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I don’t to sound negative after the fantastic end of season, but last summer we knew exactly who was in charge of football operations.

With the departure of Wilcox back in March, we had ample time to find a replacement and haven’t with the club preferring to promote within and use internal resources.

 So, who is in charge of transfers ? Is it a transfer committee like we used to have back in the day? 
Who does an agent contact at Saints to promote one of his players?

Who decides to sell if we receive a big offer for one of our players?

I have strictly no idea, if someone can clarify?

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1 hour ago, stevy777_x said:

I don’t to sound negative after the fantastic end of season, but last summer we knew exactly who was in charge of football operations.

With the departure of Wilcox back in March, we had ample time to find a replacement and haven’t with the club preferring to promote within and use internal resources.

 So, who is in charge of transfers ? Is it a transfer committee like we used to have back in the day? 
Who does an agent contact at Saints to promote one of his players?

Who decides to sell if we receive a big offer for one of our players?

I have strictly no idea, if someone can clarify?

Does knowing a "name" give you any more idea about how our recruitment process works?!?! Our head of recruitment is Mowbray. Wilcox was director of football and oversaw the general restructuring of the playing and supporting staff, he wasn't our head of recruitment. Does that help you understand the transfer process, how we select players, how we negotiate for them? 😄

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28 minutes ago, saintant said:

Isn't he the guy who travels around looking for potential signings rather than actually doing any recruiting?

He stepped up once Jason left. And then others stepped up who were below Darren to fill his role.

We've got stacks and stacks of scouts who are everywhere, Darren's original role was to head up that department and make sure the scouts had the right info/profiles to look for (whilst working closely with Wilcox)

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9 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

He stepped up once Jason left. And then others stepped up who were below Darren to fill his role.

We've got stacks and stacks of scouts who are everywhere, Darren's original role was to head up that department and make sure the scouts had the right info/profiles to look for (whilst working closely with Wilcox)

Do you know this for sure? Not seen it confirmed. The original question is a valid one. Who is currently fulfilling the role previously carried out by Wilcox?

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Just now, Long Shot said:

Do you know this for sure? Not seen it confirmed. The original question is a valid one. Who is currently fulfilling the role previously carried out by Wilcox?

I'm sure I read it on a release from the club, something along the lines of existing people will step up into the roles etc and I'm sure I read that Mowbray was moving into more of his role during the time he announced he was leaving. There was talk of them not replacing Wilcox at all, and just evolving existing roles.

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Saints might appoint a new DOF now they’re in the PL, but until then it’s Mowbray and Mark Bitcon. Yes we got some money for Wilcox, but will now take six months to find someone else equilivant and doing s job already.

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Article from the Athletic 30th June last 2023.

How Jason Wilcox and Darren Mowbray’s new jobs will work at Southampton - The Athletic (nytimes.com)

"Mowbray and Wilcox will lead recruitment as part of Southampton’s strand within Sport Republic’s centralised scouting system."

"Scouts across the multi-club model will work underneath the pair, identifying targets who fit positional player profiles. Reports will be fed to Mowbray, who will then watch the players live. The 45-year-old attends as many as eight games a week during the season, domestically and abroad. If Mowbray approves, he and Wilcox will run the data, perform the necessary due diligence and evaluate whether the player meets the criteria and suits Martin’s heavy-possession-based style."

and Echo from the 5th of May

Southampton may not directly replace Wilcox after Man United move | Daily Echo

"The Daily Echo understands the decision comes down to replacing Wilcox directly with a like-for-like replacement or increasing the responsibility of others."

"Saints already have a head of recruitment in place, after Darren Mowbray joined the club from Scottish outfit Aberdeen last summer."

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On 20/06/2024 at 10:29, stevy777_x said:

 

 

 

 So, who is in charge of transfers ?      Who decides to sell if we receive a big offer for one of our players?

I have strictly no idea, if someone can clarify?

You haven't been keeping up with the office gossip ... have you?....   You think that there is some " super brain"  making all the key decisions. !

Every day they have someone toss a coin....and the winner makes the decisions for that day ....and then tomorrow...the same procedure.

Sooner or later .....there will be a squad of former Prem. players -all over 30,  and several new right-footed centre-backs.   Easy.  No problem.

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On 20/06/2024 at 13:06, Give it to Ron said:

Doris the tea lady?

Correct.   It worked at Liverpool when Shankly was manager.   The side was so good ...and almost unbeatable, and it was

rumoured that team selection was so straightforward that even their tea lady could pick the side on a Saturday morning. 

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