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I read that too - same hairstyle as one!
I read that too - same hairstyle as one!
Hell yeah! TC doesn't have anything like the experience that AVB has at coaching/management level. You mean to say that Levy has employed someone to take charge of the first team who he can't trust more than someone who has very little coaching experience? Why bother employing him if he has to run everything past Sherwood? I'm not surprised AVB wants a DOF in his corner.
There's no guarantee Baldini will accept the terms he's offered either. Maybe he'll feel that the Club is looking for a scapegoat when we don't get the players in we're after or maybe he'll think that we're not being ambitious enough with our targets. He also may have other offers on the table he wants to consider.
If he's going to sign on let's hope it's sooner rather than later.
Can anyone tell me if JJ has rubbished the Bernard rumours?
AVB has no management experience. It isn't what he has ever done or currently does. I like the fact our Head Coach doesn't get bogged down in budgets, organisational issues and discussing the tea roster.
Sherwood isn't responsible for coaching. So it's irrelevant how much coaching experience Sherwood has.
Turn your point on its head - Why bother employing AVB if he can't put in place a technical vision of the football played and tournaments participated in by the Under-16s? Obviously, that's not what he's employed or qualified to do.
The two have separate jobs. They do different things. Sherwood has been at the club longer, and has a wider remit. But rest assured, I doubt AVB has to "run everything past Sherwood". They would work together on a lot of things, but AVB wouldn't answer to Sherwood directly in the sense you are thinking.
You might want to view THFC as purely an operation that revolves around the first team but Levy doesn't. Hence why I reckon he sees Sherwood as his more senior man. JJetset's comment that Sherwood is Levy's "right-hand man" seems to confirm that.
cabinessence/ftl
Bumped into my Rock Solid
connection yesterday. Apparently DL confident of getting everyone in that we're after. He added "everyone we're capable of getting in" meaning within our reach and budget. No names I'm afraid so queue the flack about it being useless info and who is this rock solid connection anyway etc etc. LOL Just telling those that might be interested, that's all. Was talking about biz most of the time and if he's had names he would have told me, so obviously DL didn't divulge.
Not doubting ITK in Baldini/Sherwood meeting, just seems strange that Levy would not attend such a meeting. This is a massive step for the club, and with he greatest respect to Sherwood, I'd imagine Baldini's reputation and name in football demands more than a chat with our development coach?
I'm not saying don't employ Sherwood but he shouldn't have any say at all in what players AVB wants to buy or be involved in first team affairs what so ever. You say AVB isn't qualified to do Sherwood's job I would say he is more qualified than Sherwood who was just a football pundit before Redknapp took him under his wing.
The first team is the most important thing, if we do badly on the pitch then financially we suffer as well.
According to your argument, Spurs should not be employing a DoF whose role is to suggest players that Spurs should buy.
As Bill_Oddie has explained AVB's role is Head Coach, a role which does not put him in charge of transfers. Baldini is being brought in to a position (details yet to be announced) which will include a role in transfers.
Sherwood's role once Baldini arrives may change back to being Technical co-ordinator, but we will see how things pan out.
As a chairman you also want continuity. Managers/coaches inevitably leave so you want a football man to be there in any transition period. Sherwood seems to be that man. Perhaps the DoF will become that in time.
The DOF would say that though to protect their own position. People say coaches come and go but the DOF is constant, never really got that myself as the DOF's surely as capable of failiure as the coach and if the DOF's wrong then the coaches will constantly change as they're being failed from aboveTHAT above all else was the purpose of the DoF in the first place...and it was either Arnesen or Comolli, if not both. who have actually stated that when in that particular seat of residence
How did you work that out? Sherwood isn't a DOF, AVB has said from day one he wants a DOF and it's very likely since we haven't employed DOF that AVB has been doing some of the managerial duties.
you don't think it would've helped then bus?
to dare isto dotoo dear
I don't think he meant to imply an entire philosophy by that comment B-C. It's hard to deny that money spent on a striker or two wouldn't have made a difference over the last few windows.
How did you work that out? Sherwood isn't a DOF, AVB has said from day one he wants a DOF and it's very likely since we haven't employed DOF that AVB has been doing some of the managerial duties.
Ah ... The Levy-Apologists School of Football Philosophy: you are always one big signing away from insolvency. Or ambition and success!