Robbie

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A really good answer to the thread@menzinho A Manager has many duties to perform & I think that Football clubs are trying to get the right balance by having a Head Coach assisted by coaching staff. I've also noticed that when clubs are in trouble they dispense with the Head Coach model & bring in a temporary manager on a short contract like a Warnock or an Allardyce. These guys want to be in charge of all aspects regarding the team, but it seems clubs will only tolerate this approach for a short time.

@Wheelbarrow repair man I get what you are saying and there are pros & cons to the Manager model as well as the Head Coach model. If you read about the Steve Collis appointment, Stuart is clearly behind that appointment, so I do think that he does have a lot of say on the appointment of players and backroom staff. And the Matty Platt signing shows that Notts are going to change their model a small amount because his biggest strength isn't his ball playing ability. We will have to see if Notts expect him to play out from the back or hoof it upfield.

Neal Skupski & Desirae Krawczyk are French Open Mixed Doubles Finalists.

Notts have a new goalkeeping coach, Steve Collis.

I think it's just the modern way of doing things at clubs nowadays. There is so much science involved in recruiting now. It is not as simple as contacting a player and arranging an interview. We have agents acting for players now and these agents will hold all the information on their players, for example, player statistics, injury record, mental & Psychological evaluation, Player skills & style. There are many people involved in recruiting now ranging from Academy coach through to the Head Coach, & his coaching staff. They will probably all discuss the players they want and the club will contact agents for player info. The Player's stats will be examined and evaluated & this will decide if they go ahead & invite the player for interview. So as you can see, recruiting players is a much involved process nowadays, with the final part of the process being the Player interview, which could include multiple parts to decide if the player is suitable. That's before they even talk about the financial side/ contracts etc. I suppose regarding contracts the Chief Executive in consultation with the Owners will have the final say. A Manager on his own just couldn't do all this nowadays, he or she simply do not have the time.

The majority of Premier League clubs are behind the PL regarding the suing of the PL by Manchester City. The PL say they are going to vigorously fight the challenge from Man City.

"English football is close to collapse as Man City blow it up in a legal move as significant as the European Super League saga". https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13494529/Manchester-City-win-case-Premier-League-headquarters-Etihad-OLIVER-HOLT.html