davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Thats not exactly a cogent analogy.
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canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
Ever heard of Jerry Jones?
Patsies are greatest of this generation/iteration of NFL, but not greatest of all time. They were very much the Fulham (or worse) of the NFL until just under 20 years ago, and Belichek was fired from his first job for not being good enough. The greatest team is almost certainly the Steelers, who've had three coaches over the last 50 years because they are so excellently run, top to bottom.
Fat Sam is still around, may change our perception of success
I only speak the truth, Dayvek. If you need an interpreter of prophecy, look to the stars.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
@davek is right. The focal point/public face of the most important component of a football club, the first team, is the manager. Or coach. Delete at will.
But that doesnt mean that other bodies in the organisation are not vital. Be they a DOF, the club secretary, and obvs, the owner(s).
The manager will take the stick or plaudits depending on the results, in the same way a DOF will take the stick or plaudits depending on the quality of players bought and sold.
Cant really see the issue myself. Perhaps the clue is in the name. We are a football CLUB.
But that doesnt mean that other bodies in the organisation are not vital. Be they a DOF, the club secretary, and obvs, the owner(s).
The manager will take the stick or plaudits depending on the results, in the same way a DOF will take the stick or plaudits depending on the quality of players bought and sold.
Cant really see the issue myself. Perhaps the clue is in the name. We are a football CLUB.
canuckblue
Player Valuation: £50m
He's more like a coelacanth.
The game has changed, and I'll posit it was Ferguson who changed (broke, actually) the old model. Ferguson was so good that the game evolved; too much money got involved and too much was at stake for teams to stay stagnant, and so they became "lean" to use corporate-speak.
This isn't much unlike American TV; Seinfeld not only perfected, it killed, Yank tv "sitcoms." Seinfield was the last sitcom and the first "reality tv show" (disregard the facts, this is fact), and TV was never again the same because viewers would not tolerate anything less.
Ferguson had a similar effect in football and I'm doubtful you'll ever see another like him.
This is a terrible argument. The Patriots have no general manager. Belichick makes all roster decisions, so he is the de facto GM. The only rare cases where the coach is the most important person in an organization happen when said coach is also the head of player personnel, akin to the DoF role (Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, Pat Riley in Miami when he was coach, college coaches like Nick Saban, Roy Williams, Coach K, Bill Self, and so on). Everywhere you look, the most important man is the one controlling the roster, not the one coaching them on the field.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Not entirely sure the point you are making if I am honest.
Pats don't have a GM, D.
I agree I presume there are ethics in the football world in regard to negotiations and confidentiality as there is in every business in the world. In any walk of life you don’t want anyone you have done a deal with release those aspects in the public domain let alone on visual media/print media and name dropping you saying how they got a great deal by sticking to their stance and you crumbling. The wider football world will take note.
I find this whole cult odd, you would think we were in the business of success by attracting players and making signings loads as opposed to developing players, a team with a stylish philosphey and winning trophies.
Brands has a very small part to play if at all in developing this team, getting results and winning trophies on the pitch that’s the measure of our success. On that score he shouldn’t be on TV doing a victory parade. If we ever are that successful it will be down to the manager.
I don’t mind Brands, I don’t like this interview, but he’s done what he has been asked to do in the market and a judgment will be made on results on his recruitment, he should be peripheral now and go quietly about sorting structures particularly youth scouting, far to early for his victory parade or even to say he’s been good in his admin role.
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1) Ferguson and Wenger were a different era
2) We are in the DOF era and you won't likely see another Ferguson type
3) Dayvek is wrong again
I’m sure Brands is experienced enough dealing with other clubs to know what he and cannot say about them so as not to cause offence
He only bought one underage player ie Virginia who is a highly rated young goalkeeper
However as he said himself there was a lot of work to be done on the first team squad which left him with no time to deal with the underage set up
He has said though that from Sept 1st the academy will have his full attention
He can’t be expected to fix the club from top to bottom in one window
I’m sure Silva will be back in Jan and then next May with a list of squad options he’d like to have
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