His role has been questioned due to his matchday role in assisting interim manager Ralf Rangnick, a duty not typically associated with technical directors.
The Scot made clear at the fans' forum that his main responsibility lies in developing academy talent for the first team.
Fletcher added: "With Ralf and his staff coming in, and Michael and Kieran choosing to move on, we had a quick transition process, so part of my role has been to assist with that, both on the training pitch and during games.
"I guess that's been the most visible part for me this season, but that's really an addition to my overall Technical Director role.
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comment by The Butcher (U22703)
posted on 2/3/22
Probably the key part of the role is taking a holistic view of the path for players from our Academy to our First Team. That pipeline of Academy talent is a massive part of who we are as a club.
"I'm working closely with Nick Cox, as Head of Academy, to look at the long-term strategy for bringing players through.
"We have to manage the balance between allowing them to develop and creating the right steps for that, without piling the pressure onto them.
"Along with Nick, I'm looking at how we best use the loan system to give Academy players invaluable experience at other clubs.
comment by Inkinoo (U22802)
posted on 2/3/22
So basically, he's here on minimum wage to save The Glazers the expense of a specialist coach, which Ralf has accepted because he's another puppet.
Sick of this.
comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted on 2/3/22
Why?
posted on 2/3/22
Yeah, but why?
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