Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

[Ruairi77]

So if another premier league club had a thread celebrating the signing of Leiciesters chief scout and cone - putter -outer we'd all just nod along with agreement?

Dunno, but Leicester have a pretty long thread about loosing him. It's off season, we haven't signed any real players, people are just looking for some signs that we are moving in the right direction. This seems to be one.

 

[Moomin]

No but he'll have a list of players to show Koeman for positions he wants to fill. You never know there could be another gem on it.

 

[Albertini78]

yeah mate we wont be able to compete with you for the verginis of this world.

 

[blueloon]

Walsh should be seen as a long term appointment, even longer than Koeman he'll likely be here after he's gone. As well as contributing to future signings he'll set up a structure that , if it works will see us well into the Moshiri era.

 

[jal123]

Dunno, but Leicester have a pretty long thread about loosing him. It's off season, we haven't signed any real players, people are just looking for some signs that we are moving in the right direction. This seems to be one.

Of course they're fuming! He signed Vardy, Mahrez and co, they just won the league.

What I'm saying is where was his track record before Ranieri signed on and sorted those players out? He was a scout at Chelsea and saw Essien and Drogba, so what everyone in Europe wanted them.

I hope he comes in and we sign loads of unknowns like Leicester did and have a season like theirs but I can't see it. Someone above mentioned Graham Carr.

Sometimes a scout will luck out, it's a very unforgiving job and nobody even expects. 50% strike rate but he's not just coming in as scout. This is the fella who will sign the players Koeman has to fit into a system.
If we really wanted him as DOF why not get him in first and then get the manager? It makes no sense, DOF set the agenda for a club, they decide everything that happens on the playing side, that's why they outlive managers!

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Looks like that waitress had a go back at Lennon there!!

 

[MikeH72]

Never heard of him until about 5 days ago.

Another flavour of the month pick, I'm really yet to be convinced by the "we're back" crowd.

You'll be made to eat your words when we get our big deadline day coup in

On loan like

 

[Moomin]

Of course they're fuming! He signed Vardy, Mahrez and co, they just won the league.

What I'm saying is where was his track record before Ranieri signed on and sorted those players out? He was a scout at Chelsea and saw Essien and Drogba, so what everyone in Europe wanted them.

I hope he comes in and we sign loads of unknowns like Leicester did and have a season like theirs but I can't see it. Someone above mentioned Graham Carr.

Sometimes a scout will luck out, it's a very unforgiving job and nobody even expects. 50% strike rate but he's not just coming in as scout. This is the fella who will sign the players Koeman has to fit into a system.
If we really wanted him as DOF why not get him in first and then get the manager? It makes no sense, DOF set the agenda for a club, they decide everything that happens on the playing side, that's why they outlive managers!

Moyes had a bid turn downed for Essien, if he signed him would he have been our new Director of Football??

 

[ijjysmith]

pretty sure he will do. we wouldnt be able to appoint someone with 100% hit record.
do you know of this mythical person?

@MoutsGoat would be my ideal DOF.

 

[ritterefc]

Dunno. I don't think I'd be excited about any DOF/assistant manager type really.

in reality we shouldn't care about him and hopefully not notice him at all.

This time next year he will hopefully have done a good job behind the scenes, to the point we've all forgotten he's even there and are saying how ace "Koemans" signings have been

 

[GrandOldTeam]

This bloke wouldnt have been our main target.

Just hope he wasnt too far down on the list.

Not convinced to be honest - sorry to be a miserable arse.

 

[jal123]

@MoutsGoat would be my ideal DOF.

Dilatory old fart?

 

[tommye]

I'll go with whatever the nice posters say. Don't want to upset anyone.

 

[tommye]

This bloke wouldnt have been our main target.

Just hope he wasnt too far down on the list.

Not convinced to be honest - sorry to be a miserable arse.

Just you wait until Friday...

 

[TheFinnFan]

I'll go with whatever the nice posters say. Don't want to upset anyone.

Good soldier you.