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Scout73 said:
Chief scouts will still fly all over the world tho, theyll even meet players n agents - big part of their roles but they could rave about a player saying they are the best theyve ever seen n the TD or SD could go against them

My club signed a player solely based on the TD n SD liking them despite the chief scouts n orher scouts saying he wasnt good enough
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I bow to your superior knowledge of course, so are you saying our failure to sign the right players and make errors on people like Burstow are all on Speakman ? There must be others. We need to have a deep dive and get it functioning again.
 
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Bank of England 2 said:
The retained list will be interesting. We need to be ruthless. Anyone deemed not good enough to get us into the top six or not thought likely to improve enough to become a top six player should be out of the door or up for sale.
Next season is the 4th of KLD's 5 year plan. It's a vital one. Anything less than top six should be regarded as a failure.

I'm really looking forward to the close season, which will be a really busy one. New proper Head Coach and a new coaching team, New Director of Football, more experienced and greater quality players coming in, mediocre players going out along with those interesting Premier League clubs. Bring it on!
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The retained list is literally just who is still under contract. We already know who is on it.
 
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Pure River Slut said:
I bow to your superior knowledge of course, so are you saying our failure to sign the right players and make errors on people like Burstow are all on Speakman ? There must be others. We need to have a deep dive and get it functioning again.
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Pretty much, speakman will be the one to sign off the signings - obviously it is different at every club but just sharing how it works at the club i work for

There def needs to be a deep dive into this season but imo there should have been one last season as well, got to always shrive to improve in every area every yr
 
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FellTop said:
I reckon that is a leaving speech.

I said when he was given the long gig it was a world of difference being a head coach of a squad, as to a coach for individual development. If I were him I would want to go back to that development role. It may not have the glamour, but boy is it rewarding and should be valued highly in the game.

In my opinion it is best he goes. He may be proud of what he has done, and I have no doubts half of what goes on day to day he deals with is not known by any supporter. It is a brutal job, worst and best on any club. But the bare reality is he hasnt been up to it. He hasnt the gravitas on the touchline, he seems tactically neaive to me, particularly when it comes to the possession side of the game. I also think he has roughed the players up in has last few press conferences. I dont have an issue with that, they arent good enough as a squad, and some have been well below form. But you dont so that expecting to walk back in for pre season. Also, to be perfectly honest, he has shown much much less than Beale did as a coach so I think a clean sweep all round is needed. Good luck to him, but shame he wasnt left in the role he was brought in to do, as in that role he was elite level.
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Dodds should have been sacked immediately after his presser for some of his comments. He knows he is toast I guess..
 
Wheatsheaf said:
I think the club may release a communication later this afternoon...the performances and management of the team and club has been unacceptable from top to bottom.
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It's not often I'm critical of the club, yes the odd complaint now and then, but there's been some silly things went on this season, 3 mangers/Coach's, black Cats bar tripe and the overall wet fart of a season. No one was demanding promotion,but dear me the wheels fell off.
 
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The Redbaron said:
It's been awfully quite ,I too would have expected a pre prepared press release stating Dodds ,Proctor , Speakman and Harvey all gone with immediate effect.
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I think that’s wishful thinking rather than realistic.

And no matter what we think of all of them, I think they deserve better than a single press release saying all have left.

all should go, of course. But there’s a decent way of doing things.
 
John Wick said:
It's not often I'm critical of the club, yes the odd complaint now and then, but there's been some silly things went ok this season, 3 mangers/Coach's, black Cats bar tripe and the overall wet fart of a season. No one was demanding promotion,but dear me the wheels fell off.
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In a strange way the wheels falling off could be the best thing to happen us. There is no where to hide. The club has to look at this dispassionately and make the hard decisions to get us back on track next season.
ITHICS
 
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Southern A said:
I think that’s wishful thinking rather than realistic.

And no matter what we think of all of them, I think they deserve better than a single press release saying all have left.

all should go, of course. But there’s a decent way of doing things.
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Well, you maybe right but there's also a way to let the supporters know that this season's S bit S how, across everything to do with the Club is not acceptable and is being addressed and quickly. There's no sentiment in business and football is a business.
 
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The Redbaron said:
Well, you maybe right but there's also a way to let the supporters know that this season's S bit S how, across everything to do with the Club is not acceptable and is being addressed and quickly. There's no sentiment in business and football is a business.
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I don’t disagree but I don’t think there’s any need to do something immediate. For a start we have the typical end of season stuff like contracts and prep for pre season.

If I was going to guess, nothing gets announced until Tuesday earliest.

(to be clear, I’d much prefer your approach!!)
 
Southern A said:
I think that’s wishful thinking rather than realistic.

And no matter what we think of all of them, I think they deserve better than a single press release saying all have left.

all should go, of course. But there’s a decent way of doing things.
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I would have thought they will all get told on Monday. Thanked for their efforts etc.

The only reason I can think of not to is to wait until the new DoF and or head coach is before announcing if Dodds is going back to old role or leaving.

if it’s announced he is going back to old role before new DoF and head coach announced I would see that as a red flag for the ‘no major changes necessary approach’
 
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Seen some on here asking for Harvey out too. Not sure I agree, but only based on me not knowing how far a scouts role actually reaches. Is he just following instructions, young with potential, or has he failed in other areas?

@Scout73 You are probably best placed. Harvey, success, failure, or somewhere in between?
 
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OldNewtown said:
Speakman I would probably agree with, to an extent, but we don't know what constraints he was operating under.
As for Dodds and Procter both were asked to do a job that they clearly weren't up to, that's not their fault. I'd be quite happy to see them back in their previous jobs at the academy as they were highly rated at that.
We need to concentrate on getting the right head coach and if appropriate director of football.
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If Dodds and Proctor aren't up to it and they clearly aren't they need peddled. Along with the clown who thought they'd be a 'safe pair of hands' for a third of a season to write off.

They haven't coached any improvement into this squad, are like rabbits in the headlights, take no responsibility and Dodds has come out with some pathetic self preservation comments that show zero man management skill.

We will look back on this in the future and ask how the hell Mike Dodds and proctor ever managed this club. Charlatans the lot of them. KLD needs have a clean sweep of the 1st team management structure getting shot of these and Speakman asap.
 
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Mackem 10.1 said:
We don't need a miracle, just a good manager, if we replaced TM with a good manager we would have had a lot better season. The squad needs improvement but is better than where we finished
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Agreed - but the New manager doesn't need the millstone of Dodds and Proctor being foisted on them running back to their mate speakman undermining his tenure imo.
 
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7Mackem78 said:
Seen some on here asking for Harvey out too. Not sure I agree, but only based on me not knowing how far a scouts role actually reaches. Is he just following instructions, young with potential, or has he failed in other areas?

@Scout73 You are probably best placed. Harvey, success, failure, or somewhere in between?
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To some extent, it’s similar to the Speakman criticism. Their focus and remit will come from above in both cases. They won’t be acting on a whim.
 
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