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Southern A said:
Think its unlikely he'll report to Speakman but I don't necesarilly think Speakman reports into him

I think both will report into KLD and work together. FG will have responsibility for scouting, contracts and transfers and Speakman for football operations, academy, medical, coaching etc.
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100%, no chance a bloke of this calibre becomes our DoF and has to answer to Speakman, we will have to have done some major convincing just to get him to come here
 
Southern A said:
Think its unlikely he'll report to Speakman but I don't necesarilly think Speakman reports into him

I think both will report into KLD and work together. FG will have responsibility for scouting, contracts and transfers and Speakman for football operations, academy, medical, coaching etc.
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As long as they "play nice" then, as my mam used to say!
 
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Southern A said:
TWO more? 5 would be too many surely.
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Yeah 2 more, I wouldn't want to see him having to be relied on at all and Ballard although looking back to his best recently has consistent fitness problems - essentially I don't want us to sign caleta car
 
JimHeron92 said:
Yeah 2 more, I wouldn't want to see him having to be relied on at all and Ballard although looking back to his best recently has consistent fitness problems - essentially I don't want us to sign caleta car
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Yeh I think bringing in 3 centre backs without one of Ballard and O'Nien leaving just isn't going to happen. So its a flat no from you! ;)
 
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Southern A said:
Yeh I think bringing in 3 centre backs without one of Ballard and O'Nien leaving just isn't going to happen. So its a flat no from you! ;)
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Pretty much, don't like him as a player in our system and don't really like how he went on attitude wise while in a relegation battle with Southampton.
 
JimHeron92 said:
If caleta car was one of the CBs we bring in I would want 2 more. Really don't like what he offers.
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I think he’s one for depth more than anything, free transfer and top flight experience is relatively risk free, so long we sign somebody we are fully confident can start games
 
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APC said:
I think he’s one for depth more than anything, free transfer and top flight experience is relatively risk free, so long we sign somebody we are fully confident can start games
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Wouldn't be free, if he was then it's.... Alright.
 
Seems like the same style of player to Ballard and something that we do need (whether its this lad or not), we have nobody like him currently and RLB seemed to want to get Ballard straight back in once fit

We really need some pace at CB so hopefully keeping the big bucks for that profile
 
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APC said:
Oh I thought I seen earlier in the thread that Lyon wouldn’t him leave in a free, might be wrong on that haha
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I think there was a misunderstanding, no worries

Report said they were using him to free up wages but they still want to sell him.
 
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Wonder if our new mate from Rome will be bringing some of their targets to the conversation.

Not necessarily this one but just a thought about anyone they'd been linked to over the last few weeks.
 
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Southern A said:
Think its unlikely he'll report to Speakman but I don't necesarilly think Speakman reports into him

I think both will report into KLD and work together. FG will have responsibility for scouting, contracts and transfers and Speakman for football operations, academy, medical, coaching etc.
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I think the official announcement on FG will be at pains to make it clear what the new structure is and what responsibility lies with who.
 
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Scout73 said:
Spot on

I don't mind the signing but it's about whoelse they bring in as I wouldn't fancy him starting week in week out with o9 or Ballard

He's def better than his time at Southampton suggests, tbf the few times i saw him there he wasn't actually that bad (was more the whole team was shocking)

I think if we are playing a lower block he would be good
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The lower block question is on my mind too. Feels like we can't assume that we will set up as we did at the start of last year. The level is different. Shape, pressing intent etc are all up for question. Wonder if sitting deeper and having pace in attack to break does something to counteract the concerns that @SourPatch2 has about JH too? If he's not expected to plug the gaps in an expansive team as he has been at Ajax he may be able to cope much better (due to his experience and organisational abilities).
 
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Southern A said:
Yep its all about context. If Caleta-Car is replacing Mepham then bad. If he's replacing Seelt who's going on loan, and somebody else is coming in as the main center back, then great.
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I don't think Mepham would replace Mepham if that makes sense. All about cost this one, for me. Its generally true that I hope we spend as little as possible to get the talent we need this summer, but its particularly important for squad options. The money we spend needs to be on the pitch as much as humanly possible.
 
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Its hard to know the decision making process at the club as it is. If KLD is heavily involved and signs off on all signings, contracts etc, then its entirely plausible that FG and KS will work together on everything and just share the workload between them. If neither one of them is the end decision maker, they can both work together to then take decisions to KLD.

That could work. I'd obviously rather one person had responsibility for transfers and scouting, but it could definitely work with them both being responsible and working together in constant dialogue.
 
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