Yes, i think he made a point of this before, explaining how closely he worked with the recruitment team in holland to help them understand what exactly he wanted and why. They pretty much did the rest.
I really hope we retain Virg and sign Huijsen, who I think has it in his locker to take over in time, while seeing plenty of action as part of the group until then.
Not that Iām anti-FSG but it does seem odd that they can sanction spending $120,000,000 on a player for the Red Sox but seem to be unable to resolve the situations with the āContract Threeā.
Why? It is not like the Red Sox are having to go to FSG for the capital, it is from their operating budget. Doubtless they are aware of it, but they hire people to develop the strategy, make those decisions, and execute. Similarly, we all know what the basic problem with the Salah contract is, his age makes it a risk. For TAA, for whatever reason he hasnāt been willing to take up the offers that have been made. I am a little less clear on the state of negotiations with VVD, but I really donāt think FSG does much but sign off on a decision. With the Bergman/Sox deal, it is their biggest ever, still within the framework of their operating revenue though.
I wonder if itās just the common misconception, perpetuated by the know-nothings in the media and reinforced by the billionaire owners who treat clubs like their personal playthings, that the idea is that the owners are spending, and have to spend, out of their own personal fortune and run the clubs themselves making recruitment and contract decisions.
Newsflash to those who think so (although they probably will ignore it): most decently-run clubs have no inputs from their owners apart from whichever executives they hire to run the clubs.