Yes you are, we are 100x worse than we were when he took over the role.
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2023/24 Kevin Thelwell
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Yes you are, we are 100x worse than we were when he took over the role.
….I think they have to work very closely on acquisition of players. Long term strategy is fine but we also have an immediate & crucial need to stay in the top flight.
The DoF should have the final say but I think Brands probably best highlighted how he kept the plates spinning. He worked WITH Managers to identify the ‘type’ of players required. Ancelotti identified some players, Brands agreed and brought them in. Brands suggested the likes of Doucoure who Ancelotti agreed with so he was acquired.
Benitez came in and wanted Rondon. Brands said no which resulted in the famous Moshiri intervention; “just think of him as a present for Rafael’. Benitez subsequently refused to even answer the phone to Brands and his position was untenable. Since then the mad house has turned into a sinking ship.
chippy1722
Player Valuation: £35m
He’s pointless as far as transfers are concerned, it was the same with Brands.
We take weeks to sign anyone, and no one ever knows who actually chose or wanted the player in the end anyway.
We take weeks to sign anyone, and no one ever knows who actually chose or wanted the player in the end anyway.
I would guess you are very much in the minority
I'm not sure what possible metric could be used to suggest he is doing well
Glasshalffull
Player Valuation: £10m
I'm prepared to accept that he has a very difficult or impossible job to sign decent players for 87p and a bag of crisps, payable in instalments, but if he can't do it, there's no point in paying him, so clearly he should walk, or be shown the door.
I think he's on leave this week, back next Wed.
everton1953
Player Valuation: £40m
Very difficult to pass judgement based purely on results, without an intimate knowledge of the conditions/situations he has to operate in. Different to slagging off a manager who fails to use the potential of the players we can all see on the pitch.
A few on here claim to know enough about the DOF job and the various relationships involved to slag off Thelwell (and Brands) before him. I don't.
A few on here claim to know enough about the DOF job and the various relationships involved to slag off Thelwell (and Brands) before him. I don't.
I think it's very easy to pass judgement tbh, we have needed a competent striker for 2 years and he's spent the best part of 30m on Maupay and some youth player not ready for the league. An utter scandal.
Evertonthat
Player Valuation: £8m
He's made us weaker every window since he's been here, and not strengthened areas of the team we desperately need. He's doing an awful job.
Lob
Player Valuation: £50m
We have literally got the worst team in the league. All the quality players were sold to balance the books due to catastrophic spending and replaced with a mix of pensioners and no marks.
So yeah he is doing boss.
Off with his nose
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
We have tried for numerous strikers this summer from Gyorkeres to EBT and now it seems Adams and players keep knocking us back, you have to ask why? Is the PL maybe not the draw it once was? is it the lure of European football in other leagues? Do players not want to play for Dyche and are concerned about his "negative manager" rep? Are we telling these players they are only ever going to be backup to a player who can't stay fit whatsoever? Also Maupay ended up here because our esteemed chairman had to have his summer dose of "PL experience" We actually had a loan to buy lined up for Guirassy and Kenwright put the kybosh on it.
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