Regards what I said about DoF (too many responses to quote individually)
Why I don't agree with having a DoF
I think if a coach is intimately involved in picking the players he wants a DoF to pursue then what's the point in having one? Surely a Woodward (LOL) or Ian Ayre type figure is what's needed here, a businessman...
If the coach isn't intimately involved in picking the players and is having players passed to him ala the US sport style then this creates its own set of problems of players a coach might not necessarily want being foisted on them by a DoF.
I just think for smooth operation purposes that having a manager that takes care of all this himself is the way to go.
Caveat: Maybe this works successfully on the continent, but I've been raised watching British football and I'm struggling to think of one successful instance of a DoF at a British club EVER... Maybe Baldini will be the first
For what it's worth AVB requested that Baldini be brought in from Roma to handle Spur's transfers. With Daniel Levy strict business like approach singing off on every signing it's an effective trio.