2019/20 Marcel Brands

Simon Buttle · August 23, 2020

nsno-chris said:
yes Monchi who utterly balls’d up £210m at Roma and got booted

Monchi has had very little say in what's happened at Roma and was told he would have free reign to build from the ground up then a week later handed a list of players the board were encouraging him to sign. The Roma setup seems very similar to us at times as i don't think Brands is 100% in control over the goings on here.

riddick · August 23, 2020

GrandOldTeam said:
If only we got Monchi instead of Steve Walsh...

My opinion on Brands is the same as day one. Meh. There's just something about the Dutch league...

To be fair to him there's very valid restrictions on him but then I look at the players he has spent money on and I'm not convinced. It seems a strategy of fridge players from top clubs.

Managers have also said he didn't adequately back them and I'm also not sure on Gretar Steinsson.

We were really close at one point to getting Monchi, weren't we? I know he didn't do great in Italy but he left with Sevilla winning the Europa and came back with Sevilla winning the Europa. Got to be something in that..

GwladysBlue · August 23, 2020

Toffeelover said:
Where was the 200mill wasted Dave?

Iwobi, Delph, Mina, Gbamin, Gomes, Bernard (wages), Kean

davek · August 23, 2020

Toffeelover said:
Where was the 200mill wasted Dave?

Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

Bob Elstone · August 23, 2020

He doesn’t deserve a contract extension based on Digne being the only good recruit. Not counting Richarlison who is Silva’s boy. Amount of money he’s wasted on utter dross is staggering.

GwladysBlue · August 23, 2020

davek said:
Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

Brands supporters:

Toffeelover · August 23, 2020

davek said:
Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

Hold on Dave, you are benefiting from hind sight. When the likes of Bernard, Gomes, Kean Mina were signed thier signing was met with general approval from the fans. Just go back and look up the threads? posts on here.

Goat · August 23, 2020

davek said:
Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

Richarlison was signed by Silva just makes you look like a moron.

But you do you.

4737carlin · August 23, 2020

davek said:
Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

I wouldnt give up on Kean just yet, but Gbamin, Mina, Delph and Gomes are rubbish with no potential.
With a success rate of one top player so far Brands is having a mare

GwladysBlue · August 23, 2020

Toffeelover said:
Hold on Dave, you are benefiting from hind sight. When the likes of Bernard, Gomes, Kean Mina were signed thier signing was met with general approval from the fans. Just go back and look up the threads? posts on here.

Fans don’t get paid millions for their opinions on players. What a ridiculous argument. Let’s deal in facts. They are not good enough.

GwladysBlue · August 23, 2020

MarcelsGoat said:
Richarlison was signed by Silva just makes you look like a moron.

But you do you.

Coming from the fella who says Iwobi was on Moshiri. LOL

Goat · August 23, 2020

GwladysBlue said:
Coming from the fella who says Iwobi was on Moshiri. LOL

You mean the fella that has repeatedly said every player signed under Brands is down to him?

I give Brands all of the credit and all of the blame.

Toffeelover · August 23, 2020

GwladysBlue said:
Fans don’t get paid millions for their opinions on players. What a ridiculous argument. Let’s deal in facts. They are not good enough.

You are missing the point the general reaction to those signings was one of approval.

BlueStevie35 · August 23, 2020

davek said:
Bernard
Mina
Gomes
Delph
Gbamin
Kean
Iwobi

None of those are good enough.

Richarlison was signed by Silva.

Only Digne has been a success for Brands.

Give you Delph and Iwobi, wasn’t keen on either

Bernard was a no brainer on a free, whether we should have gave him a large wage is another matter

Gbamin really can’t be judged until he’s on the pitch playing a run of games, absolutely no one could have predicted him getting a long term injury, let alone 2

Kean has shown signs of the talent we signed him to be, but also signs of petulance

Mina is 50/50 and Gomes 60/40 but in the latter’s case was maybe rushed back too early after the ankle break

Goat · August 23, 2020

My stance at the start of this window was that I expect more from him and if he doesnt have a stellar window then I might drift into the "Dutch clown" camp.

That stance hasnt changed, but im giving him the entire window up to October 5th, not 23rd August.