2019/20 Marcel Brands

[brieverton]

He had a dreadful past summer, there can be little objective doubt about that.

You can make arguments for mitigating circumstances, changing managers, "settling-in" periods, injuries etc but in raw terms;

Sidibé / Iwobi / Gbamin / Kean / Delph / Lossl - Gbamin aside for obvious reasons none of these currently look value for money in terms of fees and wages and only Kean might be redeemable to the extent he becomes worth more than what we paid in time, and currently that would be a very generous assessment.

None of those signed have brought any wow factor to the squad, surely that should be his job with at least a % of the signings.

Only Richarlison (hardly Brands' work) and Digne have proven themselves here. Gomes you can argue for but overall Brands hit-rate isn't near what we need to recover from the Koeman/Walsh fools with Everton's money double-act.

 

[BernieH]

Were any top CM's available in Jan? Didn't see any move.

Bruno fernandes

 

[Nymzee]

Bruno fernandes

We weren't spending £50m on an attacking mid in January.

 

[GwladysPhil]

Iwobi is and will be a hot topic. No threat coming off the bench as a squad player.

 

[BernieH]

We weren't spending £50m on an attacking mid in January.

That wasn't the question, You asked if any mids were available january, I just pointed out Fernandes, not that we tried or were even interested in him.

 

[PhilRegan]

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This the house from fight club ?

 

[davek]

He had a dreadful past summer, there can be little objective doubt about that.

You can make arguments for mitigating circumstances, changing managers, "settling-in" periods, injuries etc but in raw terms;

Sidibé / Iwobi / Gbamin / Kean / Delph / Lossl - Gbamin aside for obvious reasons none of these currently look value for money in terms of fees and wages and only Kean might be redeemable to the extent he becomes worth more than what we paid in time, and currently that would be a very generous assessment.

None of those signed have brought any wow factor to the squad, surely that should be his job with at least a % of the signings.

Only Richarlison (hardly Brands' work) and Digne have proven themselves here. Gomes you can argue for but overall Brands hit-rate isn't near what we need to recover from the Koeman/Walsh fools with Everton's money double-act.

D'you know what was most pathetic from the Sky puff piece they did to help him out? The inference he made for being seen as the one who brought Richarlison in - he'd "wanted to bring him to PSV".

Yeah, 'kin right.

That's how under the cosh that feller is. Looking for any port in a storm.

 

[wba83]

D'you know what was most pathetic from the Sky puff piece they did to help him out? The inference he made for being seen as the one who brought Richarlison in - he'd "wanted to bring him to PSV".

Yeah, 'kin right.

That's how under the cosh that feller is. Looking for any port in a storm.

Deary deary me how is he under the cosh cos some internet tactical genius that's you BTW has got a vendetta against him on the internet .
The program on sky this week said a lot about how people who have worked with him in the past and people who work with him now speak very highly of him and how respected in the professional game he is . Yes he's made mistakes but who dosent ?

 

[Thomasc]

Yes he's made mistakes but who dosent ?

Dave.

He spends 90% of his life on a forum slating Brands, but he’s a sure fire winner

 

[toffee-L]

He had a dreadful past summer, there can be little objective doubt about that.

You can make arguments for mitigating circumstances, changing managers, "settling-in" periods, injuries etc but in raw terms;

Sidibé / Iwobi / Gbamin / Kean / Delph / Lossl - Gbamin aside for obvious reasons none of these currently look value for money in terms of fees and wages and only Kean might be redeemable to the extent he becomes worth more than what we paid in time, and currently that would be a very generous assessment.

None of those signed have brought any wow factor to the squad, surely that should be his job with at least a % of the signings.

Only Richarlison (hardly Brands' work) and Digne have proven themselves here. Gomes you can argue for but overall Brands hit-rate isn't near what we need to recover from the Koeman/Walsh fools with Everton's money double-act.

Pretty much my opinion mate. Brands definitely deserves a third season in my view, any calls to sack him are incredibly premature, but that last summer window looks worse and worse with each passing week and only dramatic reversals in Kean's and Gbamin's fortune will salvage it. Iwobi is directly out of the Steve Walsh playbook of what not to do when time is running out in a window.

Brands came here with a nearly impossible task of turning the Koeman-Walsh train crash around, and I fear he may have made his own job even harder with that window.

 

[Axlswhk]

he’s done alright. The sack him shout is getting boring. Having said that, if he signs another over age top 4 reject, I will probably turn against him.
Delph is a disaster, Iwobi is not making an impact but age is on his side.

 

[Lloydystark]

He ain’t signed anyone good who your average joe couldn’t of. We’ve all seen richarlison digne Gomes and Mina play at the top level. Where’s the bargain up and coming signings we were hoping for? Kean £27m doesn’t jump out as a brilliant signing yet but has age on his side but what’s Brands do that football manager can’t? What’s the point of a DOF? Who signs the bloody players lol

 

[MiserableBlue]

Aye let's replace Richarlison and Andre.

And to a lesser degree Digne, Mina and Bernard.

 

[MiserableBlue]

Where’s the bargain up and coming signings we were hoping for?

You can't seriously judge Brands against what some were hoping for.

The days of a 60k RB are long gone.

We have a knowledgeable accountant who does not get to where he is without knowing how to get round some financial obstacles as a majority shareholder and said accountant is in business with a man whose financial clout is bigger than Abramovich. We have spent 1/2 billion since Moshiri came in and yet the amount of money spent does not concern me.

So £20-30 million on a young Italian striker is pocket change for Moshiri and his mate, if Kean fulfills his potential his value could conservatively double, as could Richarlison. Digne will have risen in value, Bernard was a free, Gomes will at least held his value and Mina will be there or thereabouts.

Compare those players to the likes of Bolasie, Sigurdsson who between them cost best part of £80 Million, Bolasie will leave for nothing and what maybe £20-25 Million for Sigurdsson at a push.

Even Gana Gueye who was a success went for £30 Million, personally think the previous DoF and management have lots to answer for

 

[Brisan123]

Hopefully when the academy ban of signing under 18s ends later this year Brands will do the big part of his job and sign up and coming youngsters