Macia to Villa

[Clever Fox]

It was a conflict in the Contracts. Walsh was employee as DOF, but Koeman was hired by the owner and told he would have control over signings.

Not the first time these type of things has happens within Clubs.  

[notnow john]

3 hours ago, Jimmy said:

He was just head scout for us not DoF

No,he was assistant manager and head of recruitment.

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, notnow john said:

No,he was assistant manager and head of recruitment.

Put what ever job title you want on it he was the head scout

[urban.spaceman]

2 hours ago, Jimmy said:

Put what ever job title you want on it he was the head scout

Head scout and assistant to the manager. 

[Foxxed]

12 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

No he wasn't. He was responsible for Sigurdson. Pickford, and Gueye. The rest were Koeman selections.

Koeman took over player recruitment when he joined and didn't get on with Walsh.

Siggy, Pickford and Gueye were fairly decent, by in large, no? We saying he failed because of Koeman? Is Walshy up to much now?

[Ashley]

12 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

No he wasn't. He was responsible for Sigurdson. Pickford, and Gueye. The rest were Koeman selections.

Koeman took over player recruitment when he joined and didn't get on with Walsh.

 

Pickford was scouted/eyed up or what ever way you want to look at it by us. Shame we didnt get him really but only would have happened if Schmeichel went. Keane too. 

 

Im sure we had some sort of agreement that Everton couldn't touch 'our targets' for a good while when Walsh signed. 

[Babylon]

12 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

No he wasn't. He was responsible for Sigurdson. Pickford, and Gueye. The rest were Koeman selections.

Koeman took over player recruitment when he joined and didn't get on with Walsh.

And Lookman, Bolasie, Keane, Williams.... no coincidence he signed so many player we'd looked at and been linked with over the years. Sure Koeman had input and the board stuck their oar in as well (Rooney). But he picked plenty that didn't work out.

[sylofox]

It does make you laff. No one really knows what Rudkins job is at our own club. But someone claims to know fine details of a contract of a manager of another club. 

[CosbehFox]

I've said earlier in the thread the fact that Milan and United apparently want him now too. 

Now there's a realistic chance that one club might want him but this many? There's a game being played here by someone's agent. 

[abdul_fox]

Since Macia's come in we've bought:

 

Ndidi

Maguire

Pereira 

Maddison

Soyuncu 

Dragovic

Evans 

Silva

Iborra 

Iheanacho 

Benkovic 

Ward 

Ghezzal 

 

I know a lot of the players above have been tracked by Walsh beforehand and that a lot of them still have a lot to prove, but that's still a decent record if you ask me. Especially if you compare our signings to our immediate rivals in the prem and the amount of money they've wasted. I hope we keep him.

 

 

 

[st albans fox]

35 minutes ago, abdul_fox said:

Since Macia's come in we've bought:

 

Ndidi

Maguire

Pereira 

Maddison

Soyuncu 

Dragovic

Evans 

Silva

Iborra 

Iheanacho 

Benkovic 

Ward 

Ghezzal 

 

I know a lot of the players above have been tracked by Walsh beforehand and that a lot of them still have a lot to prove, but that's still a decent record if you ask me. Especially if you compare our signings to our immediate rivals in the prem and the amount of money they've wasted. I hope we keep him.

From that list, I would expect him to have been heavily involved in 

 

ndidi

iborra

 

possibly benkovic and soyuncu

 

the uk purchases are unlikely to have his fingerprints on them and Pereira/ghezzal are clearly puels men. silva we were linked with before macia arrived. 

 

he should have good links on the continent but I haven't seen a lot of evidence that we have used them !!!

[Beechey]

9 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

From that list, I would expect him to have been heavily involved in 

 

ndidi

iborra

 

possibly benkovic and soyuncu

 

the uk purchases are unlikely to have his fingerprints on them and Pereira/ghezzal are clearly puels men. silva we were linked with before macia arrived. 

 

he should have good links on the continent but I haven't seen a lot of evidence that we have used them !!!

He'll have his 'fingerprints' on every signing since he arrived. He's the guy that organises all of our scouts, retrieves scout reports, and then communicates them to the manager and DoF with recommendations. He's not only there to discover new talent.

Edited 28 September 2018 by Beechey

[Langston]

57 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

From that list, I would expect him to have been heavily involved in 

 

ndidi

iborra

 

possibly benkovic and soyuncu

 

the uk purchases are unlikely to have his fingerprints on them and Pereira/ghezzal are clearly puels men. silva we were linked with before macia arrived. 

 

he should have good links on the continent but I haven't seen a lot of evidence that we have used them !!!

 

We'd scouted Ndidi for the best part of eighteen months before Macia arrived if memory serves.

[urban.spaceman]

Rumours persist....

 

If he really is in such high demand we should probably nail him down to one of those long term contract things.

[davieG]

We just seem to be the media target at the moment probably due to our league win

 

They just won’t let go of the Puel rumours before that it was Maguire and Chilwell.

 

As soon as Benkovic and Soyuncu they’ll be the targets of rumours

[st albans fox]

7 minutes ago, davieG said:

We just seem to be the media target at the moment probably due to our league win

 

They just won’t let go of the Puel rumours before that it was Maguire and Chilwell.

 

As soon as Benkovic and Soyuncu they’ll be the targets of rumours

I can understand players but heads of recruitment ? Steve Walsh had a profile after kante and Mahrez but this fella ?  Seems very strange that so many clubs are linked with him  ...........

[CosbehFox]

5 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I can understand players but heads of recruitment ? Steve Walsh had a profile after kante and Mahrez but this fella ?  Seems very strange that so many clubs are linked with him  ...........

Suggesting it’s him playing some sort of game in my opinion 

[sylofox]

31 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Rumours persist....

 

If he really is in such high demand we should probably nail him down to one of those long term contract things.

So he's turned down Man u and AC and villa and Bordeaux think they stand a chance

 

Such bollox from the press. 

[Suzie the Fox]

8 hours ago, sylofox said:

So he's turned down Man u and AC and villa and Bordeaux think they stand a chance

 

Such bollox from the press. 

Exactly my thoughts. Move to fashion Capital of Italy to one of the better clubs in the world or wait go live in Birmingham to a Championship League club who 3 months ago couldnt afford to pay their tax bill.

 

Tough choice. 

Edited 21 October 2018 by Suzie the Fox
added fashion cuz im a noob

[gurru991]

3 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Exactly my thoughts. Move to Capital of Italy to one of the better clubs in the world or wait go live in Birmingham to a Championship League club who 3 months ago couldnt afford to pay their tax bill.

 

Tough choice. 

Villa just don't understand that they are a second class operation and can't compete for the top professionals.

[foxinsocks]

Who would go  to villa   .with the brains of england as assistant manager?

[Strokes]

3 hours ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Exactly my thoughts. Move to Capital of Italy to one of the better clubs in the world or wait go live in Birmingham to a Championship League club who 3 months ago couldnt afford to pay their tax bill.

 

Tough choice. 

Milan isn’t the capital of Italy btw.

[Suzie the Fox]

2 hours ago, Strokes said:

Milan isn’t the capital of Italy btw.

Very good point  

 

I knew that *cough* I was obviously talking about the fashion capital of Italy. 

Edited 21 October 2018 by Suzie the Fox

[mozartfox]

37 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Very good point  

 

I knew that *cough* I was obviously talking about the fashion capital of Italy. 

Gucci sells well in Brum too....

[Suzie the Fox]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Gucci sells well in Brum too....

Uh Huh.. i think you are confusing Gucci and Balti