Dashworth right?

[Hudds2]

From the Grauniad re the Man Utd debacle:

"Ratcliffe was audibly excited on appointing Amorim, according to one insider, and the chief executive, Omar Berrada, who had driven the recruitment, and director of football, Jason Wilcox, shared his confidence, though there was a prescient cautionary note from Dan Ashworth, then the sporting director, who would depart a month later in the fallout. Though United say everyone was behind the Amorim appointment once it was made, Ashworth was initially a dissenting voice, warning that United needed to rebuild the squad and infrastructure over a number of years and that a safer appointment was preferable. Crucially, he pointed out, they didn’t have the squad to play 3-4-3. Ashworth’s scepticism was shared among analysts at rival clubs. Tottenham and Liverpool had assessed Amorim as replacements for Antonio Conte and Jürgen Klopp respectively and passed. Now it looks as though Ashworth was sacked for declaring the emperor naked."

H'mm.

[HeggebøsBarnDoor]

Oh to have him back at the Albion.

He knew what he was doing.

[Borin' Baggie]

You'd think Jim Radcliffe would realise he has no idea how to run a football club and defer to someone like Dashworth on things like this after he fucked up at Nice but nope

[rsbaggy2]

You'd think Jim Radcliffe would realise he has no idea how to run a football club and defer to someone like Dashworth on things like this after he fucked up at Nice but nope

Jim Ratcliffe never defers to someone else. He's an arrogant and self centred piece of dog shit.

[Duffers]

You'd think Jim Radcliffe would realise he has no idea how to run a football club and defer to someone like Dashworth on things like this after he fucked up at Nice but nope

It's funny how many successful businessmen think they can just transfer what made them successful elsewhere to running of a football club... and fail miserably.

[CarlosCorbewrong]

You'd think Jim Radcliffe would realise he has no idea how to run a football club and defer to someone like Dashworth on things like this after he fucked up at Nice but nope

Jim Ratcliffe never defers to someone else. He's an arrogant and self centred piece of dog shit.

+1

[MGalea]

I would put myself up for human sacrifice to Boiler man at half time to Dashworth back for two seasons.

[yeoman lai]

You'd think Jim Radcliffe would realise he has no idea how to run a football club and defer to someone like Dashworth on things like this after he fucked up at Nice but nope

Jim Ratcliffe never defers to someone else. He's an arrogant and self centred piece of dog shit.

He is the perfect fit for that club then.

[MrBater]

It's kind of the proof that shows some people just know football as a business and how to bring success, others just Ponce around at Utd playing like they have a clue. Can't we get Dashsoeth on a few hours a week contract on the side of whatever he's doing now, and fuck Nestor off?

[Tokyo Baggie]

From the Grauniad re the Man Utd debacle:

"Ratcliffe was audibly excited on appointing Amorim, according to one insider, and the chief executive, Omar Berrada, who had driven the recruitment, and director of football, Jason Wilcox, shared his confidence, though there was a prescient cautionary note from Dan Ashworth, then the sporting director, who would depart a month later in the fallout. Though United say everyone was behind the Amorim appointment once it was made, Ashworth was initially a dissenting voice, warning that United needed to rebuild the squad and infrastructure over a number of years and that a safer appointment was preferable. Crucially, he pointed out, they didn’t have the squad to play 3-4-3. Ashworth’s scepticism was shared among analysts at rival clubs. Tottenham and Liverpool had assessed Amorim as replacements for Antonio Conte and Jürgen Klopp respectively and passed. Now it looks as though Ashworth was sacked for declaring the emperor naked."

H'mm.

There was another interesting point in that article:

"Appointing a manager is the hardest part of a football executive’s job and there is no fail-safe formula. Even good clubs get it wrong choosing a coach, partly because data is less certain than when analysing a player.

“We’re not quite there on data on managers,” said the executive. “It’s descriptive rather than predictive, because managers don’t directly control what happens on the pitch. But what data can say is: 1) Have they done better than expected in their league? 2) Does the prospective manager fit the club profile? By which I mean, what is his budget compared to other teams in his league? If he overachieved with a small budget, that’s not necessarily the skill set for Manchester United. 3) Does the club need to develop young players and has he demonstrated that? 4) How does he want to play and does that suit our style?”"
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The comments about the data pointing to Mowbray last year ring true to this.