Marvin Compper

You don’t shockingly badly recruit good players.

 

I don’t agree that either Gravesen or Musonda were signed through shockingly bad recruitment.

My entire point is anyone that has made their mind up about this guy is jumping the gun with nothing to go on but a single game and fabricated rumours.

 

Swapping Jozy Altidore for Jermaine Defoe was a master stroke.

 

Let's assume that he's not injured, you mentioned in an earlier post that he could play a key part in us getting through to the Champions League, but he can't even get in the squad for a dead rubber, it just dosen't add up.


1 game in 5 months would suggest that he's either fallen oot with Brendan or he hasn't been doing enough in training.


Whatever way you look at it, his signing has been an unmitigated disaster.

 

It’s like Fawlty towers. “Don’t talk about the war.”

 

Ffs Mints. We haven’t even been able to judge that yet.

 

Again, massive exaggeration. My point about the Champions League is look at how little Toure contributed for chunks of the time he was a player here, he was still a good signing for 2 reasons; he helped us make the group stage and he brought a level of experience and leadership we lacked just by being here.

You don’t get the benefit of hindsight when stating that, look back and see how many people thought Tommy Gravesen was bad recruitment when we signed him from Madrid. The fact it didn’t work out doesn’t make it bad recruitment.

 

A simple question, why has he been nowhere near the team for the last 5 months ?


Are you now telling me he is part of the coaching staff ?

 

The fact Rodgers all but said he wasn't training well and others were impressing more e.g. every other centre back, doesn't suggest that he will provide the same level of experience and inspiration as Toure.

The latter also actually played games of football for a spell. Something Marvin has so far failed to achieve and doesn't really look like changing.

 

By the time Toure came here for me he was all but finished as a player, but at least he did feature for us in a number of games, clearly far too slow.


I can understand how a player of his calibre would be an inspiration to other players, but i'm sure most of them have never even heard of Compper lol, i thought the whole purpose of his signing was to be the experienced head to partner Ajer/Hendry in the back line, but despite numerous chances to give him a game, Brendan has chosen not to play him, in fact he hasn't even made the squad, the alarm bells are a ringing lol.

 

I’m as in the dark as everyone else with regards his wherabouts. But what I do know is there will be factors Joe Bloggs won’t be privy to.

Where was Toure for large parts of last season when he wasn’t a coach?