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Steve Gallen - joins to help with recruitment

Although doesn't appear to have worked in recruitment.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gallen
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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Everyone knows Hong Kong is a popular stop off en route to Australia - he's just a stop gap
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,639
    next manager
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    At least KR has managed to bring his own man in, more than Slade managed.
  • _nam11
    _nam11 Posts: 1,231
    edited April 2017
    Kevin Gallen has been working for Brighton in recent times, focusing on the younger players in the lower leagues. His brother, Steve apparently still in the field of Senior Professional Development Coach?
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,492

    Although doesn't appear to have worked in recruitment.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Gallen

    No experience needed to work here.
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    Thomas Driesen actually has more experience in recruitment than this bloke!
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    _nam11 said:

    Kevin Gallen has been working for Brighton in recent times, focusing on the younger players in the lower leagues. His brother, Steve apparently still in the field of Senior Professional Development Coach?

    Maybe Dale Stephens fancies a move up north to SE7.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874
    A slightly unusual choice as head of recruitment, but he was well regarded during his long spell at QPR, and at least should know what it takes to succeed at our level of football
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587

    A slightly unusual choice as head of recruitment, but he was well regarded during his long spell at QPR, and at least should know what it takes to succeed at our level of football

    unlike his boss
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  • Redhenry said:

    At least KR has managed to bring his own man in, more than Slade managed.

    Isn't KR leaving though?
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I would guess that he is cheap to employ.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874

    Redhenry said:

    At least KR has managed to bring his own man in, more than Slade managed.

    Isn't KR leaving though?
    Only on the 1st September, after bringing in his players and coaches...
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,980
    How long before he quits in protest upon finding that mowgli is really in charge of recruitment?
  • Am I being pessimistic or does the current ownership hiring him put a serious dent in our hopes of a takeover anytime soon?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742

    Am I being pessimistic or does the current ownership hiring him put a serious dent in our hopes of a takeover anytime soon?

    Only if you think Meire is a decision-maker in a sale, as opposed to the main line of resistance.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    “He’s a pro-license coach. He has a great eye for a player. When you have a coach in that position, they understand the rotations that I am looking for.”

    Yeah that's why QPR are doing so well!
  • Am I being pessimistic or does the current ownership hiring him put a serious dent in our hopes of a takeover anytime soon?

    Only if you think Meire is a decision-maker in a sale, as opposed to the main line of resistance.
    I just assumed RD would have more of a say over who is hired to pretend to be in charge of recruitment in the hope we all forget about Mowgli.

    Good to know I can dismiss this as a suggestion of no takeover.
  • Good article that. Certainly now seems that in LB, JJ and SG we have the right people in place to move the team forward. I’ve not felt as positive about the playing side for quite a while. We just need the injury gods to find another team to play with and for Roland to sell up.
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  • "Once a player has been identified, it is down the Gallen to negotiate and finalise the deal. This is new for him. “Since we lost Katrien [Meire], she did all the deals, I’m doing that now, so there is added responsibility there, it’s not just Chief Scout it’s also organising the deals with Chris Parkes who has been really, really helpful.

    “It would be much easier if I had more money but when you are in the position where you spend the club’s money, you have to spend it as it is your own. You have to be tight, so it’s lucky that I’m tight in real life as well. I’m not just tight at home, I’m tight with Charlton’s money. You have to respect that it is not your money, we have a budget and the owner is selling the club so that all factors in. You have to be sure. If I’m going to go to Roland [Duchatelet] and fight for someone you have to be really confident. If I rate a player I’ve got to sell it to everyone here, to the other club and to the player, to any agents.”

    Very good interview and came over very well at Bromley Addicks.
  • Interesting and unusual that the Chief Scout is also negotiating deals, something well outside the usual job spec for that role. It partially makes him more like a Director of Football
  • Wasnt sure about Steve Gallen when we first signed him... As @killerandflash says, with that Recruitment / Chief Scout role I saw him more of a Director of Football type person. I'm not really a fan of those in Football as always feel that a signing should be down to who the Manager wants and rather someone being fostered upon them

    This summer though Gallen has really proven what he can do and think he's a great asset to the club

    Seeing that people have said that Karl Robinson didnt listen to advice, I wonder if he listened to many of Gallen's suggested signings or whether a lot last season were Karl's choices
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,003
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  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315
    Been a breath of fresh and finally seems we have some strategy and professionalism within recruitment of players
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734

    Interesting and unusual that the Chief Scout is also negotiating deals, something well outside the usual job spec for that role. It partially makes him more like a Director of Football

    He's only ended up there by accident. With Daisy and Joyes gone Roland isn't paying out for a replacement to negotiate deals so Gallen is left acting up to CEO rank.

  • Seeing that people have said that Karl Robinson didnt listen to advice, I wonder if he listened to many of Gallen's suggested signings or whether a lot last season were Karl's choices

    I imagine Gallen would have far greater knowledge of players who can do a job at this level than Bowyer, especially last season when Bowyer was new at this level

  • Sage
    Sage Posts: 7,278


    Seeing that people have said that Karl Robinson didnt listen to advice, I wonder if he listened to many of Gallen's suggested signings or whether a lot last season were Karl's choices

    I imagine Gallen would have far greater knowledge of players who can do a job at this level than Bowyer, especially last season when Bowyer was new at this level

    I would also say that an interesting point made in the article is Gallen and Bowyer would sit down and Bowyer would go through what he wanted and where he wanted to strengthen. It would be Gallen’s job to go out and find players that fitted what we needed and wanted specifically, no doubt already having a whole load of names prepared anyway.

    I think it would’ve been similar to when Robinson was here, just he would have wanted a different type of player to what both Bowyer and Gallen identified to what we needed to be successful.

    Both Gallen and Bowyer have done a fantastic job over the summer, all things considered too. We have strengthened where we were weak last season, and we still have players who can play too. He may have been joking a bit, but Gallen was right, all that is left now is to win games. So far, since the end of the window, so very good. Long may it continue.
  • Gallen described it as him doing all the tricky wing work, beating the player, getting in the box only for Bowyer to tap the ball in from two yards ie he does the leg work and Bowyer convinces them to sign.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,128
    edited September 2018
    And he said he used to be brothers with Bradley Gallen....
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