The 'football leadership team' model

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Honestly hadn't paid much attention to the backroom changes at Everton until the Nick Hammond thread.

So it appears the club have jettisoned a single director of football model in favour of a 'football leadership team'.

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2025/june/20/everton-confirms-football-leadership-appointments/

A space to discuss and analyse effectiveness and performance of this aspect of the club.

I expect a football analyst team approach to this thread, btw. No fighting.

 

[Eggs]

….time will tell if this works, much too early to judge.

I think it’s about having the right personnel involved as much as the structure.

 

[Nymzee]

Sometimes it's better to not have all the power and responsibilities with one person.

Sometimes it's better to not have too many voices and gates to pass for decisions though.

We shall see.

 

[Bedfordblue]

The buck stops with Moyes.

 

[Librarian]

A horse designed by a committee is a camel

 

[Milkman]

A horse designed by a committee is a camel

And who doesn't like camels?

 

[Benno]

I like the way it’s set up - each department judged on outcomes reporting to the CEO who maintains ultimate accountability. It shows strong leadership from Kinnear as he’s removed an easy place to hide (behind a DOF)

I’ve always found it strange that in what is still a relatively small business (given turnover and headcount) that you need layers of management. The CEO should be able to pull all the strings with this structure and have his feet held to the fire if it doesn’t work by the owners.

Its also easier to maintain as we’ve seen that when a DOF gets potted we are left with a host of players that no one wants any more.

 

[coollino]

Literally never heard of nick Hammond

 

[brieverton]

I like the setup too, in theory anyway.

In any structure like this, you need clear leadership and for everyone else to know who has the final say. Some disagreement is normal and beneficial, you need critical voices rather than groupthink. But not too much.

I'm guessing there might be a conflict between the players that Moyes wants versus others that may have come from the others, through a more analytical process. Not saying either approach is right or wrong.

 

[Manx Blue]

Too many cooks

 

[Lob]

I am unimpressed so far and i don't accept this give them time to settle. They were hired because of how good they are at what they do and don't need a learning curve. Too many people having a bite of the cherry and taking way too long. It is almost as if there is a law that you can only work on one signing at a time and waste a month dithering about it. Not that the DOF model is any better because i don't like that either. The manager should have had more clout imo.

 

[davek]

"Exceptional operators".

 

[ToffeeTim]

Whatever the structure is, it's not working and the manager is not being supported

They knew what was required when they took up their roles. I don't accept the excuses.

 

[NeilMorepies]

Literally never heard of nick Hammond

He used to be Spiderman in the 1970’s.

 

[blueloon]

They do seem to have attracted people with good experience to the posts. I struggle to see any cohesive “ model” or structure in it though , to me it’s just the way TFG want to do things. Time will tell.