I was under the impression Rares Lazar just had a trial but didn't sign. Do you know for a fact he did? On of the regular posters on here spoke to one of our academy players who had not heard of him and was not aware of a Romanian in the academy. They player he spoke to is just 1 year older, so you would have thought they would have crossed paths at some point if Lazar had joined.Do you know who Ismail Azzaoui, Musa Yahaya and Rares Lazar are?
Some of Baldini's recent 'ones for the future' signings.
He's definitely still active in the field.
I dont think he signed, but who's to say that he won't? Could be another Yahaya situation. Never knowI was under the impression Rares Lazar just had a trial but didn't sign. Do you know for a fact he did? On of the regular posters on here spoke to one of our academy players who had not heard of him and was not aware of a Romanian in the academy. They player he spoke to is just 1 year older, so you would have thought they would have crossed paths at some point if Lazar had joined.
True, he didn't turn 16 until March according to transfermarkt.com, so wouldn't have been able to join until then. It could be that he joins in the summer I suppose.I dont think he signed, but who's to say that he won't? Could be another Yahaya situation. Never know
Mitchell was Baldini's idea mate.
In what other business would you give the employee with the least secure job control of major spending decisions?
In what other business would you give the employee with the least secure job control of major spending decisions?
The only person to ever stand up to Levy about transfers was Redknapp and we know that will only ever be tolerated for so long before the axe comes out.
We're screwed until his fingers are prised off the controls.
Mitchell was Baldini's idea mate.
I was under the impression Rares Lazar just had a trial but didn't sign. Do you know for a fact he did? On of the regular posters on here spoke to one of our academy players who had not heard of him and was not aware of a Romanian in the academy. They player he spoke to is just 1 year older, so you would have thought they would have crossed paths at some point if Lazar had joined.
Wonder if we've got our own version of Southampton's Black Box yet?
If you bid against Chelsea of course you won't get him but if you do the deal before Chelsea are alerted you have every chance and that is what Levy does not do and it is why Poch said we must punch before the opponent.On the subject you were putting forward, AVB is talking cobblers. But Levy of course will have made mistakes, we all do.
If Spurs are bidding against the likes of Chelsea for the Oscar's of this would, there will only ever be one winner, AVB saying he was "let down" beggars belief.
Levy gave him the challenge of getting champions league football, that is very hard to do without getting quality players in. There is no point in lying to the head coach because in the end the situation just blows up in everyone's faces.Levy obviously gave him some waffle in the interview, for that he is partly to blame, but make no mistake that AVB had been around football a while, and the PL years ago with the Chavs, we were hardly known for spending big on individuals.
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Paper talk, baldini stinks of being old school and after making so many fk ups (and back handers ) suggested mitchell as his strategy. Everyone had heard of Southamptons youth success and analytics doesn't take a genius to bring in those responsible. I know i am being cynical here but he fkd Roma royally on their scouting and was going to get the bullet. We did them a favour, baldinis useless and perpetuating the "he bought mitchell in" and "its for his contacts" is good for levy to deflect from another shit recruit, don't make the man a genius
Trix posted this about baldini back in March on coys, it's what I've always thought his role at the club is.
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It's worth remembering Baldini isn't and never has been a DOF, responsible for identifying the playing staff, although I am sure he did have an influence in both Lamela and Vlad as it was well known at the time they were both on the Roma radar aswell. Every player we bought in that summer though came with big reputations, as all of them had been very successful at their previous clubs. The issue is/was that some of them just don't seem to have adapted to the Prem. This is exactly the reason Mitchell(who Baldini pushed for) was brought in. His role is to do all the analytical ground work to ensure those we buy have a greater chance of succeeding for us. He will of course still be part of the transfer process, but we now have a team in place to work together to find our targets. Never gets mentioned but he has played a key role in trying to turn the club around, and his role in trying to change the entire philosophy of the club from the ground up is significant.
Our amazing lack of injuries for instance is not just down to MP's training regime. Since Baldini's arrival there has been an overhaul of dietary and medical procedures. Our youth sides all follow the same regimes, rules and regulations as the seniors and the amount of tournament football they are playing is also in large down to Baldini. You mention Lamela and Vlad, but stealing Dier on the cheap was also him and his extensive list of contacts.
I think the main issue with Baldini is people don't understand his role at the club( I don't really know all he does). They automatically see him as a DOF and assume he does the buying and selling ala Comolli but his role at the club is technical director and is actually very very different."
Wonder if we've got our own version of Southampton's Black Box yet?
The actual black box is not difficult. That's simply creating a mini-cinema-slash-meeting room to review all the findings, both about present squad & new targets. What is interesting is how the data/findings is/are being processed before it's ready for review in the "black box".It will probably take Mitchell a while to re-write (and hopefully improve) the algorithms, as Southampton presumable own the IP of the black box.
The actual black box is not difficult. That's simply creating a mini-cinema-slash-meeting room to review all the findings, both about present squad & new targets. What is interesting is how the data/findings is/are being processed before it's ready for review in the "black box".