Rousseau 10,808 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My article is longer than usual - so long that I can't post it! You'll need to read it on the main site. Let me know your thoughts. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,651 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Article available here: http://www.gersnet.co.uk/index.php/latest-news/327-a-tale-of-two-clubs-the-case-for-a-sporting-director Great stuff again Rosseau. Obviously there's no guarantees when it comes to implementing football/coaching ideas but it's a shame the Blue Heaven ideal of 10-15 years ago was dispensed with the downsizing of the club circa 2005. Certainly worth exploring again now. PS: in the future feel free to use the first two posts of a thread to include the whole article. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 2,060 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good article, Rosseau. It was certainly interesting that Dave King in particular talked of the need to appoint a coach rather than a manager. Hopefully they are thinking along the same lines as set out in the article. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good article, Rosseau. It was certainly interesting that Dave King in particular talked of the need to appoint a coach rather than a manager. Hopefully they are thinking along the same lines as set out in the article. was King not negative about a football director though.....or am I havering ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,808 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't recall him mentioning a Football Director? I do remember King being quite clear on the need for a Head coach rather than a 'Manager'. The appointment of a Head Coach is a step in the right direction I think. It's certainly a job McCall could do; he seems to be good at getting the players match-ready and he appears to be tactically aware. However, perhaps a Head Coach well-versed in the tactical and technical side of things, as well as being more accepting of this model would be more appropriate. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2981954/Rangers-Q-Dave-King-reveals-money-come-new-chairman-turn-Ibrox-around.html Could that mean a Director of Football? ‘I don’t know, it’s premature. I don’t really understand the director of football role. To me, there must be one boss, whatever you call him. ‘I don’t like the idea of having a manager and some director sitting in a boardroom above him. That doesn’t make sense to me. ‘I’m not sure it has worked very well wherever it has been applied.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2981954/Rangers-Q-Dave-King-reveals-money-come-new-chairman-turn-Ibrox-around.html#ixzz3VyLo2QoH Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,808 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks for that! You're right: he doesn't seem too enthusiastic about the idea. But, I think that is down to the fact he doesn't understand it - his point about there having to be one man in charge emphasises that. In practice it is one man who is in charge in terms of coaching the team etc, but there would also be a DoF that would oversee the long-term development of the club's playing development and football strategy. I do hope he investigates further, rather than dismissing it altogether because he doesn't understand it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Paul Murray did talk of wholesale restructuring of the club both in finance and football. I thought at the time a D.O.F. was what they had in mind 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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