Daniel Levy - Chairman

[thfcsteff]

Sorry, and by the way this was genuinely not a dig at anyone especially our amazing podcasters who have spoken about Munn in less than a positive light.

I just wanted to challenge and disrupt everyone's thinking around this role. Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again when it is not working. Levy has tried a bunch of different operational models over his 25 year tenure. The trophy cabinet informs us of the success of him running of ops.

I'm respecting Munn's leadership more and more. He knows he's built the model around Ange. He says himself that Ange is the most important person at the club. He knows he will have to recalibrate every operational model within the club if that position changes. I can therefore see the reluctance, but at the same time know that he might have to make that tough decision.

Munn talks about removing excuses as one of his key themes. That is what we talk about every day as well with Ange. Most believe that Ange has had very legitimate excuses not to perform in his role. Munn clearly does, but when Ange doesn't anymore then I can see him being ruthless where he needs to be. Hopefully Ange will be successful and prove people like me wrong.

The model should be built around a philosophy which the manager implements. This allows managerial transitions to be smooth. Here's hoping that is what we have actually done...

 

[Muttley]

@Muttley @ricky2tricky4city

Let me clarify.
I did not say I 'hated' Munn.
What I said/suggested was that IF people are going to judge Ange Postecoglu based on his football lineage, then by using THAT metric, those SAME people should be questioning Scott Munn. That's all.

For the record, and in full transparency, the person on the pod who has asked the most questions about Munn has been me. No-one else. And my questions are always based on whether the structure which has been put in place is genuine or simply another layer of protection for Levy. The truth is, no-one will know until we know (if that makes sense). Right now, it appears that there is enough confidence in the model which has been built and established, and right now, unless Ange wins the Europa League, I think it is safe to assume that the next manager will br brought in to replace Ange and continue to progress the model which has been scoped/shaped out in terms of a very young, very talented squad growing together.

Partly my bad. I used that modern slang term "hating on". It just seems to mean criticise or say negative things to be fair and seems very departed from the real "hate" word. I should stick to the language befitting my generation (and stop using emojis)

I think you're right about how this plays out. The entire football operations model is calibrated to what you say. Changing the point of the spear is relatively straightforward and doesn't change the direction of travel as much as people think. Doing it between seasons makes it even smoother. However, if the decision hasn't yet been taken then Ange might have a big say in it.