Ok the football manager was a cheap shot, but I think you'll agree wanting to replace those 2 is easier said than done. Orta may have failed (although on paper lassogga was a really very good deal, it's just he's been so-so on actual grass) but there is no way TC would have the knowledge, contacts or time to do the job. The old style managers no longer exist, for the same reason, Clough or the Don had zero knowledge of foreign players, because they didn't need it.
Sent from my Mobile -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [LU] Radz interview From: seanscr...@aol.com To: Richard Naef ,seanscr...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org,m...@myray.com,leedslist@gn.apc.org,nat...@sky.com CC: I don't disagree with anything you said. But I wasn't implying it was a football manager game. What I was suggesting was that letting the spine of the team walk away and replacing those players with others who are no better, and probably worse, should not logically lead to a more successful season. I also think that the director of football/head coach set up is illogical. It's hard to think of a legendary manager in England in modern times - Busby/Shankly/Revie/Clough/Paisley/Ferguson - who would have countenanced having someone who'd never played or managed in the game provide him with a playing squad over which he had no influence whatsoever. Cheers! Sean -----Original Message----- From: Richard Naef <rich...@triumph-computers.co.uk> To: {broken-address} <seanscr...@aol.com-is-broken.gn.apc.org>; mib <m...@myray.com>; leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org>; nattan <nat...@sky.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 8, 2018 8:45 am Subject: Re: [LU] Radz interview It's the modern way that responsibility is split and that the job of manager no longer really exists. Coaches coach and decide tactics, football directors look for players to match the requirements, even José works that way. I think implicit in Radz comments is a criticism of Orta, as it was he who saved TCs job after Newport. As regards replacements, you can only get them if they are willing to come, where is a 30 goal a season striker, or top level premiership defender who is available and willing to come to Leeds? This is real life, not a Football Manager game. Sent from my Mobile -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [LU] Radz interview From: {broken-address} To: m...@myray.com<mailto:m...@myray.com>,leedslist@gn.apc.org<mailto:leedslist@gn.apc.org>,nat...@sky.com<mailto:nat...@sky.com> CC: I agree. It also looked like Radz was covering for Orta. The articles gave no indication that Phil Hay asked the key questions: How can you expect a manager/"head coach" to achieve optimal results with players he hasn't had a say in choosing? And when you allowed the spine of last season's team to walk out of the door during the summer, do you think Orta replaced them with players who are as good or better? If not, why did you insist that the minimum requirement this season was to do better than last season? Cheers! Sean -----Original Message----- From: Michael Benjamin <m...@myray.com<mailto:m...@myray.com>> To: Leeds List <leedslist@gn.apc.org<mailto:leedslist@gn.apc.org>>; nattan <nat...@sky.com<mailto:nat...@sky.com>> Sent: Thu, Feb 8, 2018 5:11 am Subject: Re: [LU] Radz interview All should have been unsaid. It sounded as if he was doing a knife job and covering his arse. TC went with grace , why embarrass him? To make Radz look good. It added nothing. There was no point, it grated Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Leedslist <leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org<mailto:boun...@gn.apc.org>> on behalf of nat...@sky.com<mailto:nat...@sky.com> <nat...@sky.com<mailto:nat...@sky.com>> Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:04:08 PM To: Leeds List Subject: [LU] Radz interview Radz seems to be getting stick for his 'mistake' comments re TC I think it is a good interview, he actually says "anything that does not work is a mistake, so yes I did make a mistake' To me that is Radz admitting that HE (Radz) made a mistake in appointing an unknown, unproven, foreign manager from a third rate footballing country - something we all agreed on at that time (albeit we all hoped that it would work out) He is very open with the fact that he wanted to sack TC a few weeks ago and openly complains about his use of the squad and the debacle at Newport I also like his comments that we were very slow off the mark in a number of games and said this was lack of confidence instilled by the manager It is rare for a chairman to be so forthright after a sacking so fair play to Radz on this one. As for Hecky, Hecks, Heckers or Bottom / Arse which will be his nicknames if he does not deliver his interview is also quite good but we have heard it all before 'big club, great fans, wonderful facilities and history, ought to be in the Prem etc' His footballing comments about 'high pressure, attacking with and without the ball, committed, aggressive etc' are all good to hear but stuff the last X managers have also told us. As for all of them the proof is in the pudding as they say. Rosler was the 'best' for me - promising 'heavy metal football' and then after one game claiming the players were tired, giving them a ready made excuse. I wish him all the best and think it is a decent appointment and one that might, just might, work (but I have thought that before and been wrong) - he has a tough start and is handicapped with a number of players injured and some more still suspended. Let's hope he can do enough in a couple of days to get us up and going for the sheff Utd game Dave _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org<mailto:unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org<mailto:unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org<mailto:unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org<mailto:unsubscr...@gn.apc.org> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE