And about time too!!
- Thread starter Borini
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Certainly looks like Pots ain't going to be a yes man, seems like he's thrashed out a lot of previous foreseeable recruitment problems before accepting the post. He has the balls to stand by his own judgement. Also at long last are the Yanks slowly but surely taking Jenkins' grip of death on the club away from him. It seems this is a Kaplan/Levien decision with Jenkins obliged to agree to it.
I could never understand why anyone other than the manager and his direct assistants should have any input into the makeup of the team. The manager knows what style of football he prefers and therefore is best equipped to decide what players he deems best suited to play it. A third party making player decisions just can't have the same perspective as the man who has to get them to play in his system.
By all means give a team of scouts a precise profile of the type of player needed. Then it's up to the scouts to find them before allowing the manager to have the last word on their suitability. I appreciate that a manager might inherit players but then he has to put them through their paces to see if they can deliver what he wants. It seems that Pots is doing just that by taking a look at the existing squad before making any firm moves in the transfer market.
No doubt he's got targets in mind and initial approaches might already have been made but I like the cut of Potter's jib and starting to feel the stirrings of some optimism stirring deep inside me.
By all means give a team of scouts a precise profile of the type of player needed. Then it's up to the scouts to find them before allowing the manager to have the last word on their suitability. I appreciate that a manager might inherit players but then he has to put them through their paces to see if they can deliver what he wants. It seems that Pots is doing just that by taking a look at the existing squad before making any firm moves in the transfer market.
No doubt he's got targets in mind and initial approaches might already have been made but I like the cut of Potter's jib and starting to feel the stirrings of some optimism stirring deep inside me.
The Blobster
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Ooo er , I'd be careful about strange feelings stirring at your age 
But I don't think your being fair to our chairmans recruiting qualities Ivor, I think your overlooking the fact that he was once goalkeeper for the Mighty Afon Lido.
Not a problem at my age Blobs, they go as quickly as they come.Ooo er , I'd be careful about strange feelings stirring at your age
Bloody cheek!! I still feel a lot of 'stirrings' and none of them are strange I assure you.Ooo er , I'd be careful about strange feelings stirring at your age
Actually a strange feeling of confidence has come over me in the last few days regarding the coming season.Ooo er , I'd be careful about strange feelings stirring at your age
CroJack
Key Player
That's exactly his level of competence.
Mithrandir
Key Player
Good to see you @CroJackThat's exactly his level of competence.
Borini
Key Player
Hi Crojack, and a big welcome to the forum.That's exactly his level of competence.
The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Hiya fella ,enjoy