New Sports Director

[RN Fox]

He was appointed yesterday, his name is Don Mckay and he used to be at Arsenal and Middlesborough.

 

[drummindefender]

sauce

 

[RN Fox]

sauce

He was at the club yesterday being shown around.

 

[alex]

Nice one RN.

 

[Hazzman]

If that's true, I can calm down considerably.

So excitement meter

Allen - 6/10
New Kit - 3/10
New SoD - 4/10


4.33/10 on the Excitement Scale

 

[RN Fox]

If that's true, I can calm down considerably.

So excitement meter

Allen - 6/10
New Kit - 3/10
New SoD - 4/10


4.33/10 on the Excitement Scale

Another peice of information.

Matt Tubbs from Salisbury City, recently played for the England non-league side is reputed to be a target for Martin Allen. It was splattered all over the Non League Paper front and back pages. His club are insisting this is only paper talk, which I suspect it is but, he is a decent prospect and scored against Forest in the FA cup early this season. Fulham are also trying to bring him in.

 

[dpjfox]

Is McKay the guy who once managed Blackburn?

 

[Steven]

Is McKay the guy who once managed Blackburn?

Originally posted by Ric Flair aka Malf on another forum.

Whos-Who

Don Mackay

DON was appointed Chief European Scout last season after filling a similar role at Arsenal, where he uncovered a youthful Freddie Ljungberg.

He is vastly experienced as a manager and coach. After a successful playing career with Dundee United and Southend, he began by coaching the Bristol City youth team between 1974 to 1978.

He then took up his first management post with Danish side Norresundby, taking them into the national league.

He returned to Scotland in 1980 to manage Dundee, winning promotion and raching the League Cup final.

Between 1984 to 1986 he was in charge at Coventry City before a brief stint as reserve team coach to Graeme Souness at Glasgow Rangers.

He won the Full Members Cup at Wembley with Blackburn, taking them to the First Division play-offs three times between 1987 and 1991 and laying the basis for the successful promotion squad.

His next stop was Fulham, where he spent three seasons before the arrival of new owner Mohammed Al Fayed.

More recently he has been Director of Football at Airdrie, where his squad won the Scottish Challenge Cup.

 

[fludie]

Obviously a yes lol

 

[Naughty Fox]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Mackay

 

[Matt_B]

Seems fairly experienced, should give a lot to allen. Does anyone know if Allen has brought his Sports Scientist with him?

 

[SJN-Fox]

More to the point, does anyone know if Allen has brought Junior Lewis with him!

 

[Portugeezer]

More to the point, does anyone know if Allen has brought Junior Lewis with him!

 

[RN Fox]

He was appointed yesterday, his name is Don Mckay and he used to be at Arsenal and Middlesborough.

Nice to see it finally announced that Don McKay has taken over the role as I reported on her a week ago. Make no mistake, he will be a big piece of the MA jigsaw in the attempt to get us promoted.

 

[bocadillo]

Nice to see it finally announced that Don McKay has taken over the role as I reported on her a week ago. Make no mistake, he will be a big piece of the MA jigsaw in the attempt to get us promoted.

No, no, no. The OS is reporting everything first now - you have been told that. When you reported it, it was only rumour.
:icon_roll

 

[Scotfox]

So what is his job, as Director of Sport?

 

[Spanky Fox]

So what is his job, as Director of Sport?

yeah its simple his job is to make sure the team and players are playing the right sport and in the right game for example players like Elvis and hughes they aint playing any more sport at the club, hahaha it feels good to say that

 

[Spanky Fox]

Don Mackay, who has spent the last five years or so scouring the continent for the Teessiders, has left the club to take up the post of sporting director at the Walkers Stadium.

The former Rangers, Blackburn, Coventry and Fulham manager will work alongside new Foxes boss Martin Allen as he attempts to guide the club back into the Premiership.

Mackay said: "Martin is a very determined young man.

"While I know (chairman) Milan Mandaric's idea of success will be promotion, it will not be easy because the Championship is hard to get out of in the right direction.

"But every year, there is a team that comes through that no-one expected to be fighting for promotion, as with Derby this season.

"So hopefully, I will see Boro again in a year or so's time when Leicester are in the Premier League."

Mackay was recruited by Boro in December 2001 during former boss Steve McClaren's first season and has fond memories of his time with the club.

He told Boro's official website: "For me, the definite highlight was the (2004) Carling Cup final, though last season's UEFA Cup match against Steaua Bucharest takes some beating.

"Equally, it has been wonderful to see Stewart Downing progress into the England team and the likes of Adam Johnson and David Wheater continue their development.

"Leicester won the Academy league last season, so they have got some good young players coming through.

"I hope we can give them the opportunities Middlesbrough's young players have had in recent seasons."

Reading this from TeamTalk.com it sounds like Mackay is could ask Allen to get some of the younger players into the first team i.e Dodds, gardel,

 

[Hazzman]

So what is his job, as Director of Sport?

Handles contracts, arranges admin, oversees scouting and the link between youth, reserve and first team's.

Similar job to Dein at Arsenal or Arnesen at Spurs

 

[Naughty Fox]

This is a good move by MM, MA has obviously got the right attitude and personality that our club needs and Mackay gives the experience and knowledge that MA lacks at this level and higher, also in the know about players.
I usually think these positions are useless, like bertie and Adams, but this combination looks like the right one and hope that it works as good as it looks.