2020/21 Marcel Brands

[rochdaleblue]

Three people have cratered this club to the sorry position we are in right now:

Moshiri
Koeman
Brands

They have made decisions that have cost us our reputation and our identity.

Basically there's nothing worth salvaging from this squad barring one or maybe two players. That is a shocking statement after the purchase of half a billion pounds worth of players in 5 years.

And so we are now at the great reset. We need to acknowledge that the day of reckoning is here because of the profligacy of the owner and his key appointments. This is what happens when you have misgovernance on an epic level. It's not on the same level as Leeds United under Ridsdale, but in terms of the severe blow to the morale of this football club, it's not far off it.

We wont fall off the cliff like Leeds, but we really do need to get a culture of hard headed realism into the club to stop the rot or we'll be done for; and we need to act with a bit more humility as fans in terms of expecting major signings and quick solutions. Neither are on the agenda. We are miles and miles off where we should be. The decision-making over the last 5 years has left us almost in the wilderness and we need to step by step make the long journey back. It'll be brutal but doable.

I said at the time when Moshiri took over it’s a pity he didn’t seek the advice of someone like David Dein. He has appointed the wrong people time and time again and like you said it has set the club back years. I really worry what the future holds for us. The fan base is disenchanted, we have a manager who has belittled the club in the past at the helm and due to the excesses of previous managers and DOFs we are unable to significantly improve an unbalanced and mediocre squad. .

 

[davek]

I said at the time when Moshiri took over it’s a pity he didn’t seek the advice of someone like David Dein. He has appointed the wrong people time and time again and like you said it has set the club back years. I really worry what the future holds for us. The fan base is disenchanted, we have a manager who has belittled the club in the past at the helm and due to the excesses of previous managers and DOFs we are unable to significantly improve an unbalanced and mediocre squad. .

...add in the effects of the pandemic and the huge strain on people and this is a tinder box situation.

The team need to put some results on the board very early on to stop major disruption. Insurrection is in the air...and only a fool could miss it.

 

[Nippydan]

An Athletic article last week suggests his work at the academy is to trim its numbers and employ younger players for it on less wages.

Sorry, don't rate the Athletic as a reliable source. Journalists writing anything for click bait.

 

[Death]

Farcel Whams

 

[Death]

One hundred and eighty thousand pounds a week to Lossl

I'm Lossl for words here.

 

[Drico]

Imagine being the club captain and on a fraction of the weekly wedge as the majority of your team mates.

If those salary figures are remotely true, they tell a tale. Coleman, for all his faults, should sack his agent. His "authority" as captain must provoke much mirth among his far more remunerated and over-indulged team-mates. By the same token, Coleman might be solid enough to recognise that he is paid pretty fairly for what he brings - but that the vast majority of the dressing room is extorting the club.

No wonder morale is on the floor. Marcel Brands: an empty suit in skinny jeans.

 

[davek]

Imagine being the club captain and on a fraction of the weekly wedge as the majority of your team mates.

If those salary figures are remotely true, they tell a tale. Coleman, for all his faults, should sack his agent. His "authority" as captain must provoke much mirth among his far more remunerated and over-indulged team-mates. By the same token, Coleman might be solid enough to recognise that he is paid pretty fairly for what he brings - but that the vast majority of the dressing room is extorting the club.

No wonder morale is on the floor. Marcel Brands: an empty suit in skinny jeans.

Seamus is playing the long game. Club coaching role, having a go at management somewhere....

 

[davek]

Brands for the rest of the transfer window....

 

[JLW]

Brands for the rest of the transfer window....

Is that after he puts Longstaff on 120k per week

 

[DanEFC92]

Brands for the rest of the transfer window....

Brands when the window closes

 

[APN_EFC]

Three people have cratered this club to the sorry position we are in right now:

Moshiri
Koeman
Brands

They have made decisions that have cost us our reputation and our identity.

Basically there's nothing worth salvaging from this squad barring one or maybe two players. That is a shocking statement after the purchase of half a billion pounds worth of players in 5 years.

And so we are now at the great reset. We need to acknowledge that the day of reckoning is here because of the profligacy of the owner and his key appointments. This is what happens when you have misgovernance on an epic level. It's not on the same level as Leeds United under Ridsdale, but in terms of the severe blow to the morale of this football club, it's not far off it.

We wont fall off the cliff like Leeds, but we really do need to get a culture of hard headed realism into the club to stop the rot or we'll be done for; and we need to act with a bit more humility as fans in terms of expecting major signings and quick solutions. Neither are on the agenda. We are miles and miles off where we should be. The decision-making over the last 5 years has left us almost in the wilderness and we need to step by step make the long journey back. It'll be brutal but doable.

I never really thought of this in terms of the Leeds implosion under Ridsdale, but I agree it's comparable. Even comparable - on a totally different scale of course - to Barcelona financial mismanagement.
If you think of it in simple terms of who you've blamed:
Moshiri - £500m and no general improvement. He's somewhat immune from criticism because of the money and the stadium, but you have to judge him on value for money, not just how much he's put in
Koeman - because of the transfers he asked for and how he subsequently misused the players
Brands - for the reasons I said - he's either got no actual influence and role to play, or he's awful at his job.

 

[APN_EFC]

Brands for the rest of the transfer window....

How dare you! He's working on coaching philosophy, players' development, long-term strategy, sports science, pyschology...don't you see the impact of everyth....oh wait

 

[APN_EFC]

I said at the time when Moshiri took over it’s a pity he didn’t seek the advice of someone like David Dein. He has appointed the wrong people time and time again and like you said it has set the club back years. I really worry what the future holds for us. The fan base is disenchanted, we have a manager who has belittled the club in the past at the helm and due to the excesses of previous managers and DOFs we are unable to significantly improve an unbalanced and mediocre squad. .

IMagine if someone like David Dein was our 'Director of Operations' or CEO or even on the board ...

 

[billyblue80]

Utterly pointless this fella if we are going to just buy RB's favoured players. It looks even worse this summer, at least with Carlo he got to pick a few such as Godfrey, Doucoure, Nkoukou, now we are linked with Rondon and Longstaff... Jesus...

 

[zukai12_]

In hindsight the guy responsible for the second best dutch team might not have been the best choice