Burke on his way out? Update: Gone

[spanish flair]

I hope we can keep him in some capacity though. Local lad, responsible for scouting some of the top talent in the UK and widely regarded in the game for his youth work. Did wonders at Southampton & Man City.

Scapegoat for Blooms lack of investment in the playing side ?

What top talent exactly is he famed for finding?

 

[TSB]

I hope we can keep him in some capacity though. Local lad, responsible for scouting some of the top talent in the UK and widely regarded in the game for his youth work. Did wonders at Southampton & Man City.

Scapegoat for Blooms lack of investment in the playing side ?

Exactly that

 

[HantsSeagull]

I hope we can keep him in some capacity though. Local lad, responsible for scouting some of the top talent in the UK and widely regarded in the game for his youth work. Did wonders at Southampton & Man City.

Scapegoat for Blooms lack of investment in the playing side ?

i have to say that i tend to agree. the poor recruitment must surely be TBs responsibility. DB can only work with the budget he is given and if TB/PB tell him that he can only have £2m of the £10m plus in sales income, he clearly has to shop at Aldi rather than Waitrose.

 

[spanish flair]

i have to say that i tend to agree. the poor recruitment must surely be TBs responsibility. DB can only work with the budget he is given and if TB/PB tell him that he can only have £2m of the £10m plus in sales income, he clearly has to shop at Aldi rather than Waitrose.

At the same time paying out the highest wages in the clubs history. Yer right.

 

[HantsSeagull]

At the same time paying out the highest wages in the clubs history. Yer right.

yeah well i don't believe that for a minute

 

[Harry H]

i have to say that i tend to agree. the poor recruitment must surely be TBs responsibility. DB can only work with the budget he is given and if TB/PB tell him that he can only have £2m of the £10m plus in sales income, he clearly has to shop at Aldi rather than Waitrose.

It has been more like shopping at charity shops.

 

[Springal]

At the same time paying out the highest wages in the clubs history. Yer right.

You really believe COG, Holla, Colunga, Stockdale are on more than Ulloa, Orlandi, Barnes & Kusczak were ? Stop believing everything the club tell you

 

[Stumpy Tim]

I was told before the Spurs match that there was a lot of dissatisfaction about recruitment at the highest levels of the club. This wouldn't surprise me in the slightest

 

[Don Tmatter]

Is his record that much worse than we had when the managers were responsible for player recruitment? Some of our managers over the last 20+ years brought/bought in some real duffers.

 

[227 BHA]

Same here Paul!

Cheers Gav! Happy Xmas!

 

[willyfantastic]

i hope this doesn't mean Sherwood is coming in.........

 

[Stumpy Tim]

i have to say that i tend to agree. the poor recruitment must surely be TBs responsibility. DB can only work with the budget he is given and if TB/PB tell him that he can only have £2m of the £10m plus in sales income, he clearly has to shop at Aldi rather than Waitrose.

Given Ulloa cost £2m and this time we bought Baldock for that figure, I think questions will be asked

 

[spanish flair]

You really believe COG, Holla, Colunga, Stockdale are on more than Ulloa, Orlandi, Barnes & Kusczak were ? Stop believing everything the club tell you

So you are calling Tony Bloom a liar, really?

 

[Ernest]

No point allowing Hyypia to resign and not addressing the reason why, BERK and take his DVD's and sling his HOOK

 

[Working class pride]

I hope we can keep him in some capacity though. Local lad, responsible for scouting some of the top talent in the UK and widely regarded in the game for his youth work. Did wonders at Southampton & Man City.

Scapegoat for Blooms lack of investment in the playing side ?

Er no. Someone who wasnt Bloom scouted a centre forward from Barnsley and spent £500,000 plus wages on him. He turned up and was well, in the Richard Tiltman mould. I know we all get things wrong but ..

 

[HantsSeagull]

Given Ulloa cost £2m and this time we bought Baldock for that figure, I think questions will be asked

i dont disagree. baldock was overpriced like all british players. i am not absolving DB of all the responsibility but its a lot harder to find quality players when you are bargain basement shopping.

however i would rather have a manager who had the majority input into recruitment. but even he will still need a budget.

 

[Ernest]

Er no. Someone who wasnt Bloom scouted a centre forward from Barnsley and spent £500,000 plus wages on him. He turned up and was well, in the Richard Tiltman mould. I know we all get things wrong but ..

The fact we PAID money for O'Grady put him on a DECENT contract and a few months later is out on loan at Sheffield United with no doubt us paying some of his wages is reason enough for BERK to go

 

[Stat Brother]

I know this board is keen to see the back of the Burker, but isn't anyone stopping and thinking:-

'why would a sponsor be told the most sensitive information possible to know?'

 

[catfish]

If it's true then it suggests TB realises the major stumbling block to attracting top quality candidates has to go.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Unless he was moved to a purely academy based role, where it appears he has wide respect.

This could be for the best, as he seems very good at all other aspects of his job except player recruitment.

These in spades.