Steve Walsh - no longer our Director of Football

Steve Walsh as DOF

  • IN

    Votes: 52 6.0%

  • OUT

    Votes: 727 84.4%

  • Shake it all about

    Votes: 82 9.5%
  • Total voters
    861
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Eggs said:
...i’ve always thought this should be a quarterly Board agenda item, regardless of how the team are performing.
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Dave's communication thread got me thinking that for all the money spent, there is still no obvious direction or target beyond simply seeing what happens.

I wouldn't expect the release of intimate details regarding the search for a new manager, but if the club want the fans to buy into this 'new' regime, they could start by outlining a clear vision for the future, both on and off the pitch; because almost two years on, we still haven't moved past vague soundbites and empty platitudes.

What style of football do the board want to see develop? How did Koeman fit into that? How does Walsh? What were their expectations going into this season, and what do they believe caused the most expensive recruitment drive in 135 years to end in abject failure? What do they intend to do differently next time?

If this keeps up much longer, I imagine that the fans will begin voting with their feet.
 

Carlito said:
Dave's communication thread got me thinking that for all the money spent, there is still no obvious direction or target beyond simply seeing what happens.

I wouldn't expect the release of intimate details regarding the search for a new manager, but if the club want the fans to buy into this 'new' regime, they could start by outlining a clear vision for the future, both on and off the pitch; because almost two years on, we still haven't moved past vague soundbites and empty platitudes.

What style of football do the board want to see develop? How did Koeman fit into that? How does Walsh? What were their expectations going into this season, and what do they believe caused the most expensive recruitment drive in 135 years to end in abject failure? What do they intend to do differently next time?

If this keeps up much longer, I imagine that the fans will begin voting with their feet.
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..to be fair, i’m not sure ‘brand of football’ would be a specific managerial requirement. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, I suppose you have Mourinho and Guardiola who set their teams out in different ways but who are both ‘successful’, it’s winning football matches that is the requirement.
 
Eggs said:
..to be fair, i’m not sure ‘brand of football’ would be a specific managerial requirement. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, I suppose you have Mourinho and Guardiola who set their teams out in different ways but who are both ‘successful’, it’s winning football matches that is the requirement.
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I think our style of football plays a role in what players will come here.
 
Eggs said:
..to be fair, i’m not sure ‘brand of football’ would be a specific managerial requirement. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, I suppose you have Mourinho and Guardiola who set their teams out in different ways but who are both ‘successful’, it’s winning football matches that is the requirement.
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Usually a club with a DoF will have a specific style of play in mind though, because they are looking to bring in players at all levels who tick certain boxes. It's one of the main reasons for using the DoF model, meaning that you don't lurch from one style to another and have huge player turnover when changing managers.
 



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