Jack27 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Please get a sporting director in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Please get a sporting director in Andy Howe i’m hearing. Edited June 22 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 6 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Please get a sporting director in This is pretty much the same setup we had for the first two windows. They were pretty good. As ever it's probably best to review a transfer window as s complete piece of work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted Thursday at 09:48 Share Posted Thursday at 09:48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 09:58 Share Posted Thursday at 09:58 (edited) Not surprised to hear that. I would've expected it to be done and dusted by now if we truly fancied him. I've got no problem with searching on if they're not convinced by him, by the way. Better no hire than a bad hire. I'm not persuaded that 'just anyone' would've made the last 8 weeks go better. Edited Thursday at 10:05 by 80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted Thursday at 10:11 Share Posted Thursday at 10:11 No links to any other candidates though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted Thursday at 10:17 Share Posted Thursday at 10:17 Must be close to Nickson getting it, and a reshuffle elsewhere and recruit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 10:58 Share Posted Thursday at 10:58 40 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Must be close to Nickson getting it, and a reshuffle elsewhere and recruit. Yeah, he's been my sneaky outside bet. And I'm optimistic about what he could do for us with more authority, he's clearly got many things going for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted Thursday at 11:18 Share Posted Thursday at 11:18 19 minutes ago, 80 said: Yeah, he's been my sneaky outside bet. And I'm optimistic about what he could do for us with more authority, he's clearly got many things going for him. Club wanted him, think he shied away from it. Maybe they have come to an acceptable arrangement. Think he’ll do well in that roll too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Thursday at 12:59 Share Posted Thursday at 12:59 2 hours ago, 80 said: Yeah, he's been my sneaky outside bet. And I'm optimistic about what he could do for us with more authority, he's clearly got many things going for him. I'd be a bit worried it would just end up with Howe running the show. Much though I love Howe as a manager, we really do need some separation between DOF and the coach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted Thursday at 13:16 Share Posted Thursday at 13:16 If we’re all in on Howe, then I’m not concerned. For him personally, would come with added expectations and pressure, and if he delivered, superb. Doesn’t, club would just replace and the structure with it. Backing a settled manager with a settled squad, wouldn’t be so unwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted Thursday at 13:26 Share Posted Thursday at 13:26 I have doubts about Spors. Think I'd rather see Nickson get the gig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted Thursday at 13:27 Share Posted Thursday at 13:27 Nickson's definitely got an eye for talent. Those Ederson links in January were very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 13:36 Share Posted Thursday at 13:36 30 minutes ago, TRon said: I'd be a bit worried it would just end up with Howe running the show. Much though I love Howe as a manager, we really do need some separation between DOF and the coach. I think the separation is overrated to be honest. But also I get the impression the club doesn't see a ton of clashing/hierarchy in responsibilities, beyond what is already there i.e. mutual agreement on significant signings. Rather than a situation where the DOF has the whiphand and the coach gets what he's given (or fights to overpower the structure). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLUMPO235 Posted Thursday at 14:26 Share Posted Thursday at 14:26 I think it would more be a capacity issue for Howe. Doesn’t he already get to the office for 6/7am. Also a good idea to have resilience and consistency if Howe left for any reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted Thursday at 14:59 Share Posted Thursday at 14:59 1 hour ago, 80 said: I think the separation is overrated to be honest. But also I get the impression the club doesn't see a ton of clashing/hierarchy in responsibilities, beyond what is already there i.e. mutual agreement on significant signings. Rather than a situation where the DOF has the whiphand and the coach gets what he's given (or fights to overpower the structure). Read this from Liverpool fans / Twitter gossip etc so make of it what you will But all of their good/budget friendly signings that propelled them to the top (along with Klopps management too) , matip, Salah, Wijnaldum, Mane, selling Coutinho for van dijk/Allison etc etc Was supposedly done with Michael Edwards leading, and apparently he left after a power struggle with Klopp, and has just rejoined back now klopp left... And they say Klopp was the one who wanted Nunez for the fortune they paid, Diaz, didn't want to replace Henderson etc, kept the same midfield for 5 years etc etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Thursday at 15:53 Share Posted Thursday at 15:53 2 hours ago, 80 said: I think the separation is overrated to be honest. But also I get the impression the club doesn't see a ton of clashing/hierarchy in responsibilities, beyond what is already there i.e. mutual agreement on significant signings. Rather than a situation where the DOF has the whiphand and the coach gets what he's given (or fights to overpower the structure). We were looking for two positions anyway from what we were led to believe, I suppose one of those would be to deal with the infrastructure, and the other would be more geared to recruitment. I think Howe's got a good eye for players anyway, but his focus is more on PL ready players, we need someone who is an expert on the foreign market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted Thursday at 17:16 Share Posted Thursday at 17:16 1 hour ago, TRon said: We were looking for two positions anyway from what we were led to believe, I suppose one of those would be to deal with the infrastructure, and the other would be more geared to recruitment. I think Howe's got a good eye for players anyway, but his focus is more on PL ready players, we need someone who is an expert on the foreign market. Yeah, that's the last I've heard, which sounds positive to me. I'm not sure the search started that way though - I think the board weren't too certain of what they wanted the structure to be at first. I don't blame them for that either, I think it's a good thing - that they're actually thinking about it. The structure of a modern football club isn't cut and dried nowadays; I think sometimes outsiders imagine the responsibilities of various job titles as being more cookie cutter than they actually are. There should be plenty of room to flex around the talents of individuals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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