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Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

Steve Walsh as DOF

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    Votes: 52 6.0%

  • OUT

    Votes: 727 84.4%

  • Shake it all about

    Votes: 82 9.5%
  • Total voters
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Worrying that he’s still in his job but not surprising. If Elstone has lasted this long, Walsh will be here for years.
 

chazzle_dazzle said:
I think I would like to see "Steve Walsh - what exactly do you do?"... followed by lots of swear words I cant post
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Sir Alan said:
Haha, seen someone say STEVE WALSH DIRECTOR OF FAILURE.

That’s it for me imagine them clowns in our director box seeing that. We also know Moshiri pays attention to the fans see Martinez.
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"Steve Walsh - 'Koff, ye bad bell"
 

Leicester supporter here!

I look at Walsh the same way I look at any high up manager in everyday business, there's a lot of other guys behind the scenes doing the leg work that the manager goes on to take the public credit for!

We've still got the majority of the scouting network he set up at Leicester, and we're continuing to sign players like Ndidi and the young Mali player Diabate who have in all respects come from nowhere to be signed (the sort of thing Walsh was 'famous' for)

Having said all that, he's worked above two very head strong managers who clearly want to sign their own players. I can pick out Vlasic, Lookman and Onyakuru (no idea why you haven't recalled him!) as being Walsh signings (who could still prove successful?) under Koeman, the rest were clearly Ronald's own ideas! Similarly with Sam, Walcott isn't the sort of person Walsh would traditionally identify, Tosun perhaps but Walcott is a Sam move for me.

So it leaves me to wonder what is he supposed to do? For me he is a Chief Scout, not a public facing DOF, if he was a chief scout and had the chance to build that team out I think you'd see more success from him.... promoted beyond his station for me.

As for the left back situation, whilst I understand everyone's anger at that not being resolved, can you honestly name a list of suitable/achievable targets? We're blessed beyond belief at Leicester to have an experienced international and a young England prospect in that position, we'd be [Poor language removed] if we didn't!

All due respect a replacement for Baines should have been lined up and groomed as a replacement long before Walsh arrived. (p.s. Martina is one of the worst footballers i've ever seen in the Prem)
 
lcfcguest said:
Leicester supporter here!

I look at Walsh the same way I look at any high up manager in everyday business, there's a lot of other guys behind the scenes doing the leg work that the manager goes on to take the public credit for!

We've still got the majority of the scouting network he set up at Leicester, and we're continuing to sign players like Ndidi and the young Mali player Diabate who have in all respects come from nowhere to be signed (the sort of thing Walsh was 'famous' for)

Having said all that, he's worked above two very head strong managers who clearly want to sign their own players. I can pick out Vlasic, Lookman and Onyakuru (no idea why you haven't recalled him!) as being Walsh signings (who could still prove successful?) under Koeman, the rest were clearly Ronald's own ideas! Similarly with Sam, Walcott isn't the sort of person Walsh would traditionally identify, Tosun perhaps but Walcott is a Sam move for me.

So it leaves me to wonder what is he supposed to do? For me he is a Chief Scout, not a public facing DOF, if he was a chief scout and had the chance to build that team out I think you'd see more success from him.... promoted beyond his station for me.

As for the left back situation, whilst I understand everyone's anger at that not being resolved, can you honestly name a list of suitable/achievable targets? We're blessed beyond belief at Leicester to have an experienced international and a young England prospect in that position, we'd be [Poor language removed] if we didn't!

All due respect a replacement for Baines should have been lined up and groomed as a replacement long before Walsh arrived. (p.s. Martina is one of the worst footballers i've ever seen in the Prem)
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Cannot disagree with a word of that. Especially agree with the bold bit.
 
lcfcguest said:
Leicester supporter here!

I look at Walsh the same way I look at any high up manager in everyday business, there's a lot of other guys behind the scenes doing the leg work that the manager goes on to take the public credit for!

We've still got the majority of the scouting network he set up at Leicester, and we're continuing to sign players like Ndidi and the young Mali player Diabate who have in all respects come from nowhere to be signed (the sort of thing Walsh was 'famous' for)

Having said all that, he's worked above two very head strong managers who clearly want to sign their own players. I can pick out Vlasic, Lookman and Onyakuru (no idea why you haven't recalled him!) as being Walsh signings (who could still prove successful?) under Koeman, the rest were clearly Ronald's own ideas! Similarly with Sam, Walcott isn't the sort of person Walsh would traditionally identify, Tosun perhaps but Walcott is a Sam move for me.

So it leaves me to wonder what is he supposed to do? For me he is a Chief Scout, not a public facing DOF, if he was a chief scout and had the chance to build that team out I think you'd see more success from him.... promoted beyond his station for me.

As for the left back situation, whilst I understand everyone's anger at that not being resolved, can you honestly name a list of suitable/achievable targets? We're blessed beyond belief at Leicester to have an experienced international and a young England prospect in that position, we'd be [Poor language removed] if we didn't!

All due respect a replacement for Baines should have been lined up and groomed as a replacement long before Walsh arrived. (p.s. Martina is one of the worst footballers i've ever seen in the Prem)
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2 things: first part, Onyakuru, can't get a permit for.

Second: You just said he would be best as a "cheif scout" and seems that he is acting as such. Shouldn't that be HIS job?? And yeah, we probbaly COULD come up with alternatives better than what we have in Martina. In fact, I doubt it is possible to find a player in any of the top 5 leagues, even backups that wouldn't be FAR better than him.
 
riddick said:
2 things: first part, Onyakuru, can't get a permit for.

Second: You just said he would be best as a "cheif scout" and seems that he is acting as such. Shouldn't that be HIS job?? And yeah, we probbaly COULD come up with alternatives better than what we have in Martina. In fact, I doubt it is possible to find a player in any of the top 5 leagues, even backups that wouldn't be FAR better than him.
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Apologies didn't know about Onyekuru and the work permit! Hope he does well for you next season.

Personally I think he is having to juggle a number of roles as more of a public facing DoF which doesn't really suit him. You have to remember at Leicester he was classed as an Assistant Manager as well as a Chief Scout. It's one hell of a jump to go from finding players and identifying tactical changes from the stand (his Leicester role), to go and get involved in legal, contracts, negotiations, meetings with clubs etc etc, that's surely going to take away from the time he gets to spend actually identifying talent.

We had him and a DoF at Leicester.
 

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