Dean Austin (2 Viewers)
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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There has been a lot of fragility on here about the recruitment team, and consistent defending of them because 'sisu gave them a bad budget'.
It's just a light hearted joke, but it does still stand true. Our recruitment could be better.
slowpoke
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My guess is we will be moving into the foreign market perhaps bigger than we are now. This chap from Wimbledon will have his team of contacts as will Dean Austin I think we are lagging behind in the scouting/recruitment side of the club and it’s good to see something is being done about it.
JimmyHillsbeard
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So Storey’s blueprint of a DoF turned out to be a good one after all? Wonder how Austin would have compared to the “SkyBlue Legend” Mark Hateley.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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I doubt he'll be here beyond the summer.
Speedie's Head
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According to Wikipedia Ray Gooding is the only scout listed among the club's staff. Presumably there are others working to less formal arrangements but clearly there is room to improve there when/if funds allow
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Gibbo
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I have watched Wimbledon twice in the last 3 weeks (for my pains) - not a great advert for him. Dire stuff - 0-0 and 1-0.
The only player I liked was the right back and he was clearly no better than good League 2. Currie the apparently much admired left back was invisble in the first game and absent in the second. Quite the most useless attack I have ever seen with the main striker a headless chicken of parks standard. Players with a first touch no better than mine.
It could mean nothing, the manager - Johnnie Jackson ex-City loanee - maybe the problem.
Paid £60 for two tickets to the first game (Bradford) to watch absolute tripe; thankfully for the second game (Stockport) I paid the concession rate of £5 to go in the away end.
The only player I liked was the right back and he was clearly no better than good League 2. Currie the apparently much admired left back was invisble in the first game and absent in the second. Quite the most useless attack I have ever seen with the main striker a headless chicken of parks standard. Players with a first touch no better than mine.
It could mean nothing, the manager - Johnnie Jackson ex-City loanee - maybe the problem.
Paid £60 for two tickets to the first game (Bradford) to watch absolute tripe; thankfully for the second game (Stockport) I paid the concession rate of £5 to go in the away end.
slowpoke
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Boddy can concentrate on the administration and commercial side of the club wether that attracts the position of c.e.o. we will see.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Neither of which he's particularly competent at. Certainly not at this level anyway.
I strongly suspect Doug King will be looking to bring in a new face in the summer. Boddy isn't his man, he's SISUs. Equally, he has a lower league mentality and just isn't a right fit for where we want to be as a club.
I'd be astonished if he's still in the role next season.
Frostie
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According to Wikipedia Ray Gooding is the only scout listed among the club's staff. Presumably there are others working to less formal arrangements but clearly there is room to improve there when/if funds allow
Coventry City F.C. - Wikipedia
Ray Gooding hasn't been with us for years.
Speedie's Head
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Nothing, but Austin to Directer of Football? Odd...
Brighton Sky Blue
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Heard we were in for this one from Duloc Rovers, then found out his diet was mostly cake and onions so we pulled out.
Finham
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Yeah he might eat Eccles.
The amount of money on these two is frightening and I’m pretty sure that who was responsible for scouting will be a touch nervous as football is a ruthless game. Believe me when I say most likely conversations are being had within Ryton on what’s going wrong with such an outlay on these two players in question.
slowpoke
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You don’t know what you are talking about.
You’ll be very surprised that I DO know what I’m talking about.
There’s a lot of stuff I don’t post on here that I know due to responses like that.
Enjoy your day and no hard feelings from my end.
Balli001
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The recruitment team wouldn't have decided how much to pay. They would just recommend the players. We are 7 games in. I highly doubt discussions like you suggest are happening
Dickie
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Surely it’s a team of people involved. At first team level maybe the recruitment team, Doug, Boddy, Robins and others. You’d think it would be a collective effort but who gets to approve the final figure?
I know at Brentford, Frank, the owner, DOF and the recruitment team are all involved in the process, Frank’s been very vocal about it. Might not be the same with us though…
fatso
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Ffs mate wake up.
Clubs like ours can't afford errors on the scale of £10+ million. If MR can't get a tune out of Simms and Wright very fucking quickly, then big Doug will be wanting answers, and some fuckers head will roll.
Once we get 10 games in, there better be some signs of progress or attendances will start to dip under 20k and fans will get pissed off and that will impact cash flow, and as a businessman Doug will demand answers.
You'd have to be naive in the extreme, to think Doug is happy at this point in time.
I’d imagine that mark robins will advise what mold of player he is looking for and let the recruitment team go find them. That’s what they’re paid to do. King will only go with the advice he is receiving and can give the yes or no to approve the signing.
SeaSeeEffCee
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Sounds like a great culture where people’s jobs are at risk because players aren’t performing after 7 games.
The complete naivety that no conversation or comment has been had from king downwards is remarkable. I’ve said before football’s a ruthless game and if a tune isn’t being played soon by these two signings big questions are going to be asked.
That’s football!!!! It’s not like the outside world.
