22 Apr 2019 18:27:56
What's the difference between a sporting director, director of football and a technical director

I really have no idea and I'm curious to know the differences.

{Ed002's Note - It is to do with responsibilities or the structure of the club. Ignore "Sporting director" as it is not used in England. The DoF would typically have broader responsibilities extending to all footballing activities - youth etc.. Technical Directors tend to focus on running the scouting for the first team.}


1.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 20:32:33
Thanks ed technical director sounds pretty pointless tbh.


2.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 21:07:13
Please pardon my ignorance ed, but is it usually a case of one or the other (DoF or technical director) with clubs or do you sometimes see clubs having one each? The only reason I ask is technical director sounds quite limited?

Caolán.

{Ed002's Note - If the club has a strange organisation like Arsenal you could have both - but that has fouled up their recruitment.}


3.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 22:15:48
A case of too many cooks then ed? So with regards to the scouting, if phelan is appointed would it be him who sets the scouts assignments, ie the type of player wanted, and would reports then go to him? Sorry for the questions. Not sure how this works at all!

Thanks for explaining.


4.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 09:32:36
Thanks for the Info Ed002.
I just asked a similar question above before reading this.