Badger Posted 17 November, 2019 Share Posted 17 November, 2019 If it is Strachan I wouldnt be surprised. I would, as he's just taken a role at Dundee. Plus it wouldn't fit in with the 'Ralph is happy and on board with the appointment' part of the rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Ex Saint though. Beattie? Pahars? Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Strachan? Niemi? (Might as well get another keeper in...) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Maybe they've enticed Lawrie Mac out of retirement..........this club is presently a mess, this is a vital appointment that needs to repair a lot of damage. Let's hope he's been doing his homework, the transfer window opens in 6 weeks, we need to see a fair bit of movement in and out to turn this around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Lee hoos or Andy oldknow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 We need someone who has been successful in a football administration role not a recently failed Manager. Most of the best DoF types have not been Managers. Its a totally different skillset, experience and knowledge that is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Lee hoos or Andy oldknow Andrew Reed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Useful Idiot Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Along the right lines... Are they moving Kelvin Davis upstairs now he's had a successful spell as a coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommi Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Non player, more than respectable record, some would say impressive once you consider the recent on field successes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 God... If it is an ex saint with no experience in that sort of role, that is exactly what we don’t need... That will just confirm the old boys (Davis, Watson, Fleming) in the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Non player, more than respectable record, some would say impressive once you consider the recent on field successes. Does that mean Mitchell is coming home?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Please not Redknapp. Or Adkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Lots of Steve Walsh articles in the Athletic at the moment and today's one states he does recruitment for clubs and is back in Leicester temporarily. Could mean nothing but I need straws to grasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 November, 2019 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Non player, more than respectable record, some would say impressive once you consider the recent on field successes. Harry Bassett is returning home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Harry Bassett is returning home George Burley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 November, 2019 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt Crocker would fit the bill. Worked for us before - has done a very good job with England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Koeman? think he has bigger fish to fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Lots of Steve Walsh articles in the Athletic at the moment and today's one states he does recruitment for clubs and is back in Leicester temporarily. Could mean nothing but I need straws to grasp. Not an ex-Saint though I don't think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 think he has bigger fish to fry He's going down the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt Crocker would fit the bill. Worked for us before - has done a very good job with England. Looks a good shout Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 He's going down the road? Barcelona may be more appealing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveloyMush Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt Crocker would fit the bill. Worked for us before - has done a very good job with England. I think we have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 I think we have a winner. The only thing it says a non player, Matt Crocker was a professional football player when he was younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marching Halos Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt crocker was ex saints academy manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Would presumably mean going back to nurturing talent a la Shaw et al generation so long-term view. Probably the right way forward and possibly recognition that this season is gone. Still, positive if it is him I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 November, 2019 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt crocker was ex saints academy manager He also was a candidate for the FA technical director role before Les got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 The only thing it says a non player, Matt Crocker was a professional football player when he was younger Did he play for Saints though? I took from Tommi's post that the person in question was not an ex-Saints player, not a non-player completely. I imagine there are very few people working in the technical side of professional football who never played the game themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 This guy’s irrelevant though. We’re still gonna be rubbish, we still have championship standard players, all bar a few, we still don’t have any money and we’re still likely to go down. Happy Monday everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 This guy’s irrelevant though. We’re still gonna be rubbish, we still have championship standard players, all bar a few, we still don’t have any money and we’re still likely to go down. Happy Monday everyone So you don’t think this is a start of changing that? What do you suggest? Who in the current set up is qualified to improve things and sign better players? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 We’ve got no money to buy players in the most important transfer window in a long time. It’s too little too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 But who will scout,negotiate, agree the spending....we don’t have anyone with any football experience anymore If it’s too late don’t you think we need someone to sort out coming back up etc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Ron, I agree with you. What blows my trumpet is how they’ve arrogantly continued with this farce of a set up in the “hope” that everything will turn out fine. It’s too late now. The majority of the 1st team are highly likely to be looking for the exit and us muppets end up taking it up the wrongun again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Absolutely bonkers this wasn't all sorted out back in the summer. Such a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Crocker a great shout. Was linked with the FA Technical Director role before Reed got it. Knows our setup and also knows all the England youth players very well. I remember in Wallace's article he mentioned Saints wanting something similar to Brighton with Dan Ashworth - and this would be very similar. Dave Jones was also mentioned previously and could fit the ex Saints clue, but I don't see how he really qualifies for that role. Nigel Pearson another who came to mind, but I really hope not. Personally hope we go with the type of thing that usually works for us, i.e a Crocker type, rather than picking an ex Manager who "goes upstairs" because they need some cash and can't get a managerial role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Crocker isn’t a bad shout but I’d like someone with relevant experience in the transfer market, preferably across Europe, not just the academy and developing homegrown talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%Red&White Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 "Ex Saint", "non player", what is Clive Woodward up to these days...? Can't get this wrong, whoever it is has got to command immediate respect and have a instant rapport with Ralph - have we ever had a non-playing Austrian/German at SFC in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 November, 2019 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Crocker isn’t a bad shout but I’d like someone with relevant experience in the transfer market, preferably across Europe, not just the academy and developing homegrown talent. Aren't Football operations director AND “player trading expert” 2 separate roles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Aren't Football operations director AND “player trading expert” 2 separate roles? Not sure. I assumed the role is director of football - in which case there will be people working under him, specialising in the academy/youth and transfers/recruitment but ideally you’d want the DoF to have relevant knowledge and experience of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 I can't see any of this being the magical fix to keep us up this season, hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 I can't see any of this being the magical fix to keep us up this season, hope I'm wrong. I think that all depends on whether or not the new man brings in a decent new coaching team with him. If so then it could make a big difference to our chances of staying up. A lot of our problems this season seem to stem from basic errors which could be vastly improved by better coaching IMO. Things like defending corners and FKs, taking decent throw-ins etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Plot twist ex Saints could it be Rohl or Mitchell or the don..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Plot twist ex Saints could it be Rohl or Mitchell or the don..... You what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Technically they are all ex Saints and non players..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 So is Rupert Lowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 I still hope its Paul Mitchell or the Stofflehaus guy who was linked a few weeks back. Can we get Danny Rohl back too for Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Crocker sounds like our kind of appointment but kinda sounds more like a youth devolopment type then director of football or player trading expert . What role will he be actually taking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 How about Huw Jennings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Matt Crocker would fit the bill. Worked for us before - has done a very good job with England. Still lives in Hythe but has a very cushty job with The FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 18 November, 2019 Share Posted 18 November, 2019 Still lives in Hythe but has a very cushty job with The FA. Yeah but would he be ok working with Reed wouldn’t he be his boss?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Manji any update on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Manji any update on this? Yeah, Ralph is well hyped for the new season, there's a great plan in place and things are looking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Reece Posted 19 November, 2019 Share Posted 19 November, 2019 Poch leaves spurs just days before we are meant to appoint an ‘ex-saint’ as DoF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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