into this or do others think it strange that Reg's successor seems to be firmly thrown in at the deep end?
If I've interpreted things correctly Richard Murray, not Reg, previously dealt with the finance side of player signings yet the new guy, as well as taking on an unfamiliar job, is having even more responsibility thrust upon him.
I'm not trying to be negative here but it is imperative to get the player recruitment right this summer.
Is the best way of doing this to give the responsibility to a guy who already has enough to do settling into a demanding new job?
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"This follows a decision reached by the board of Charlton Athletic plc at its meeting on April 28th to assign management responsibility for all player purchases and sales to Waggott with immediate effect."
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Does this mean that there will be a fair amount of activity on the transfer front at the conclusion of the season, and that Club want Waggott in now to get the process started ASAP?
There, i've said it.
Could be worse.
Not sure how just now, but I'm sure it could be
LOL!!!
smudge you seem very down beat lately cheer up buddy i am begining to think youve had your id stolen and someone else is posting for you
where's nss
In answer to that it must be a no. He is taking over from the Murray role
As I understood it... Chappell would look after the fundraising and keeping the board on side and happy, Murray would get his hands dirty dealing with players, and Waggott would be your man looking at all other aspects of the *business* - shifting responsibilities around slightly.
As I understood it... Chappell would look after the fundraising and keeping the board on side and happy, Murray would get his hands dirty dealing with players, and Waggott would be your man looking at all other aspects of the *business* - shifting responsibilities around slightly.[/quote]
In essence yes, had Varney stayed that is probably how things would have worked out, just that Waggott has more experience in the areas that Murray is responsible for and therefore will take on some of his job.
That's the worry, I suppose - the last time Murray tried to shift things round it was with the general manager/ head coach/ coach (Mills/Dowie/Reed) approach. I hope he's learned from that!
The structure wasn't necessarily right then, Mills was brought in as General Manager to work with Dowie, if I read this correctly Waggott is replacing Varney and doing some of the work that Murray was doing anyway. I might be missing something but I think that he's taking on more responsibility than Varney had and reducing Murray's workload a bit rather than doing anything revolutionary.
From the PR on the OS:
"This follows a decision reached by the board of Charlton Athletic plc at its meeting on April 28th to assign management responsibility for all player purchases and sales to Waggott with immediate effect."
and:
"Football club chairman Richard Murray said: "In recent years, I have had the principal management responsibility for the first-team manager and for the purchase and sale of players based on his recommendations. "The board has decided that in the light of the appointment of a new chief executive, it now makes sense for all budgets to come under his control, including the football squad budget, and I support this move."
So, from the horse's mouth it seems that Murray is relinquishing some of his responsibilities and therefore Waggott will not only replace Varney but also take on some of Murray's work.
the change is he has given that to Mr Waggot as BFR explained so i think in answer to the title maybe we are all reading too much into this