McClaren out

[James1979]

[QUOTE=Shania;n2480591]

Les was in Norway looking at a player not long ago.

Was it a one-way ticket?

[dogsrrs]

But Mclarens assistants are from lower leagues so surely they have idea of who is good and who is not. I know there are eyes on Les and Mac but I said end of transfer window fingers needed pointing at Penrice as his bleeding job is player identification

If suggestion is now Ollie was saying what players he wanted what was point of Penrice, what were we paying him for and if he was taking money from us and not doing anything that’s disgusting behaviour

Westy . penrice went out and found them for the club (Ollie) to look at come on Ollie couldn't have time for that as well

[Shania]

[QUOTE=Tarbie;n2480554]

Perhaps a bit of Chinese whispers going on mate. Hard to know really, but it did come from a good source.

Just to clarify, what I was saying I'd heard is that we have nobody capable of identifying players within our price range. Not that there was nobody physically capable of getting the deal over the line. McLaren doesn't know League 1 / lower end Championship well enough, Les doesn't do any scouting, and our Head Scout (or whatever Penrice is believed to be) is not even directly employed by the club, and quite possibly has his nose out of joint cos we sacked his mate.

Les was in Norway looking at a player not long ago.

[Shania]

We need players in.

[1QPRDK]

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[1973 ranger]

One thing is for certain is behind the scenes we are a ####ing shambles.

[West Acton]

Reckon this new info deserves Thread of it’s own

[FurtiveFox]

Sounds like Ollie should have been scout as opposed to manager.

[West Acton]

But Mclarens assistants are from lower leagues so surely they have idea of who is good and who is not. I know there are eyes on Les and Mac but I said end of transfer window fingers needed pointing at Penrice as his bleeding job is player identification

If suggestion is now Ollie was saying what players he wanted what was point of Penrice, what were we paying him for and if he was taking money from us and not doing anything that’s disgusting behaviour

[CroydonCaptainJack]

This is exactly the issue. Just hope the manager wins and the dof is farked out the door.

Harry walked because of the director of farkups was hired and forced zarate on him.

Seems like karma has come knocking on ferdinands door all long last.

Seriously hits?
That is why Harry walked?
Nothing wrong with his knees then

[Hitman34]

Exaggerated his knowledge? What were they interviewing for, the IT guy? I would have thought, “if you got the job, what players would you be interested in....given our limited budget” Ie. Name some players.

im reading between the lines but maybe it’s a DoF vs manager issue. And McLaren is trying to show who is boss.

This is exactly the issue. Just hope the manager wins and the dof is farked out the door.

Harry walked because of the director of farkups was hired and forced zarate on him.

Seems like karma has come knocking on ferdinands door all long last.

[CroydonCaptainJack]

I think the next two performances will tell us a lot.

[Tarbie]

[QUOTE=CroydonCaptainJack;n2480549]

Firstly, good to see you back mate. Tarbie.

I find it very hard to believe there is no-one at our club capable of buying a player. That just seems very unlikely. I can buy the fact that there is some stuff going on behind the scenes and some clashes of character but I am sure other people than Ollie would have been doing the player purchases/agreements even if he was identifying them. That smacks of someone putting out an exaggerated version of things (not you mate but maybe your source or your sources source!)

Perhaps a bit of Chinese whispers going on mate. Hard to know really, but it did come from a good source.

Just to clarify, what I was saying I'd heard is that we have nobody capable of identifying players within our price range. Not that there was nobody physically capable of getting the deal over the line. McLaren doesn't know League 1 / lower end Championship well enough, Les doesn't do any scouting, and our Head Scout (or whatever Penrice is believed to be) is not even directly employed by the club, and quite possibly has his nose out of joint cos we sacked his mate.

[Shania]

Exactly what I thought before yesterday mate. If what I've heard is accurate then the whole scouting and DoF system isn't functioning like it should be. Also worth bearing in mind that Penrice isn't even a permanent employee of the club. He's a Consultant, and apparently a good mate of Ollie.

Cast your mind back. Every first team player we signed under Ollie looked like a Holloway player didn't they? Is it that hard to believe that the manager has been calling the shots on all first team signings, and all Les has been doing is loading up the U23's?

McLaren has come in expecting us to have a system in place, realised we haven't, knows F all about players at this level and we've failed to land anyone this window.

All hearsay, but I promise you it's hearsay from someone who knows what they're on about. If it's true it really doesn't bode well.

This wouldn`t surprise me at all.

[1973 ranger]

Ferdinand's position and influence has to be questioned as well as his wage! Would rather have another player than D.O.F and Sinton can be bumped off with him.