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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 21:55:36 GMT
What is going on here?
Why are we yet to replace the “football man” Eddy Jennings. The department is a disgrace.
Left in a very very unhealthy position by the former head of football operations. I have to question how he ever got the job in the first place, a top 8 budget blown on a squad that’s woefully short of quality past the best 11.
This really really needs sorting out and ASAP.
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Post by pirate on Jan 23, 2024 21:58:43 GMT
In before Pirate goes off on one
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 22:43:54 GMT
Taylor just said it on the radio. When he came in we had no scouting and we are behind all other clubs in recruitment.
My old pal , Roadman ,always said EJ having that job was basically fraud…he was right
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Post by yattongas on Jan 23, 2024 22:55:11 GMT
It’s mid season ….. difficult to replace a scouting team for obvious reasons.
Let’s just try and stay in this division , let Taylor get the team around him he wants and get in the players he wants. Most of the fringe players are just not good enough .
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 22:57:13 GMT
It’s mid season ….. difficult to replace a scouting team for obvious reasons. Let’s just try and stay in this division , let Taylor get the team around him he wants and get in the players he wants. Most of the fringe players are just not good enough . His words tonight make it seem like there’s a good chance we’ve missed out on targets because we are moving slowly. That is a watertake. The board need to pull their finger out. |
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Post by okebournegas83 on Jan 23, 2024 22:57:50 GMT
It’s mid season ….. difficult to replace a scouting team for obvious reasons. Let’s just try and stay in this division , let Taylor get the team around him he wants and get in the players he wants. Most of the fringe players are just not good enough . Always reminds me of the movie ‘Groundhog day’ |
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Post by singupgas on Jan 23, 2024 22:58:20 GMT
The ownership of the club worries me, nothing is being done to reassure me the club is in safe hands.
Why have we not recruited in this window. We need what seems an ever growing number of players.
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 23:00:21 GMT
The ownership of the club worries me, nothing is being done to reassure me the club is in safe hands. Why have we not recruited in this window. We need what seems an ever growing number of players. I’m sorry but this goes back years and years and we are seeing one again what a scatter gun approach under the previous majority owner has done for us. 20-30 million quid we’ve lost in the last 8 years and we have no scouting department in place. Its a joke |
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Post by phillistine on Jan 23, 2024 23:00:50 GMT
Taylor just said it on the radio. When he came in we had no scouting and we are behind all other clubs in recruitment. My old pal , Roadman ,always said EJ having that job was basically fraud…he was right When GB News were trying to book Barton for an interview a few weeks ago he sent a pic of his response to them and it was something along the lines of " you will need to speak to my assistant Eddie as he handles all my bookings. I wonder who Eddie is? |
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Post by Quarters on Jan 23, 2024 23:02:15 GMT
The ownership of the club worries me, nothing is being done to reassure me the club is in safe hands. Why have we not recruited in this window. We need what seems an ever growing number of players. I’m sorry but this goes back years and years and we are seeing one again what a scatter gun approach under the previous majority owner has done for us. 20-30 million quid we’ve lost in the last 8 years and we have no scouting department in place. Its a joke We had a recruitment set up, hen he who must not be named got rid of them to be replaced by is mates who did who knows what. Now we have nothing |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Jan 23, 2024 23:03:53 GMT
Taylor just said it on the radio. When he came in we had no scouting and we are behind all other clubs in recruitment. My old pal , Roadman ,always said EJ having that job was basically fraud…he was right When GB News were trying to book Barton for an interview a few weeks ago he sent a pic of his response to them and it was something along the lines of " you will need to speak to my assistant Eddie as he handles all my bookings. I wonder who Eddie is? Eddie Yates? |
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Post by pirate on Jan 23, 2024 23:04:51 GMT
What have the owners actually done to improve the recruitment department and scouting network?
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Post by singupgas on Jan 23, 2024 23:05:45 GMT
I’m sorry but this goes back years and years and we are seeing one again what a scatter gun approach under the previous majority owner has done for us. 20-30 million quid we’ve lost in the last 8 years and we have no scouting department in place. Its a joke We had a recruitment set up, hen he who must not be named got rid of them to be replaced by is mates who did who knows what. Now we have nothing Sorry who was doing it before he who must not be named mates? I can't remember us having any scouts. |
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 23:05:52 GMT
Taylor just said it on the radio. When he came in we had no scouting and we are behind all other clubs in recruitment. My old pal , Roadman ,always said EJ having that job was basically fraud…he was right When GB News were trying to book Barton for an interview a few weeks ago he sent a pic of his response to them and it was something along the lines of " you will need to speak to my assistant Eddie as he handles all my bookings. I wonder who Eddie is? The golf club salesman and former agent that we allowed to be our head of football operations. A proper disgrace that we ever let this bloke run the football department , it was clear to anyone with a brain what would happen here. |
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 23:06:49 GMT
What have the owners actually done to improve the recruitment department and scouting network? I can’t be too critical of them, pirate. They’re on their first crusade into English football and learning on the job. This should have been done years and years ago. |
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 23:07:08 GMT
We had a recruitment set up, hen he who must not be named got rid of them to be replaced by is mates who did who knows what. Now we have nothing Sorry who was doing it before he who must not be named mates? I can't remember us having any scouts. Tommy Widdrington. His head of recruitment at Aldershot was a scout here I believe? Just made a huge profit selling a player to them across the road. |
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Post by pirate on Jan 23, 2024 23:10:04 GMT
What have the owners actually done to improve the recruitment department and scouting network? I can’t be too critical of them, pirate. They’re on their first crusade into English football and learning on the job. This should have been done years and years ago. Had more than enough time to do due diligence and improve the situation. |
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Post by returnofthedust on Jan 23, 2024 23:11:31 GMT
I can’t be too critical of them, pirate. They’re on their first crusade into English football and learning on the job. This should have been done years and years ago. Had more than enough time to do due diligence and improve the situation. Not with all the other mess they’ll be finding. |
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Post by gasmania on Jan 23, 2024 23:15:59 GMT
Should we mostly be blaming the newer owner for not getting anyone in by now or should it be laid at Wael's feet for allowing our former manager to take so much control over it in the first place?
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Post by pirate on Jan 23, 2024 23:18:27 GMT
Had more than enough time to do due diligence and improve the situation. Not with all the other mess they’ll be finding. Delegate. We need football people running the football side of things and keep the bankers and builders away and focused on improving the other "mess". A Football club and manager lives and dies by it's recruitment and we don't even have a head of recruitment or chief scout. P!ss poor planning results in p!ss poor performance. |
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