Not seen this posted anywhere but excuse me if I missed it... Gazetta Dello Sport in Italy reported over the weekend we made a 'rich offer' for Inter Milan Striker Stefan Jovetic.
Big time signing if we could pull it off...
Got back after yesterdays game and after watching MOTD I ended up doing a bit of Albion You tube binging and stumbled upon this gem of a video. The meridian debate from 1997 goodbye goldstone.
https://youtu.be/0mG-o6-S7uE
As a fan of Albion since going to watch the Mansfield game aged 11 at...
It will be the lowest points total a team has ever stayed up in the second tier of English football since it was expanded to 24 teams. A little context to how poor a season we have had....
http://barmyarmyuk.tumblr.com/post/45610729316/points-avoid-relegation
That's another nail in the Coffin for me!
The clubs recruitment policy has definitely changed to encourage more British players. Not sure this will give us the best chance of promotion... And all because of Sami's lack of linguistic ability. At least he's friends with Steven Gerrard.
One of which was signed before Hyypia. So aside from those two the rest from British and Irish clubs. A much lower overseas proportion than in previous windows. We are doing it less and other clubs are doing it more. Going backwards (for the sake of English?) it seems.
So is it fair to say the reasons for appointing Sami were because of his fluency in English despite his lack of aptitude in other languages that could suit our recruitment policy? (even if at the moment, yes, we have very few)
The consistency in appointment point was a generic point including...
Oscar is Spanish, so not really. The point was more that he isn't communicating directly with the players in detail about tactics, positioning, strengths, weaknesses etc.
I could see this being a hindrance as the season goes on... but no one else seems to so maybe I'm just scraping the barrel...
Considering the large amount of Spanish speakers in the squad and at the club in general does anyone else think this should have been a key requirement to finding a manager?
I think this and Jones as assistant (as a Spanish speaker) helped Oscar last season.
If Sami (as he admitted last...
Dickov was actually appointed post promotion. Not that this counters the point of your post. Interesting point. Although a Dane and a Spaniard managed teams to the two domestic trophies this season.