Next Manager if Tam goes …

[stokearab]

Aye exactly NONE.

Agreed. #Los dos amigos

I don't have a problem if our club decides to give recruitment decisions solely to TA but if the recruitment doesn't deliver then its the Head of Recruitment should go, not the coach who is reliant on his decisions.


the best systems allow the coach to have input into which player he wants. It should be a collaboration. Maybe that's the sticking point maybe it isn't.

[tHeArAb]

Agreed. #Los dos amigos

I don't have a problem if our club decides to give recruitment decisions solely to TA but if the recruitment doesn't deliver then its the Head of Recruitment should go, not the coach who is reliant on his decisions.

Problem is, for every number of players a club signs, you can guarantee a percentage aren't going to work out for whatever reason. Never will a club have a 100% strike rate in recruitment and certainly not when they're rummaging around the bargain basement like we are. Man City spent £100M on Grealish for example and he's spent half his season on the bench. It happens everywhere and more so at a club like ours. So to go sacking heads of recruitment when they sign a dud, well, we'd end up going through more of them than we do managers.

[Kdyteejay2]

I wonder how much of our revenue McLean spent on his recruitment team?.

The world has moved on a bit from the 70’s though hasn’t it.

[Arabknight]

I wonder how much of our revenue McLean spent on his recruitment team?.

It’s a new world out there mate. Football has moved on massively since wee Jim’s time. TA gets a lot of stick on here and granted some of it maybe merited, but no one is perfect. He makes mistakes but don’t we all. That said we finished 4th are in Europe and on the verge of signing JR, which in my opinion is an upgrade. I’m sure signings will also follow once the appointment is made. Things are not that bad. The issue is some feed into some of the media reports which disgruntled clowns like Elvis spear head. We shld be focusing on the positives right now giving where we where financially and as a club 4 years ago. My cup is still half full until things change. 🖤🧡

[tHeArAb]

It’s a new world out there mate. Football has moved on massively since wee Jim’s time. TA gets a lot of stick on here and granted some of it maybe merited, but no one is perfect. He makes mistakes but don’t we all. That said we finished 4th are in Europe and on the verge of signing JR, which in my opinion is an upgrade. I’m sure signings will also follow once the appointment is made. Things are not that bad. The issue is some feed into some of the media reports which disgruntled clowns like Elvis spear head. We shld be focusing on the positives right now giving where we where financially and as a club 4 years ago. My cup is still half full until things change. 🖤🧡

My cup is very much half full and if we go into the season with Ross in charge, I think I'll actually be more confident than I was going into the season with Tam in charge. The Elvis story has certainly pushed a few buttons and caused a bit of unrest, however the fact of the matter is, the guy knows absolutely f*ck all about our club and how it's run. There are boys on here who know far far more than he does ffs, yet it's his story that seems to have sparked this unrest among fans.

[LSArab]

I wonder how much of our revenue McLean spent on his recruitment team?.

TBF united under McLean were renowned for our scouting network.

JYM didn’t work alone - and he put a lot of hours into it as well of course

[LSArab]

My cup is very much half full and if we go into the season with Ross in charge, I think I'll actually be more confident than I was going into the season with Tam in charge. The Elvis story has certainly pushed a few buttons and caused a bit of unrest, however the fact of the matter is, the guy knows absolutely f*ck all about our club and how it's run. There are boys on here who know far far more than he does ffs, yet it's his story that seems to have sparked this unrest among fans.

Totally agree.

If we get JR I am feeling more positive now than at any time since the T Two left

[stokearab]

My cup is very much half full and if we go into the season with Ross in charge, I think I'll actually be more confident than I was going into the season with Tam in charge. The Elvis story has certainly pushed a few buttons and caused a bit of unrest, however the fact of the matter is, the guy knows absolutely f*ck all about our club and how it's run. There are boys on here who know far far more than he does ffs, yet it's his story that seems to have sparked this unrest among fans.

I'm not seeing unrest (but I'm not on EF or Facebook groups) I think it's maybe frustration that once again our close season is disrupted by a search for a new head coach. And that leads to speculation.

[stokearab]

Totally agree.

If we get JR I am feeling more positive now than at any time since the T Two left

That's fine, and I also agree, but your post and the one you're agreeing with is based on the assumption that we DO get JR

[TerryTheTerror]

I'm not seeing unrest (but I'm not on EF or Facebook groups) I think it's maybe frustration that once again our close season is disrupted by a search for a new head coach. And that leads to speculation.

I think you are right Stoke.