Anyway, after the recent discovery of poor Nicola Bulleys Body, Very sad news and condolences to here family, it appears a spiritual Medium, Jason Rothwell, Helped the Police find her,
I payed a visit yesterday to Juan Jacobo Gonzalez, a well known Spiritualist on my beloved island, to see if he could predict PVs and Palaces future, So, he predicted the PV would be relieved of his duties on April 3rd, after our home defeat by Leicester, putting us 4th from bottom, 2 points above the relegation zone, spooky stuff, make of it what you will

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

He deals with the nuts and bolts of the transfers and recommends players to the manager, thats it.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

It's an interesting one as I had always assumed Freedman was responsible for, let's say, the scouting and a shortlist. I would assume the manager would have some say into the 'type' of player that needs looking at. Freedman goes off, identifies the 'type' of player with Parish and co. dictating the budget range and comes back to make recommendations. That's very much my/an assumption.

Whilst a world away from PL transfers, there's a lot of blurring of responsibility for x, y and z in my own professional 'team' and I would struggle to take too seriously those who suggest they know the exact ins and outs of all our activity.

I would not be inclined to believe PV has the sole responsibility and authority nor no say whatsoever in the matter. As to who-does-what it may be a battle of wills etc. and with an existing set up perhaps a new manager may be disinclined to assert his thoughts too aggressively? All speculation from me however, again, not a Danny La Rue!

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Back to the subject! Feel our team is good enough for midtable, not so sure about the manager and his assistant.

It makes zero sense for a manager not to have a large amount of input into who gets signed. It’s almost like saying the manager is irrelevant. Maybe PV doesn’t which would explain why we buy and sell goalkeepers like they are weekly veg. What was the point of signing Butland and Johnstone and now we are supposed to be looking at the Getafe keeper as well as having Matthews on loan and two youngsters in the wings. Is Dougie going for a whole team of keepers?

My understanding ;

* Manager / PV - has a requirement for a player in eg defensive midfield
* Parish approves budget
* Freedman sources potentials
* Player/s that fits profile ( age, fee, wages ) identified and recommended
* Parish, Freedman and PV agree to proceed

The bit that I am missing is how empowered the manager is at end part of the process. I say that after the Hodgson era in which he didn't use some of the signings that were made.

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