we don't need a director of football at Liverpool, and i'd be loath to see one installed above Rafa as some kind of owners puppet.
Rafa has an obsessive knowledge of football and players, he oversees the first team, ressies, the academy and the scouting network. He decides on our transfer targets. That is the way it should be. He came to LFC because he would be allowed and trusted with that level of control, to implement a long term strategy, to be a manager. NOT a coach.
He left Valencia because he was caught in a political battle between a meddleing and adverserial sporting director and an ungrateful, unsupportive board.
What we DO desperately need is a chief executive who is competent and ruthless in securing the players Rafa wants. Parry isn't it.
A DoF is simply the boards way of ensureing its blueprint/avarice is carried out. This may be fine and dandy for the unrealistic megolomaniacs that own Chelsea and Newcastle, who change coaches like a brass gets through used condoms.
Ramos is finally bringing stability to spurs, he had a brilliant sporting director at Seville, Monchi, the best in spain.
And their partnership was very successful.
But, It is not for Liverpool FC continuity was once a watchword of the Liverpool Way, of trust in the manager and his plan.
I think that eventually Man Citeh will also install a two tier management structure especially if Scolari comes in as rumored, he will have a DoF above him reporting directly to Thaksin.