Conjo Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Rich said: “From my time working with Nick, he’s a really nice guy, good guy, terrific guy, who spent a lot of time building things up, in terms of the recruitment side. He put processes in place and brought in people in positions that the club needed filling. And then the process over the last year has got underway now. “The work still goes on behind the scenes. Nick has had a big impact in putting a lot of groundwork into the process and certain things, and where we are looking and how we find players. Hopefully that comes to fruition in time, in terms of the process producing more and more of the players we are looking for. Bit of speculation on my end, but get a feeling the highlighted are the key things we are looking for consultancy on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Won't claim to know a single thing about him so I'm not going to happy or sad until we see results, or a lack thereof. At least we're looking to get football men in with the relevant experience, rather than just snapping up ex-players and managers they met in the pub or casino. Hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, Conjo said: Bit of speculation on my end, but get a feeling the highlighted are the key things we are looking for consultancy on. This doesn’t make much sense imo. When we hire an actual DOF he will have his own ideas and positions he wants filling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, wormy said: Won't claim to know a single thing about him so I'm not going to happy or sad until we see results, or a lack thereof. At least we're looking to get football men in with the relevant experience, rather than just snapping up ex-players and managers they met in the pub or casino. Hopefully. Bought pardew to West Brom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, kisearch said: Accept relegation. Howeh, there's cutting the owners some slack and then there's that. You don't go into a January transfer window 3 points from safety holding the FM cheat code and the mindset of accepting relegation We don’t know if we hold the FM cheat code yet though for sure. PIF may be super rich but we don’t know how much of that they are giving to us. We’ll know a bit more after January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I'd be lying if I said I knew anything about him and he seems to get mixed reviews from Celtic fans. Not too dissimilar to Emalano and Chelsea fans opinions of him. It can only be a good thing that we're bringing in someone with a wealth of experience in football, especially as he needs to hit the ground running. It could be temporary because we have someone lined up for the summer or perhaps they want to see what division we're in before formulating a plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Bought pardew to West Brom Did he though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 minute ago, LV said: Did he though? They're good mates apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Bought pardew to West Brom Kennedy out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, The Prophet said: They're good mates apparently. ah yeah, I’ve just read he did and also worked with him at Reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, LV said: Did he though? Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, kisearch said: Accept relegation. Howeh, there's cutting the owners some slack and then there's that. You don't go into a January transfer window 3 points from safety holding the FM cheat code and the mindset of accepting relegation I'll be surprised if we go in to the window only 3 points off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 WBA fans aren't fans either it seems. He hired Pardew and broke WBA's transfer record (£15m) for Oliver Burke. Haven't really read much anything that suggests this is anything other than a weak appointment tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: I'll be surprised if we go in to the window only 3 points off. I'd agree tbh, but I think I'd be more surprised if there are any more games beyond this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just reading that article - he left Celtic in March (just after Lennon left). So... he's the guy that oversaw the time Celtic when from unchallenged champions of Scotland to also-rans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, kisearch said: WBA fans aren't fans either it seems. He hired Pardew and broke WBA's transfer record (£15m) for Oliver Burke. Haven't really read much anything that suggests this is anything other than a weak appointment tbh. I agree it’s underwhelming if it was a permanent appointment. Luckily it’s not and maybe he’s the only one that would come for a short term gig. If nothing else, he’s a bit extra help for Amanda and Mehrdad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, kisearch said: WBA fans aren't fans either it seems. He hired Pardew and broke WBA's transfer record (£15m) for Oliver Burke. Haven't really read much anything that suggests this is anything other than a weak appointment tbh. In his defence, Burke looked a cracking signing at the time. I remember being jealous of that one. Edited December 17, 2021 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 People underwhelmed however, this is temporary to help us with the January window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Seems he did a good job at Reading, not so much at West Brom and a mixed bag at Celtic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I suppose on the plus side we surely already know who we want and his job will be to get the deals done rather than pick players ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, SUPERTOON said: I suppose on the plus side we surely already know who we want and his job will be to get the deals done rather than pick players ? Yup, here's hoping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, SUPERTOON said: I suppose on the plus side we surely already know who we want and his job will be to get the deals done rather than pick players ? Aye, sounds like he's a consultant rather than an out an out DoF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) It's like the Sheikh being picked up from airport in a mini. It's a short drive to hotel, and better than walking, but still a crap car for someone so wealthy Edited December 17, 2021 by arnonel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I think this would be more worrying if he were a permanent appointment. Seems like they've got their eye on the man they want (we've just poached someone else from Liverpool...) but need someone to do some of the grunt work in the meantime until they're available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhtoon Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Reckon he'll purely be used alongside Steve Nicols to assist in the actual recruitment/negotiations to get Howes targets in over January and then he'll toodle off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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