Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Eggs]

No he is not
Apparently though, Leeds have the best commercial performance outside of the top six in the PL which will be why Everton wanted him.

…exactly.

 

[mikel_88]

No he is not
Apparently though, Leeds have the best commercial performance outside of the top six in the PL which will be why Everton wanted him.

Is that hammond who he is bringing in fron leeds the dof.

 

[Librarian]

Is that hammond who he is bringing in fron leeds the dof.

Hammond was Leeds United’s interim football advisor, whatever that means, might have been more like a contracts guy?

 

[toffeeblue9]

Is that hammond who he is bringing in fron leeds the dof.

Leeds don't have a DoF. Not the model we are going with either

 

[Gallaeo]

After this weekend think charly should stay. Has contributed and can contribute in multiple positions, price seems like a steal as well. Pretty good for a January move

Ye, a decent squad player at,worst for the price of an untested 18 yr old and a likely PSR profit if we decide to sell

 

[Librarian]

Leeds don't have a DoF. Not the model we are going with either

At Roma they have a Soorting Director and a Technical Director.

You would think Hammond is more the Technical Director equivalent and they will fill the Sporting Director type role later.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

At Roma they have a Soorting Director and a Technical Director.

You would think Hammond is more the Technical Director equivalent and they will fill the Sporting Director type role later.

Is a Soorting Director someone who sorts everything?

 

[Librarian]

…exactly.

Worth noting that Kinnear has been involved in stadium moves before at both Arsenal and West Ham and also at Leeds secured full ownership of Elland Road for the first time in two decades and laid out plans to expand its capacity to 60,000 seats

 

[Librarian]

Is a Soorting Director someone who sorts everything?

Kind of in charge of the over aching strategy.

Sporting director would be strategic
Technical Director would be operational

 

[Simon Buttle]

Hammond was Leeds United’s interim football advisor, whatever that means, might have been more like a contracts guy?

He has a reputation as a talent spotter

 

[Librarian]

He has a reputation as a talent spotter

I read that he’s well connected and looks after recruitment and negotiations but not a director of football or sporting director.

Looking at Roma, you have to think we will have a similar model with someone looking after the overall strategy and maybe Hammond doing the everyday operational stuff.

You’d have to think that the Friedkin’s have someone in mind for the strategic role and they have to wait to get whoever it is.

 

[toffeeblue9]

At Roma they have a Soorting Director and a Technical Director.

You would think Hammond is more the Technical Director equivalent and they will fill the Sporting Director type role later.

Yeah, I'm honestly not sure. The division of responsibilities is a little bit confusing to me. Hammond was/is supposed to specialise in recruitment in terms of negotiations etc.

The bit I liked about Thelwell's role and, supposedly, something he did quite well was implementing the wider strategy across the club. Eg. Making sure youth teams are being coached in a consistent way in terms of tactical stuff and an identity in our play. I've no idea who is going to be responsible for that sort of thing going forward, but a "Sporting Director" type would seem sensible

 

[buskwhi2]

Yeah, I'm honestly not sure. The division of responsibilities is a little bit confusing to me. Hammond was/is supposed to specialise in recruitment in terms of negotiations etc.

The bit I liked about Thelwell's role and, supposedly, something he did quite well was implementing the wider strategy across the club. Eg. Making sure youth teams are being coached in a consistent way in terms of tactical stuff and an identity in our play. I've no idea who is going to be responsible for that sort of thing going forward, but a "Sporting Director" type would seem sensible

So he had youth teams playing the “Dyche” way?

 

[toffeeblue9]

So he had youth teams playing the “Dyche” way?

No, or at least I hope not.

There's a v good article that Mark Douglas did earlier in the season which was all about the work that had gone on in this regard. It didn't make it sound like Dyche's brand of Brexitball was being coached at any level other than the first team

 

[Simon Buttle]

I read that he’s well connected and looks after recruitment and negotiations but not a director of football or sporting director.

Looking at Roma, you have to think we will have a similar model with someone looking after the overall strategy and maybe Hammond doing the everyday operational stuff.

You’d have to think that the Friedkin’s have someone in mind for the strategic role and they have to wait to get whoever it is.

What we need at the moment is an actual Head of Recruitment given Purdys departure