kev is getting off very lightly here.

A man who had a full year to find backup striker, a man who had 9 months to find a replacement for Richarlison, a man who allowed OUR football team to enter a season with 3 attackers who had a grand total of 25 career goals in over 500 games

His decisions

Then he bought Maupay

He needs to be canned, like the previous kopite mutant he has stripped every bit of creativity out of this club

He's just a functionary, an appointee of the hierarchy. Until the top guys go, nothing will change.

 

[nsno-chris]

He's just a functionary, an appointee of the hierarchy. Until the top guys go, nothing will change.

Yet he still signed Dwight McNeil and Neal Maupay

Last year we couldn't score goals, this was his answer. Regardless of the clowns above, his decisions have made an tough season almost impossible