OVERMARS - Director of Football

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OVERMARS - Director of Football

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The BBC are reporting that Marc Overmars has been appointed as director of football from next season.

One can only assume that TOF has sanctioned this and we'll be the only club in Europe where the DoF reports to the team manager.
Either that or TOF is planning on dying around May 2018 and this will actually be over his dead body.

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SPUDMASHER wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:32 am
The BBC are reporting that Marc Overmars has been appointed as director of football from next season.

One can only assume that TOF has sanctioned this and we'll be the only club in Europe where the DoF reports to the team manager.
Either that or TOF is planning on dying around May 2018 and this will actually be over his dead body.
If it is true then sadly it will be another ex-Gooner, who I absolutely loved back in '98, turn into a complete Keown/Bould style Wenger melt and spoil every good memory I ever had of him. Can you imagine an ex-Wenger player suddenly being his boss? Would never happen would it.......so as you say, it's more like to be reverse management with Overmars being groomed (in a non Adam Johnson way) to take over from his Lord and Master in a couple of years

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Yup thats what this club needs ,more layers of highly paid Yes boss men .

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Replacing Wenger would be wonderful news!...But of course that will not happen!...
The old boy has shown signs for over fucking 11 seasons that he cannot attract top players with the imminent departure of Sanchez and Ozil...
Bit late though, damage has already been done...

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SteveO 35 wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:43 am
SPUDMASHER wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:32 am
The BBC are reporting that Marc Overmars has been appointed as director of football from next season.

One can only assume that TOF has sanctioned this and we'll be the only club in Europe where the DoF reports to the team manager.
Either that or TOF is planning on dying around May 2018 and this will actually be over his dead body.
If it is true then sadly it will be another ex-Gooner, who I absolutely loved back in '98, turn into a complete Keown/Bould style Wenger melt and spoil every good memory I ever had of him. Can you imagine an ex-Wenger player suddenly being his boss? Would never happen would it.......so as you say, it's more like to be reverse management with Overmars being groomed (in a non Adam Johnson way) to take over from his Lord and Master in a couple of years



Agree with all that - why bother bringing in a DOF when the manager has openly dismissed the role of DOF's in football ? Of course the answer is that this is yet another token gesture of appointing someone in an attempt to be seen as modernizing the set-up in the club, but the reality is that overmars will only be another addition to the mute powerless list of staff answerable to le cock :roll: :evil: :evil: :censored:

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I guess someone has explained to the old *word censored* what a director of football is.

He was quite clear last season that he wouldn't work with one. This means either the story is BS or Wenger's leaving at the end of the season. :pray:

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SteveO 35 wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:43 am
SPUDMASHER wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:32 am
The BBC are reporting that Marc Overmars has been appointed as director of football from next season.

One can only assume that TOF has sanctioned this and we'll be the only club in Europe where the DoF reports to the team manager.
Either that or TOF is planning on dying around May 2018 and this will actually be over his dead body.
If it is true then sadly it will be another ex-Gooner, who I absolutely loved back in '98, turn into a complete Keown/Bould style Wenger melt and spoil every good memory I ever had of him. Can you imagine an ex-Wenger player suddenly being his boss? Would never happen would it.......so as you say, it's more like to be reverse management with Overmars being groomed (in a non Adam Johnson way) to take over from his Lord and Master in a couple of years
^^^ THIS TEN-FOLD ^^^

Coz there is NO WAY wenker will allow anyone to rock his nice little boat and his £10million+ a year for failing time and time and time again. :evil:

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NickF wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:57 am
I guess someone has explained to the old *word censored* what a director of football is.

He was quite clear last season that he wouldn't work with one. This means either the story is BS or Wenger's leaving at the end of the season. :pray:
Awww don't get me hoping again Nick - It's the feckin' hope that KILLS.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

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With Dick Law gone I suppose this is his replacement as his transfer negotiations or non negotiations more like were pretty fucking vacant!
Mind you one of the reasons Overmars left Ajax was that they sold his major signing Davinson Sanchez to Spurs, tbh he will have to get used to that with Lord Wenger.... :cussing:

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A story I read over here says that he'll join as a coach not DoF.

I loved him as a player and would love to see him back at the club.

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GranadaJoe wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:33 pm
A story I read over here says that he'll join as a coach not DoF.

I loved him as a player and would love to see him back at the club.
I would make that about right and should he follow in Lord Wengers slippers, he will be known as
"Jacques of all trades, master of none"

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Underwhelming, low profile, token gesture.

Arsene Stanley PLC to a tee.

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Allgunsblazin wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:05 pm
With Dick Law gone I suppose this is his replacement as his transfer negotiations or non negotiations more like were pretty fucking vacant!
Mind you one of the reasons Overmars left Ajax was that they sold his major signing Davinson Sanchez to Spurs, tbh he will have to get used to that with Lord Wenger.... :cussing:
From what I've read the Ajax fans don't rate him. Overmars that is.

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General wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:57 pm
Allgunsblazin wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:05 pm
With Dick Law gone I suppose this is his replacement as his transfer negotiations or non negotiations more like were pretty fucking vacant!
Mind you one of the reasons Overmars left Ajax was that they sold his major signing Davinson Sanchez to Spurs, tbh he will have to get used to that with Lord Wenger.... :cussing:
From what I've read the Ajax fans don't rate him. Overmars that is.
Do they rate Dick?!

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wibble wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:58 pm
General wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:57 pm
Allgunsblazin wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:05 pm
With Dick Law gone I suppose this is his replacement as his transfer negotiations or non negotiations more like were pretty fucking vacant!
Mind you one of the reasons Overmars left Ajax was that they sold his major signing Davinson Sanchez to Spurs, tbh he will have to get used to that with Lord Wenger.... :cussing:
From what I've read the Ajax fans don't rate him. Overmars that is.
Do they rate Dick?!
They are from Amshterdamsh - they'll try anything once! :lol:

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