The Official Jesse Fioranelli thread

So this was the mystery option number 5. After reading the Quakes article I'm impressed. However with the track record of this organization its hard not to be skeptical. I do however have a tiny, tiny glimmer of hope, hope which will grow if/when this new GM sacks Dom for his disregard for younger attacking players with skill and soccer IQ.

 

I'm going to guess that he won't fire him unless we suck for the first half of the season.

 

It looks like hes got more then that. He also seems to be heavily involved in the process side of things at Roma, and it seems like at Lazio and the Turkish club he was doing some direct game day analysis type stuff. Seems like a well rounded candidate actually. Definitely not a former player/coach type though, so likely isnt going to be too hands on with the day to day stuff.

And Dom is probably here for this season at least. Fioranelli probably isnt going to start gutting anything from day one, but build up the supporting infrastructure first.

 

I'm waiting to hear what Falvo will say.

 

Is he a former Pro soccer player?

 

Finally something to post about that is on a positive slant. Now can we sign some damn players?


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Yeah, they snuck an Italian right by him. Falvo's bird is in the doghouse.

 

"Fioranelli was most recently a member of the “Direzione Sportiva”, the Sporting Direction unit for AS Roma since July 2015, where he played an integral role in overseeing a comprehensive club management program – The Roma Way – in the areas of player scouting, match analysis, player-centric development and recruitment for the first team and youth system. Fioranelli was also responsible for further expanding Roma´s market intelligence and relationship network throughout Europe and Latin America with clubs, agents and federations, including player-development collaboration with Germany´s National Team ahead of Euro 2016."

This already puts him head and shoulders ahead of our previous management. We have a guy with a proven track record of pursuing and developing relationships with other clubs, scouting, and all of the other aspects of management that were so obviously missing previously. Without any real reason to be -- I'm actually rather chuffed at this announcement.

 

"Fioranelli". Not a very pun-able name.

 

What about Fionelly the Quakes signed a GM?

 

He also speaks English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish.

 

While I can see how you came to this conclusion, I don't sure I agree with this assessment. I expect that he has the ability to fire Dom. However, baring a complete meltdown, I suspect Dom will have the season and pending results will have his contract renewed or not.

 

Yep, and the dog doesn't like birds!

 

LOL. I had to look up "chuffed". Jesse does check a lot of the boxes that I was looking for in a GM. I'm also chuffed.

It's a start. The next step is going to be how fast or slow he can move to get the team consistently competitive and showing some flair and commitment to attacking soccer.

Did anyone notice the last sentence? - "Chris Leitch, the team’s interim general manager since August, will remain on staff as the technical director."

So those Chris fan's, this is good news.

 

Count me in with the "chuffed" crowd. I am pleasantly surprised. He has experience in scouting, analytics, building international relationships, player contracts (agent), etc.

Only slight reservation is that he doesn't have any experience in Latin America (though he may have been involved in some acquisitions of Latin American players).

 

christopher Sullivan is on KNBR 1050 at 2 PM today with Ted Ramey, the only local guy who gives coverage to the quakes

 

How long before Fioranelli decides he's had enough of Dom Kinnear?