Do all succesful clubs with dominant high profile owners have directors of football ?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

A lot of fans think we need a Director Of Football

They may be right

But are they in place at clubs similar to us , with owners like VT ?

[TWGL1]

We had a DOF under Malky didn’t we , and it didn’t end well for him

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Interesting question. According to this article from January only us and 5 other championship clubs didn't have a DoF or equivalent:

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football...th-end-4489691

Looking at the top 8 teams:
1 Leicester - Director of Football & Director of Football Operations
2 Ipswich - Director of Football Operations & Director of Performance
3 Leeds - Technical Director
4 Southampton – Had a Director of Football until he was poached by Man Utd last month
5 West Brom - Head of Football Operations
6 Norwich - Sporting Director
7 Hull City - Don't currently have one
8 Middlesbrough - Head of Football

[NottinghamBlue]

We had a DOF under Malky didn’t we , and it didn’t end well for him

That's why we haven't got a DOF now.

[Father Dougal]

That's why we haven't got a DOF now.

Imagine if tan also refused to employ any more managers after bad experiences with slade and trollope.

[Trigger]

Imagine if tan also refused to employ any more managers after bad experiences with slade and trollope.

I get the impression he would if he could.

[jon1959]

We had a DOF under Malky didn’t we , and it didn’t end well for him

Did Ian Moody act as a Director of Football - if that was his job title? I cant really remember but wasn’t he mainly the keeper of ‘the dossier’? Apart from recruitment I don’t remember him doing the other stuff that a DoF normally does?

I don’t doubt the Moody/McKay episode turned Tan off the idea of another ‘DoF’ but I’m not convinced we have really tried it.

[JumpersforGoalposts]

Moody was referred to as "Head of Recruitment" while at Cardiff. No indication if that meant players and/or coaches or if his brief included the football structure of the club.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Interesting question. According to this article from January only us and 5 other championship clubs didn't have a DoF or equivalent:

https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football...th-end-4489691

Looking at the top 8 teams:
1 Leicester - Director of Football & Director of Football Operations
2 Ipswich - Director of Football Operations & Director of Performance
3 Leeds - Technical Director
4 Southampton – Had a Director of Football until he was poached by Man Utd last month
5 West Brom - Head of Football Operations
6 Norwich - Sporting Director
7 Hull City - Don't currently have one
8 Middlesbrough - Head of Football

Mmmm

Then perchance to dream ?