Cheers!
I do try add a little bit of sense into precedings.
I do agree about Fergie, he was all encompassing.
Fact is though Woodward gave similar freedom to his main 2 appointments thus far in LVG and Jose.
Both LVG & Jose were given their own choice of coaches, Jose his own head of scouting as well. Jose refused a DoF, Which Ed didn't force on him and has only begun searching in recent months. Would you prefer Ed over rule Jose in that instance? Now remember, the meltdowns over the center half fall out.
So, he's hired the best 2 possible candidates at times of seeking a new manager and given them pretty much complete and utter freedom bar minimal instances and left them to do as they see fit on the football side. If they fail its on them.
But, the vast majority of our robotic supporters just drone out cliched tabloid nonsense about Ed "over ruling" managers?
He's in a lose, lose situation. If he dares challenge the manager (Fellaini renewal?, DoF?) we get idiots like Gary Nev with his baseless rants about "once you say no to a manager then you've lost them" nonsense.
Don't folks want a DoF? Jose turned it down, why aren't our supporters instead giving Jose grief over it and slowing down the modernized restructure we so badly need?
Ed's in a situation where he loses every which way.
If he supports the manager (like he has) you say he's hired the wrong manager. When he's dared offer up resistance (Fellaini) or alternate ideas (DoF) he's also wrong.
Sterling, I've no idea what half of this is about but I'll give it a bash
What football background have the other top 5 CEO's got? It's practically non existent
I've already mentioned this on a previous page.
Soriano, Moore, Levy, Venkatesham & Laurence football experience consists of one working for a sports manufacturer and another being a supporter of the club he's now at. Their experience is steeped in accounting, business and economics!
By an large they are not "football men".
Moyes was hired by Fergie / Gill. Now to do with Ed.
You both mention he hires the wrong managers, yet ignore the fact the you most like demanded Jose be hired 3 years ago. It's complete revisionist bollicks (about as polite as I can be) from our fan base who are now pretending they never wanted Jose and he was inherently the wrong choice.
Spurs fans aren't calling for Levy's head really at any point are they? Don't tell me its cause they are going in the right direction, they weren't calling for his head pre Poch arrival when they were smack bang mid table.
As Johan says above, why aren't Arsenal supporters calling for their CEO's head (Venkatesham)? How about Chelsea with Laurence?
We've a weird bunch of supporters in our midst who completely fall for tabloid rubbish without doing the slightest bit of research for themselves.