US radio station. it's a national football station on satellite radio. rodney marsh is one of the hosts.

some notes.

* sam? he reached his goals and made a personal decision. very professional. appreciate the job he did and wish him well.
* re: new Manager - he stressed several times that it's important to find someone who fits the club's style and personnel. those are the most important things. also wants someone who wants to build the club and not view it as a stepping stone. cited coppell as a model.
* manager candidates? long list. they asked about dyche but he wouldn't comment on any specific candidates. but the way he answered, dyche is definitely in the mix.
* new players? said if sam stayed, it may have only been 1-2. new manager? probably will be more.
* what positions to recruit? said he'll look at all positions but specific positions will come down to what the new manager will prioritize.
* sakho? he stressed that it will be very tough. said it 3 times. may depend on the new manager. they asked what he'd do if the new manager says on day 1 to make it happen. answer was around overall budget, etc. "will be tough to get that done." did not sound optimistic.
* is player recruitment on hold until new manager is signed? not really. maybe in some cases he'd wait but they have targets and are making progress.
* (kind of a dumb question but i'll include): difference b/w continental vs british managers. SP: everyone is different. every person is different. i haven't hired anyone from the continent so can't really say but i find everyone is an individual and different.
* summer schedule: asia and schalke. mentioned history of chinese players. connection with virgin extending flights to china while a sponsor.
* how hard to resign WZ: we made a strong commitment to him, and showed our ambition. WZ special player who sees the club's potential. he genuinely loves the club and fans and wants to take the team higher.
* last year hoped for finish of 10. is that the goal again? yes. want to push for top 10 finish and should be realistic.
* any rising stars: (SP was on his phone and kind of hard to hear). he said kai-kai made the squad. mentioned flanagan. couldn't hear the last one.

yes, that's the big takeaway. maybe it's part of playing the game and doesn't want to tip his hand. let's hope. but i wouldn't bet on that one.

the other big part was dyche is definitely in the mix and i'd put him higher in odds than he currently is. that's my assessment based on how he answered the question. along the lines of, "shawn has a job and a club and it wouldn't be appropriate to comment in that situation." etc, etc. he couldn't get out of the question and didn't deny it at all.

I can't see how we would only have made a move for 1 or two players if Sam stayed when 2 have left because their loan has ended and another few are leaving because their contracts are expiring, such as Flamini.

Does he not realise the sh*t that is outside of the first eleven?

Does he mean the likes of Sako, Lee, Campbell, Mutch, Williams, Fryers and Kelly are expected to be part of a top 10 Premier League squad?

Edited by TheExpatEagle (07 Sep 2017 9.08am)

pretty certain he wasn't. the hosts work out of their homes, not a studio. pretty sure they said good afternoon to him (was morning here).

I wonder why we took out that short term funding secured against the season's TV revenue if we weren't going to be buying players

Why though? just with the TV deal the club get something like £165m thats without sponsorship,ticket sales etc etc. We must turnover £180m.
With our 5th season in the Prem coming up you would think that we would have a decent budget or is that why Sam fooked off?