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[ancient hibee]

How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

[AltheHibby]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

No idea. But I'm just a wee team supporter without the wisdom to understand such high powered big team decisions.

[ancient hibee]

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No idea. But I'm just a wee team supporter without the wisdom to understand such high powered big team decisions.

It was a rhetorical question as clearly there could be nobody on this site with the intellect needed to explain the actions of a higher being.

[Aldo]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

Easy.... it’s what big famous teams do apparently!!

What makes it strange though is that it’s the manager they removed about 5 weeks previously!

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[WoreTheGreen]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

When Craigys on the bog nanny can tell Danny boy what to do

[Since452]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

Obsessed bitter hobo

[Bostonhibby]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

Change the name from Director of Football to Sporting Director, divide by 2 and hey presto 2 Sporting Directors.

The Duncans are probably wondering who the new Levein guy is and also claiming he's an improvement on the one they recently "sacked".


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[HoboHarry]

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Change the name from Director of Football to Sporting Director, divide by 2 and hey presto 2 Sporting Directors.

The Duncans are probably wondering who the new Levein guy is and also claiming he's an improvement on the one they recently "sacked".


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That sounds a bit incestuous but then I suppose they have generations of practice at that......

[Jim44]

I’m finding it hard to accept that Craig Levein is no longer the main man at Tynecastle. Stendel will continually be working in the shadow of the man who resents his presence at the PB. If ever push comes to shove, Levein will get Budge’s support before Stendel.

[Bostonhibby]

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I’m finding it hard to accept that Craig Levein is no longer the main man at Tynecastle. Stendel will continually be working in the shadow of the man who resents his presence at the PB. If ever push comes to shove, Levein will get Budge’s support before Stendel.

There's a whole shed load of Post it notes to get through before Leveins gone, and they've kept Daly as Assistant footman to the Sporting Director to ensure swift delivery to the Stendel to ensure he knows what to do.

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[G B Young]

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How can you sack a sporting director and then appoint the same person as half a sporting director?

Utterly bizarre. They clearly can't afford to bring anyone in just now and are reluctant to completely abandon the failed 'boot room' approach (ie Cathro, Daily, Kirk, McPhee etc). What they've ended up with is a manager being asked to work with staff he doesn't know and being overseen by the manager they just 'sacked'.

I mentioned it earlier in the thread but I'm increasingly bewildered by the fawning approch to Budge as a 'businesswoman'.

[Hibs4185]

This new structure of sacking people and then half reinstating them, whilst looking for a new sporting director, whilst the half sporting director works with the new manager is obviously far above our intellect.

We should stick to selling pegs.

[Cataplana]

You think it's funny just now? Medals takes it to a new level.

"For example, make Gary Locke the sporting director on top of his ambassadorial role. I’m sure he would do it for nothing, as would many others, myself included. I’d happily do the sporting director’s job and there will be a queue of others who feel the same."

They all want a shot. This could go on for years.

[Bostonhibby]

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You think it's funny just now? Medals takes it to a new level.

"For example, make Gary Locke the sporting director on top of his ambassadorial role. I’m sure he would do it for nothing, as would many others, myself included. I’d happily do the sporting director’s job and there will be a queue of others who feel the same."

They all want a shot. This could go on for years.

Two more Sporting Directors? Excellent, Stendel can nip off to the pub and leave them all to sort out the signings, team selection, tactics etc.

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[1van Sprou7e]

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You think it's funny just now? Medals takes it to a new level.

"For example, make Gary Locke the sporting director on top of his ambassadorial role. I’m sure he would do it for nothing, as would many others, myself included. I’d happily do the sporting director’s job and there will be a queue of others who feel the same."

They all want a shot. This could go on for years.

Hahahah thought you made that up but he actually wrote that himself

Can't actually tell if he's being sincere or not

[Kato]

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This new structure of sacking people and then half reinstating them, whilst looking for a new sporting director, whilst the half sporting director works with the new manager is obviously far above our intellect.

We should stick to selling pegs.

It's another "brave experiment".

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[HoboHarry]

For their sake's they better have a 3 month pay off clause or similar or they are going to get shafted. Lovely jubbly.....

[Cataplana]

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Hahahah thought you made that up but he actually wrote that himself

Can't actually tell if he's being sincere or not

I'm sure in his mind Levein is the reason why he is not chairman of triple Champions League winners, Hearts.

[Not In The Know]

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Two more Sporting Directors? Excellent, Stendel can nip off to the pub and leave them all to sort out the signings, team selection, tactics etc.

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Maybe Levein is the Sporting Directors, Sporting Director?

[Bostonhibby]

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Maybe Levein is the Sporting Directors, Sporting Director?

Am liking your thinking.

He's directing them sportingly whilst Nanny is in charge of the sportingly directing type situations, two distinct roles that us hobos would never understand, and all on a very decent salary hopefully.



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[Topographic Hibby]

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He's directing them sportingly whilst Nanny is in charge of the sportingly directing type situations, two distinct roles that us hobos would never understand...

So its not dissimilar to the People's Front of Judea and The Judean People's Front. We just can't get our heads round this amazingly simple arrangement, can we.

[Bostonhibby]

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So its not dissimilar to the People's Front of Judea and The Judean People's Front. We just can't get our heads round this amazingly simple arrangement, can we.

We never will, we can only hope mrs doctor Budge has Ron and Leann round for another one of her legendary tutorials.



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[ancient hibee]

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You think it's funny just now? Medals takes it to a new level.

"For example, make Gary Locke the sporting director on top of his ambassadorial role. I’m sure he would do it for nothing, as would many others, myself included. I’d happily do the sporting director’s job and there will be a queue of others who feel the same."

They all want a shot. This could go on for years.

So while there is a queue of potential sporting directors who will work for nothing,let’s call them amateur sporting directors,there will be the two half sporting directors being paid possibly a full wage each.As one of these is the sacked previous,one only,sporting director will he be the senior sporting director?I ‘m starting to get the hang of this,all perfectly logical.They could take on the amateurs and have a squad of sporting directors.Perhaps Gary being an ambassador would be the senior sporting director(amateur).He would be able to have high level meetings with the senior sporting director(professional).

[proud_and_green]

I think Budge is basically a hoarder and cant get rid of anything. I bet her house is full of people she was going to get rid of but just couldn't bring herself to do it.

When Stendel is sacked he'll be pushed into the Sporting Director Shed with Levein and McPhee and they'll be joined by whoever gets sacked next!

Its all a bit Monty Pythonesque…!

[jacomo]

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We never will, we can only hope mrs doctor Budge has Ron and Leann round for another one of her legendary tutorials.

We’ll have to wait in line behind Man City now.

I feel a bit stupid not knowing this, as Budge assured us at the presser that everyone knew, but apparently Hearts have a relationship with Man City.

While they aren’t as Big and Famous as our neighbours, I will concede they are a bit more big and famous than us, so will probably get priority access in Queen Anne’s court.

[fat freddy]

I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand the complexities of managing a huge, famous institution the size of Hearts.
I asked a friend who operates within a multi national business to explain how the Budge business model works in layman's terms.

He explained it in a simple manner which I still struggle to comprehend but I'll pass on what I was told.

Think about it in terms of a multi national tinned fruit company such as Del Monte. They have a director in overall charge of delivering produce to all major customers, he fails to have all the fruits tinned as required and millions of pounds worth of fruit is wasted and has to be written off.

The C.E.O, under pressure from investors has no choice but to relieve the director from his position.
The failed director's second in command is then given the job but he also fails to have the fruit put into the tins as required and further fruit has to be written off.
In despair the C.E.O. then employs a director from a rival tinned fruit company even though he is still under contract there.
When the new director arrives to take up his role at the fruit factory he is told he can't bring his own management team and he is required to work alongside the two directors who have been deemed unfit for purpose and were thought to have been relieved of their duties.
The new director quickly realises he has been set up as a patsy and goes to The Diggers to get steaming with the companies customers before jumping on the first flight back to Hanover, changing at Heathrow because there are no direct flights from the fruit factory.

[Cataplana]

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So while there is a queue of potential sporting directors who will work for nothing,let’s call them amateur sporting directors,there will be the two half sporting directors being paid possibly a full wage each.As one of these is the sacked previous,one only,sporting director will he be the senior sporting director?I ‘m starting to get the hang of this,all perfectly logical.They could take on the amateurs and have a squad of sporting directors.Perhaps Gary being an ambassador would be the senior sporting director(amateur).He would be able to have high level meetings with the senior sporting director(professional).

I'm starting to understand the design of the eighth wonder stand.

Us petty Hobos laughed at the lack of segregation of the directors and punters. We must be imbeciles in failing to realise that they have so many directors they need the whole stand to accommodate them.

I'm sure all big clubs will be run this way one day.

[Sammy7nil]

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I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand the complexities of managing a huge, famous institution the size of Hearts.
I asked a friend who operates within a multi national business to explain how the Budge business model works in layman's terms.

He explained it in a simple manner which I still struggle to comprehend but I'll pass on what I was told.

Think about it in terms of a multi national tinned fruit company such as Del Monte. They have a director in overall charge of delivering produce to all major customers, he fails to have all the fruits tinned as required and millions of pounds worth of fruit is wasted and has to be written off.

The C.E.O, under pressure from investors has no choice but to relieve the director from his position.
The failed director's second in command is then given the job but he also fails to have the fruit put into the tins as required and further fruit has to be written off.
In despair the C.E.O. then employs a director from a rival tinned fruit company even though he is still under contract there.
When the new director arrives to take up his role at the fruit factory he is told he can't bring his own management team and he is required to work alongside the two directors who have been deemed unfit for purpose and were thought to have been relieved of their duties.
The new director quickly realises he has been set up as a patsy and goes to The Diggers to get steaming with the companies customers before jumping on the first flight back to Hanover, changing at Heathrow because there are no direct flights from the fruit factory.

That is just 🍌 bananas 🍌

[PatHead]

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I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand the complexities of managing a huge, famous institution the size of Hearts.
I asked a friend who operates within a multi national business to explain how the Budge business model works in layman's terms.

He explained it in a simple manner which I still struggle to comprehend but I'll pass on what I was told.

Think about it in terms of a multi national tinned fruit company such as Del Monte. They have a director in overall charge of delivering produce to all major customers, he fails to have all the fruits tinned as required and millions of pounds worth of fruit is wasted and has to be written off.

The C.E.O, under pressure from investors has no choice but to relieve the director from his position.
The failed director's second in command is then given the job but he also fails to have the fruit put into the tins as required and further fruit has to be written off.
In despair the C.E.O. then employs a director from a rival tinned fruit company even though he is still under contract there.
When the new director arrives to take up his role at the fruit factory he is told he can't bring his own management team and he is required to work alongside the two directors who have been deemed unfit for purpose and were thought to have been relieved of their duties.
The new director quickly realises he has been set up as a patsy and goes to The Diggers to get steaming with the companies customers before jumping on the first flight back to Hanover, changing at Heathrow because there are no direct flights from the fruit factory.

Nut, still to difficult for a simple hobo like me to understand.

[RyeSloan]

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Nut, still to difficult for a simple hobo like me to understand.

Totally sympathise. Who knew they sold tinned fruit at diggers!