2019/20 Marcel Brands

[Brisan123]

What about the goal scorer? What about the pityful money we got for gueye? What about not one of his signings having anything about them when it really matters or we have to dig in away from home.
Is that Silva’s it the kitmans fault also?

30M for a 30 yr old who wanted to leave and had put in a transfer request,
he only cost 7 m and we got his best years

 

[chippy1722]

Brands gets away with things because of his reputation, if Walsh had done the same he would have got slaughtered.
I am not a fan of having a DOF anyway and the two we have employed have not done anything to change my mind.
I understand people saying he can’t buy without getting rid of players first, but that was also his job role.

If he can’t get rid of players and he can’t buy players then that’s clearly failing at your job.

 

[davek]

He's failed; his method has failed.

Time to draw a line under him and move on in the summer.

 

[brieverton]

Time has flown by - by the midpoint of the summer window Brands will have been here two years.

It's difficult to escape reaching a conclusion that whatever work he has put in since his arrival hasn't really had any positive affect at all. It seems like a lot of hot air for no end product.

It's unquestionable that we all want him to be a success but on the evidence so far, he'll need a hell of a summer window, and if that was to materialise, you would wonder how much of it would be due to Ancelotti deciding to step in and take a central role in recruitment.

Time is ticking on his appointment I feel and we cannot afford to be sentimental once again. As it stands we simply cannot afford literally or otherwise the sort of window we had last summer, over again. We don't have the luxury of infinite time and resources and it is imperative whilst we have a manager of Ancelotti's calibre in charge that we maximise the positive effects through sound and balanced recruitment.

So far, and in the main, that's not what has been delivered.

 

[Brisan123]

Oh look, its Mr I go every away game posting on a matchday, again.

I thought his team were playing at home

 

[Brisan123]

1-0 down already.

Maybe we should have bought a defender or CM?

Thanks for getting us into ANOTHER relegation scrap.

This aged well

 

[Brisan123]

Anyone remotely...in any way shape or form....convinced by this feller still?

Look at what we are; that's down to the scouting of players...and he's brought in losers and moaners and not one with a backbone.

Hundreds of millions he's spent.


Come on now FFS, just stop excusing him.

Another one that aged well

 

[Brisan123]

No proof. Just logic. Who brought Richarlison to England?

Who tried to sign ricarlison for PSV

 

[Lanolin]

Who tried to sign ricarlison for PSV

I'd take those things with a pinch of salt personally. According to the noises coming from Brands and Ancelotti, between them they've tried to sign every single player in our squad for their previous clubs. They're just soundbites I think, throwaway comments designed to big a player up.

 

[davek]

Another one that aged well

How was that contradicted by one solitary turnaround in ages?

 

[ToothPlucker]

How was that contradicted by one solitary turnaround in ages?

You said in your manifesto you would get rid of Duncan Ferguson, how could you say that about a club legend and all-round nice guy that makes 99% of EFC supporters happy and proud? If Ancelotti likes Brands, where do you stand?

 

[davek]

You said in your manifesto you would get rid of Duncan Ferguson, how could you say that about a club legend and all-round nice guy that makes 99% of EFC supporters happy and proud? If Ancelotti likes Brands, where do you stand?

The Manifesto is a document that sets out a blueprint for the club in a whirlwind first week of any new regime that means business.

It cant be revisited or amended on the basis of 90 minutes of football.

 

[Abraders]

I think all reservations about Marcel should be kept until after this summer window. If you still feel that he is 'failing' then, you might have a point.

With all the out of contracts and so on, he and Ancelotti will have their best shot at revamping the squad.

I am quite optimistic and looking forward to it.

 

[ToothPlucker]

The Manifesto is a document that sets out a blueprint for the club in a whirlwind first week of any new regime that means business.

It cant be revisited or amended on the basis of 90 minutes of football.

'The Everton Manifesto' sounds like something Bill Kenwright would dream up and Marcel Brands would talk about at an AGM, I feel you three are more alike than you'd want to admit.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

I think all reservations about Marcel should be kept until after this summer window. If you still feel that he is 'failing' then, you might have a point.

With all the out of contracts and so on, he and Ancelotti will have their best shot at revamping the squad.

I am quite optimistic and looking forward to it.

Be nice just to finally see the back of Niasse and Martina. Hopefully be able to sell Sandro and Bolasie as well.