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[YellowSubmarine]

I think all this talk of a Director of Football is wide of the mark to be honest. The majority of managers (including ones apparently on our shortlist) don't work with one, and it needs a very specific skillset and contacts book. We have never had one, it's expensive, and it's two possible positions to fail at as well.

Far more likely is your standard manager, with his own assistant and backroom team, and the rest of the coaches being let go. And then a new head of recruitment above that working with the manager (which is currently actively being searched for). No point having both a DoF and head of recruitment.

Tim Williams made it pretty clear that he doesn’t want a director of football in his last radio interview.

Unless things have changed since the sacking of Karl then it’s likely to be the plan he said at Fridays meeting.

1 x Head of Recruitment
1 x Full time Scout
2 x Part time Scouts

 

[OX14]

How many are they interviewing and when will a decision be made on the best candidate? Someone must have an inclin.

 

[Leysboy]

I’m not against Warburton, McCann or Appleton, I would welcome either with open arms, and I’m sure there are a couple more to interview that would be just as exciting.

 

[Oufccraig45]

I’m not against Warburton, McCann or Appleton, I would welcome either with open arms, and I’m sure there are a couple more to interview that would be just as exciting.

Come on spill the beans

 

[UTO]

Been at least 4 interviews

 

[Chippy]

Warburton has had an interview. That why I put a £10 bet on him at 66/1

There was another manager out of work who interviewed today, and his name is the same as a place in Oxford.

We can assume that’s where a car factory is then

 

[tonyw]

McCann now 2/5, first proper sustained move the market has seen id say & shortest anyone has gone in the market

Did great at Doncaster, did great at Hull. Bit rubbish at Peterborough.

He does tick the box of knowing League One inside and out. There have definitely been a lot of worse hires mentioned on this thread.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Tim Williams made it pretty clear that he doesn’t want a director of football in his last radio interview.

Unless things have changed since the sacking of Karl then it’s likely to be the plan he said at Fridays meeting.

1 x Head of Recruitment
1 x Full time Scout
2 x Part time Scouts

Head of recruitment isn’t too far off a DOF though, at least on the player recruitment side of things.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Head of recruitment isn’t too far off a DOF though, at least on the player recruitment side of things.

Big difference really. DOF is above the manager in club structure whilst head of recruitment works for/with the manager.

 

[GeneralLee]

Warburton has had an interview. That why I put a £10 bet on him at 66/1

There was another manager out of work who interviewed today, and his name is the same as a place in Oxford.

A double act of Ron Benson and Tony Hedges?

Perhaps Tim Williams made the same mistake as Mike Bassett.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Just think Watford fans go through this merry go round every couple of months or so.

Please no, I can only take this once every 5 years

 

[Leysboy]

We can assume that’s where a car factory is then

Put it this way it wasn’t Joey BARTON

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Big difference really. DOF is above the manager in club structure whilst head of recruitment works for/with the manager.

I get what you mean, but in terms of what Warburton has worked with before, in terms of recruitment, it’s what he would have been used to. I just meant it from the player recruitment side of things really. Which is why I guess that’s what they are recruiting for instead of a DOF.

 

[Older Shotts]

Have we interviewed someone with the same name as a place down the a420 that has a Christmas barn each December?

(And sounds like Ricky Sappleton)

 

[Bicester Yellow]

A double act of Ron Benson and Tony Hedges?

Perhaps Tim Williams made the same mistake as Mike Bassett.

He got England to the semi’s don’t you know. What a film that was.

 

[southlondonyellow]

Warburton has had an interview. That why I put a £10 bet on him at 66/1

There was another manager out of work who interviewed today, and his name is the same as a place in Oxford.

Chris Jericho?

 

[Mutu]

Michael APPLETON

 

[Leysboy]

Come on spill the beans

Scotchegg will know who they are. He’s ITK!

 

[Chippy]

I’m not against Warburton, McCann or Appleton, I would welcome either with open arms, and I’m sure there are a couple more to interview that would be just as exciting.

The others whose price has shortened in the last few hours are Jackson and Whitehead. Maybe they have been or are still to be interviewed, or people having a bit of fun with £5 bets here and there!

Would be happy with any of the 3 you have mentioned above.

 

[Yellow River]

Appleton & Richardson interviewed tomorrow I reckon, then we’ll see their odds shorten.