Sky1981
Fending off the urge
Eventually the manager needs to decide what's lacking from his team. What position he wants to buy, which player suits his need, what type of player he wants.Managers are there to manage the team not to find new talent. That requires a different skill set and ample time to scout, talk to agents and to analyse the attitude of the targets in question. Meanwhile CEOs like Woodward are experts in numbers and marketing not football
Our biggest issue is the huge void that exists between the manager and the money guys. We have people who are messing into areas they know little or nothing about. That leads to bad decisions and inefficiency
He can have someone helping him with potential targets but at the end of the day he's the cook and the captain.
It's a zero sum game. If someone is making the decision that'll mean someone isnt.
Say ole wants longstaff and the board wants kroos. Who do you listen to if you're ed? At one point someone have to outrank the other and made the call.
We'll be in the bigger mess if the one that outranks the other is stupider than the one he outranks