Marcel Brands

[Toffeelover]

"Young athletic defensive midfielder pulls a muscle"

Hardly a surprising headline in world football. He barely missed any matches before us.

Absolutley not, Richie muscle strain ? missing for 3 weeks, DCL and his big toe missing for 3 weeks, Well DaveK how about that?

 

[Eggs]

"Young athletic defensive midfielder pulls a muscle"

Hardly a surprising headline in world football. He barely missed any matches before us.

….the record posted by @davek suggests some lengthy absences with thigh muscle problems. I wasn’t aware of that. It would be enough to give any potential signing a wide berth.

 

[Nymzee]

….the record posted by @davek suggests some lengthy absences with thigh muscle problems. I wasn’t aware of that. It would be enough to give any potential signing a wide berth.

Check the other post on it. Dave conveniently clipped off how many games he actually missed.

 

[Eggs]

Check the other post on it. Dave conveniently clipped off how many games he actually missed.

….surely @davek would not purposely mislead.

 

[Goat]

….surely @davek would not purposely mislead.

If thats the record of an injury-prone player than smack my arse and call me Judy.

Compare.

 

[davek]

Notice how you missed off the games missed column, here, let me help.

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I mean a player missing 1 or 2 games a season with minor injury is hardly a red alert.

It's a pointer for a young player.

Muscle injuries in your early 20s?!

No due diligence from the loser you backed.

 

[davek]

GET OUT OF EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB YOU FRAUD

 

[Nymzee]

It's a pointer for a young player.

Muscle injuries in your early 20s?!

No due diligence from the loser you backed.

Richy has had them?

 

[Goat]

It's a pointer for a young player.

Muscle injuries in your early 20s?!

No due diligence from the loser you backed.

Good luck ever signing a player again if you made the criteria "Never been injured".

 

[davek]

Good luck ever signing a player again if you made the criteria "Never been injured".

You cant explain this feller's injuries since he arrived. He's made of paper mache. That didn't happen overnight when he signed for Everton.

Brands bought a pup. Again.

Stop defending him.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

I never understood why we hired exactly him in the first place. Strange choice...

 

[davek]

I never understood why we hired exactly him in the first place. Strange choice...

Because Moshiri read up on what other clubs did and thought he was being clever adding an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy on a club where we've always had secretary + manager or chairman + manager doing the business on the football side of things.

The feller's a 'kin bellend.

 

[FrenchDarrenBent]

Because Moshiri read up on what other clubs did and thought he was being clever adding an unneeded layer of bureaucracy on a club where we've always had secretary + manager or chairman + manager ding the business on the football side of things.

The feller's a 'kin bellend.

Well, personally Im not against a DOF overseeing the business side of things, in consultation with the manager. But I'm sure there are some better ones available than Brands.
Why renew his contract? Three years was it?

 

[BlueStevie35]

You cant explain this feller's injuries since he arrived. He's made of paper mache. That didn't happen overnight when he signed for Everton.

Brands bought a pup. Again.

Stop defending him.

It literally did Dave, he was injured taking a routine shot in training for what would have likely been his 2nd start in 3 games for us

 

[davek]

Well, personally Im not against a DOF overseeing the business side of things, in consultation with the manager. But I'm sure there are some better ones available than Brands.
Why renew his contract? Three years was it?

Three years, yes.

The model doesn't fit any club with an autocratic owner. No DoF is getting the job done there. Brands got the job because he was pliant. Could others have bought better? Definitely. Brands has been a disaster most of all in that respect. However, no other DoF with self respect would touch this one unless it came with assurances they'd be left to take major decisions and shape the club. That isn't happening here.