Director of Football

[fenella]

There were a lot of calls recently for a DoF to be appointed. Personally, I've never really understood what one does. But people were very keen. I was just wandering if people still think we need one, given our current situation. And if so, what exactly would they do?

[Nashie]

They interfere with the running of the team and end up $$$$ing off the manager in charge. I can't think of a situation where it has worked out.

[Bill McCai]

Broadly speaking, they provide a link from the board to the team manager. I always seem to notice there are calls for DOF when we are doing $$$$. I don’t think they are necessary, although I wouldn’t be adverse to having someone on the board with a 'working knowledge' of the game, just to provide insight if anything. Clubs don’t seem to introduce Directors of Football when they are being successful ( as far as I can tell, though I await someone to prove me wrong ) and if things are not going too well it might cause problems if they manager starts to feel undermined? Look at Zalec/Redknapp or Taylor at the Vile.

[paddingtonwolf]

It's a strange position. IMHO - if you have a reasonably strong manager who is able to work well in the transfer market then I don't actually see any need. The CEO / Company Secretary can deal with all the contract negotiations.
If a DOF is supposed to oversee all football afairs from youth through to first team, that just seems to undermine the authority of the manager.

[I.D.]

Tottenham are about the only team that I can think of who have been reasonably successful with a Director Of Football and I think he $$$$ed and joined Chelsea.

Talk of having a DOF at Wolves was just a scam by Heywood to make us all think that he is still interested, but luckily for us we all saw through his evil plan.