Independent Leyton Orient Forum

This might have been discussed before, so I'm sorry if that's the case.

Can someone please explain to me what a director of football actually does. Is it really a full time job?

I accept that Martin is probably quite busy at the moment appointing a new manager, but when he's not doing that, how does he fill his day?

There's no coaching or training, the financial and commercial work is carried out by others, scouts are out looking for talent.

Scrolling through this place and twitter probably. Pretty similar to my job.

Perhaps you could Google it?

He directs/ overseas all those football activities you refer to and others

Red_Army wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:29 pm Scrolling through this place and twitter probably. Pretty similar to my job.

Red_Army wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:29 pm Scrolling through this place and twitter probably. Pretty similar to my job.

Can just imagine it up in their offices:

"Danny, get in 'ere now, look at what that c**t Biggsy has said about Sammy this time!"

Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:57 pm Perhaps you could Google it?

As you will see from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_football that's not really very helpful.

I just cannot believe that overseeing others needs to be a full time job.

So you dont think managerial positions need to exist?

Lower league clubs normally just have a CEO & manager. We have a very efficient CEO & chief scout.

bobo66 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:19 pm

Prestige Worldwide wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:57 pm Perhaps you could Google it?

As you will see from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_football that's not really very helpful.

I just cannot believe that overseeing others needs to be a full time job.

Millions of management in all businesses and industry facing redundancy?

aylesburyos wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:27 pm Its a job for the boys. Porter got him the job. Lower league clubs normally just have a CEO & manager. We have a very efficient CEO & chief scout. If we did not need a manager what would Ling have been doing since the transfer window closed?

Spot on.
what has he done since the transfer window closed , well he has been sifting through over 40 vacancies for the managers job, and believe it or not he has not chosen an experienced proven Manager at League 2 level, well there we have it !!

aylesburyos wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:27 pm Its a job for the boys. Porter got him the job. Lower league clubs normally just have a CEO & manager. We have a very efficient CEO & chief scout. If we did not need a manager what would Ling have been doing since the transfer window closed?

We have a very efficient CEO now. We didn't back in June 2017.

We also have owners who are abroad most of the time. Ling is their eyes and ears.

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:37 pm

aylesburyos wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:27 pm Its a job for the boys. Porter got him the job. Lower league clubs normally just have a CEO & manager. We have a very efficient CEO & chief scout. If we did not need a manager what would Ling have been doing since the transfer window closed?

Spot on.
what has he done since the transfer window closed , well he has been sifting through over 40 vacancies for the managers job, and believe it or not he has not chosen an experienced proven Manager at League 2 level, well there we have it !!

You've posted quite well, but you've let yourself down on this one.