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Rab C Nesbitt

Not saying you’re wrong about transfers but we’ve been told Davies is involved in transfers with the final say and the type of player he wants. Both can’t be true

In theory we should be recruiting a manager who wants the same types of player though - assuming we are getting the strategy right of course.

Rab C Nesbitt

Not saying you’re wrong about transfers but we’ve been told Davies is involved in transfers with the final say and the type of player he wants. Both can’t be true

I think a lot of that is to present a completely united front.

The process is/was:

1. Club uses data to decide style of football required to achieve targets
2. Club finds manager whose style aligns with that
3. Club finds players that also align with that
4. Manager looks at presented targets - at this point can input into who he feels is the best fit. For instance, players he has previously worked with etc.
5. A priority list is created and matched against budget
6. Recruitment teams try and progress deals
7. If deal is workable, manager comes in to sell the project to the player

Otherwise - it's a whole new squad for every new manager, and our turnover is already too high due to changes in how we need to play.

My Blue Heaven

I reckon it’s like when my missus sends me out to get shopping and tells me what to get, but I get confused and come back with similar stuff

And then I blame her when I don’t like the meal that much

😂😂

SB2

I’m not pro Parker, never enjoyed watching his teams. But he is objectively a much stronger Championship manager than Chris, and more likely to get us promoted.

It’s like the difference between signing a regular 20 goal season striker vs a 10 goal a season journeyman.

Parker is too good for the Champ and not good enough for the PL. If we were to bring him in now, would have to remove him within 10 PL games imo.

But Parker has also only managed teams in the Championship who should be getting promoted. Not sure anything in his career, including his quick failure in Belguim, suggests he can do it with teams other than well equipped parachute clubs.

Just fyi I checked, Burnley spent £45m on their promotion squad. Our estimated spend is £30-40m this season.

Not arguing the case for Parker, I’m no fan, but he is a superior manager to Chris. Similar budget and 20% higher win rate, 3 promotions secured.

B47 will be along to downvote me shortly. 😂

Overall point was I don’t understand why OP is getting pelters. Someone with 3 promotions isn’t a stupid suggestion.

Downvoted already. Wow that was quick!

Live pic of B47 hiding in Chris’ bushes, possibly touching himself

Not sure he had a similar budget, they had a wage bill of £82 Million as per the accounts

Oh crikey fair enough that’s a bit different, ours is less than half if I remember correctly.

Hey how come when I speak about wages it’s all speculation and yours counts 😛

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I’m not pro Parker, never enjoyed watching his teams. But he is objectively a much stronger Championship manager than Chris, and more likely to get us promoted.

It’s like the difference between signing a regular 20 goal season striker vs a 10 goal a season journeyman.

Parker is too good for the Champ and not good enough for the PL. If we were to bring him in now, would have to remove him within 10 PL games imo.

But Parker has also only managed teams in the Championship who should be getting promoted. Not sure anything in his career, including his quick failure in Belguim, suggests he can do it with teams other than well equipped parachute clubs.

Just fyi I checked, Burnley spent £45m on their promotion squad. Our estimated spend is £30-40m this season.

Not arguing the case for Parker, I’m no fan, but he is a superior manager to Chris. Similar budget and 20% higher win rate, 3 promotions secured.

B47 will be along to downvote me shortly. 😂

Overall point was I don’t understand why OP is getting pelters. Someone with 3 promotions isn’t a stupid suggestion.

Leaving aside that those quoted numbers are usually at best educated guesses, I'd question anyone who would look at our current squad and any of the squads he got promoted and argue they are around the same standard.

Obviously they are in a position to spend more on wages, have players they were able to attract due to being in the Prem, players they could attract due to expectation of getting back there etc.
I doubt any of the teams Parker managed to promotion would have been turned down by McBurnie, if interested as we were.

SB2

Oh crikey fair enough that’s a bit different, ours is less than half if I remember correctly.

Hey how come when I speak about wages it’s all speculation and yours counts 😛

Because he pointed at their own published accounts as a source?
We know for a fact how much Burnley spent in total on wages in 2024-25, because they published their accounts.
We know the same for us for the same reason - though that is very, very different from knowing how much an individual player was paid.

Le Mod

Not sure he had a similar budget, they had a wage bill of £82 Million as per the accounts

Yeah I said yesterday, ignore spend on players, wage bill is a better barometer of how a side should do.
Transfer fees aren’t a killer. Wage bills are

SB2

Oh crikey fair enough that’s a bit different, ours is less than half if I remember correctly.

Hey how come when I speak about wages it’s all speculation and yours counts 😛

Official accounts are the only accurate source available

If we have to go all out for a 'proven' champpionship winner can't we go for Sean Dyche? I'd have far more confidence in him than bloody Parker. He is probably out of reach for us these days though and personally I am ok with Davies.

JohnP

If we have to go all out for a 'proven' champpionship winner can't we go for Sean Dyche? I'd have far more confidence in him than bloody Parker. He is probably out of reach for us these days though and personally I am ok with Davies.

Trouble is, these guys will have better offers - or at least be holding out for one. We can't wait untll somebody decides to lower their expectation and come to us.

SB2

Oh crikey fair enough that’s a bit different, ours is less than half if I remember correctly.

Hey how come when I speak about wages it’s all speculation and yours counts 😛

Because he pointed at their own published accounts as a source?
We know for a fact how much Burnley spent in total on wages in 2024-25, because they published their accounts.
We know the same for us for the same reason - though that is very, very different from knowing how much an individual player was paid.

I was kidding, Snoop…

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SB2

Oh crikey fair enough that’s a bit different, ours is less than half if I remember correctly.

Hey how come when I speak about wages it’s all speculation and yours counts 😛

Because he pointed at their own published accounts as a source?
We know for a fact how much Burnley spent in total on wages in 2024-25, because they published their accounts.
We know the same for us for the same reason - though that is very, very different from knowing how much an individual player was paid.

I was kidding, Snoop…

Sorry, being far too literal!