Marcel Brands

[ForeverBlue92]

Ah ok.
So apart from him putting faith in the wrong people, your comfortable his faith in Benitez is well founded and of reasonable judgement?

We don't know yet. Lets wait and judge after 14 games and no investment eh?

We gave Brands 3 and a half years after all...

 

[barneygumble]

I read them at the time - it’s a crock of dung. He was in China whilst Gray was at Leverkusen if you weren’t aware. Just piece together those quotes in your head and it’s the kinda tosh you’ll hear down the pub at the urinals.

Benitez left China on 23rd January
Gray signed for Leverkusen on 31st January.

I’m not Benitez biggest fan, but let’s be real. Why would he lie about messaging him?

 

[Gordon Lees Sexy Football]

he could quite easily put his chequebook away, turn off the USM sponser taps, not cover the losses anymore and leave us financially in the mud.

But that's how you turn paper losses into actual, realized losses.

It's Moshiris club and Moshiris money. Why would he want to kiss his money goodbye forever?

Billionaires don't generally become billionaires by setting fire to hundreds of millions in a fit of pique.

 

[GP_Monty]

Why was he ever put on the board by the way, I've never understood this. Normal football clubs don't invite the DOF onto the board of directors.

 

[DaChunk]

Why was he ever put on the board by the way, I've never understood this. Normal football clubs don't invite the DOF onto the board of directors.

Family club mate

 

[GP_Monty]

Can’t wait till he goes to the papers with what actually happens at Everton. I think he has to go through 5 ppl to get the signing and then doesn’t get them. He doesn’t pick the manager, doesn’t run the academy.

He can say what he wants but he's been effectively asleep at the wheel for 5 years the Easter Island head.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

But that's how you turn paper losses into actual, realized losses.

It's Moshiris club and Moshiris money. Why would he want to kiss his money goodbye forever?

Billionaires don't generally become billionaires by setting fire to hundreds of millions in a fit of pique.

Moshiri ultimately calls the shots - he takes a good portion of the blame because of that as well and rightfully so.

However lets not pretend that as majority shareholder he doesn't have ultimate control and say over this club - fans naively thinking they can push him around or sway his decision making because they spend a few quid in the club store and go the games are still living in the 70's.

Sky/BT pay for most of the clubs operations and most seats will still have bums on them no matter how bad things got.

Sunderland have recently broken record attendances in League One despite their troubles being well documented and back to back relegations - football is an addiction/routine for the majority regardless of the whole "thats me done with this club" nonsense we all say lol

 

[WilliamPerry]

Benitez left China on 23rd January
Gray signed for Leverkusen on 31st January.

I’m not Benitez biggest fan, but let’s be real. Why would he lie about messaging him? lol

I’m sure gray has confirmed it

 

[coollino]

Even Myers is having an opinion. The club has well and truly broken people

 

[Tubey]

You’d have resigned from a £2m a year job with nothing else lined up and prospects of getting similar pay elsewhere almost none existent? Bollocks.

I'd have confidence in my own ability. Absolutely I would. It would enhance my own profile too as it's a public role.

Money is all relative - I've walked out of jobs before now and turned away contracts.

 

[GP_Monty]

He didn't 'negotiate' - they cut his contract by mutual consent because they had to as the bubble popped in China.

Salomon Rondon 'could see his Dalian Yifang contract AXED'

Salomon Rondon's current contract at Dalian is set to run until December 2022, but he could become a free agent this summer and return to Europe ahead of the 2021-2022 season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So yes. If anything, the Chinese club would have paid him for leaving.

As for evidence of £43k, just Google Rondon wage Everton - here you go - https://www.google.com/search?q=rondon+wage+everton+£43k

That's the only evidence there is; absolutely nothing says £90k.

You've inserted 43k into the search term there.

 

[argietoffee]

If we appoint another DoF I’m sure the kopite will want to keep it in the family

Any of his mates looking for employment?

1. Dirk Kuyt
2. Aldo
3. Robbie Fowler

 

[Tubey]

You've inserted 43k into the search term there.

Just do Rondon wage then, I just put it in for more streamlined results - no matter where you check it's £43k, but the point being made is that absolutely nowhere is it stated £90k.

 

[Gordon Lees Sexy Football]

I'd have confidence in my own ability. Absolutely I would. It would enhance my own profile too as it's a public role.

Money is all relative - I've walked out of jobs before now and turned away contracts.

Truly talented people understand that sometimes an organization isn't a good fit. Indeed, that sticking with them will do much more harm than good in the medium and long term.

You have to back your own ability. I'm sure Brands will have no problem doing just that.

 

[degsy]

Basically the fat kopite slob has come in, caused chaos and wants full control

tbh, Somebody needs to be in control, just not anybody there atm.

The phrase - 'couldn't run a whelk stall' comes to mind