Matthew Le God

A little vague... What do you what him to talk about exactly? (not that starting a thread will make the slightest bit of difference to him)

I ignored it because it is irrelevant and meaningless as a question. It would be an opinion from Reed, but that wouldn't automatically result in the club making that decision. Ultimately it is down to Cortese to decide how the club acts based on the information he receives from a number of sources ontop of Les Reed. To solely blame Les Reed for what you perceive to be mistakes in transfer activity is wrong. Ultimately we won't truly know until March/April/May 2013.

Ultimately it is Cortese, all everyone else does in the process is give advice to Cortese.

Which earlier question?

What Cortese decides is ultimately the clubs recruitment decision, all the scouting/coaching/medical team do is give advice.

I'm not going to admit I'm wrong when I don't think I am. Why have you not asked Turkish to admit he was wrong earlier? He claimed that Reed said he was the "head of recruitment", the article Turkish linked to said no such thing. Paul Mitchell is the scouting and recruitment manager at Saints.

They are the same thing. The football staff purchasing decisions involve large sums of money, so it is only right that the chairman has the final say as he is ultimately in charge of the money. Cortese has stated as such in public interview.

I listed more than just Reed that would be advising Cortese. Adkins, Reed, Mitchell, coaching/scouting/medical team would all have input.

It isn't a backtrack at all, scouts/coaches/manager/medical/Reed etc are all advising Cortese. None of them make recruitment decisions, they merely offer opinion, the "recruitment decision" is solely down to Cortese.

Not a different track at all. Reed doesn't rubber stamp recruitment decisions, Cortese does on the advice of those I listed (which includes Reed).

Okay, well Cortese has publicly said that ultimately he makes player purchase decisions. He clearly does so on the advice of others, which would include Adkins, Reed, Mitchell, scouting/coaching/medical staff.

Well if he has as much power as some here claim he should also be credited for his part in all the good stuff that has also happened since his appointment in April 2010. - category 1 status for the academy - promotion to the Premier League If he has enough power to be blame for the problems this season, he also had enough power to be involved in the good things that have happened at our club.

Reed did not say what Turkish claimed he did.

Rather than petty insults (as usual), explain why it isn't.

Do you not think Reed is earning alot? I do.

Well that goes against what Cortese said, as he said in public interview that he ultimately make the decision. I don't think it is unreasonable to think he is doing that after considering that of the coaching, scouting and medical departments including the likes of Adkins, Reed and Mitchell.

Is the CEO of Tesco ultimately in charge of the buying department (along with every other department)? Yes Does the CEO of Tesco decide which brands they put on the shelf? No, the buyers do. Just because someone is in charge of 4 departments in a business, it doesn't mean they run every detail of all of them.

Why not?

Enlighten me as to why, rather than making vague put downs.

Do you not think that it is likely that Adkins, Mitchell, Reed, the scouting, medical and coaching staff ALL have an input into recruitment decisions? Then Cortese ultimately makes the decision based on the views of those under him as he is ultimately responsible for the club.

A head teacher is ultimately in charge of the maths department. He doesn't write the lessons plans for maths does he? No, the head of Maths does. What do you think Paul Mitchell's job as "scouting and recruitment manager" is? Cortese has said publicly that ultimately he makes the recruitment decisions. But is is likely to be after taking advise from Adkins, Reed, Mitchell and the other coaching/scouting/medical staff. To blame it solely on Reed if a signing or signing strategy turns out to be wrong is harsh.

Am I? Explain why that analogy doesn't work? It is Turkish that claimed Reed was "head of recruitment", not me. Paul Mitchell is the "recruitment and scouting manager" listed on the club website and previous job title at his last job was "head of recruitment".

Just because Reed is in charge of the recruitment department (along with three other departments) it doesn't mean he is making recruitment decisions. In the same way a headteacher is ultimately in charge of a maths department, he isn't deciding the lessons plans for each year group in maths. Paul Mitchell is the "scouting recruitment manager" and his previous role at MK Dons was "head of recruitment". What do you think his job entails at Saints? It is Turkish that claimed Reed was the "head of recruitment".

A headmaster is ultimately responsible for the Maths department at a school, he isn't however involved in day to day running and management of the Maths department. That is down to the head of Maths. Paul Mitchell is on the clubs website as the "scouting and recruitment manager", his previous job title was head of recruitment at MK Dons. It is YOU that said Les Reed claimed to be the "head of recruitment", when you haven't been able to link to any such thing. You then have the cheek to ask me to "admit I was wrong"!

He did not use the phrase you said he did. Mitchell is head of recruitment, something you said Reed claimed. So it is you that is wrong, not me. A headmaster is in charge of all departments at a school, he is not however the "head of Maths".