One Person Alone Can't Manage a Premiership Football Club

After finding these players it is likely that he prioritises their importance to his squad vision and then passes on the list to the board and out of his hands for them to commence the almighty haggle. This function has been performed in recent seasons by David Dein, Keith Edelman, and currently Ken Friar.

Players and tactics are Wenger's job, not money and negotiation. This does not take in to account the charm offensive duties Wenger has, as demonstrated in his signing of Aaron Ramsey.

Man United have the same structure with David Gill (pictured above with Ferguson) acting as the hard-nosed, sharp-shooting negotiator-general without whom the signing of Berbatov and the retention of Cristiano Ronaldo would simply not have been possible.

Dennis Wise was obviously meant to embody the role of both Chief Scout and Chief Executive together, but this is obviously total madness. He is a highly competitive ex-manager and would always be seen as an undermining figure behind any manager and was given too wide-ranging a task anyway.

Ashley has gained some respect today with his heartfelt, if a little over-emotional statement but as his reign as Newcastle supremo draws to a close, he will be forced to reflect on his poor judgements, ill-fated vision and failed attempt to garner the love of the Geordie masses.

With regard to his management model, they say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when it's done this calamitously you can bet the Arsenal will not be in a hurry to acknowledge any similarities.

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