2019/20 Marcel Brands

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David Gill

Nah, like saying Bobert Elstone was DOF.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Really, hes retired 5 years. Its hardly not a modern example or the game has evolved, if anything its regressed. Almost the same pool of managers were working at the same time.

I think a better question is does a DOF enable or disable a great manager, would Ferguson have been better with a DOF or not for example.

I think what a (good) DOF does is:

1) ensure continuity
and
2) widens the options when it comes to appointing a manager, as you're then looking for someone who is (first and foremost) an excellent coach - not having to worry about finding someone who is BOTH an excellent coach and a great judge/spotter/acquirer of playing talent

 

[Nymzee]

Nah, like saying Bobert Elstone was DOF.

Erm no... Woodward does the transfers at United now and funnily enough same job title.

 

[Neiler]

Erm no... Woodward does the transfers at United now and funnily enough same job title.

Nah he doesn’t, he’s a Shylock.

What’s that got to do with Alex Ferguson.

 

[Saint Domingo]

"With the central defender, from the beginning we had Mina on our list and Lenglet on our list but he went to Barcelona quite early in the market so it was quite simple for us: go for Mina," Brands told the ECHO.

“And, honestly, I was watching England v Colombia in the house of Farhad with the chairman and Marco and I said: “S**t, he's scored”.

“Because that makes it more difficult for us and especially as it came against England, so that was double s**t.

"You go through those kind of things in the market, it's like it is.”

Brands says the Blues could have secured his services earlier in the window if they had be willing to pay more but the Dutchman was unwilling to pay over the odds.

“I came in on June 1, you identify positions and you start working," he explained. "Then you have the World Cup and a smaller time in the window and you don't know what kind of consequences this will have for the countries around us.

“Do they wait? You saw in Barcelona, they were expecting bigger offers for Mina in the last days of the Premier League window, that is why they waited.

“Then it is a little bit of a gamble. I could maybe have had Mina earlier but then would have to pay £5m more and I didn't want to spend anymore money, so that is always a little bit of a gamble and that makes it a little bit tricky and a little bit difficult.”

You dont rush what wont be rushed.

I’m sure Marcel will rush some transfers after feeing the pressure from a few blokes on the internet.

 

[GwladysPhil]

DOF is different for each club.

 

[Nymzee]

Nah he doesn’t, he’s a Shylock.

What’s that got to do with Alex Ferguson.

I said name a successful team where the manager did everything. Ferguson obviously had a hand in it but you can’t say he did everything.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Pretty sure Woodward does the transfers for United now.

With hilarious consequences

 

[toffee-L]

"With the central defender, from the beginning we had Mina on our list and Lenglet on our list but he went to Barcelona quite early in the market so it was quite simple for us: go for Mina," Brands told the ECHO.

“And, honestly, I was watching England v Colombia in the house of Farhad with the chairman and Marco and I said: “S**t, he's scored”.

“Because that makes it more difficult for us and especially as it came against England, so that was double s**t.

"You go through those kind of things in the market, it's like it is.”

Brands says the Blues could have secured his services earlier in the window if they had be willing to pay more but the Dutchman was unwilling to pay over the odds.

“I came in on June 1, you identify positions and you start working," he explained. "Then you have the World Cup and a smaller time in the window and you don't know what kind of consequences this will have for the countries around us.

“Do they wait? You saw in Barcelona, they were expecting bigger offers for Mina in the last days of the Premier League window, that is why they waited.

“Then it is a little bit of a gamble. I could maybe have had Mina earlier but then would have to pay £5m more and I didn't want to spend anymore money, so that is always a little bit of a gamble and that makes it a little bit tricky and a little bit difficult.”

You dont rush what wont be rushed.

The man has ice in his veins.

 

[malfosse]

Looks like he wants to play for his country and not Everton.

No good to us, and it makes it a rubbish buy.

McCarthy?

 

[davek]

McCarthy?

You cant be seriously comparing McCarthy with that feckless get Mina.

 

[Nymzee]

You cant be seriously comparing McCarthy with that feckless get Mina.

Why, what’s the difference? Never fit enough for Everton but miraculously available for their country.

 

[davek]

Why, what’s the difference? Never fit enough for Everton but miraculously available for their country.

Did you see the first 18 months shift McCarthy out in before getting crocked?

 

[TheSecondComing]

Let’s judge him when the window closes hey lads?

What he does need to do is get a wiggle on, we haven’t even stood still yet have we, Zouma I h would only bring us still and that’s 7th.

We need 4 more after him.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Why, what’s the difference? Never fit enough for Everton but miraculously available for their country.

McCarthy played for months with pain killing injections when he should've been having surgery. He consistently put the team's needs ahead of his own physical wellbeing. That's the difference.