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[The Lone Gunman]

Given all of the evidence since 2013, do people seriously believe that a club owned and controlled by Vincent Tan is ever going to appoint a genuine Director of Football and give such a person any real influence?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Given all of the evidence since 2013, do people seriously believe that a club owned and controlled by Vincent Tan is ever going to appoint a genuine Director of Football and give such a person any real influence?

Vincent does know a really good painter-decorator though.

[Rjk]

Given all of the evidence since 2013, do people seriously believe that a club owned and controlled by Vincent Tan is ever going to appoint a genuine Director of Football and give such a person any real influence?

You're probably right, but who knows really?
He must be aware that it is an area we are deficient in, as it is a model that so many clubs are using these days.

He had an interest in LAFC for a while, who seemed to be using this kind of approach to great success.
And when they appointed Trollope they were making noises about being stats driven etc, but all that went out the window within 12 games and we went as far in the opposite direction as possible and appointed Warnock.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

You're probably right, but who knows really?
He must be aware that it is an area we are deficient in, as it is a model that so many clubs are using these days.

He had an interest in LAFC for a while, who seemed to be using this kind of approach to great success.
And when they appointed Trollope they were making noises about being stats driven etc, but all that went out the window within 12 games and we went as far in the opposite direction as possible and appointed Warnock.

Trollope never really wanted the job and it showed. It was bloody awful. The one thing this lot have got right is hiring Warnock in 2016. Letting him stay after relegation is another matter.

[blue lewj]

Given all of the evidence since 2013, do people seriously believe that a club owned and controlled by Vincent Tan is ever going to appoint a genuine Director of Football and give such a person any real influence?

No, I don't.

I think he wants people in charge who dance to his tune and anything that veers away from total control will not be something he will explore. A Director of Football would be exactly this. It would mean Vincent putting faith in and trusting somebody else. I'm not sure he is willing to do that.