Director of Football

[Librarian]

Spurs head of scouting and recruitment Steve Hitchen has resigned and is linked with a role at Everton.

So do we need a Director of Football or is it a failed model here and is a chief of scouting more appropriate?

Steve Hitchen quits Spurs recruitment role amid Everton interest

Steve Hitchen has resigned from his scouting and recruitment post at Tottenham and is under consideration for a similar role at Everton

amp.theguardian.com

 

[blue to the bone]

What about the Steve hitchen thread?

 

[Goat]

Spurs head of scouting and recruitment Steve Hitchen has resigned and is linked with a role at Everton.

So do we need a Director of Football or is it a failed model here and is a chief of scouting more appropriate?

Steve Hitchen quits Spurs recruitment role amid Everton interest

Steve Hitchen has resigned from his scouting and recruitment post at Tottenham and is under consideration for a similar role at Everton

amp.theguardian.com

Gentle reminder that not a single trophy has been won in football in the last 20 years by a team that doesnt employ a Director of Football or a person who fits that job description.

 

[Zatara]

Spurs head of scouting and recruitment Steve Hitchen has resigned and is linked with a role at Everton.

So do we need a Director of Football or is it a failed model here and is a chief of scouting more appropriate?

Steve Hitchen quits Spurs recruitment role amid Everton interest

Steve Hitchen has resigned from his scouting and recruitment post at Tottenham and is under consideration for a similar role at Everton

amp.theguardian.com

1: Theres a Hitchen thread but it looks like this is more of a 'do we need one' thread.

2: Of course we need one as no one wins anything without one.

3: Potter basically admitted he needs a top team around him...Moshiri said he would put the support in place for Lampard.

Welcome our DOF overlord.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We should with a younger manager like Lampard. We didnt need one with Ancelotti

 

[davek]

We're not getting one. I think that is abundantly clear by now.

It's been a disatrous role and completely alien to Everton.

As predicted.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

We're not getting one. I think that is abundantly clear by now.

It's been a disatrous role and completely alien to Everton.

As predicted.

We will definitely get one imo. Sadly, most probably one, who will be completely overpowered and overruled by Moshiri. Again!

 

[davek]

We will definitely get one imo. Sadly, most probably one, who will be completely overpowered and overruled by Moshiri. Again!

I dont see it. We'll hire people and break up that job to its constituent parts.

Half a billion with that model flushed down the toilet.

No, nay, never again.

 

[Dutch Toffee]

I dont see it. We'll hire people and break up that job to its constituent parts.

Half a billion with that model flushed down the toilet.

No, nay, never again.

You sure Moshiri has learned anything from this? I'm not, that's why I'm quite certain there will be a new DOF in place before the summer. One who's job will, once again, be completely undermined by Moshiri's ego.

 

[Goat]

You sure Moshiri has learned anything from this? I'm not, that's why I'm quite certain there will be a new DOF in place before the summer. One who's job will be, once again, be completely undermined by Moshiri's ego.

Ignore Dave, hes stuck in 1970 and doesnt see why the players cant smoke at Half Time anymore.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

We're not getting one. I think that is abundantly clear by now.

It's been a disatrous role and completely alien to Everton.

As predicted.

Just because it's been a disastrous role for Everton thus far should be irrelevant to the question of whether we should have one.

It's been disastrous for a number of reasons, none of which has to do with whether that role, in theory, should exist.

I think most would acknowledge that it's a role that, done correctly, certainly has a place in modern football.

As long as Moshiri is involved, there are uphill battles to be fought on whether it can be implemented correctly, however,

 

[Goat]

Just because it's been a disastrous role for Everton thus far should be irrelevant to the question of whether we should have one.

It's been disastrous for a number of reasons, none of which has to do with whether that role, in theory, should exist.

I think most would acknowledge that it's a role that, done correctly, certainly has a place in modern football.

As long as Moshiri is involved, there are uphill battles to be fought on whether it can be implemented correctly, however,

I look forward to Marcel Brands next interview with bated breath.

Doubt it will be soon, probably a big fat NDA, but when he does, its gonna be biblical.

 

[DanB90]

They should be a necessity for any top club this day and age, and especially the way we change managers like the seasons.

However: If we’re not gonna let him actually do the job a DoF is supposed to do, then it’s utterly pointless and another drain on the clubs resources.

 

[chippy1722]

Gentle reminder that not a single trophy has been won in football in the last 20 years by a team that doesnt employ a Director of Football or a person who fits that job description.

It depends on what you define as a DOF, what we had with Brands is not even close to what United had with Ferguson.
Ferguson picked every player like managers used to do, whereas here, it seems Brands, Walsh took stick for supposedly buying the players.

 

[riddick]

We should with a younger manager like Lampard. We didnt need one with Ancelotti

Kind of the opposite really. Ancelotti wanted older players with almost literally no resale value.