Ted Hughes wrote:PrezIke wrote:Blue Since 76 wrote:carl_feedthegoat wrote:
His buys this season have been utter fuckign shite.
I'm not sure we'll ever know, but are they his buys? More worrying is if they were down to El Chuckle Brothers, as that means regardless of the coach, we'll continue to buy mediocre shit.
But yes, they could sack him tonight for me. Although I'd then want Khaldoon to go in the dressing room and tell some of them cunts that they've got two managers the sack and it won't happen to a third, as many of them will be out the door come summer.
yeah i keep reading this and scratching my head.
the buys are on txiki. we rely on the director to buy and sell players, not the manager.
This keeps cropping up, & it did with Marwood getting the blame for Mancini's buys.
None of these players are forced on the managers. They will almost certainly be given suggestions & possible signings, maybe even preferences, by others at the club, but no way will the manager be given players he doesn't want. No way.
It's very likely that both Mancini & Pellegrini wanted players we were unable to buy, but that doesn't mean they are forced to sign the next one available. They can wait.
The managers themselves have clarified this time & again.
sure the manager has a say, but is pellegrini really spending his time scouting players like mangala and/or fernando or mostly working on managing the team?
sure, mdm was someone he wanted to bring in. and i of course he wanted/wants isco. they were his players, but not so sure about everyone else.
txiki, as director, likely negotiates the transfer fees, loan deals and contracts, but i am guessing he comes up with his own targets as well.
i am sure the count has had a say, as mancini did, but my guess is that scouting and recruiting is primarily txiki's job.
