Post by QPR Report on Jul 3, 2009 6:36:13 GMT
Hmmm!
The Times/Peter Lansley
Roberto Di Matteo wants final say on transfers at West Brom
Di Matteo wants overall control of player recruitment
Roberto Di Matteo insists that he will have the final say on transfer matters after accepting West Bromwich Albion’s offer to become head coach within a continental management structure.
The former Chelsea and Italy midfield player was not on the original shortlist to succeed Tony Mowbray at The Hawthorns, but he impressed Jeremy Peace, the West Brom chairman, and the board in an interview on Monday and agreed to leave Milton Keynes Dons after one season.
“I don’t really care on the job title, I just need to win games, whether I’m coach or manager,” Di Matteo said. “There is a very good scouting system at the club and I’m really looking forward to working with Dan Ashworth. I will make the final decision on any players.”
Ashworth and Di Matteo have overlapped on their studies, the club’s sporting and technical director having just completed the Uefa Pro Licence course that the head coach is halfway through. But the appointment of such an inexperienced front man still represents a risk for a club who have spent four of the past seven seasons in the Barclays Premier League.
Di Matteo acknowledged Ashworth’s ability to spot a player by approving the decision to proceed with the signing of Simon Cox, the Swindon Town striker, for £2 million.
Paul Ince, who left MK Dons for Blackburn Rovers 12 months ago, could return to the club today if they will agree to his insistence on a release clause within a short-term deal
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/west_brom/article6626404.ece
The Times/Peter Lansley
Roberto Di Matteo wants final say on transfers at West Brom
Di Matteo wants overall control of player recruitment
Roberto Di Matteo insists that he will have the final say on transfer matters after accepting West Bromwich Albion’s offer to become head coach within a continental management structure.
The former Chelsea and Italy midfield player was not on the original shortlist to succeed Tony Mowbray at The Hawthorns, but he impressed Jeremy Peace, the West Brom chairman, and the board in an interview on Monday and agreed to leave Milton Keynes Dons after one season.
“I don’t really care on the job title, I just need to win games, whether I’m coach or manager,” Di Matteo said. “There is a very good scouting system at the club and I’m really looking forward to working with Dan Ashworth. I will make the final decision on any players.”
Ashworth and Di Matteo have overlapped on their studies, the club’s sporting and technical director having just completed the Uefa Pro Licence course that the head coach is halfway through. But the appointment of such an inexperienced front man still represents a risk for a club who have spent four of the past seven seasons in the Barclays Premier League.
Di Matteo acknowledged Ashworth’s ability to spot a player by approving the decision to proceed with the signing of Simon Cox, the Swindon Town striker, for £2 million.
Paul Ince, who left MK Dons for Blackburn Rovers 12 months ago, could return to the club today if they will agree to his insistence on a release clause within a short-term deal
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/west_brom/article6626404.ece