22-03-2021, 08:08 PM
Isnt the whole point of a sporting director to have someone who is better at identifying players? Whatever system is currently in place is not working (to put it politely).
If you dont have early conversations with players about their contracts, what are they going to do? They're not going to sit on their hands counting down the days til they can sign on the dole. Having just 1 person who understands that you dont want player churn in defense would be nice.
If you believe the rhetoric from the club, then that's your decision. I find it hard to believe Burgess was pushing for a move. Thompson got completely done over by his agent. If either of these players had had a contract extension offer prior to their last year, I think it highly unlikely that either would have left.
The fact is, that it puts you on the back foot straight away. Why arent we identifying players we want to keep and making it the harder choice to leave? We're making it the easy choice.
I'm glad we agree that recruitment is crap. A DOF would be working with the manager to get him the best available players for his needs. How is that not a good thing? The problem comes when you think the DOF outright dictates what players come in., without any say from the manager.
If you dont have early conversations with players about their contracts, what are they going to do? They're not going to sit on their hands counting down the days til they can sign on the dole. Having just 1 person who understands that you dont want player churn in defense would be nice.
If you believe the rhetoric from the club, then that's your decision. I find it hard to believe Burgess was pushing for a move. Thompson got completely done over by his agent. If either of these players had had a contract extension offer prior to their last year, I think it highly unlikely that either would have left.
The fact is, that it puts you on the back foot straight away. Why arent we identifying players we want to keep and making it the harder choice to leave? We're making it the easy choice.
I'm glad we agree that recruitment is crap. A DOF would be working with the manager to get him the best available players for his needs. How is that not a good thing? The problem comes when you think the DOF outright dictates what players come in., without any say from the manager.