The biggest issue at the club.

[The Fox]

Director of Football

When Clubs appoint a Coach or a Manager, there is more or less universally a Track Record. How that person has performed in previous jobs, even if that is at a lower level, at Youth level, or in a different country. And there will be some knowledge of the philosophy/strategy/style of that prospective manager. Or indeed, if they have proved themselves flexible in a variety of situations.

Genuine Question - how do you appoint a Director of Football? Is there like a list of those who are out of a job, and may be available for appointment? Are there performance stats for Directors and what they have achieved?

Do you look at ex Managers, who might be suitable. I get, but don't agree with, the idea of a DoF at Sheffield United. But, genuinely interested in how we might go about finding the right one.

Its pretty much like selecting a manager, you go down the football food chain and find one you can poach from elsewhere.

Same as any job its track record ,experience., philosophy , being the right fit .

And like managers you dont always get it right .

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Its pretty much like selecting a manager, you go down the football food chain and find one you can poach from elsewhere.

Same as any job its track record ,experience., philosophy , being the right fit .

And like managers you dont always get it right .

You can measure a Manager's track record by games won, points gained, etc. Are we saying you use those things for DoF as well? Or are there other metrics? And surely, the pool of managers you can recruit from is huge. That doesn't seem the case to me with DoF. I feel like there's something I'm missing.

 

[The Fox]

You can measure a Manager's track record by games won, points gained, etc. Are we saying you use those things for DoF as well? Or are there other metrics? And surely, the pool of managers you can recruit from is huge. That doesn't seem the case to me with DoF. I feel like there's something I'm missing.

I know its out of our league but man utd poached Dan Ashworth , he didnt fit but he clearly had a way of doing things and a track record they admired.
Edu went from Arsenal to forest etc .

I suppose there are people who maje a name for themselves in that capacity and like any role have knowledge and skills to do it at other clubs .

Chief execs at clubs also move around .

It appears to be pretty similar to any other business or so it seams .