2019/20 Marcel Brands

[Little Ralphy]

That's all well and good and makes some sense. But we need to be ready for the beginning of the season. We haven't had a good preseason and early signings in ages and it shows in our normal poor starts.

If we are going to employ a DOF then we need him to be very organised in his approach and not leave things to chance on the final day. Let's see what happens this summer.

I don't disagree with getting things done early, I was trying to highlight why it's not as easy as just picking out a few players and signing them straight away for a club of Everton's stature.

Take the Saints midfielder for one, we try to buy him but he wants to go to Spurs, so we have an offer accepted but the player's representatives then try to enable a move to Spurs instead. If no one moved for him and he found himself a Saints player near the end of the window, then Everton suddenly becomes a better prospect for him, as there may not be time to negotiate a move to Spurs then or they've already signed someone else.

I would imagine for Everton to get deals done early, they'll either be signing relatively unknowns, players no one else really wants, or paying higher agents fees to get the move through without competition.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Another hard day of grafting for Marcel:

 

[Zatara]

Another hard day of grafting for Marcel:

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He deleted Dowell

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Brands left FF with Silva still manager...but leaving Kenwright and Moshiri still in there, and Silva was sacked hours later. (Brands had earlier made a statement in an interview for stability and to carry on as we were).

Even before that happened Moshiri had already contacted Ancelotti and his agent.

Brands is just an office boy. Do you expect him to buck the trend of all hirings at the top at Everton and to actually be in control?

Is Barett Baxendale in control of the commercial side? Is Chong in control of the stadium?

You don't half chat utter bubbles Dave lol

 

[davek]

Vote Of Confidence

A vote of confidence is issued to a manager who will shortly be sacked. As with many phrase applied in a footballing context, a vote of confidence means the opposite of its literal translation. When there is regular speculation in the media over the future of a struggling manager, a club will...

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8 managers sacked after a vote of confidence, as Ranieri leaves Leicester

Eight times the dreaded "vote of confidence" for a manager was swiftly followed by that manager getting the boot

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What dos that mean?

Itls a smart alec reply.

Brands wanted Silva in place. He was instead sacked.

Ergo: Brands is a tailor's dummy.

 

[davek]

You don't half chat utter bubbles Dave lol

It's all true.

If any of that lot down at the club want to wipe their arses they have to get Moshiri's permission.

This is his train set in the same way it was his predecessor's.

 

[roydo]

Ergo: Brands is a tailor's dummy.

As is any employee of any business on the planet. Including, (I assume), you.

 

[Nymzee]

What dos that mean?

Itls a smart alec reply.

Brands wanted Silva in place. He was instead sacked.

Ergo: Brands is a tailor's dummy.

It's a reply saying that just because Brands came out asking for Silva's support shortly before sacking may just in fact not mean he wanted to retain him after all.

 

[davek]

As is any employee of any business on the planet. Including, (I assume), you.

I am largely my own 'boss' now. Such as it is.

Brands: (and any other of the EFC hierarchy) are on a tight leash.

Moshiri is a back seat driver in a way that Kenwright never was.

 

[davek]

It's a reply saying that just because Brands came out asking for Silva's support shortly before sacking may just in fact not mean he wanted to retain him after all.

So why make the statement and make himself look like a complete tool when it happened behind his back?

That explanation doesn't fly.

 

[Paul Rideout]

So why make the statement and make himself look like a complete tool when it happened behind his back?

That explanation doesn't fly.

company makes statement then seconds later acts completely the opposite.

hardly a stick to beat with, is it.

 

[Nymzee]

So why make the statement and make himself look like a complete tool when it happened behind his back?

That explanation doesn't fly.

Because maybe, just maybe... it didn't happen behind his back? How have you never heard of a vote of confidence before. I thought you proclaim to see the whole of the moon is it?

 

[davek]

company makes statement then seconds later acts completely the opposite.

hardly a stick to beat with, is it.

No, Brands makes a statement and then days later the company goes in the opposite direction.

A man of honour would have walked.

 

[davek]

Because maybe, just maybe... it didn't happen behind his back? How have you never heard of a vote of confidence before. I thought you proclaim to see the whole of the moon is it?

He was brought in to oversee the hiring and firing of coaches as well as sign players. It was his call, not Moshiri's.

 

[Nymzee]

He was brought in to oversee the hiring and firing of coaches as well as sign players. It was his call, not Moshiri's.

Ah so finally you admit it was his call to sack Silva in the end. Thank you for coming round