What are you talking about?
Allardyce was a professional centre back for Bolton, Sunderland plus a few others. He has managed for 25 years. He has a lifetime in football.
Dowling's knowledge is not as comprehensive. Dowling is surely a link man between Chairman and Manager (SA)?
Allardyce should be pulling the strings not Dowling signing players, surely?
Dowling is responsible for player recruitment and negotiations for transfers.
And yes, that will include signing players - It’s why we ended up with Kipre in the summer and both Austin and Zohore previously.
Had the head coach had total control then Bilic would have signed Grant and Krovinovic at the start of the summer.
Allardyce will have his suggestions but it is up to Dowling to get them over the line.
You also talk of Allardyce limiting us to a British market - that totally ignores the whole Dowling approach which has seen pretty much all of his business completed domestically.
Hammering Allardyce for this issue of not getting players in quick enough when he has consistently championed the need to get bodies in is just attacking him for the sake of it.