For All Budding Directors Of Football

[Swiss Toni]

6 hours ago, Great Big Galaa said:

Category 1. Carlos

Category 2. Same Goalkeeper, Same Backline apart from a new partner for Lees. Midfield Diamond with new defensive midfielder, Lee and Bannan the two in the centre with Forristier behind Hooper and Rhodes up front.

Category 3. More expansive style at Home, a little more conservative Away.

So you want to keep Carlos and pretty much use the same players meaning we will have no width and pace yet again. Sounds like a recipe for dejavu.

[marcx666]

Honestly the last 2 people wont even get a return call from DC seeing as they don't even know Bus is no longer with us. Terrible Director of Football there 

[spike1867]

I'm on nights tonight, I'll be back later to stick my two penn'orth in.

 

Nice challenge, a few more like that and it'll be August again.

 

[Tom Moore]

8 hours ago, theowlsman said:

3 x categories to comment on.

 

Changes you think would put us in a better position to challenge for promotion next season. Put actual names against your changes.

 

The rest of us will vote on your intended changes (scored out of 10). We'll then work out your average score per category, and then add your average scores per category to give you a final total. The winner will need to get his / her CV ready for any pending opportunities that may later arise at S6.

 

Category 1 - who should manage the team next season? 

 

Category 2 - what playing personnel would you move on / bring in, and what would your starting XI look like? (for both home and away games).

 

Category 3 - what would be your chosen style of play for (a) home games (b) away games

 

You'll need to bear in mind that any ridiculous suggestions will impede your ability to score highly e.g. it's highly unlikely that Aguero will be wanting to join us.

 

Let's give it a week before we look at the results.

 

Have fun!

 

 

Flawed premise on the basis that the DOF would have limited influence over tactics. 

That being said:

1. For the purposes of this, me, as you want to know my tactics and approach. In the real world, the Fulham manager (Jankovic?) or Pardew.

 

2. I'd keep Dawson and Wildsmith from the out of contract list. Sasso too as 4th choice centre half. Release the rest. I'd also being shopping out the following for transfer:

Abdi

Forestieri

Matias

Joao

Nuhiu

Melo

McGugan.

 

None of the above fit in going forward, and I'd like to recoup money to avoid FFP issues when I spend £50m on promotion.

 

In terms of incomings, I'd like Izzy Brown (most likely on loan) or someone of that ilk, Chris Brunt, Kyle Bartley and 2 quick wingers with end product, not entirely sure who. Probably young Premier League loanees. I'd like a quick striker too but we're a bit overloaded.

 

With the existing squad, I'd have a look at Lee at right back in pre-season; to see if he could do a better job than Hunt, in terms of defensive positioning and final ball.

 

I'd get a specialist sprint coach in and look at the strength and conditioning staff, I want us to be the fastest fittest strongest team in the Championship.

 

All things being equal, starting line-up is as follows:

Westwood

Lee

Fox

Lees

Bartley

Young quick winger

Hutchinson/Bannan

Brown

Brunt

Hooper

Fletcher

 

Wildsmith

Sasso

Reach

Hutchinson/Bannan

Young  quick winger 2

Rhodes

Winnall.

 

3. Approach at home is to press and win ball, get it wide and get it in the box early.

Same approach away. Championship winning teams don't poo it away from home. This is our team and we're coming to  do  you.

 

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by Tom Moore
Typos

[TomtheOwl95]

Manager: Carlos

Players: Mostly the same, few tweaks here and there.

Style at Home: Play to Win

Style Away: Play to win

 

Fairly simple this isn't it? Do I get the job?

[Lord Snooty]

2 minutes ago, rob chester said:

 

1. Mcgugan- No brainer
2. Fletcher - Wages are excessive for what he brings to the team
3. Nuhui - Simply not good enough
4. Matias - Not worked out here
5. Jones - Not going to get that much game time think he will want to play regular football tbh
6. Pudil - Shouldn't of been signed this summer
7. Forestieri - Take the money and reinvest
8. Urby - Probably has a career somewhere but not here
9. Vermijl - not had a chance here really

 

 

1. Right back - Personally feel we are ok if either left tho
2. Tendayi Darikwa at Burnley first choice
3.  Andre De Yedlin Spurs loan
4. Joel Ward Palace may look for a new right back
5. Mason Holgate Everton RB or CB if not wanted to replace Coleman early season second choice
6. Ola Aina Chelsea l
7. Charlie Mulgrew Blackburn can play a number off roles second choice
8. Tommie Hoban Watford again can play CB or LB.
9. Jordan Obita if not wanted if Reading go up
10. Matt Targett Southampton loan first choice
11. Brendon Galloway Everton loan
12. Cameron Borthwick Jackson Man Utd loan
13. Ridgeciano Haps - AZ Alkmaar
14. Tommy Smith Ipswich
15. Bruno Manga Cardiff first choice
16. Christophe Berra Ipswich
17. Tyler Blackett Reading if promoted - loan second choice we missed out this summer he would of been a good signing
18. Danny Batth - Wolves right footed tho
19. Reece Oxford WHU loan
20. Jack Hobbs  Forest second choice
21. Richard Stearman Fulham
22. Joe Gomez Liverpool can cover anywhere along back line first choice
23. Jackson Irvine someone who will be in demand this summer
24. Jonny Williams Crystal Palace
25. Alan Judge if fit
26. Aaron Mooy Man City expect him back at Hudd
27. Danny Williams Reading if promoted second choice
28. Pajtim Kasami - Olympiakos
29. Stefan Johansen Fulham
30. Adlene Guedioura Boro first choice
31. Lewis Cook Bournemouth loan
32. Timothy Fosu-Mensah Man Utd loan
33. Jota Eibar second choice
34. Callum Harriott - Charlton LW or LB
35. Tom Ince - Derby swap with Fernando 1st choice
36. Jacob Murphy - Norwich
37. Rolando Aarons Newcastle loan
38. Jonathon Leko WBA loan
39. Junior Stanislas Bournemouth third choice
40. Mark Pugh Bournemouth
41. Bakary Sako Palace loan
42. Aiden Mcgeady Everton fourth choice
43. Sheyi Ojo Liverpool
44. Sam Gallagcher Southampton loan
45. Tom Lawrence Leicester City versatile position wise loan to play
46. Tammy Abraham likely to be on loan in the prem loan
47. Izzy Brown Chelsea another who may be back at Hudd loan
48. Kenneth Zohore KV Kortvrijk
49. Ademola Lookman Everton loan
50. Brown
51. Lawrence 

 

 

Westwood

Hunt

Lees

Manga

Targett

 

Lee

Guerdioura

Bannan

 

Ince

Rhodes

Jota/Stanislas

 

 

51 players on your shopping list....and only 5 make your first eleven!  Are you Barry Fry?

[Lord Snooty]

1 minute ago, rob chester said:

I ain't signing them all you know only half off em. Seriously that's how the business works 4-5 on a shortlist and take it from there you might not get any of them

 

Oh. Shortlists. I see. For a minute I thought you were going to smash the FFP rules by about £384m. 

 

 

 

[F. Spiksley]

1. Carlos another yearly contract (see result of Hughton at Brighton - continuity please)

 

2.

OUT:

Forestieri - not required in my team

Nuhiu - surplus

Fox - surplus

Buckley - surplus

Jones - surplus

Loovens - do not want to see a slow decline 

Emanuelson - best of luck

Semedo - sorry but needs must etc. Take a bow son and get coaching in my academy

McGugan - it's over

Fletcher - harsh but fair 

 

IN:

Yacob (WBA) boss cat

Otávio (Porto) left wing

Gomes (Man U) thanks José it's my round next

Pritchard (Norwich) young and versatile

Pérez (NUFC) -compliment our forward line up

Gayle (NUFC) - needs no explanation

Taylor (Villa) - left back

Oxford (Reading) - centre half

 

That would do for now with some outliers potentially coming in on loan from anywhere in my world wide scouting network such as;

 

Saponara (Fiorentina) young attacking midfielder

Pulisic (Dortmund) young right winger thinking of a Harkes type revelation

Lopéz (Marseilles) young attacking midfielder

Van Reijen (Alkmaar) young centre half 

 

Then I would be phasing in from the academy;

 

Hirst - DO I NEED TO SHOUT MY EXPLANATION IN CAPITAL LETTERS SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND????

Would consider also Clarke, Price, Penney, and O'Grady maybe after a summer assessment.

 

3. Playing style... hmm this is tricky

 

a) At home my manager would set up as 4-3-3, this would suit my love of attacking football and can adapt to a 4-5-1 at any point because of the squad I have assembled.

 

b) playing away I would opt for a more traditional 4-4-2 but would require my manager to flex and revert to the above 4-3-3 with my adequate bench at his disposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jim]

15 hours ago, MuddyFunkster said:

So you want to keep Carlos and pretty much use the same players meaning we will have no width and pace yet again. Sounds like a recipe for dejavu.

 

We're not a million miles away as the last two seasons show. I just think if we have a total clearout with the manager, players and tactics then there's more chance of regression than progression. Now's the time IMO to keep our nerve and have confidence and belief that we're still on the right track?

[theowlsman]

Best ensure I've got nowt else planned next weekend. Anyone else voting on the entries put forward so far?

 

 

[damianb1]

4 hours ago, F. Spiksley said:

1. Carlos another yearly contract (see result of Hughton at Brighton - continuity please)

 

2.

OUT:

Forestieri - not required in my team

Nuhiu - surplus

Fox - surplus

Buckley - surplus

Jones - surplus

Loovens - do not want to see a slow decline 

Emanuelson - best of luck

Semedo - sorry but needs must etc. Take a bow son and get coaching in my academy

McGugan - it's over

Fletcher - harsh but fair 

 

IN:

Yacob (WBA) boss cat

Otávio (Porto) left wing

Gomes (Man U) thanks José it's my round next

Pritchard (Norwich) young and versatile

Pérez (NUFC) -compliment our forward line up

Gayle (NUFC) - needs no explanation

Taylor (Villa) - left back

Oxford (Reading) - centre half

 

That would do for now with some outliers potentially coming in on loan from anywhere in my world wide scouting network such as;

 

Saponara (Fiorentina) young attacking midfielder

Pulisic (Dortmund) young right winger thinking of a Harkes type revelation

Lopéz (Marseilles) young attacking midfielder

Van Reijen (Alkmaar) young centre half 

 

Then I would be phasing in from the academy;

 

Hirst - DO I NEED TO SHOUT MY EXPLANATION IN CAPITAL LETTERS SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND????

Would consider also Clarke, Price, Penney, and O'Grady maybe after a summer assessment.

 

3. Playing style... hmm this is tricky

 

a) At home my manager would set up as 4-3-3, this would suit my love of attacking football and can adapt to a 4-5-1 at any point because of the squad I have assembled.

 

b) playing away I would opt for a more traditional 4-4-2 but would require my manager to flex and revert to the above 4-3-3 with my adequate bench at his disposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pulisic from Dortmund, are you mental. One of the most highly regarded youngsters in Europe who has already stared in the champions league and you think he'd swop that for a crack at getting out of the championship. Unbelievable!

Edited May 21, 2017 by damianb1

[Pompeyowl]

23 hours ago, theowlsman said:

3 x categories to comment on.

 

Changes you think would put us in a better position to challenge for promotion next season. Put actual names against your changes.

 

The rest of us will vote on your intended changes (scored out of 10). We'll then work out your average score per category, and then add your average scores per category to give you a final total. The winner will need to get his / her CV ready for any pending opportunities that may later arise at S6.

 

Category 1 - who should manage the team next season?

 

Category 2 - what playing personnel would you move on / bring in, and what would your starting XI look like? (for both home and away games).

 

Category 3 - what would be your chosen style of play for (a) home games (b) away games

 

You'll need to bear in mind that any ridiculous suggestions will impede your ability to score highly e.g. it's highly unlikely that Aguero will be wanting to join us.

 

Let's give it a week before we look at the results.

 

Have fun!

 

 

 

 

To keep it brief:

 

1 - Carlos

 

2 - Forestieri. I think he's had a detrimental effect on team mentality this season, and we've not seen a glimpse of what he's capable of this season. 

 

3 - Stick to what WE'RE good at. But we need to pull the trigger more. Take the chances we create. Anyone that beats us playing that way deserve the three points. No excuses. 

[Flat Owl]

So many things right with Snoots post...

 

Cracking effort.

[F. Spiksley]

47 minutes ago, damianb1 said:

Pulisic from Dortmund, are you mental. One of the most highly regarded youngsters in Europe who has already stared in the champions league and you think he'd swop that for a crack at getting out of the championship. Unbelievable!

 

A-ha! You're forgetting that I'm the hypothetical Chairman of The Wednesday. I can do what I like!!

 

 

(Yes, a little far fetched though, but one can dream... I'd bench him for the first few weeks of course!!!)

[Lord Snooty]

On 2017-5-20 at 18:51, spike1867 said:

I'm on nights tonight, I'll be back later to stick my two penn'orth in.

 

 

Are you in the Union. You should be.  27 hours later and they've still got you hard at it and no time to apply for this!

[spike1867]

Former military mate, wouldn't join a union if my life depended on it.  Hopefully sometime tonight, providing the world doesn't go bang.

 

I'm flattered you can't wait for me to make a swallocks of myself!

[Mr Meadows]

On 20/05/2017 at 17:23, York_Owl said:

1. Megson. Want a manager with a promotion from the championship on his cv.

 

2. Release all those out of contract; Dielna, Lachman, Sougou, Bus, Sasso, Semedo.

 

new contracts for Wildsmith and Dawson.

 

move Hutch to centre back and sign another; Maguire or Hanley.

 

The key player to sign is a top quality centre mid who makes the team tick like Ticker Taylor back in the day. Huddlestone or (if Huddersfield don't go up) Mooy. Jackson Irvine if we can't get anyone of the above quality.

 

unfortunately I think we need another striker to play the lone striker role. Liked Lord Snootys choice of Tammy Abraham

 

3. 4-3-3 

 

Westwood

 

Hunt

Hutchinson

Lees

Pudil

 

Lee

Mooy

Abdi

 

Macmanaman

Abraham

Forestieri

Megson!

 

have we been relegated to the conference and I missed it?

[York_Owl]

5 hours ago, Mr Meadows said:

Megson!

 

have we been relegated to the conference and I missed it?

Ha...nope I'm going for a manager with a proven track record of promotions from the Championship.  Two in Megson's case.  I'm not messing about in my role as DOF.

[parkerowl]

i'll have a go at this, once I get home. Can't justify the time at the moment.

[Mr Meadows]

9 hours ago, York_Owl said:

Ha...nope I'm going for a manager with a proven track record of promotions from the Championship.  Two in Megson's case.  I'm not messing about in my role as DOF.

When were they, 15 years ago?.. there's a role for a groundsman going though, he'd have more relevant experience for that