"De Grandpre will continue to oversee the operations of the club and he will leave all sporting decisions and operations in hands of the sporting director, when he is appointed."
Yeah, this is a small victory, I guess, as it makes him less likely to completely thunderfuck the on-field product.
There are a lot of good things in there (if we accept them to be true). Relationship with Harrison improved, club financials improved, etc. All nice.
That said...TH14 just walked out the door, and we're expecting MdG to find the guy as sporting director who will develop the post-TH14 plan for years to come (Supposedly it exists, but new guy has to implement it).
How do we know that guy isn't going to be a shit sandwich? Because MdG hired him? Yeesh....MdG has zero experience running the sporting side of the business. When Roxy says "Petke & I have a plan...we're going to invest in youth, etc..." he speaks with the authority of someone who spent a lifetime in the game, with a history of watching teams get built, coached, etc. He makes mistakes like all people, but he has that background. We're now counting on MdG to find someone to fill Roxy's shoes.
I didn't like Houllier being in charge of this from an ocean away, but, I liked it more than MdG being in charge of it from here.