2019/20 Marcel Brands

[davek]

Sandro Already on loan
Bolasie Sold for 10m release clause
Niasse Sold for 8m
Mirallas Free transfer

...which is what I've been saying all along.

Just shuffle this forward get the deals done and hand this manager some certainty on who he can buy and who he no longer has to think about.

 

[TonyStark]

This Dalek fella is a proper unadulterated plank I take it?

 

[Goat]

...which is what I've been saying all along.

Just shuffle this forward get the deals done and hand this manager some certainty on who he can buy and who he no longer has to think about.

Again Dave, its not up to us.

Its like saying why dont Tesco call round to your house and offer you fruit and veg, the buyer decides when to buy.

 

[Nymzee]

This Dalek fella is a proper unadulterated plank I take it?

 

[nsno-chris]

Why didn't this happen to the "rubbish and unsellable" Tom Cleverley? One year on his contract, on a decent weekly wage of 55K pw...we got £8M for him.

Probably because he was 26 and a resale value

There’s many if, buts and maybes but we have people who are making an amazing living coming to the back end of their career.

 

[blue61]

This Dalek fella is a proper unadulterated plank I take it?

He certainly exterminates any vibes of positivity.

 

[DaChunk]

Been seeing £27mil for Gana on twitter. I really really hope Brands gets more than that. I know Gana's getting on with his age but he's fantastic and we need to get every penny out of a deal if we're forced to sell.

 

[Lelouch]

This Dalek fella is a proper unadulterated plank I take it?

 

[Death]

That's some damage been done on Everton that we can't get rid of players. Like when we weren't owned by a billionaire if we wanted to sell a player he'd be gone. There would be takers. Now we are owned by a billionaire and have spent big to get better talent on but now can't get rid of players to save our lives. Very ironic.

I suppose it just rhymes with the fact we now have a billionaire owner but our average finishing has plummeted compared to when we were skint.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Way to totally miss the point.

Not really. Why not do our best to get a young, ambitious coach and back him for the long term? Back them through troubled times rather than just sacking them. Would be a better long term approach than taking the responsibility for recruitment a step back from the guy actually playing the players!

 

[Goat]

Not really. Why not do our best to get a young, ambitious coach and back him for the long term? Back them through troubled times rather than just sacking them. Would be a better long term approach than taking the responsibility for recruitment a step back from the guy actually playing the players!

Cos most managers have a 6 month job period.

 

[Thomasc]

This Dalek fella is a proper unadulterated plank I take it?

From this day forward, he shall be known as Dalek

 

[Westend Blue]

January and, so far, this summer.

Give it until August before jumping the gun mate

 

[davek]

Again Dave, its not up to us.

Its like saying why dont Tesco call round to your house and offer you fruit and veg, the buyer decides when to buy.

That's a nonsense analogy. People have to go to shop to live - at least for essentials. Player transaction involves (if you;re a club that needs to sell) being proactive.

And all the talk of 'unsellable" players comes crashing to the ground too when you concede deals will finally be done for these players.

The jigs up for that defence of the DoF when you finally accepted that.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Not really. Why not do our best to get a young, ambitious coach and back him for the long term? Back them through troubled times rather than just sacking them. Would be a better long term approach than taking the responsibility for recruitment a step back from the guy actually playing the players!

Because football has changed immensely since the all powerful manager role evolved from the selection committee. Comparatively speaking football clubs have progressed from a cottage industry to become multi national businesses.
Perhaps the most telling change is the ability of players to move far more freely than they once could. When clubs could hold onto players as long as they liked, they could control their expenditure far more easily and more importantly maintain stability in the side, selling only when they wanted to. This is no longer the case, how often do you hear of a player actually submitting a transfer request now?
Football is truly a global entity now and to function in that environment a club requires a international network of scouts and someone must spend time cultivating associations with the agents and collating the information.
Also managers themselves desire to coach at the highest level, and if successful will leap at the opportunity to step up to an established CL club. I wonder how long Wolves will hang on to theirs should he continue to impress.?
Academies must be managed as well , ideally they should be producing players who can segue seamlessly into the first team and at the least recoup the money invested in them.
All the time a coach spends managing the above is time he should be spending on his primary job training and welding together a team capable of winning trophies.
Nowadays a club needs a quality DoF to provide stability and purpose.
I believe we have one.