Breaking News Ricky Duncan now Director of Football

[Ricey]

About time! Great news! Ricky Duncan is a true club legend for everything he has done with the academy. How we have been managed to keep him over bigger clubs is a miracle.

 

[brigg blue]

This also keeps RD with the club in case we don't go up next season and the academy has to close down

 

[kentblues]

So is this effectively the same job spec Stan turned down?

I don't think so. Whereas RD and PB will work alongside each other with defined responsibilities, PB will not have to work through RD to communicate directly with the CEO and Ron. And PB probably retains "control' in terms of who he wants in and out with RD's assistance rather than direction. I suspect Stan will have wanted PB reporting in to him. That type of hierarchy was never going to fly. I don't know but it is probably Ron wanting to water the role down to something more like this that caused Stan to reject it.
Doesn't matter- at this moment the RD/PB relationship is perfect to take us forward IMHO.

 

[blueblueblue]

I have no idea what a DOF does and if we need one, but I guess we'll see over time.

As long as RD keeps the continuity going with the academy, that's just as important.

 

[blueblueblue]

I don't think so. Whereas RD and PB will work alongside each other with defined responsibilities, PB will not have to work through RD to communicate directly with the CEO and Ron. And PB probably retains "control' in terms of who he wants in and out with RD's assistance rather than direction. I suspect Stan will have wanted PB reporting in to him. That type of hierarchy was never going to fly. I don't know but it is probably Ron wanting to water the role down to something more like this that caused Stan to reject it.
Doesn't matter- at this moment the RD/PB relationship is perfect to take us forward IMHO.

I have to agree. Though, what I hear RD is no yes man. It just feels like it's a better dynamic with RD/PB/RM and hopefuly Tom will fit in as well.

We will see.

 

[NZamba Legend]

Starting to feel a bit sorry for Ron. Surely he deserves a fancy new title too? 'Trainee in Zoom Management', 'Novice Stadium Builder' or 'Beginner in Financial Liquidity' perhaps?

 

[Shrimping Around]

Still don’t know why we need one in NL though ? Will Ron be happy letting Tom spend his money ?

I think its more a case of Tom spending the money in a more planned and controlled way than Ron has been for the last few years and allowing Ron to focus on the Stadium/Housing project.

 

[Ricey]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397931151595958281

 

[kentblues]

I have to agree. Though, what I hear RD is no yes man. It just feels like it's a better dynamic with RD/PB/RM and hopefuly Tom will fit in as well.

We will see.

You make a good point. It would be wrong to the RD is somehow preferred by PB because he is more compliant. I think there is strong mutual respect and a good straightforward relationship.

 

[Texas Eslan]

A slight whiff of the old boys club with Brown, Duncan and Martin. Hope the CEO fits in with them and is given the chance to do his job.

But in terms of putting a structure and then adding players to that structure I cannot complain at the speed it is all happening. Could it be that by end of June we have a structure and squad in place for next season?

 

[shrimper61]

So is this effectively the same job spec Stan turned down?

NO Stan accepted the job of director of football and stook hands on it with Ron, only for Ron to back track a few days later and go back on what was agree which cause Stan to walk away..

 

[blueblueblue]

You make a good point. It would be wrong to the RD is somehow preferred by PB because he is more compliant. I think there is strong mutual respect and a good straightforward relationship.

They're all strong people who know the club inside out, I'd rather this to be honest. Let's just hope Tom fits in. He sounds like a strong person who knows his stuff, so nothing suggests to me that he wouldn't.

 

[blueblueblue]

NO Stan accepted the job of director of football and stook hands on it with Ron, only for Ron to back track a few days later and go back on what was agree which cause Stan to walk away..

And your Brown Sauce on this?

I personally prefer RD (I'm still not sure we need one) in this role who knows the club inside out.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

My simplistic guess would be CEO is much more about the running of the financial, admin, marketing etc side of the club and the DoF is on the football side of things.

Wouldn't the manager (PB) be on the football side of things, though ?

 

[Texas Eslan]

What is main difference between ceo and dof?

CEO runs club top to bottom, will also include all areas such as finance, marketing, sales as well as the football side.

DOF is specifically focussed on the football side of things putting a structure around all things from 1st team down to youth, creating pathway from youth to first team and a way of playing. Also would be involved in the buying of players for the 1st team ensuring they fit into the overall structure of the type of player the club want to attract.

Vastly different roles.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

creating pathway from youth to first team and a way of playing.

or in our case, young to sold for an undisclosed sum if he's hugely talented (because we need the funds) or promoted to the first team squad if they look slightly promising ? ?

 

[rigsby]

Starting to feel a bit sorry for Ron. Surely he deserves a fancy new title too? 'Trainee in Zoom Management', 'Novice Stadium Builder' or 'Beginner in Financial Liquidity' perhaps?

Ron normally gets a new name on here at least once a week.

 

[BlueShrimperDean]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1397931151595958281

Love to see this tbh. He is an Essex boy and think he was with us at a young age before Arsenal tapped him up when he was in his teens.

 

[BlueBore]

Still don’t know why we need one in NL though ? Will Ron be happy letting Tom spend his money ?

I'm hoping that Tom will spend Ron's money rather more wisely than Ron has.
Hopefully, keeping some of it available for paying people like....oh I don't know....the Players, the Staff and the Inland Revenue for example.
Kavanagh certainly kept on top of those things when he was here.

 

[Shrimping Around]

Wouldn't the manager (PB) be on the football side of things, though ?

I'm not going to pretend to know exactly how PB's and RD's roles are split but as long as they know who does what and work well together that's fine by me.