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Sporting Director.

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Moneyball said:
McClaren would be an awful choice as Sporting Director. He was a tremendous coach in his day, watched him on many occasions and couldn’t fail to be impressed by his knowledge and detail.

Where he misses the target for me is his man-management and strategic planning. Maybe why his club management career was less than stellar. His spell at Boro will be remembered fondly for a cup win but 38.8% win percentage isn’t great. The only time he bumped over 50% was at Twente and his first spell at Derby.

A further red flag is that apart from a near 5 year stay at Boro he’s never made it past year two at any club since.

Just doesn’t instill confidence and a much needed air of expectancy for me.
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Many seem to be assessing whether a Sporting Director would be any good based on their roles as Coaches/Managers. They are different jobs and should not be judged the same.
 
Did that fella who was meant to be part of Campbell’s takeover ever go anywhere? John Park I think he was called, ex Celtic
 
admwil said:
Many seem to be assessing whether a Sporting Director would be any good based on their roles as Coaches/Managers. They are different jobs and should not be judged the same.
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So man management and strategic planning is not important for a Sporting Director?
 
I think people getting tad confused with what sporting director means, I'd suggest its very unlikely to be an ex-player like
 
safctommie said:
Phil Neville ?
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No thanks.
He’s a dogma driven fool. Wadnt let the lasses play it long out of defence. Other teams figured this out and pressed n pressed n pressed until we’re out of the WC. His written report to the FA a month or so later says maybe we should’ve played it long occasionally. I was at a few games and banging on about it on here hours after the games. People around us were saying it during the games.
Mebbes he’s not ower bright?
molthemackem said:
I'd be surprised if he came into the picture but you never know.. If there is an agency looking around Europe for the new owner it will throw up quite a few names I'd have thought with new ideas etc...
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McLarens only being mentioned because he lives ”local” and is likely to live there until he retires. The job requires someone who won’t be off to Spurs or Villa or WHU or Southampton or Palace at the drop of a hat. IE a Sunderland fan or a local or someone prepared to commit to ten yearsish to the job and area.
 
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admwil said:
Many seem to be assessing whether a Sporting Director would be any good based on their roles as Coaches/Managers. They are different jobs and should not be judged the same.
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You also can’t really say having a 38.8% win rate at Boro is rubbish, given they were a mediocre top flight club for his entire tenure.

The last permanent manager we had (apart from, bizarrely Jack Ross) with a win %age higher than that without winning a league title (ie promotion) in the process was Alan Brown.
 
Mickdundee said:
You also can’t really say having a 38.8% win rate at Boro is rubbish, given they were a mediocre top flight club for his entire tenure.

The last permanent manager we had (apart from, bizarrely Jack Ross) with a win %age higher than that without winning a league title (ie promotion) in the process was Alan Brown.
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Simply keeping certain clubs in the PL is an achievement of sorts in itself.
 
rubberface said:
L'Equipe saying it's down to 4 candidates to get the role as sporting director at the club. New people have been interviewing and the new sporting director will be English or Scandanavian. My guess is Steve Mclaren will rock up here.
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Club feeling the effect of turgid tactically inept backward thinking football to appoing Schteeeve? cracking.
 
riffraff said:
No thanks.
He’s a dogma driven fool. Wadnt let the lasses play it long out of defence. Other teams figured this out and pressed n pressed n pressed until we’re out of the WC. His written report to the FA a month or so later says maybe we should’ve played it long occasionally. I was at a few games and banging on about it on here hours after the games. People around us were saying it during the games.
Mebbes he’s not ower bright?

McLarens only being mentioned because he lives ”local” and is likely to live there until he retires. The job requires someone who won’t be off to Spurs or Villa or WHU or Southampton or Palace at the drop of a hat. IE a Sunderland fan or a local or someone prepared to commit to ten yearsish to the job and area.
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I wouldn't want to exchange one set of Old Dinosaurs bone for another set... McClaren has had his day
 
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