08-03-2022, 16:09
(This post was last modified: 08-03-2022, 16:10 by Salopbaggie.)
The Express and star are reporting that " Ron Gourlay believes Albion’s fans are embarrassed by their football club – with the new chief executive vowing to make changes that will see their pride restored."
The big change seems to be around recruitment, he believes that the transfer strategy and identifying players is one area where big change is needed and while they are not planning on employing a Director of Football in the normal sense, they are looking likely to appoint a head of football operations whose duties will primarily involve identifying players..
Gourlay believes the recruitment decisions should be made by committee, comprising of himself, the manager, medical, financial and administrative experts as well as members of the recruitment team.
“We have made mistakes in the past and we are paying for that at the present time. We have got to get a mixture of recruitment, medical, secretarial, administration, the football side and financial all having a say to make sure we bring in the right players going forward."
He is also saying that, one area of recruitment Albion desperately need to improve is identifying overseas players. Albion previously had a network of international scouts, but they moved away from that model during Tony Pulis’s time as head coach. (Josh fancy a job
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The big change seems to be around recruitment, he believes that the transfer strategy and identifying players is one area where big change is needed and while they are not planning on employing a Director of Football in the normal sense, they are looking likely to appoint a head of football operations whose duties will primarily involve identifying players..
Gourlay believes the recruitment decisions should be made by committee, comprising of himself, the manager, medical, financial and administrative experts as well as members of the recruitment team.
“We have made mistakes in the past and we are paying for that at the present time. We have got to get a mixture of recruitment, medical, secretarial, administration, the football side and financial all having a say to make sure we bring in the right players going forward."
He is also saying that, one area of recruitment Albion desperately need to improve is identifying overseas players. Albion previously had a network of international scouts, but they moved away from that model during Tony Pulis’s time as head coach. (Josh fancy a job
)