Arrivals 18/19:
Josh Onomah - End of Loan
Cameron Carter-Vickers - End of Loan
Oliver Skipp - Tottenham U23
And the players we did end up getting later, like Sanchez, well, we know the story. We have been poor in managing the squad, whether it’s holding on to players for far too long, not getting replacements in in good time or getting replacements that turn out to be duds (I actually still like GLC and Ndombele, and hope the new manager can do something with them). Perhaps all this is down to the managers, but the buck has to stop with Levy since he wants the control. Even with Jose‘s appointment, I could see what he was trying to do but it‘s clearly been a gamble that failed badly.
Levy has to understand now that he just doesn’t have it when it comes to footballing success for the club and should let others - a good DoF, the new manager and hopefully a more effective scouting set-up - take the reins. Of course, whether he can actually do this and just stick to his sponsorships, cross-sports whatever development, real estate plays, etc, I think I know the answer unfortunately.
Josh Onomah - End of Loan
Cameron Carter-Vickers - End of Loan
Oliver Skipp - Tottenham U23
And the players we did end up getting later, like Sanchez, well, we know the story. We have been poor in managing the squad, whether it’s holding on to players for far too long, not getting replacements in in good time or getting replacements that turn out to be duds (I actually still like GLC and Ndombele, and hope the new manager can do something with them). Perhaps all this is down to the managers, but the buck has to stop with Levy since he wants the control. Even with Jose‘s appointment, I could see what he was trying to do but it‘s clearly been a gamble that failed badly.
Levy has to understand now that he just doesn’t have it when it comes to footballing success for the club and should let others - a good DoF, the new manager and hopefully a more effective scouting set-up - take the reins. Of course, whether he can actually do this and just stick to his sponsorships, cross-sports whatever development, real estate plays, etc, I think I know the answer unfortunately.