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cant see McKenna here? Is he demoted/fired? Not that I would mind.Club Hierarchy according to the Athletic
cant see McKenna here? Is he demoted/fired? Not that I would mind.Club Hierarchy according to the Athletic
Why?cant see McKenna here? Is he demoted/fired? Not that I would mind.
I'm not sure that this guy has any experience in a Director of Football roleThis is one funny thread. People wanted a director of football, they wanted a technical director. Now we have one ...but feck it’s not the one that I want !
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Where is Kieran McKenna? Shouldn't he be next to Carrick on this?Club Hierarchy according to the Athletic
Yeah looks like they left him out by mistake.Where is Kieran McKenna? Shouldn't he be next to Carrick on this?
Where are Commercial and Marketing?cant see McKenna here? Is he demoted/fired? Not that I would mind.
No it's still true. I said day to day. I would still expect Woodward to step in even now if needed to help push a transfer over the line. Otherwise, he'll continue what he's been doing the last few years and just sign off on stuff, focusing on the overall management including the women's team and commercial outfits.Not sure that's strictly true.
While that generally hasn't been his role, he has still had to step in on occasion. For example, as reported in MEN:
So it is true that this re-structure should give him yet more distance from the football side of things, even in crisis situations.
And having another layer of management between him and the man negotiating the deals is presumably a bit more distance in that regard too.
How is it a repackaging if people are being promoted and now having people report to them who weren't before? Judge wasn't reporting to him before. He's also now the contact person along with Judge for transfers. He wasn't that before.It's basically repackaging what's already here instead of getting a proven DOF in.
He still is.As long Woodward is no longer in charge of all operations, I am absolutely satisfied.
It's the same bunch that have been here for years with different titles, we've needed some fresh eyes at the club for ages as beyond our youth recruitment we've not been pulling up trees in the transfer market.How is it a repackaging if people are being promoted and now having people report to them who weren't before? Judge wasn't reporting to him before. He's also now the contact person along with Judge for transfers. He wasn't that before.
Every CEO in football has the final say in that regard, no matter if the club has a DoF or not.I didn’t say anywhere that he was doing anything other than having the final say on transfers. It’s quite an important part of it though.
Wait, what’s wrong with that? Those aren’t like diametrically opposed points of view that you have highlighted there, it looks like an utterly reasonable pair of statements.This is one funny thread. People wanted a director of football, they wanted a technical director. Now we have one ...but feck it’s not the one that I want !
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Yeah I bet that's part of it too. In the Telegraph article it mentioned Woodward getting calls about transfers when he's not involved in that at all until the end and it created a mess. Woodward was having to do Judge's job because people didn't read his announcements that he's not involved. Also, Judge's previous title didn't point out him to be the one people should be talking to.For the last two years or so, we kept on hearing that Judge is the one doing the negotiations and not Woodward. So what has changed?
I wouldn't be surprised if after feeding the media that information for years, only to see that people are still blaming Woodward, United gave Judge this 'role' in order to hammer in the point: It's all him, not Woodward.
You can't actually be more obvious than giving someone the title of 'Director of Football Negotiations'. I've never heard of it before at another club, and he doesn't need to be called that in order to do that work. I'm sure he's doing other things at the club, as you don't need someone to do negotiating full time.
It’s better than that, people are actually displeased that his title is Football Director rather than Director of FootballThis is one funny thread. People wanted a director of football, they wanted a technical director. Now we have one ...but feck it’s not the one that I want !
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So what if they've been here for years? The person involved in the good things at the club are being promoted now. The same youth recruitment you mentioned.It's the same bunch that have been here for years with different titles, we've needed some fresh eyes at the club for ages as beyond our youth recruitment we've not been pulling up trees in the transfer market.
They aren't specialists at being a DOF, and Matt Judge is still head of negotiations, it's not the actual change we needed imo, it's more of the same just shuffled.So what if they've been here for years? The person involved in the good things at the club are being promoted now. The same youth recruitment you mentioned.
Also, Fletcher is a pair of fresh eyes considering he had no say behind the scenes now. He's also now involved as a person to sell the club to transfer targets.
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doesnt 'get the club'Where is Kieran McKenna? Shouldn't he be next to Carrick on this?
Plus Rio was a silky, technical player, which means he would be great for the role of technical director. Alternatively, he could also be a good silk merchant, should we ever decide to implement such a role to our ever evolving structure.They aren't specialists at being a DOF, and Matt Judge is still head of negotiations, it's not the actual change we needed imo, it's more of the same just shuffled.
Fletcher is another case of bringing back another one of the boys, he as zero experience in this role and if all we wanted was a former player to sell the club we should have appointed someone with charisma like Rio, he's ideal for that type of role.
Of course it is a fob. It keeps the fans happy for a while. It also gives Woodward an outlet to say to the fans, it is not me. It is them. Negotiations is not something you can just turn up and do. For me this is entirely to keep the fans happy. Fletcher is popular among the fans. I wish they would appoint someone with more experience in these sort of things. This is Manchester United and not some middle of the road club.They aren't specialists at being a DOF, and Matt Judge is still head of negotiations, it's not the actual change we needed imo, it's more of the same just shuffled.
Fletcher is another case of bringing back another one of the boys, he as zero experience in this role and if all we wanted was a former player to sell the club we should have appointed someone with charisma like Rio, he's ideal for that type of role.
Yeh. It's like being satisfied by getting a League 1 player for our RW. "What else do you want, man? we got you a RW!!"Wait, what’s wrong with that? Those aren’t like diametrically opposed points of view that you have highlighted there, it looks like an utterly reasonable pair of statements.
I guess its hard to hire your club managers boss when he's already in place. I'm sure when Solskjaer moves on - the structure will become more linear with the head coach under the DOFMaybe not for us but for other clubs the Director of Football would be over the manager atleast in some ways.
As they would be the one who chooses and hires managers and would probably be the one to suggest to the CEO when they should be fired etc.
The insinuation is his remit is delegated. Let's see if he forces his footballing views from here on. I assume the veto of transfers as a power is in place to prevent stupid signings.How can he claim that there will be ‘less Woodward’? He’a still the CEO for the Glazers and he can still veto transfers. Not to mention that Judge is still the ‘negotiator’.
Then this "new" 2 roles are just for show then?I guess its hard to hire your club managers boss when he's already in place. I'm sure when Solskjaer moves on - the structure will become more linear with the head coach under the DOF
Could you give us any example of big clubs that hires 'specialist' DOF and become very successful? The only two I remember in recent times are Arsenal that hired Mislintat and Roma that hired Monchi and don't think those two are success storiesThey aren't specialists at being a DOF, and Matt Judge is still head of negotiations, it's not the actual change we needed imo, it's more of the same just shuffled.
Fletcher is another case of bringing back another one of the boys, he as zero experience in this role and if all we wanted was a former player to sell the club we should have appointed someone with charisma like Rio, he's ideal for that type of role.
Edwin is a CEO not a DOF. When will people actually take note of this?you mean not heard of like Edwin van der Sar or countless guys with the same job title at other top clubs?
People wanted someone with pedigree, not a couple of inexperienced yes men who have done nothing in football management ...This is one funny thread. People wanted a director of football, they wanted a technical director. Now we have one ...but feck it’s not the one that I want !
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Basically, yes.I’ve just finished work and can’t be bothered to read all 13 pages.
Help me out. Is this thread full of screaming babies who are devastated that this magical ‘dof’ isn’t some jumped-up arsehole from Spain or Italy?
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