16 Mar 2026 15:05:24
Can someone please explain to me how Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes' jobs differ in practice? I know Edwards is supposed to be overseeing "the group" of FSG's football clubs and Hughes is sporting director for Liverpool specifically but after two years there is no other club. Are they just getting in each other's way which is leading to a lack of decisiveness by the club?
16 Mar 2026 16:03:55
I know it's a very simplistic question, but when you weigh it all up, what on earth do these 2 people in positions of power do for 8 hours a day, week in, week out? I can understand short periods of intensity a few times a year.
16 Mar 2026 16:10:40
Edwards in particular can't be doing much as we don't have any affiliated clubs. Hughes is recruitment and contracts, for both his coaching and medical/fitness staff, and the players. In that sense, he should be busy continually, as there's so much to be done.
16 Mar 2026 16:11:41
Edwards gained a reputation on this site for being top notch. I recall the line "LFC are in good hands." There is nothing to be concerned about. It seems like he cannot make a decision. We went on a run of 7 or 8 losses out of 12, and only now do you want to make a change.
So late in the day for that. There are smaller clubs who sacked managers for less. It wasn't a difficult title to defend.
{Ed001's Note - with who? I know some people thought he was great I would say it was at best mixed his reputation.}
16 Mar 2026 15:57:14
The difference is the same as in a Vice President and a Senior Vice President. No one knows what different roles they play, nor anyone is able to explain why both roles cannot be played by the same person. Generally, it is one person getting promoted, and bringing in his mate to play the role he vacated.
16 Mar 2026 16:32:16
I think it's their names behind the scenes which separate them. Dumb and dumber.
16 Mar 2026 16:29:07
starseeker - Not everyone was all in on Edwards. Specifically Ed001 who never rated him and never wanted him back
{Ed001's Note - thanks Ron, I was thinking he was not all that highly rated on here in general. It was very mixed I thought. Especially after the Saudis had to come and rescue us from the financial hole he had dug us into.}
16 Mar 2026 16:41:27
Let's not forget lad's Ed001 never wanted Hughes either
16 Mar 2026 16:52:46
Indeed, Ron. Ed01 always said the Edwards was good at data analytics and stats, not being a capable DOF by any means. None of that last part was thing.