QPR plot January swoop for Motherwell star Louis Moult

[Brian Wilson]

#scottishpremdross #anothersuperstarwemissedouton #ffsles

[Tarbie]

If DOF role is working effectively it don’t matter who manager is as you sign players to fit the ethos of club etc and the manager just manages and coaches players and a change in manager should have no impact on squad turnover etc.

That should result in not having to overhaul squad every time manager changes which leads to massively inflated squad

But is it working effectively

That's the theory behind the DoF set-up. Not sure it's working properly for us however. For starters, clearly there was a miscommunication somewhere during the last window, seeing as we put together a squad suited to 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, yet we're playing 3-5-2 every week.

I also have it on pretty good authority that Ravel Morrison's second stint was something that Tony and Les wanted but Ollie didn't. And we all know what happened there, he never got a kick.

The whole set-up only works if the DoF and the Manager are on the same wavelength.

[Alanwycombe]

If DOF role is working effectively it don’t matter who manager is as you sign players to fit the ethos of club etc and the manager just manages and coaches players and a change in manager should have no impact on squad turnover etc.

That should result in not having to overhaul squad every time manager changes which leads to massively inflated squad

But is it working effectively

But I want a new manager to get rid of some and bring in some. He's a new manager because change was needed. Why should a new manager have to work with exactly the same squad that was going nowhere? Warnock brought in Derry and Hill and the change was a revelation. Would any fan have expected a Derry or a Hill? That's a proper manager, not a DOF. What's the ethos of our club at the moment.....to lose? I posted on another thread that big clubs can justify a DOF when they have large squads to keep happy, international scouting networks, huge wage bills and branding rights but when they bring in a Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte etc. these guys bring in one or two big signings of their own to put their stamp on the team and change it to their way of playing.

[amusant]

Saturday Freeman had his worst game for us. Washington, Cousins and Sylla were awful. Luongo anonymous first half but improved second half. But we played as a unit and deservedly won. Thats very encouraging. I think if we manage to scout a good striker we are not far from play-offs. Is Moult that don't know as haven't heard of him.

Agreed, we create lots and upset teams but can't put the ball in the net. Mackie and Washington just don't score, Smith is one dimensional and more of an impact sub and Sylla always looks just off the game - it's hardly surprising we're struggling to score with this lot