Bust up with Delia over summer plans according to Charlie Wyatt.

[norfolkngood 1,086]

Well I will get to the real reason they were my thoughts only not any itk information that will come though !!

My thoughts on dof will be a ex city player I think I know who as well but will confirm when I know more

It will be stone CEO with finance know how and ex city player as dof to put input football wise at board level then head coach / manager

Delia trusts stone money wise

Also ex city player knows football and transfers

[Mister Chops 7]

Ex City player?

Come on down, Danny Mills....

[City 2nd 191]

Interesting concept too Norfolkng. However don''t see us going down the path of using ex players after the Gunn and Grant fiascos.

And I don''t think any manager will come in with a dof already in place, unless of course that dof is on the recruitment panel?

I agree with Stone as CEO, sound background and financially cute, good grounding from McNally no doubt.

After the many appointments that have not worked out for Delia and MWJ that they were directly involved in, like Rich, Hamilton, Walker (2) and several more, I see the dof being paramount in just who comes in as manager, and that has to be somebody they really trust and admire. I do think that is Hodgson.

He was a very strong candidate for a similar role at Leicester I understand, but I think foreign ownership might have been his nemesis, which is not so at CR, with Tom also in place to carry that English ownership forward.

[Branston Pickle 3,635]

City 2nd, there''s a lot of ex City players out there who have a whole different level of involvement in the game than Grant or Gunn- off the top of my head there''s Royle, or even Mark Bowen (he''s surely been Asst for long enough?!). Knowing the place can be a big advantage and bring fans on board. IMO it''s more important to get the right guy, though, and I don''t really care who it is.

[hogesar 9,618]

To be fair selling Wes would have been a fck stupid decision when he''s been our best attacking mid this season yet again.

[Guest]

I hope they didn''t sack because of Wes. The board shouldn''t interfere anyway. But I hoped they sacked him because he wasn''t good enough.

I don''t remember them interfering with Roeder over his shocking treatment of Huckerby. They sacked him because apart from he being off his rocker, he was no good as a manager.

However, the means do justify the end here ultimately. But you can''t help thinking the board are pretty hopeless at HR.

[City 2nd 191]

Re: Bust up with Delia over summer plans according to Charlie Wyatt.

City 2nd, there''s a lot of ex City players out there who have a whole different level of involvement in the game than Grant or Gunn- off the top of my head there''s Royle, or even Mark Bowen (he''s surely been Asst for long enough?!). Knowing the place can be a big advantage and bring fans on board. IMO it''s more important to get the right guy, though, and I don''t really care who it is.

Don''t see Royle coming back after his last (very short) stay, incidentally as a DOF wasn''t it!?

Mark Bowen, approached by several clubs before, wanted to stay in his club and international capacity as assistant!

I don''t disagree, knowing the place is an advantage, but that didn''t help the likes of Gunn or (Peter) Grant.

But, like you, and it will be discussed until we actually know who it is to the death, and afterwards, as long as it''s sensible, and it takes us forward, longer term, I don''t care who it is either.

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

[quote user="Branston Pickle"]City 2nd, there''s a lot of ex City players out there who have a whole different level of involvement in the game than Grant or Gunn- off the top of my head there''s Royle, or even Mark Bowen (he''s surely been Asst for long enough?!). Knowing the place can be a big advantage and bring fans on board. IMO it''s more important to get the right guy, though, and I don''t really care who it is.[/quote]Lambert''s an ex-City player.

[king canary 7,578]

I don''t think the article is saying he was sacked due to wanting to sell Wes- I think he was just used as an example of Neil''s muddled thinking, wanting to sell him only 6 months after giving him a new 2 year deal.

To be fair to the board based on AN''s horrific transfer record I wouldn''t be keen on giving him more to spend this summer. Just not sure why they only realised it now.

[kick it off 1,948]

I can see Norfolkngood''s structure being correct, but I think Hodgson is inevitable for Director of Football. I actually think some managers may want to come and work under him in that setup to be fair. Although Director of Football''s aren''t particularly popular generally, Woy is respected throughout the game and I can easily see a Warburton or someone valuing his experience and wanting to learn from him. Would presumably rule people like Pardew etc out of the running though, (is that a bad thing?).

[king canary 7,578]

@Mr Chops

''I can see Alex''s point of view over Wes, he is holding Maddison and Pritchard back, and there has to come a time where we move on and look to the future.''

These are problems of Neil''s own making though. He signed Pritchard, gave Wes a new contract and continued to play him over Pritchard and Maddison.

[SwindonCanary 455]

Whoever are choice Manager is, I''d still like to see Roy Hodgson come in as a director of football

[City 2nd 191]

norfolkbroadslim wrote the following post at 2017-03-11 1:34 PM:

Branston Pickle wrote:

City 2nd, there''s a lot of ex City players out there who have a whole different level of involvement in the game than Grant or Gunn- off the top of my head there''s Royle, or even Mark Bowen (he''s surely been Asst for long enough?!). Knowing the place can be a big advantage and bring fans on board. IMO it''s more important to get the right guy, though, and I don''t really care who it is.

Lambert''s an ex-City player.

Which Lambert? Manager, maybe, but player?

Do you really see Paul Lambert being taken back. The current owners did that with Mike Walker! And how did that end?

[king canary 7,578]

@KIO

Directors of Football are not mentors for inexperienced managers. It is a totally different role.

[kick it off 1,948]

[quote user="king canary"]@KIO

Directors of Football are not mentors for inexperienced managers. It is a totally different role.[/quote]

Obviously. However they''re not entirely isolated from what''s going on, there is an element of "sounding board" to the DoF role, particularly for someone like Hodgson.

[City 2nd 191]

Surely ANY role is what the club owners want to name it, such as interim CEO, finance director, non paid chairman!?

A go between between the owners and coaching staff can be a dof an advisor, whatever you want him to be.

It''s not laid down in law what such a role is, it''s what the clubwant from the role per say the owners request.

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

Phelan, Deehan.

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

[quote user="City 2nd"]norfolkbroadslim wrote the following post at 2017-03-11 1:34 PM:

Branston Pickle wrote:

City 2nd, there''s a lot of ex City players out there who have a whole different level of involvement in the game than Grant or Gunn- off the top of my head there''s Royle, or even Mark Bowen (he''s surely been Asst for long enough?!). Knowing the place can be a big advantage and bring fans on board. IMO it''s more important to get the right guy, though, and I don''t really care who it is.

Lambert''s an ex-City player.

Which Lambert? Manager, maybe, but player?

Do you really see Paul Lambert being taken back. The current owners did that with Mike Walker! And how did that end?[/quote]1Kicked every ball on the touchline....

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

Aage Hareide

[A Load of Squit 5,128]

Why does the title of this post miss out the ''rest of the board'' part of the story?What Wyett is suggesting (he hasn''t offered any proof) is that AN fell out with the board after a series or rows about next season, that is all.To single Delia out is a piece of cr@p.

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

[quote user="A Load of Squit"]Why does the title of this post miss out the ''rest of the board'' part of the story?What Wyett is suggesting (he hasn''t offered any proof) is that AN fell out with the board after a series or rows about next season, that is all.To single Delia out is a piece of cr@p.

[/quote]Best ask the OP.

[Guest]

Roy Hodgson was a top club manager where you have to plan for a full seasons slog. And you have to buy and sell players. And you have to coach them.

International football is totally different. The players qualify for the team by qualification as well as skill and have been coached by their clubs. The manager of England just sends them out with tactics and he didn''t have the courage or maybe nous to play "sunshine" football and go for wins.

[GPs Beard 0]

I like Wyartt but this isn''t really news. He has been peddling the demise of Neil for months. Then when he eventually goes he says everyone has fallen out. Well it''s hardly a leap to say that a board that sacks a manager didn''t see eye to eye.

[norfolkngood 1,086]

Coaches and staff told 2 mins before the media / press so was decided late yesterday still do not know why but that bit is 100 %?as for DOF no guesses even close yet will get more details tonight ! ;-)

[Mello Yello 2,280]

Who''s train set is it? If they want to remove the toy out of sorts Flying Scotsman loco and then replace it with a slow but reliable rail hand cart - then they can......

[norfolkbroadslim 223]

Not surprisingly, this isn''t the reason for his departure that was given by Balls last night.

[Bill 1,788]

[quote user="Mello Yello"]Who''s train set is it? If they want to remove the toy out of sorts Flying Scotsman loco and then replace it with a slow but reliable rail hand cart - then they can......[/quote]Total shyte ! ! !If you read the story beneath the sun''s usual twist it talks of ''the board''The decision as reported elsewhere was that the board were unanimous in that decision.Board members would not be overuled by a a shareholder with only marginally a majority shareholding.What we do now is that up to the Bristol City game noises coming from the club were that AN was here for the duration ie now and then next season.Cameron Jeromes were, roughly, that some players were not playing as instructed. If one of those was Hoolahan (his absence from the starting eleven) then the sacking could have triggered by the board taking soundings from other senior players.Whilst the board would usually bak the manager, it might have been that AN also drew a line in the sand.However, as usual, the speculation will continue, and as usual the same cretins will come crawling out claiming that it was all down to the pantomime villian Delia -  who is hell bent on destroying the club, keeping it for herself, interfering with team matters ...etcplus ca change

[Mello Yello 2,280]

Who''s on the ''current'' NCFC board? Well, there''s Our Delia, her Hubby Wynny, Disappearing Ed with his persistent ''Romulan Cloaking Device'' (with sequins)......NepoTOMinism who''s bringing an awful lot to the table....hobnobs, shortbread, nice red for Aunty, finger foods and Earl Grey (the tea, Earl Grey''s not actually on the NCFC Board).....Then there''s Micky the Chicken who don''t say muc and, Stefan with ''Porn Tash'' (who runs one of Delia''s business interests)......Anyone else? Now realistically, who''s gonna disagree with what the Matriarch sez & wantz?