2019/20 Marcel Brands

[davek]

Mina is absolute class Dave...surprised you cant see it.

With a covering defender next to him he'll stand out for you im sure...



perfect timing

I see a CB who plays when he feels like and is chronically short of pace, which limits how we set up.

 

[HKIV]

Lowered the wage bill, lowered the average age of the squad, whilst improving the overall quality of it.

He’s set up scouting networks that will hopefully bear fruit in years to come.

He’s just starting work on the academy and plans to have every team from the under 8s, right through to the first team, and even the women’s teams playing the same type of football as it creates a better pathway for young players.

He’s doing a lot of good things and he’s probably the only person I trust at the club at the moment.

Very interesting so every team from under 8's up is to play Brands way of football?

What is this type of football? Because if it is remotely like anything we are being served up this season we are doomed.

 

[HKIV]

Im not sure about this `doing a lot of good things'.

In fact I see absolutely nothing coming from Brands other than a complet and utter shambles of a window in the summer.

I said at the time our squad was clearly weakened over the summer and results suggest this to be true.

Also, apart from Digne is there anything to suggest `his' scouting networks will `bear fruit'.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Im not sure about this `doing a lot of good things'.

In fact I see absolutely nothing coming from Brands other than a complet and utter shambles of a window in the summer.

I said at the time our squad was clearly weakened over the summer and results suggest this to be true.

Also, apart from Digne is there anything to suggest `his' scouting networks will `bear fruit'.

Joins the site the day after we lose 2-6 at home then posts nothing positive, ever.

Interesting.

 

[Zatara]

I see a CB who plays when he feels like and is chronically short of pace, which limits how we set up.

How on earth youre slating one of (if not the) best players at the club and not Michael Keane is totally beyond me.

Its clear he needs a player with pace alongside him but hes an absolute clasa act.

 

[stumps1878]

Im not sure about this `doing a lot of good things'.

In fact I see absolutely nothing coming from Brands other than a complet and utter shambles of a window in the summer.

I said at the time our squad was clearly weakened over the summer and results suggest this to be true.

Also, apart from Digne is there anything to suggest `his' scouting networks will `bear fruit'.

Most of his work we don’t see and won’t see the benefit in the short term . That’s not how it works you lunatic

 

[HKIV]

Joins the site the day after we lose 2-6 at home then posts nothing positive, ever.

Interesting.

What has been positive to say?

 

[HKIV]

Last season v Tottenham at home we were humiliated in a truly shocking 6-2 defeat.

This weekend we play them again and it is very possible the first 11 will be almost identical apart from
Holgate replacing Zouma - an obvious downgrade.

Penny for his and your thoughts on Brands last 2 transfer windows.

I would suggest he sold our best player for a pittance, we lost our best `defender' and we have bought
nothing that will improve us.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

What has been positive to say?

Hey remember that time we beat Chelsea, Arsenal and United, convincingly and in quick succession?

I'm sure you found something to complain about.

 

[HKIV]

Since that Tottenham defeat we were beaten up in a gutless away defeat at Millwall in a year alot of the top teams were knocked out early.

We bought astonishingly badly in the summer and now find ourselves in the relegation area. With an appalling manager and a bunch of leaderless, gutless, bang average Prem pros. Plus a DOF who thinks its ok to have 2 CH's of dubious ability and a championship one as the only back up. And that the answer to producing a steady flow of goals from centre forward would be a 19 year old kid from Italy!

Seriously, there is nil, no, zero reason for hope or joy.

Why are you burying your heads in the sand.

 

[HKIV]

Hey remember that time we beat Chelsea, Arsenal and United, convincingly and in quick succession?

I'm sure you found something to complain about.

End of season games when there is nothing to play for and nil pressure is not what this game is about.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

End of season games when there is nothing to play for and nil pressure is not what this game is about.

For heavens sakes, what the hell do you get out of supporting Everton then?

NOt quite so meaningless as, had we beat Fulham or Spurs in the midst of that run, we'd be in the UEFA cup now.

 

[BlueStevie35]

End of season games when there is nothing to play for and nil pressure is not what this game is about.

Might not have been pressure on us but there certainly was on all those teams we played in that run and we made them all look bang average. There are some good signs in that squad, they are not bad players they are simply being dreadfully mismanaged by a guy on his 9th life

 

[Stephenlloyd]

How on earth youre slating one of (if not the) best players at the club and not Michael Keane is totally beyond me.

Its clear he needs a player with pace alongside him but hes an absolute clasa act.

I’m sure Brands will already be eyeing up his partner for the next few years.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

What has been positive to say?

Well, we went on a pretty decent run between mid March and the end of the season... beating several of the top 6...

cooncidentally a period during which you didn’t make a single post.

Also interesting.