allen10 Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Terry Robinson has officially been appointed Director of Football according to the LCFC Twitter feed. Good or bad move?
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Instinct says bad, these things rarely seem to work and often cause conflict between the said person and the manager.
Happy Fox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 If he is responsible for getting rid of Beckford then surely that is good news, he is going to have to do a job of getting rid of the deadwood which presumably Neville couldn't do.
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 His job is to sign the players Pearson wants and get rid of the players Pearson doesn't want. Contract negotiations, Transfer fees and so on. He has no input with the squad decisions etc.
Happy Fox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/050713-lcfc-announces-new-appointment-896798.aspx Leicester City Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Robinson as the Club’s new Director of Football. Terry joins the Club from Stoke City, where he held the position of Director of Youth Development for two years. He has also served as Chairman at both Bury and Sheffield United. As Director of Football, Terry’s remit will be to provide strategic input to the Club’s football operations at all levels, driving the consistent implementation of the Club’s football philosophy. Susan Whelan, Leicester City’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The appointment of Terry Robinson will add another dimension to the Club and to our football operations. "The appointment of Terry will complement the wealth of football experience already in place in our First Team Manager, Nigel Pearson; Academy Director, Jon Rudkin and Football Operations Director, Andrew Neville, whose roles all remain unchanged. "I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Terry to Leicester City and wish him great success in his new role.†Andrew Neville is a Football Operations Director?
Bert Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 His job is to sign the players Pearson wants and get rid of the players Pearson doesn't want. Contract negotiations, Transfer fees and so on. He has no input with the squad decisions etc.Correct. All because Neville is out of his depth.
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/050713-lcfc-announces-new-appointment-896798.aspx Leicester City Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Robinson as the Club’s new Director of Football. Terry joins the Club from Stoke City, where he held the position of Director of Youth Development for two years. He has also served as Chairman at both Bury and Sheffield United. As Director of Football, Terry’s remit will be to provide strategic input to the Club’s football operations at all levels, driving the consistent implementation of the Club’s football philosophy. Susan Whelan, Leicester City’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The appointment of Terry Robinson will add another dimension to the Club and to our football operations. "The appointment of Terry will complement the wealth of football experience already in place in our First Team Manager, Nigel Pearson; Academy Director, Jon Rudkin and Football Operations Director, Andrew Neville, whose roles all remain unchanged. "I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Terry to Leicester City and wish him great success in his new role.†Andrew Neville is a Football Operations Director? Correct. All because Neville is out of his depth. Andrew Neville is an incredibly good arse kisser. How he's stayed at the club for so long is beyond me.
hackneyfox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 But but but but Sven was to blame for contract negotiations and transfer fees.
Number 6 Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Good move. DoF will be the norm in English football in 10 years. Makes sense to have someone to ensure a consistent footballing philosophy.
StanSP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Andrew Neville is an incredibly good arse kisser. How he's stayed at the club for so long is beyond me. Is it because he's an incredibly good arse-kisser?
qwerty123 Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Very good appointment - Will take a lot of weight off Pearsons shoulders They have worked together before remember - Pearson was involved in the selection process
Happy Fox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 So Neville is being kept on in a reserve Director of Football role? They should just get rid of him.
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Is it because he's an incredibly good arse-kisser? Arse kissing can only keep you in a job for so long.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 What exactly is a football operations director by the way? Sounds like a waste of money to be honest...
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 What exactly is a football operations director by the way? Sounds like a waste of money to be honest... His previous job role was Football Director. Strangely similar to Director of Football Terry Robinson...
Happy Fox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 His previous job role was Football Director. Strangely similar to Director of Football Terry Robinson... Conflict of Interest is you ask me they should just get rid of Neville seeing as he isn't up to the job.
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Correct. All because Neville is out of his depth. You do have to wonder don't you? Considering when he took the job we were 5th in the league and were solvent and now we are 1 place lower in the league and about 100million in debt he or anyone else on in the heirachy should be looking at their shoes. I'm not surprised though you only have to ring the ticket office or look at the website to see what an absolute bunch of clowns run the place.
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Director of Youth Development to Director of Football seems a bit of a strange move as well.
Spiritwalker Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Correct. All because Neville is out of his depth. I thought this might be the case. He went from basicly an admin role at the club to chief negotiator on transfer fees and wages.
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 I thought this might be the case. He went from basicly an admin role at the club to chief negotiator on transfer fees and wages. Yet people still want to blame Sven for paying top £ for mediocrity. When he had nothing to do with it.
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Yet people still want to blame Sven for paying top £ for mediocrity. When he had nothing to do with it. We don't know either way. For all we now Nev could be on the phone saying I've got you Matt Mills but it will be 5million out of your budget and Sven said yes. They are all culpable in some way shape or form. When Wellens, Gallacher etc went and asked for new deals they would have asked Sven not Neville, he should have had foresight to say no to them but he gave the ok and then Neville worked his magic.
GingerrrFox Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 We don't know either way. For all we now Nev could be on the phone saying I've got you Matt Mills but it will be 5million out of your budget and Sven said yes. They are all culpable in some way shape or form. When Wellens, Gallacher etc went and asked for new deals they would have asked Sven not Neville, he should have had foresight to say no to them but he gave the ok and then Neville worked his magic. Gallagher on less money would be staying, the main reason the club want rid is because of how much he is on. Sven took no part in contract discussions so who are you gonna blame for how long Richie Wellens was given on a contract extension? You are completely missing my point Sven didn't discuss fees with any other clubs, he's not the one who agreed the fee for Matt Mills. He said he wanted Matt Mills and the club did it. He can be blamed for signing Mills but he didn't go round offering big money, that wasn't his job.
Leicester_Numan Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Considering what his brief is, it's a good move short term but I can only see it causing trouble in the long term. What exactly is he going to do after he does move those players on?
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2013 Posted 5 July 2013 Gallagher on less money would be staying, the main reason the club want rid is because of how much he is on. Sven took no part in contract discussions so who are you gonna blame for how long Richie Wellens was given on a contract extension? You know that as an absolute fact do you? I really doubt that, I remember one of them saying 'We sat down with the gaffer and spoke about about a new contract' on Radio Leicester, doesn't sound like a man to me taking part no part whatsoever in discussions. Of course the manager is asked on valuations of players and salaries, it's an absurd suggestion to think that they aren't in any way shape or form. Do you really think Andrew Neville wrote the length of contract out for one of the squad without discussing it with the manager who he plays for? Come on.
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