Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 17, 2017 Looks like a lot of money gone onto Ryan Giggs in the last 24 hours, now at 8/1, not a bad shout? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dawson 0 Posted March 17, 2017 No thanks, lowlife who was shagging his own brothers wife, good god no !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryNath 30 Posted March 17, 2017 Does shagging your brother''s wife mean you can''t be a good football manager?I''d be more concerned at his lack of managerial experience, thank his sexual exploits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dawson 0 Posted March 17, 2017 You want that type of person associated with the club, Joey Barton as his assistant aswell? That suit you ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanaryNath 30 Posted March 17, 2017 Who''s talking about Joey Barton?The thread is about Giggs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 643 Posted March 17, 2017 The only way I would be happy with Giggs being announced is if he had an experienced DoF above him and also his contacts and reputation within the game would attract decent players to us, players who grew up watching Giggs at Man Utd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 17, 2017 Sir Alex for DoF then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 643 Posted March 17, 2017 Yes Lessingham, why not :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted March 17, 2017 As long as it isn''t Stuart Pearce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chesney Hawkes 0 Posted March 17, 2017 He likes to keep it in the family, so would fit in well to the Norfolk lifestyle. Yes from me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 497 Posted March 17, 2017 Cannot imagine the Welsh Shagger wanting to move to East Anglia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickdundee 0 Posted March 17, 2017 [quote user="Tim Dawson"]You want that type of person associated with the club, Joey Barton as his assistant aswell? That suit you ?[/quote]I honestly couldn''t care less what people do in their personal lives as long as he was a good manager I wouldn''t give a flying. I never get that it''s not as if you''d be having him over for dinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted March 17, 2017 All the reports around the time of him not getting the Swansea job suggests he''s a bit entitled. Also being a great player rarely equates to managerial ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Len 74 Posted March 17, 2017 Someone tell me why a director of football should be some sort of crutch for an inexperienced manager to lean on. Could we not have someone with at least a fair bit of experience managing under a DoF? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 643 Posted March 17, 2017 Len, I would imagine a more experienced manager would be a lot more reluctant to work under a DoF, that''s the only real reason I can think of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Dawson 0 Posted March 17, 2017 In response to canary Nath i was trying to say are these the type of people you want at our club saying it will be Barton next, not hard to follow mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Len 74 Posted March 17, 2017 [quote user="alex_ncfc"]Len, I would imagine a more experienced manager would be a lot more reluctant to work under a DoF, that''s the only real reason I can think of.[/quote]I see what you''re saying, but I''m not sure that''s true on the continent. However recruiting a foreign manager seems to be an alien concept to our board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 497 Posted March 17, 2017 DoFAnother position created to someone to rip the club off for a few millions.Easy come Easy go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 643 Posted March 17, 2017 Have we had a DoF before?Wasn''t Brian Hamilton in that role?? Probably not the greatest advert for it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted March 17, 2017 If we do hire the Celtic guy then he''s not going to be acting as a managerial mentor. What it does mean is someone like Giggs or an other can concentrate on coaching and tactics while someone else takes charge of recruitment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 17, 2017 DoF doesnt have to be a mentor or a crutch, literally can be someone to act on Managers behalf with contract negotiations, transfers, seek out the managers targets, deal with agents and represent the football management at board meetings, on a wider scale could have an influence on type of coaching taking place, but the manager has to be responsible for the footballing style adopted throughout the club, from senior''s down to youngest age group. Change should always be a challenge, but never a threat, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted March 17, 2017 I got 33s last week, happy days. Heard he wants it, mcclaren also expressed an interest and we are monitoring (I like this one) the monk situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibbler 0 Posted March 17, 2017 great........someone else to cut their teeth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westcoastcanary 173 Posted March 17, 2017 @LessinghamHaving the manager change the style of football at all levels is exactly what you don''t want, and a big part of what you are trying to avoid by having a proper DoF. if you want an example, look at Swansea over the years of their rise from League 2 to EPL. They regularly changed managers, but selected people who fitted the club''s style of play; the result was seamless progression rather than constant upheaval and having to start again every time a new manager was appointed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted March 17, 2017 @westcoastI didn''t say have the manager change the style of play, i said the manager is responsible, by that i mean the continuity throughout the club. apologies if that came across wrong. Also a good friend of mine (Rich Buchanan) is the performance director at Swansea, so i fully appreciate what has worked for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobain18 0 Posted March 17, 2017 I have it on good authority that it is. Not overly pleased with this, think it''s a step backwards given his complete inexperience! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Len 74 Posted March 17, 2017 [quote user="Lessingham Canary"]DoF doesnt have to be a mentor or a crutch, literally can be someone to act on Managers behalf with contract negotiations, transfers, seek out the managers targets, deal with agents and represent the football management at board meetings, on a wider scale could have an influence on type of coaching taking place, but the manager has to be responsible for the footballing style adopted throughout the club, from senior''s down to youngest age group. Change should always be a challenge, but never a threat, IMO.[/quote]I''m not sure about the manager being responsible for the club''s style. One advantage put forward for having a DoF is to oversee all the age groups within the club, and work towards a pre-agreed style (agreed at boardroom level), especially with regard to transfers. The choice of manager would also need to be aided by consulting with the DoF.Having the manager dictate style, in particular having a new manager come in and switch from one extreme to another, would be going in the wrong direction and largely defeat the object of having a DoF.The trouble we have had under Delia & co is that we have changed from one style to the next under different managers, gone from a DoF (Bryan Hamilton) to having none and gone from a football board to to giving the manager a much larger say (Alex Neil).Whatever happens I hope we stick with a DoF instead of seeing the idea ditched within a couple of years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 929 Posted March 17, 2017 [quote user="Jamie Witherspoon"]He likes to keep it in the family, so would fit in well to the Norfolk lifestyle. Yes from me.[/quote]I thought you told us two or three days ago that it was definitely going to be Woy and we should all lump on with the bookies at 5/2How''s you bet looking now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damn that Ralph Coates! 46 Posted March 17, 2017 I''d be happy as long as he has a defensive coach with him!! also would like some of his contacts in the game to improve our squad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites