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Speculation underway as former Tottenham player linked with Swans move

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The transfer window is open again and already the speculation is underway at the Swans with today’s link suggesting that we are keen on a move for former Tottenham academy winger Romaine Mundle. Mundle left Tottenham in the summer for Standard Liege but has so far only played for their second team,...

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Nocountryforoldjack said:
How can you recruit players with no manager in place.

The question should be 'why would you recruit players with no manager in place?'
 
Nocountryforoldjack said:
How can you recruit players with no manager in place.

Managers are increasingly referred to as head coaches these days by clubs who expect them to coach the squad assembled by others. I haven’t a clue how much input our managers have on acquisitions.
 
I don’t understand why anyone thinks this isn’t the way we deliberately operate. Duff said more than once his job is to use the players he is given by the club.

Edit…as Lisa pointed out the other day, someone’s been reading moneyball.
 
Nocountryforoldjack said:
How can you recruit players with no manager in place.

Paul Watson - recruitment genius ;)
 
Cooperman said:
The question should be 'why would you recruit players with no manager in place?'

Because we’re a “data driven” club “building processes” and have a head of strategy implementing a “high performance culture” :lol:
 
Nocountryforoldjack said:
How can you recruit players with no manager in place.

Because it's not the manager picking or buying the players arriving at the club. Didn't Duff say something along those lines.
 

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