Official video:Owner Carol Shanahan OBE on appointment of David Flitcroft as Director of Football

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Owner Carol Shanahan OBE on appointment of David Flitcroft as Director of Football

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[Fosse69]

Working with Danny initially on team matters

[eh up nah]

Sounds good to me.

First remit, get us a manager.

Someone who knows what they're doing, picking the manager.

[Essex Vale]

Sounds perfectly clear,  I await developments with huge interest and enthusiasm, as we all do. Nothing Carol said causes me concern at all.

[Valiant62]

I’ve watched both interviews (Flitcroft & Carol) and I’m slowly making sense of it all. Some reference points: Mickey Adams similarly found himself working with a (football) inexperienced owner who needed guidance, some people were arguing for a Mickey Adams type to be involved. My first impressions of Flitcroft were suspicion because I’m a bit averse to all the organisational development speak. That said, is he a more modern version of MA with a bit more elegance to go with the streetwise experience? I don’t see him suffering fools gladly. From DF’s point of view, the DOF role probably gives a bit more job security as when the <ovf censored> hits the fan it hits someone else’s fan. That’s not necessarily a bad thing if it guarantees stability for the club but it will take a while for me to build trust in him. I can really see Murray (judging purely off wikipedia - yes limited but it’s all I’ve got) being at the right stage to take a first team coach role and in a couple of years maybe Pugh will be waiting in the wings, so again building something slowly and sustainably. They’re doing something different - compare and contrast to Smurf getting in Bruno and the need to think differently is the same but I get the impression Carol is somewhat brighter and less suscepible to schmoozing... interesting times.

Important not to go down but I think Flitcroft will steady the ship sufficiently to achieve that, then I think we are starting again from a more solid foundation. I’d like Murray in place soon. This will have cost a bob or two mind but I agree with Carol’s idea there isn’t a guaranteed quick fix.