The big restructure of 2019

So, this is how it’s going to look on the football side of the business....


Head of Football Operations
Technical Director
Head of Recruitment


And, it seems the roles will be filled by...

Head of Football Ops - Ross Wilson
Technical Director - TBC
Head of Recruitment - Martyn Glover

Glover starts next week.

You’d assume there’ll also be a Krueger replacement in a Chief Executive position.


DTLW

 

Full story: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/1...rtyn-glover-as-their-new-head-of-recruitment/

 

so we've signed someone from Everton?

 

His career history is...

2016-2019: Everton - Head of Recruitment (later became Chief Scout in UK)

2016: Sunderland - Head of Recruitment

2015-2016: Leeds - Head of Recruitment

2011-2015: West Ham - Head of Recruitment


There’s a real link between him and Allardyce, and Sam took him to three of those four clubs.

 

so he likes to spend loads of cash on rubbish players then?

 

I'll give it a chance.

Seems like he has a bit of a mixed record, but if he didn't we couldn't get him. We get two types. Those who have not excelled at a level equal or higher than us, or those making a step up. There's a risk either way.

 

Everton and Sunderland not exactly synonymous with great business.

But I guess it depends on more than just the one man. The club’s philosophy, the owner, the technical director, the head of football and the head coach will all be relevant in determining recruits. I imagine Allardyce is one of those guys who wants a hell of a lot of input on everything. It’s always hard to gauge how many signings are the HoR’s pick and how many are just the result of him getting the deal done that the manager asks of him.

He should have plenty of contacts and experience though.

 

ah see, now you've edited your posts to include his training under Big Sam! So, likes to spend loads of cash with the occasional bung! Happy with that, if he doesn't get caught on camera!

 

Looks like he first met Sam when Sam joined Blackburn, and he was already working there.

Clearly Sam was involved in taking him to West Ham and Sunderland thereafter, but the Everton link-up was seemingly somewhat coincidental. He joined Everton around the same time that Ron did, from what I've read; Sam didn't join until late 2017. (Although of course he might have made an internal recommendation of Sam to the Everton board).

I'm not particularly concerned about the Sam link. But I am slightly concerned that someone at our football club seems to rate Everton's recruitment record.

 

Was hoping we were making efforts to bring Paul Mitchell back. Don’t know anything about the Everton guy, all I can say is the record of recruitment at the clubs he’s been at has been even worse than ours has been in the last few seasons. Doesn’t exactly fill you with hope, but then again I’m not anticipating we’ll be doing much business anyway.

 

Not inspired at all by that. Arguably the most critical position in a football club head of recruitment - get that right and a lot of good things can happen. Was hoping it would be somebody people would be raving about

 

Never been at club whilst theyve spent wisely. Doesnt't fill you with confidence but happy to get behind it. Ralph was the right decision so maybe this will be too.

 

About 23 years ago I actually went raving with him.

****ing legend

 

And how good has the Saints recruitment been over the past few seasons? Worse than Everton's which is why they are higher in the table.

 

Yes? You appear to be arguing a point that I wasn't making.

 

But as we have seen ourselves, different coaches with the same set of players gets different outcomes The Head Chef is the important one as he or she has the ingredients and is then responsable for the outcome.

 

With Ross Wilson's promotion I think that it is likely that he was the one that identified Ralph as the Manager to take us forward.

 

I'm still not convinced by him personally. He's bought in some shockers ... surprised he got given a promotion as opposed to the boot.

 

But who else other than him there would've identified Ralph?...

I'd forgive him all the duff recruitments if it was him.

 

As it stands, I would say that the real failures have been Hoedt and Mo El up to now. Clasie was probably Koeman's pick and Carrillo was definately Pellegrino's.