nufcjmc Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Doing this change before the CEO and sporting director are replaced is a little risky if its not inline with how they want to operate its another potential point of friction potentially? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Kinda of weird to make such appointments when we are currently without a sporting director and we are in the process of recruiting a CEO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 5 minutes ago, catlover24 said: Does that mean we'll see the back of Shola? Shola is the new spitting director he'll report to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Helpful primer: https://sportsologygroup.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-football-strategy-manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 9 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: Sounds like a title created to appease someone. Who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Not being negative, just my observation: I find it strange that we are doing this now, when we by all accounts are appointing a DOF very soon. Why not let this person influence these decisions? At times we seems to build from the bottom to the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Don’t get why he has football in his title but the person he reports in to is “sporting” director. Unless we branch out and bring Hatem back as Director of Padel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Who? Him obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 (edited) 7 minutes ago, High Five o said: Not being negative, just my observation: I find it strange that we are doing this now, when we by all accounts are appointing a DOF very soon. Why not let this person influence these decisions? At times we seems to build from the bottom to the top. No drama at all to say to the DOF candidates: "by the way, we're promoting Jack Ross to be Head of Football Strategy and he'll report to you, if you get the job" Edited July 14, 2025 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Adam Pearson is the new CEO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 I assume we have the other roles lined up but can't announce yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 11 minutes ago, Nucasol said: Helpful primer: https://sportsologygroup.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-football-strategy-manager reads like a dof Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkeye Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Can we employ someone to add a sense of urgency and speed to completing transfer deals? That would be a role that I would get right behind!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Five o Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 5 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: No drama at all to say to the DOF candidates: "by the way, we're promoting Jack Ross to be Head of Football Strategy and he'll report to you, if you get the job" No, of course not. But he is directly reporting to the new DOF so if they do not align or work well together we will have another role to fill in 6 months or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 Hopefully this appointment lasts longer than 5 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 4 minutes ago, Ikon said: Hopefully this appointment lasts longer than 5 minutes. He's been here over two years now, so he's part of the furniture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 I said last season Jack Ross would be an ideal candidate for Head of Football Strategy and I was laughed at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 (edited) 11 minutes ago, High Five o said: No, of course not. But he is directly reporting to the new DOF so if they do not align or work well together we will have another role to fill in 6 months or so. As part of promoting Ross they could let the DOF candidates meet him, or at least have a call to see how they get on. Obviously I'm taking the view that we're down to the last 1 or 2 people for DOF It's pretty common practice when recruiting senior leaders for them to meet some of the people that'd be working directly for them as part of the recruitment process Don't want to bring in a DOF / CEO or equivalent to find they can't get along with the senior team, or vice versa. Unless you're specifically bringing them in to shake things up Edited July 14, 2025 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 12 minutes ago, High Five o said: No, of course not. But he is directly reporting to the new DOF so if they do not align or work well together we will have another role to fill in 6 months or so. This may sound like a silly argument, but doesn't basically any managerial appointment in any industry have a prerequisite of working with the people already employed and the structure of that company? (Unless they've been bought in specifically to change that structure) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 30 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Kinda of weird to make such appointments when we are currently without a sporting director and we are in the process of recruiting a CEO. Is it maybe indicative that these new appointments may be imminent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 16 minutes ago, High Five o said: No, of course not. But he is directly reporting to the new DOF so if they do not align or work well together we will have another role to fill in 6 months or so. Is football really that different to every other business? I mean if any manager came into a company and immediately started hiring yes men, that would be signalled as cause for concern, no? Surely a CEO of any calibre should be able to manage a wide variety of individuals 🤷🏻♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 35 minutes ago, nufcjmc said: Doing this change before the CEO and sporting director are replaced is a little risky if its not inline with how they want to operate its another potential point of friction potentially? Unless the DOF is already lined up, which one of the candidates knows Jack Ross ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 26 minutes ago, pinkeye said: Can we employ someone to add a sense of urgency and speed to completing transfer deals? That would be a role that I would get right behind!! Minister for Propaganda maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ben said: Unless the DOF is already lined up, which one of the candidates knows Jack Ross ? True never thought of that think according to Craig no hope it was the ceo which was at final stages/ furthest along with Eales now working his notice period. Still its one of those things I am torn on they clearly like Jack Ross and its maybe a reward as a promotion which is good and also tries to show they aren't standing still also a good thing. But for it all to allign it would always be better to have the top job in first down over so there all on the same page. Edited July 14, 2025 by nufcjmc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted July 14, 2025 Share Posted July 14, 2025 He's been with us since 2023 working with Harper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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