Drico
Player Valuation: £50m
I think we need to accept that any manager who is successful with us - or comes with a big reputation, such as Carlo - will be poached as soon as a more attractive destination becomes available. This will only change when we are in a new stadium winning titles.
Any manager who needs "time" to get us into a decent state isn't worth keeping. If he's any good, he'll be gone.
In that sense, we need to hire short term and don't get attached. In that sense, a director of football makes complete sense. Get a new man in and expect to punt him or have him disappear after 12 months. Pay them big bucks, but give them only cursory say over transfers. In other words, Chelsea-lite.
Any manager who needs "time" to get us into a decent state isn't worth keeping. If he's any good, he'll be gone.
In that sense, we need to hire short term and don't get attached. In that sense, a director of football makes complete sense. Get a new man in and expect to punt him or have him disappear after 12 months. Pay them big bucks, but give them only cursory say over transfers. In other words, Chelsea-lite.