Great result even better result is finding that Dub's is alive and kicking each week (love you Bro).
As the title says well done Puel for getting us Ricardo if nothing else.
Manager getting the best out of the players my favorite moment Ndidi high fiving i don't know who are winning a goal kick.
Ndidi get some stick for me he has been our best and most comsistant player this season.
A point a Liverpool would be great.
Have a good week guys (generic term)
Nev's mondays-Nice one Puel
posted on 1/10/19
Quite right Joby, all this nonsense about top six/four, the key thought at the moment as far as I'm concerned is that Sunday's victory took us to more than a third of the way to 40 points.
posted on 1/10/19
comment by Black Starr (U12353)
posted 10 hours, 27 minutes ago
I still can’t figure out why we are trying to credit Rudkin for good signingsit’s not even his job
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He plays a key role. Scouts can identify talent but only Rudkin decides whether we should invest in them or or not.
Some might say he has the most important role.
Ahhhhhhh I can’t keep this up. I actually think Rudkin has been pretty weak at negotiating “great” deals but he’s at least invested in quality that has increased in value as opposed to the terrible investments of Slimani etc.
Although he did manage to get his money back for Miss. how on earth did he manage that?!
posted on 1/10/19
To be honest I don’t really know what Rudkin does or doesn’t do. He was a figure of hate for a while from people who I believe also didn’t really know what he does.
What I do know is that he’s been here for ages now during a period that is arguably our most successful in our history. Only the MON era rivals it in terms of trophies, but this era seems much more sustainable.
If he’s been retained throughout that period then that’s good enough for me.
posted on 1/10/19
Joby and BS why dismiss the DOF role in transfers except when it goes wrong?
posted on 1/10/19
comment by Nevsaysagoal2city (U5194)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Joby and BS why dismiss the DOF role in transfers except when it goes wrong?
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Nev,
Not dismissing it at all. I’m saying I don’t personally have any inside knowledge on how good, or bad, Rudkin is at his job.
As I said, all I do know is that he’s been a consistent presence during an incredibly positive period in our team’s history.
posted on 1/10/19
comment by Jobyfox (U4183)
posted 7 hours, 52 minutes ago
comment by Nevsaysagoal2city (U5194)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Joby and BS why dismiss the DOF role in transfers except when it goes wrong?
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Nev,
Not dismissing it at all. I’m saying I don’t personally have any inside knowledge on how good, or bad, Rudkin is at his job.
As I said, all I do know is that he’s been a consistent presence during an incredibly positive period in our team’s history.
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I have it on record from a very reliable source, who we’ll just call ‘Mr P’, that Rudkin is the second biggest reason for our prolonged period of amazing success after the amazing Nigel Pearson.
posted on 2/10/19
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 23 hours, 12 minutes ago
comment by Black Starr (U12353)
posted 10 hours, 27 minutes ago
I still can’t figure out why we are trying to credit Rudkin for good signingsit’s not even his job
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He plays a key role. Scouts can identify talent but only Rudkin decides whether we should invest in them or or not.
Some might say he has the most important role.
Ahhhhhhh I can’t keep this up. I actually think Rudkin has been pretty weak at negotiating “great” deals but he’s at least invested in quality that has increased in value as opposed to the terrible investments of Slimani etc.
Although he did manage to get his money back for Miss. how on earth did he manage that?!
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Glad you corrected yourself there Mersey a su was about to rain down fire and fury (not really)! He has a head of recruitment in Lee Congerton and ultimately Congerton makes the final recommendation to Rudkin to get his chequebook out - that’s according to the way it’s worked in the past. May have changed but doubtful
posted on 2/10/19
comment by Nevsaysagoal2city (U5194)
posted 20 hours, 3 minutes ago
Joby and BS why dismiss the DOF role in transfers except when it goes wrong?
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Depends what you mean by transfers. Identifying? Scouting? Planning? Signing? Money paid? Wages? Contract renewals? The club has staff members in situ to cover various areas
posted on 2/10/19
All of whom report to the Director of Football
posted on 2/10/19
comment by Nevsaysagoal2city (U5194)
posted 11 hours, 24 minutes ago
All of whom report to the Director of Football
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And? They all used to report into Terry Robinson before Rudkin. It doesn’t mean Terry Robinson took the credit for us signing Mahrez and Vardy when we were in the championship. The club had a head of recruitment who built our scouting team (which is still in use today) from the ground up using statistical analysis which identified the best talent across Europe.
You think Rudkin or Robinson did all that? They are primarily there to negotiate contracts, conduct transfer negotiations and make recommendations on new managers.