16 Feb 2017 16:02:22
Think we need to get Big Eck signed on as DoF asap, to guide the inexperienced Murty and to lay down foundations and plans on the build up to summer. Hopefully that would help us secure 2nd place, and in the meantime the board should be doing everything they can to persuade De Boer to come in as soon as this season finishes.
16 Feb 2017 23:56:30
Don't get that Alex McLeish has the capability or record to be DOF. For a number of reasons, we cannot spend our way out of this - a DOF needs to sort and drive value from the academy, sensibly recruitment with a half an eye to sell on and at the same time equiping the team to compete as we grow by supporting a first team coach - DOF is way different to manager so (much as he delivered) why McLeish?
18 Feb 2017 15:54:45
Our CEO has said that we are going with a DoF, so we should be looking to secure the best. That surely rules our Macleish. The guy at Southampton, (Wilson), the guy at Spurs, (Mitchell), and the guys at Watford and Huddersfield are all well respected as a DoF, what has Macleish done in the game after he left Rangers and what qualifications has he to do the DoF job?
The DoF will also presumably have a say as to who comes in as Manager and certainly the first two that I have mentioned will know which managers in the game work well within that structure.
If we are going down this route with that quality then we will need investment and I can't see us making such an appointment if serious funding will not be there for the new management team.