Khlav Kalash wrote:
It also shows Applegarth has some confidence in his own ability as a coach as he's surely recruited a guy who would effectively replace him if it goes pear shaped.
Yeah there is that. Sort of what happened to Chester.
That said I get the feeling that MC and JM in particular views the whole football management side of the club in a far more modern business like way. I think JM sees the head coach as the lead manager but not as some god like figure. I think being the ex PWC man he is he will see very defined roles but with a clear pathway for communications and discussion.
I don’t know if he’s right or wrong but it’s a modern approach that doesn’t seem to depend on one main person and a bunch of yes men. Hope he is right because it’s the sort of thinking that might just give us an edge.
I’ve actually had more to do with JM than MC and at first JM seems very affable and attentive, and indeed he is. But underneath that there is some real toughness and a willingness to make some very tough choices and to do so with minimal fuss. As seen with WP. He’s extremely open to ideas, but what I like is that if he doesn’t like the idea he politely but firmly let’s you know.
I like that, I prefer to know what people think no matter how unpleasant I find it. There is not much worse in my book than people who string you along.
Just my opinion on what limited contact I’ve had and to be fair I can’t claim to know any of them well.
