Although I’m not a fan of the DoF position in general Poch badly needs it.
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Is that the reason? Come on, we are talking about £85m being spent by one man and the owner is off sick!I think that was like the first window in a long time where Levy was not involved at all with transfers. His wife was very sick or something like that so he took the entire summer off and the sporting director at the time had free reign with the Bale money.
Or something like that.
It will take long time to get it right again, we had the chance to win a trophy or two in the last 3 seasons but the manager didn't have the know how and the team didn't have experience or winners.
Levy won't suddenly spend like Mancity, united or chelsea.
The current situation doesn't seem healthy and can't see quick fixes. It will be disastrous, going backward and irreparable in the short term if we miss CL place next season. The new stadium will be a ghost house.
I am bored with people saying Levy won’t spend like City United and Chelsea. We cannot do that, if we did we would be going down the Leeds route.It will take long time to get it right again, we had the chance to win a trophy or two in the last 3 seasons but the manager didn't have the know how and the team didn't have experience or winners.
Levy won't suddenly spend like Mancity, united or chelsea.
The current situation doesn't seem healthy and can't see quick fixes. It will be disastrous, going backward and irreparable in the short term if we miss CL place next season. The new stadium will be a ghost house.
“I don’t see how Poch can train and prepare a team and look after signings” but doesn’t though according to him! He’s got nothing to do with ins and outs but I’m not sure that’s 100% true?I get there is a lack of investment. But we need a DOF to help with the rebuild. We simply dont identify, recruit and offload players quick enough.
I dont see how Poch can train and prepare a team and look after signings too. I get there is a comittee, but there needs to be another Arnesen / Baldini figure at the club. We just seem to be unprepared every summer.
Even if Poch leaves, we need to bring in and sell about 12 players over the next 12 months.
He had a very highly regarded one in Paul Mitchell, who left because of frustrations with regard to getting players he had identified signed.Although I’m not a fan of the DoF position in general Poch badly needs it.
Great post
And a scouting staff.... Wait... Do we even have a scouting staff?
Yeah there’s an old boy wonders about the playing parks with his whipped watching the kiddies play football looking for talent...........well think that’s what he’s doing?Great post
Everything seems to be unraveling.
We have a chairman who is against spending big
A manager who doesn't know how to win trophies
And a scouting staff.... Wait... Do we even have a scouting staff?
We are like a club with chronic constipation and rotten feces we cant expel. No wonder we look ill.
Woolwich got a DOF from Dortmund and he promptly went out and bought a few players from Dortmund. Sokratis and Mikitarian ,only success is Aubameyang. You didn’t need to be clever to see he was a good player.
Monchi at Seville was supposedly the best in the world. Went to Roma , failed miserably and now back at Seville.
Steve Walsh at Leicester struck gold with Kante and Mahrez . Following season bought some rubbish...Slimani and Ihenacho failures. Everton snapped him up and he bought a load of number 10’s and has gone.
At times it is more luck than judgement. We bought Dier and Alli for next to nothing. You can’t do that season after season.
Pleat is probably as good a judge of a player as anyone.
No coincidence he recommended Maddison when he was at Coventry. 2-3m . We didn’t bother.
Woolwich got a DOF from Dortmund and he promptly went out and bought a few players from Dortmund. Sokratis and Mikitarian ,only success is Aubameyang. You didn’t need to be clever to see he was a good player.
Monchi at Seville was supposedly the best in the world. Went to Roma , failed miserably and now back at Seville.
Steve Walsh at Leicester struck gold with Kante and Mahrez . Following season bought some rubbish...Slimani and Ihenacho failures. Everton snapped him up and he bought a load of number 10’s and has gone.
At times it is more luck than judgement. We bought Dier and Alli for next to nothing. You can’t do that season after season.
Pleat is probably as good a judge of a player as anyone.
No coincidence he recommended Maddison when he was at Coventry. 2-3m . We didn’t bother.
I think that was like the first window in a long time where Levy was not involved at all with transfers. His wife was very sick or something like that so he took the entire summer off and the sporting director at the time had free reign with the Bale money.
Or something like that.
I want that bald goblin getting kicked out of our club
Baldini was also partially brought in at AVB's request.
As many have pointed out... Didn't go too well did it.
Yet...
Let's face it; all the Levy out brigade really want is for us to spend more.
That the owner doesn't splash his cash about like a sovereign state; this doesn't make our chairman incompetent or tight.
Now a large part of the stadium project is taken care of, Levy will be less occupied by other matters. I think the more pressing matter is improving our scouting system. Since bringing through Mase, Bentaleb, Kane, Dele, Winks etc. and countless players getting international call-ups on Poch's watch, we never did become the go-to club for Europe's hot young prospects like I'd hoped we would.
That said, if a DOF can ensure a more holistic view between academy, scouting and senior team then I'd be interested much the same.
You can see our new spending power in the summer with Ndombele and Lo Celso. Also the money was there for Dybala but the legal side let us down.
I really think we as fans just need to be a little more patient.
The debt has been restructured, and the money is now flowing in.
We need to give Levy and Poch 2 years to build another team.