08 Mar 2024 10:39:26
Ed001,
Quick question mate.
Your opinion on the potential return of Michael Edwards? Albeit in a different role.
Him and Hughes be a good combo in your eyes?
{Ed001's Note - no, I would not want Edwards anywhere at the club again. He hamstrung us with high wages.}
08 Mar 2024 11:58:57
FSG must rate Edwards highly if they are pursuing him.
What’s the role they are actually offering him? Anyone know.
08 Mar 2024 12:36:34
IIRC, he's set up a consultancy, so it may be a consult role to help the new DoF, but I'm only guessing.
08 Mar 2024 15:18:39
Is it not just an interim role?
{Ed002's Note - I have explained elsewhere.}
08 Mar 2024 11:56:50
Your view isn't shared by many Ed01, but I respect it.
{Ed001's Note - my view isn't shared by many because many are ignorant of what he even did.}
08 Mar 2024 12:00:22
Ed001, you meant high wages but low transfer fees?
{Ed001's Note - no I did not, I meant high wages. If I mean but low transfer fees I would have said it.}
08 Mar 2024 15:01:03
It’s reported in an article in the Guardian today,
He turned down an initial approach from FSG in January regarding resuming his career as Liverpool’s sporting director and is likely to want total control in a more far-reaching position, such as head of football operations, to accept the invitation to return.
Edwards would be expected to head the recruitment and analytics departments. He would lead the appointments of any new sporting director and Liverpool’s manager.
Ed001- do you think that would suit him/ the club and would keep him away from setting player wages in the future? A better role?
{Ed001's Note - he is a very good analyst but any role that gives him decision making power does not seem in his sphere of expertise.}
09 Mar 2024 07:36:19
Tbh I don’t really mind who we get cos I honestly have no clue who would be the best candidates for this role.
But I do recall we had an over inflated squad with players we couldn’t sell, players injured too often, some of the highest wages and agent fees in the league and a squad built with limited flexibility due to homegrown quota. That was under Edwards.
We also won trophies during that time too.
So I dunno tbh lol.
09 Mar 2024 09:20:46
Ah the old non-existent home grown problem! Love THis site, Edwards was the messiah till Ed001 said he didn't rate him, now he is brutal?.