To brighten up Fulhaman's day (especially after my little jibe in the McBride thread) here is an excellent article about "the man they call Monchi". More important though, is how it underscores exactly what you want from your 'Football Director' and how far Mike Rigg falls short. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/17/sevilla-monchi-liverpool-europa-league-final
Quite. There was a piece in the AS paper over here at the start of the season very similar to this and it is widely accepted that Sevilla's model is the way it should be done for clubs that aren't vastly wealthy - well, Real Madrid or Barcelona, really. Even Athletico have to be careful and aren't in the super rich category. Monchi is a bit of a hero here and is as well known as any of the players. Definitely the polar opposite of Rigg.
