I really dont get this 'managers not having control of transfers', if a manager has a vision for his team, then he needs to be free to bring in who he wants to fit into that vision, not just to be given a player that fits into someone else's vision because that player either wont get played, or will be played in a way that isnt suited to him.
thas the problem with DOF ,don't know why fsg are so into it..i suspect cause they see it as a money maker,bring young sell high. its never going to work in the prem,the rumours are that martinez will settle for final say on players.still a problem for me cause how hard is a DOF going to push for a martinez player if the DOF fancies someone else or gets a bigger bonus by signing a different player..its murky.
DoF and the manager is supposed to work as a close team. Why do people all assume they'll work against each other?
Why have a DoF? Divide up the tasks so each can focus and do a better job than a single man in charge of everything. The 2 can be the sounding board of each other and keep each other in check.
DoF helps to make money? How about save money for the team, so the starting 11 doesn't all have to cost 20M+ each, yet be able to stay competitive with City and Chelsea alike. If a DoF helped to turn out more talents than the team can digest, and be able to sell them for profit that's a great thing.
DoF get bonus signing certain players?? Are you fking serious? By the same token a manager working without a DoF could very well be only targeting certain players because they'll bring him bonus under the table.
