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Talking World Cup ... Wrestling at Wembley ... Jacksonville Jaguars / NFL and of course FULHAM FC...
Good listen... BBC Sounds. ::wine::
Far too many eggs in the basket to be an even half decent DOF.
And add to that his lack of "soccer" background and inexperience.
Also not forgetting he hired Craig Kline to be his assistant.
Be careful bad mouthing him, he could send round a 18 stone man in Lycra to give you a German Suplex
Quote from: Trusty Steed on June 27, 2026, 09:44:54 PMBe careful bad mouthing him, he could send round a 18 stone man in Lycra to give you a German Suplex
So long as it's not a Frankinstiener.😄
Quote from: Jims Dentist on June 27, 2026, 09:26:21 PMFar too many eggs in the basket to be an even half decent DOF.
And add to that his lack of "soccer" background and inexperience.
Also not forgetting he hired Craig Kline to be his assistant.
We do have a recruitment team that works at MP or do you think TK stands on Hackney Marshes to scout players? We live in the 21st century where players stats are widespread and can be watched on YouTube or wherever before someone actually goes to watch them in person. And as for Kline he was sacked years ago. You fail to mention all the players Silva wanted who we bought and have helped to make us a stable prem club or can't you bring yourself to credit TK for overseeing those signings?
Quote from: cookieg on June 28, 2026, 12:27:05 AMQuote from: Jims Dentist on June 27, 2026, 09:26:21 PMFar too many eggs in the basket to be an even half decent DOF.
And add to that his lack of "soccer" background and inexperience.
Also not forgetting he hired Craig Kline to be his assistant.
We do have a recruitment team that works at MP or do you think TK stands on Hackney Marshes to scout players? We live in the 21st century where players stats are widespread and can be watched on YouTube or wherever before someone actually goes to watch them in person. And as for Kline he was sacked years ago. You fail to mention all the players Silva wanted who we bought and have helped to make us a stable prem club or can't you bring yourself to credit TK for overseeing those signings?
And not forgetting that should his Dad depart, TK would become our new chairman, at the very least on a pro tempore basis. Maybe a few of our fans should start thinking about the long term future of the club, and make him feel like one of the Fulham family.
Quote from: Trusty Steed on June 27, 2026, 09:44:54 PMBe careful bad mouthing him, he could send round a 18 stone man in Lycra to give you a German Suplex
Bring it on,I've got a Black Belt in Needlework.
Did he mention anything interesting in the interview?
Quote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 29, 2026, 02:53:51 PMDid he mention anything interesting in the interview?
Someone got AI to analyse it, and he was just bigging up his purchases who are participating in the WC.
Quote from: Mickeyboro on June 29, 2026, 03:33:59 PMQuote from: SimonDaviesEnjoyer on June 29, 2026, 02:53:51 PMDid he mention anything interesting in the interview?
Someone got AI to analyse it, and he was just bigging up his purchases who are participating in the WC.
You can always trust and rely on AI.
If his dad retires or worse his
Son will sell don't worry if he liked the sport with his analytics he would go to the cottage but only when his dad says so.
Quote from: Jims Dentist on June 27, 2026, 09:26:21 PMFar too many eggs in the basket to be an even half decent DOF.
And add to that his lack of "soccer" background and inexperience.
Also not forgetting he hired Craig Kline to be his assistant.
Absolutely correct about his lack of football qualifications, what a pair of insufferable individuals they were together before the falling out.
Tony Bloom (hearts, Brighton and Union St Galloise) had no football background but his data driven stats (that he used to amass a few £m from gambling on Asian football) seemed to work ok?
Matthew Benham (brentford) had no background in football but also worked on predicting asian football!
Both mathematics focused, ex traders with gambling backgrounds.
The truth is data doesn't tend to be wrong (that's what all of these people rely on) it's the way it's interpreted. Truth is that no one really knows the degree of input that TK has.
Quote from: Jim© on July 01, 2026, 02:54:23 PMTony Bloom (hearts, Brighton and Union St Galloise) had no football background but his data driven stats (that he used to amass a few £m from gambling on Asian football) seemed to work ok?
Matthew Benham (brentford) had no background in football but also worked on predicting asian football!
Both mathematics focused, ex traders with gambling backgrounds.
The truth is data doesn't tend to be wrong (that's what all of these people rely on) it's the way it's interpreted. Truth is that no one really knows the degree of input that TK has.
Do Tony Bloom or Matthew Benham describe themselves as DoF?
Quote from: Fulham Seaxe on July 01, 2026, 02:59:51 PMQuote from: Jim© on July 01, 2026, 02:54:23 PMTony Bloom (hearts, Brighton and Union St Galloise) had no football background but his data driven stats (that he used to amass a few £m from gambling on Asian football) seemed to work ok?
Matthew Benham (brentford) had no background in football but also worked on predicting asian football!
Both mathematics focused, ex traders with gambling backgrounds.
The truth is data doesn't tend to be wrong (that's what all of these people rely on) it's the way it's interpreted. Truth is that no one really knows the degree of input that TK has.
Do Tony Bloom or Matthew Benham describe themselves as DoF?
No, nor does TK. Director of Football Operations, which whilst a minor amend, does make more sense.
Quote from: Jim© on July 01, 2026, 03:28:56 PMQuote from: Fulham Seaxe on July 01, 2026, 02:59:51 PMQuote from: Jim© on July 01, 2026, 02:54:23 PMTony Bloom (hearts, Brighton and Union St Galloise) had no football background but his data driven stats (that he used to amass a few £m from gambling on Asian football) seemed to work ok?
Matthew Benham (brentford) had no background in football but also worked on predicting asian football!
Both mathematics focused, ex traders with gambling backgrounds.
The truth is data doesn't tend to be wrong (that's what all of these people rely on) it's the way it's interpreted. Truth is that no one really knows the degree of input that TK has.
Do Tony Bloom or Matthew Benham describe themselves as DoF?
No, nor does TK. Director of Football Operations, which whilst a minor amend, does make more sense.
To me, either title implies that the individual is involved in all football departments. TK just seems to talk about first team recruitment.