Who is he?
His name is Matt Hargreaves and he’s an Adidas executive
I do wonder how CAF works in the real world. Transferable skills are literally non existent.
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His name is Matt Hargreaves and he’s an Adidas executive
I do wonder how CAF works in the real world. Transferable skills are literally non existent.
Aye he's probably only watched some youtube clips of Messi, because obviously he must be shit since United signed him.
I expect people at that level will have little problem in the employment world but I'm still surprised at folk joining United in senior positions at the moment when they could be out the door in a few months after the takeover.
I've never heard his name before so he must be shit even though I have no knowledge of the talent pool in this area. That pretty much sums up most of the complainersWho is he?
His name is Matt Hargreaves and he’s an Adidas executive
I do wonder how CAF works in the real world. Transferable skills are literally non existent.
The CAF lives in fantasy world
Meaning?
According to his LinkedIn:
- He's been based in Amsterdam since 2013. Maybe Ten Hag already knows him. Ajax wears Adidas kits, no?
- Already worked with us briefly in the legal department all the way back in 2008. He's a lawyer by education.
Not Bristol Uni hopefully.
They’ll easily get another job and the severance pay if they’re asked to leave would allow them to take a year off.
It's not totally wrong. Unless concrete assurances we aren't privy to have been exchanged with incoming owners, joining on the eve of a regime change is often a risky career move. Not just football, but anything in general eg politics, corporate, business, name it. On the other hand it's high risk, high reward.
The guy Ralf brought from the US ended up being retained by ETH so fortune favours the brave sometimes. Med I'd still ask for massive safety clauses in my contract to prevent being screwed royally.
Sounds positive
Looks a good move on the face of it. He seems to have a legal back ground spanning two decades, and also sporting experience in his previous role where he was a sports marketing director at Adidas and his focus was on players and scouting, per the telegraph article above, kindly shared by Suedesi.
Sheikh Mansour at City, turned to Nike staff in 2008/2009 to develop their football structure.
Sheikh Mansour at City, turned to Nike staff in 2008/2009 to develop their football structure.
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Hopefully he's more available than the last Hargreaves who worked for United
Anything to owen?
The new owners are not just going to come get rid of every senior staff member at the club, we have seen reports today suggesting they will review the current and make additions.
We got rid of judge and we are coming into the transfer market where we need a negotiator.
Do you want the new owners to do what Chelsea did and the owner to be the negotiator?
I was at school with Matt. Haven’t seen him for twenty years but he was an incredibly intelligent but down to earth guy. Massive United fan (as you can see from his LinkedIn and Facebook) and I expect his whole career has been geared towards this move. His success to date suggests he’s excellent at his job- which has been focused around contracts and negotiating with football agents from across the globe- and his commitment to the club can only be a good thing. Looking forward to seeing how he gets on.
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Lucky duck. He's living the life. Working & contributing to the club he loves.
How many here wouldn't give their left testicle for something similar?