New DOF or scrap it?

[Melchizedek]

If you put Luis Campos in the Director of Football role and him and Benitez (eww) get rid of our current academy management.

I would be happy.

Seen Campos mentioned as a possibility. I know he helped build that great Monaco side. Moshiri also has a residence in Monaco.

Coincidence?

Yes.

 

[zukai12_]

Dof is an important role in a modern club, keep continuity between managers and all that


Just need one who refuses to let Moshiri and whoever the manager is influence signings

 

[TmoMoney0721]

It's pointless until the owner stops playing football manager twice a year when the transfer widow opens. If you going to have a director of football that person needs to be allowed to run the whole football operation and not be interfered with by a meddling owner.

 

[everton1953]

Prefer the original set up where the manager runs the football side and stands or falls on the result. He chooses the new players and initiates the departure of the unwanted.

 

[Cmonefcsortitout!]

Give total control to the manager. He is the one picking the team. He should know what he wants better than anybody. To build for a brighter future, this means having a manager long term though, and i’m far from convinced by Rafael.

 

[Toffeelover]

Give total control to the manager. He is the one picking the team. He should know what he wants better than anybody. To build for a brighter future, this means having a manager long term though, and i’m far from convinced by Rafael.

Look at his transfer record, Rondon, and was Lonergan one of his or Brands?

 

[NorthernBlue]

New DOF who gets proper control, no Moshiri involvement, and sack Benitez and get someone in who isn’t a dinosaur in the football world.

Never gonna happen though

 

[TheBigIguana]

You have to stick with it. Managers come and go way too often in this era.

 

[nonstripdzebra]

Everton's perception of itself and owner might get in the way of a steady DoF coming to fruition but what is the alternative? Their are almost no precedent of modern teams building sustainably, in an era thats manager turnover is higher than ever being successful without a DoF.

People can say there's no point because Moshiri wont allow control, thats the same as saying we cant compete because we have not won anything. That problem is symptomatic of the problem. They have to address that, if they don't the pattern will repeat itself which is again the problem.

I think Everton would be wise to simply scale the models of say Brighton, Brentford or even Norwich and shop in the market at a similar price point yet with larger resources and leverage. Sadly I think the club would scoff being compared to relegation fighting teams, but they are better run with the framework of improving. They would much rather continue buying big 6 cast offs at inflated prices that stagnate improvement season to season, don't provide revenue in sell ons and leave fans and owners feeling like we underachieve every year.

 

[StuBarlow]

Moshiri needs a DOF as he knows f-all about football. Wasn't it Moshiri that pushed Iwobi through and nobody else wanted him?

 

[ranxerox]

What self respecting DOF would agree to be a part of this current mess anyhow?

Anyone who agreed to the job would either be an imbecile or an obvious grifter.

 

[Camboselecta]

We already have one, his name is Farhad Moshiri and he is rubbish.

 

[Billy Dean]

Return to the old days when the manager just had clandestine meetings with the player in motorway service stations.

Players were signed via dogging?

 

[Ufotone]

Prefer the original set up where the manager runs the football side and stands or falls on the result. He chooses the new players and initiates the departure of the unwanted.

Thought it was just me.

 

[paultheblue]

Players were signed via dogging?

No mate I'm talking 25 years before Collymore