Schmeichel on his way back?

Blimey, it's just an opinion, not the Nuremberg War Trials. 'Made up reasons' are opinions.
I think most City fans will recognise my portrayal of KS.
'I like him' was just a closing tongue in cheek remark, that was it just passing over your head.
It's because Top is too weak to make a decision we are in the state we are in, nothing to do with a Catch22 situation.
Please have the last word...
 
Oadlad said:
Blimey, it's just an opinion, not the Nuremberg War Trials. 'Made up reasons' are opinions.
I think most City fans will recognise my portrayal of KS.
'I like him' was just a closing tongue in cheek remark, that was it just passing over your head.
It's because Top is too weak to make a decision we are in the state we are in, nothing to do with a Catch22 situation.
Please have the last word...
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fack me you're sensitve and passive-aggressive.
making a case is presenting a cogent set of arguments in favour of something.
there's nothing wrong with opinions, but that isn't 'making a case'.

Top might be weak, but it is a catch 22 because the team around him that advises him on such matters are the ones that need to be replaced because he doesn't have the football nous to make an informed decision alone.
 
Adumass said:
Off the top of my head I can only pull three names that were players who moved into administration (there's probably loads more that I've forgotten).

Of the three, two were keepers (Petr cech and Edwin Van Der sar...pat nevin being the third). Disproportionate given the low numbers of keepers Vs outfield.

Doesn't answer your question, just thought it a bit weird.
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Another example of a keeper being a DoF. Maybe there is something about being a keeper that lends itself to being a DoF..


https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65752340
 
EMExile said:
Serious question.

Are "Sporting Director" and "Director of Football" the same thing?
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I'd say so, too! At least very similar.

Schmadtke has been in similar positions at four different clubs in over twenty years so he's definitely very experienced. Not sure what he did to qualify for such a job though. He didn't go straight into it after his goalkeeping career (which I recall and ended towards the late 90s). I can't comment on his sucesses or failures.
 
It seems to me that the club need 2 roles:
1. A negotiator and departmental manager who is tough with money and organisationally experienced.
2. A Football expert who can help Top with Football stuff and also work with Coach(es) and Recruitment who respect them.
I dont think JR is both of these and these people are rare - so maybe 2 needed?
 
EMExile said:
Serious question.

Are "Sporting Director" and "Director of Football" the same thing?
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Generally yes it is the same role but also the role and responsibilities can vary club to club to club. I think this article gives a good insight -

Understanding the role of the Sporting Director - Association of Sporting Directors

The Sporting Director is a relatively new position within football however the majority of English Premier League Clubs now have someone in the position. Some take the title of Sporting Director, whilst others include Technical Director, Director of Football, Head of Football Administration and...
associationofsportingdirectors.com associationofsportingdirectors.com

Note the comments -

“ .... someone who leads the Football Operation as both a Board Member and person responsible to lead our Football Department on a day-to-day basis, who sets and then drives alignment towards the Clubs Football Strategy and who builds and works with a team of people who are all working collectively and in-line with that vision. Developing our Academy, our medical and high-performance functions is critical to what I believe in, as is the scouting side and the development of elite facilities.”

And these ... “Clubs hiring Sporting Directors often allow them strong input surrounding the appointment and future of the Head Coach or Manager. Strong relationships appear to be key with a strong degree of trust necessary.”

Also see here. https://thepfsa.co.uk/careers/sporting-director/
 
Elsie Heffsey said:
Generally yes it is the same role but also the role and responsibilities can vary club to club to club. I think this article gives a good insight -

Understanding the role of the Sporting Director - Association of Sporting Directors

The Sporting Director is a relatively new position within football however the majority of English Premier League Clubs now have someone in the position. Some take the title of Sporting Director, whilst others include Technical Director, Director of Football, Head of Football Administration and...
associationofsportingdirectors.com associationofsportingdirectors.com

Note the comments -

“ .... someone who leads the Football Operation as both a Board Member and person responsible to lead our Football Department on a day-to-day basis, who sets and then drives alignment towards the Clubs Football Strategy and who builds and works with a team of people who are all working collectively and in-line with that vision. Developing our Academy, our medical and high-performance functions is critical to what I believe in, as is the scouting side and the development of elite facilities.”

And these ... “Clubs hiring Sporting Directors often allow them strong input surrounding the appointment and future of the Head Coach or Manager. Strong relationships appear to be key with a strong degree of trust necessary.”

Also see here. https://thepfsa.co.uk/careers/sporting-director/
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From the article:

Long-term and strategic planning were recurrent themes in our members answers with Rich Hughes, Director of Football, Forest Green Rovers FC adding:

“The role has several benefits, but the main one in our opinion is an ability to provide continuity and stability in transition periods for a football club, with the average tenure of a head coach or manager being as short as it is, clubs should not find themselves in a scenario where a manager leaves and the club finds itself without structure or information.


Epic fail Mr Rudkin. Those two games after we finally binned off Rodgers cost us the potential points to keep us up.


Also from the article:

Hull City’s Head of Strategic Analysis & Recruitment, Lee Darnbrough spoke to his experience:

“I think the overall football strategy has to have short, medium, and long-term plans and it’s essential that the sporting director is involved in the creation, implementation, and review of the performance targets as they progress. I think where the football strategy is very short term based, then the potential negative implications can be massive. For example, you could look at the largest investment in the football club (player acquisition and maintenance of contracts) and if this is constructed without a clear alignment then the ramifications could take a long time to recover from.


Another epic fail Mr Rudkin.
 
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