TJH":1lsokjzt said:
This isnāt about getting a familiar or high profile name, itās about having the right skills and ideas to move the club forward.
It would be unfair on the current set-up to say no progress has been made but we are still way short of where I would like us.
Ticketing and ground development etc presumably comes down to managing suppliers and contractors which is an important element I suppose but where I really want to see us improve is on 1) scouting, 2) transfers / contracts and 3) the youth set-up.
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The latter will take financial investment at some stage but scouting is comparatively inexpensive and an area where the club could improve so quickly. Relying on the contacts of DA and PW will only take us so far and we donāt have the finances to buy the āobviousā targets. If we are going to progress past our current level we have to make better use of the non-league and European markets
I would have thought that the 3 areas that you have identified are all fairly well covered. DAās chief scout, Greg Strong or others within his network seem to have unearthed a few nuggets, transfers seem to be dealt with efficiently and our Academy also seems to be progressing well with the likelihood that at least another 2 promising second year apprentices, in addition to Mike Cooper, will be offered contracts.
Thatās how I see it from the outside but perhaps you have more detailed knowledge of the internal management of our Club.