Former Socceroos defender Craig Moore has quit as Brisbane Roar’s football director in what could be the first in a series of sweeping changes at the embattled A-League club.
In a shock move, Moore handed in his resignation on Tuesday and will depart the club after serving his two months of notice.
Moore began in the role in June 2015 and was a key member of the football department under the reign of coach John Aloisi.
The 42-year-old said it was a decision he reached on his own, having achieved as much as he felt possible at the club he once captained.
“I would like to thank Brisbane Roar for the opportunity,” Moore said in a statement.
“My aim was to help build a stronger club.
“With the academy soon starting and the new training facility near completion, I feel very satisfied.
“I will now look at exploring new opportunities and I wish the players and supporters success moving forward.”
Moore had been previously linked to the football director’s job at Scottish club Rangers.
Brisbane finished third on the ladder in Moore’s first two seasons at the club but things have turned sour over the last few months.
Moore and Aloisi have been jointly responsible for recruitment at the Roar – and their decisions on that front have come under huge scrutiny this season, with their battle-weary squad notching just three wins in 16 games.
Aloisi signed a three-year deal last year and despite Brisbane’s horrid run of results, it’s believed his position is not under any threat.
But a total of 17 senior players are coming off contract and on current form, few of them are likely to see their deals renewed.
The blowtorch will soon turn on the Roar’s fitness and conditioning staff, who have overseen a disastrous campaign in which a handful of players have been consistently hampered by injury – and the ones who have avoided injury have not reached their full fitness capacity.
An internal review into the club’s operations, following a recent visit to Roar training by respected Socceroos medicos Les Gelis and Craig Duncan, is expected to shed further light on where and how things have gone so wrong.
Brisbane host fellow strugglers Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night.
josh
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No it doesn't, but he knows how some of these kids grow up because he grew up in the same circumstances.
Kanga Jardel
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Can Thomas Broich be appointed as assistant coach , Broich can coach the team and Aloisi can be the mouthpiece for the club .
Kanga Jardel
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Queensland in general produce so many talented young players , many who are hitting their peak at other clubs now , Is it too simple to say the Brisbane Roar .... Total clean out of the old .. 10 players gone bring in your best 16-20 year olds , don’t lose your joey Champness etc ,,, the kids will always give you a 100 percent Bring back McClaren as a marquee And get sir Thomas Broich to assist Aloisi on field strategy Is this simplifying it too much . ???
j,binnie
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Lionheart - You appear to want to know what a Director of Football does in a professional club. As the title suggests he is in theory the member of the Board of Directors who has as his bailiewick, all football matters in the operation of the club. He should be responsible to the Chairman, and should make regular reports to that person ,and his other directors ,who ,as members of the board should also be charged with certain tasks pertaining to the overall successful workings of the club,.eg travel,ground availability, sponsorship, revenue,finance, legal matters etc etc.. As Director of Football he will also have input into the hiring and firing of anyone employed to service the football side of the operation,coaches, medical people,trainers and of course ,players in all teams. Now as you can imagine this is a big ,big job and a good D of F will surround himself with people who understand his aims and how he wants to go about attaining those aims. He will constantly hold gatherings of those people and will ,as said before, report any findings back to the chairman and his, the chairman's, inner circle,usually the Vice chairman,secretary and treasurer. This is what happens in big business, and today football is on the verge of becoming big business, but sometime one could be forgiven for wondering if the management styles of the clubs are keeping pace. That my friend should be the job of a "true" Director of Football. Cheers jb..
Onside
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The aging guile of last seasons Broich, mirrors this seasons efforts.
Lionheart
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Previously they've said Ross is appointed by coach John, so not sure that they would move one on. But I tend to agree with you Waz, Brisbane has not proved very fruitful for a successful football club. Roar and its predecessors seem to have been poorly managed, since ever (even in the successful years). Not because of players, Kossie has said several times that Queensland (not Roar, but the region) is years ahead of the rest of Australia in the production of footballers. But surely we must be decades behind in the production of coaches and managers. Why?
j,binnie
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Real - Can't really answer that question. The point I was trying to make above that in today's game midfielders are expected to get among goals and yet those players I mentioned were all midfielders in 2015 and yet the "goals scored" figure from those 8 players is abysmal, in fact 1 goal every 15 games. In today's football that is totally unacceptable. As Waz has indicated above JA got rid of Kaluderovic so he could sign McLaren for his 20 goal season. My point is he could have saved more money by paring his midfield, (some on good wages), and still got McLaren ,who we all know was not on marquee money. Cheers jb. Another matter that requires investigation is that surely when a club coach is signed to a contract, there will be a clause ,or clauses to cover what will happen if that coach doesn't achieve his promised aims. No doubt bonuses are needed if that coach wins a title, but on the other hand, there should be penalties for non achievement. Roar at the moment are "losing" a basic $100,000 per game due to fans staying away from home matches. Who cops the blame for that financial factor.??? Cheers jb.
Realfootball
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And fair enough too!
Fadida
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I often don't know what I'm talking about Real, but enjoy poking a stick at Roar fans every now and then :)
Lionheart
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Aloisi has shown strong leadership at Roar, with the owners in particular. But his results as coach are poor. I think he is more suited to management than coaching, maybe even Director of football.
Lionheart
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I think he arrived in Brisbane as a 14 year old, or thereabouts.
Midfielder
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Real I lived the Mariner Moss then Walmsley .... heaps of beyond poor signing often on good money players Like Mat Sim .... What is interesting is how Charlesworth went about fixing it... he appointed Harry Rednapp to find him a coach and laid out the grounds rules for the new coach... Rednapp to his credit came to Australia and studies our systems, and that the Mariners would want to have some key older players with youth players around them. Rednapp to his credit spent his time and choose Okon who from a Mariners point of view has been a success.... his recruitment has been first class and it hard to think of one signing he has made that has not delivered... I get the feeling Roar management may struggle to lay out what they want to be as a club and recruit a coach for that .... I have no doubt their are better coaches than Okon out there but Okon is a coach for what the club wants to be...
Realfootball
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It also worth pointing out that Kurtz has had an even worse time of it with injuries and absences than Aloisi and done vastly better.
Realfootball
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jb, is it true that Corona was originally going to Perth and was offered around the A League when that fell through?
Realfootball
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Experience as a player does not naturally give someone any ability as a scout or coach.
Realfootball
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I recall that things got very bad at CCM before Charlesworth moved, Mid. Unfortunately, the Brisbane management seem hell bent on taking that one step further. I can only reiterate how unwise it was for Pourre to box himself in. I, and many other Brisbane supporters, believe that the motive is financial - that the Bakries don't want to pay out Aloisi's contract, which still has 2.5 years to go. Thus they are choosing to gamble on him rather than pay him out. He has a full squad at his disposal for Thursday night. If Brisbane lose, it will be fascinating to hear his excuses.
Midfielder
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Real The Mariners had similar issues under Walmsley with many people refusing to attend and not renew their membership unless we got a decent coach and some new players... Charlesworth listened I wonder aloud will Roar management.
Cool N Cold
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According to Courier Mail, Moore quits his job as Football Director (https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjT-fu9lN7YAhVFfrwKHSZcBz4QqUMIWDAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.couriermail.com.au%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fa-league%2Fbrisbane-roar-football-director-craig-moore-leaves-club-to-explore-new-opportunities%2Fnews-story%2F937a2a21a28269157dbf8416ee6dfa45&usg=AOvVaw1FcHSQLoscQp46vauhF1wM) According to Brisbane Roar Website, Moore quits his Football Director job (https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/craig-moore-departs-brisbane-roar-fc) According to SBS Moore is the Football Director under John Aloisi (https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/01/16/craig-moore-quits-embattled-brisbane-roar-0) So, what exactly is a football director? I suppose a football director is above the head coach in general. Is this right? Then, how many football director are in Brisbane Roar? According to some reports, Moore is the one signing the player contracts. How many signatories in a professional football contract. Maybe, there are 2 or more, football director, technical director, head coach, CEO, etc. Cannot understand.
Midfielder
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Waz Wow see JA is blaming CM for the Roars woes...
j,binnie
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Waz - Poses an interesting question,are both positions budgeted for in the annual expenditure budget and if so, are both salaries being paid or at least part of both salaries. Cheers jb