Let's just hope he doesn't become 'pro active' in arrainging for some of players to move on elsewhere........quite possible I suppose!
I have my doubts as to how proactive he was in bringing any of them in so I doubt it will work the other way.
Just my theory but I think Powell is in a much stronger position now than ever before since becoming manager and he is calling the shots as to the rest of the backroom team.
Is my memory playing tricks or was Jeff Vetere around when we found the likes of Kish, Jensen, JJ and Bartlett, all of whom helped cement us in the Prem under St Curbs?
Is my memory playing tricks or was Jeff Vetere around when we found the likes of Kish, Jensen, JJ and Bartlett, all of whom helped cement us in the Prem under St Curbs?
Is my memory playing tricks or was Jeff Vetere around when we found the likes of Kish, Jensen, JJ and Bartlett, all of whom helped cement us in the Prem under St Curbs?
I know for a fact that Curbs wanted Jensen After seeing him For Bolton against us in a cup tie the year we got promoted.Dont think Vetere had much to do with it.
With regard to the current situation: is there any rationale for suggestions that he didn't have anything to do with recent succesful transfers, or is it just based on wind-direction?
With regard to the current situation: is there any rationale for suggestions that he didn't have anything to do with recent succesful transfers, or is it just based on wind-direction?
I hope it's blowing away from us, because we're all pissing in it.
Powell said his role was to revamp the scouting network. Mick Collins said similar in this thread. If we now have a better, bigger, wider scouting set up and JV played a part in that then well done to him. However the statement on the OS doesn't make any reference to what he may have achieved. His appointment and now departure both seemed to have happened with a minimum of publicity.
Nearly all the players signed were either playing in this division already (Hamer, Wiggins, Taylor, Hollands, Green etc) or known to Powell and Dyer already (Euell, Kermorgant, Ephraim, Morrison) so it is hard to see, from the outside what influence JV had on those purchases. He may well have been key in some moves or been a valuable asset in negotiations but none of that has been made clear. And I repeat, both Powell and Mick Collins have emphasised his role in setting up the scouting networking.
Is my memory playing tricks or was Jeff Vetere around when we found the likes of Kish, Jensen, JJ and Bartlett, all of whom helped cement us in the Prem under St Curbs?
Not as far as I know Len.
He was at the club around that time, though might have been a few seasons after then.
My guess would be as Henry said that he helped set up the new scouting network. Whatever has happened I'm sure he'd have had some positive impact. He no doubt has a lot of contacts (and can speak several languages). Perhaps some of his contacts are now scouting for the club.
Maybe he found it hard to attract people from Europe to come over and play for a L1 club and quit. Seems like he has alot of contacts in Europe which in all honesty would probably be more suited to the Premier League than where we are right now.
Who knows...maybe at the next meeting with Slater etc we might get an answer.
Powell said his role was to revamp the scouting network. Mick Collins said similar in this thread. If we now have a better, bigger, wider scouting set up and JV played a part in that then well done to him. However the statement on the OS doesn't make any reference to what he may have achieved. His appointment and now departure both seemed to have happened with a minimum of publicity.
Nearly all the players signed were either playing in this division already (Hamer, Wiggins, Taylor, Hollands, Green etc) or known to Powell and Dyer already (Euell, Kermorgant, Ephraim, Morrison) so it is hard to see, from the outside what influence JV had on those purchases. He may well have been key in some moves or been a valuable asset in negotiations but none of that has been made clear. And I repeat, both Powell and Mick Collins have emphasised his role in setting up the scouting networking.
I had a chat with him in Millennium Bar actually. Nice bloke. Working for Fulham and was there scouting Poyet (doesn't think he's ready for Premier League yet but will be in a year or two)
Said he thinks Bent has too much money and has lost the hunger Said Mitroglu at Fulham was nothing to do with him and he has no idea what's wrong with him
I had a chat with him in Millennium Bar actually. Nice bloke. Working for Fulham and was there scouting Poyet (doesn't think he's ready for Premier League yet but will be in a year or two)
Not the first time I've seen the words "Fulham" and "not ready for the premier league" in the same sentence.............
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Just my theory but I think Powell is in a much stronger position now than ever before since becoming manager and he is calling the shots as to the rest of the backroom team.
Don't know what to make of this to be honest.
Is my memory playing tricks or was Jeff Vetere around when we found the likes of Kish, Jensen, JJ and Bartlett, all of whom helped cement us in the Prem under St Curbs?
He heard about the pensions so maybe he's left us for a job in the public sector?
Nearly all the players signed were either playing in this division already (Hamer, Wiggins, Taylor, Hollands, Green etc) or known to Powell and Dyer already (Euell, Kermorgant, Ephraim, Morrison) so it is hard to see, from the outside what influence JV had on those purchases. He may well have been key in some moves or been a valuable asset in negotiations but none of that has been made clear. And I repeat, both Powell and Mick Collins have emphasised his role in setting up the scouting networking.
My guess would be as Henry said that he helped set up the new scouting network. Whatever has happened I'm sure he'd have had some positive impact. He no doubt has a lot of contacts (and can speak several languages). Perhaps some of his contacts are now scouting for the club.
Maybe he found it hard to attract people from Europe to come over and play for a L1 club and quit. Seems like he has alot of contacts in Europe which in all honesty would probably be more suited to the Premier League than where we are right now.
Who knows...maybe at the next meeting with Slater etc we might get an answer.
Thanks for that at least Jeff. ;-)
Said he thinks Bent has too much money and has lost the hunger
Said Mitroglu at Fulham was nothing to do with him and he has no idea what's wrong with him