He'd be blameless in that he doesn't deal with transfers.
He has a hand in helping put together the list but in the sense of sitting down and getting the deals done it has little to do with him.
That's the point I'm making people are seemingly glossing over.
Well he has repeatedly said he's not privy to negotiations and he gives his targets and it's up to the board. There have been times this summer when asked about signings he's said "I have to talk to the board" ...
All three of you just gloss over what I actually said though.
Firstly he 'has a hand in helping' to identify targets? Seriously? You think Steve Walsh walked in and said 'Look Ronny hear me out, I've seen these lads called Stekelenburg and Martina who I think could do us a job' and it just so happened that the manager had previously worked with them? Give me a break.
Of course he's not involved in the detailed negotiations, no manager is. But if his list of targets was a) Morata b) Lacazette c) Giroud can we really blame the board for not managing to get one of them? If Walsh has gone to him and said what about Dembele, Jiminez etc but Koeman has said no keep trying for Giroud instead then that is a major factor isn't it.
I'm not saying any of these things have happened, it just seems a little precious to be immediately jumping in saying 'it's absolutely nothing to do with Koeman whatsoever' when in reality you have no idea what's happened.