What it means in practice, is that the Manager, already compromised by budgetary constraints, must negotiate every incoming and outgoing Player. Inevitably, it means he'll get what he's given
His club is the closest to the Mersey, so he has a natural affinity to our great club. Also since he support Stockport, he has the brainpower of my ballbag, and does not realise the last information of any kind out of our club was the appointment of the manager and his staff. Anything else is pure media bollox, which the more intelligent know to be ignored and laughed at. But poor David, thinks it is written down, so it must be fact.
At least he gets some say unlike Chelsea where abram just signs who the **** he likes without a care of whether they'd fit their system. Got to look on the bright side.
That most certainly does not mean that the manager get's what he is given. Try Chelsea for that scenario.
Foredeck, Did he get what he wanted, or what he was given? It is unfair to blame Rodgers for this Transfer Window, as the old saying goes, don't blame the guy struggling to put the fires out, find the ****ers with the matches.
He got who he wanted, not what was given. This thread is still pointless. The issue was the owners tightening the purse strings, not thrusting signings on BR. He wasn't forced to sell Agger or made to buy Allen.
Someone, other than the Manager, decided that Dempsey was not right for your Club. At the level of money involved, peanuts in top level Premier League terms, for him to be basically overruled, how on earth do you expect to sign anyone at the next level up?
No, BR wanted more money for Dempsey, and wasn't allowed it. There was no "Target Panel" for his summer signings. Now stop necroposting you WUM
The weird thing is A.S. Roma did exactly the same as us. They spent a lot in the summer of 2011 under FSG's partners but then this summer they bought hardly anyone and cut the wage bill massively. Really odd strategy. Why would you back a manager with loads of funds only to sack him after an year, and then want a new manager with a new system but not let him get the required funds to rebuild the squad in his image?
Ok Despite doubting your motives I'll play. I agree with you. Yet again we are getting mixed messages. Sources hinting that BR had to practically beg & still failed to get FSG to release funds. If this is true then it doesn't really matter what titles (dof etc etc) you put between BR & FSG; they're basing their decision making purely on non footballing specifications & applying a veto. Either this was made clear to him from the start & he accepts the "no" when it comes or they didn't make it clear and we already have tension developing in the relationship/structure. BR seemed genuinely surprised so I'm going with it wasn't made clear or he believed he had more authority than he actually had. Then there's the (largely American ) sources saying BR insisted & got total control as a GM. If that's the case he has made all the transfer decisions so far. I can't see this one to be honest as it doesn't fit with all of BRs public statements. It does smell like the typical FSG approach to when things off the pitch have gone wrong; distance themselves and allow a media guessing game. It's as I have said in numerous threads since Friday. FSG through some official outlet need to clarify this "self sufficiency" doctrine. Does it mean not one pound over the clubs own money no matter what. That even if it is to the mid to long term detriment on the football field it will under no circumstances "overspend" to get a player. I will find it astounding if this is the case. 2-3 million for a player targeted by your manager that might make the difference of millions more in higher league position/CL qualification is not worth the risk of a 2-3 mill loss if it doesn't make a difference? This age excuse is fine for the overall squad as an average but if it was RVP sitting there for 6 million quid would they have said no? If so they're idiots that don't belong in the football business. If the answer is they would have said yes to RVP then it means they (who know nothing about football) are second guessing the expert they selected. What was the point of hiring him. Someone is not being completely truthful here.
Again with the WUM. Watch this, and try listening... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaBHqtx3k58&feature=youtube_gdata_player
