The Football Director Thread

[localny]

Recent results have revealed a deeper appreciation for the Ibizian efforts of Jörg Schmadtke who was with us when we signed Endo, Macca, Gravy and Sboz in the 2023 summer window which effectively reshaped and replaced our aging midfield.

Is he an unsung hero of our club? Either way, he's moved up in my Football Director ratings. How would you rate them?

Here's hoping Richard Hughes gets the same thread in 2027, two years after the Summer Window signings of 2025.

Football Directors Index
1. Michael Edwardinho

2. Jörg Schmadtke

3. Richard Hughes (for signing Slot, but likely a joint decision with ME)

4. Julian Ward

5. Damian Comedy

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1. Edwards: VVD, Salah, Mane, Fab, Gini, and most of the Klopp era part 1.

2. Jorg: Gravy, Endo, Sboz?

3. Hughesy: Chiesa, and SLOT.

4. Upon promotion to Liverpool FC's sporting director in 2022, Ward led on the signings of a number of players, including Colombian international Luis Díaz, Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez, Dutch winger Cody Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister.

5. In the summer transfer window for the 2011–12 season, Comolli helped Liverpool sign Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Doni, José Enrique, Sebastián Coates and Craig Bellamy. On 12 April 2012, Comolli left Liverpool by mutual consent

 

[Brizzle]

3. Richard Hughes (for signing Slot, but likely a joint decision with ME)

Took me at least three reads of this to realise ME meant Michael Edwards rather than "me". I was about to go looking for your previous posts suggesting we should bring Slot in 🤣

 

[reuque]

I'm still pretty annoyed at Julian Ward because he was the director who signed Nunez and I'm pretty sure there was a piece in The Athletic which went to lengths to describe that Ward had a video call with Nunez in front of our trophy cabinet and sort of asked if he wanted to be part of all that. He left not long after, and the less said about our Darwin the better.

 

[localny]

I'm still pretty annoyed at Julian Ward because he was the director who signed Nunez and I'm pretty sure there was a piece in The Athletic which went to lengths to describe that Ward had a video call with Nunez in front of our trophy cabinet and sort of asked if he wanted to be part of all that. He left not long after, and the less said about our Darwin the better.

You're kidding. How long ago. I must check it out.

 

[localny]

Took me at least three reads of this to realise ME meant Michael Edwards rather than "me". I was about to go looking for your previous posts suggesting we should bring Slot in 🤣

My apologies. Tried to fix it but too late to edit. 🤣 🤣

 

[Irishanfield]

How does Hughes get credit for slot when he was still doing the Bournemouth job even if it had been announced he would take over at the end of the season