“Imagine there were no transfer fees, it isn’t hard to do, only free transfers, and a couple of loans too” It may not have made John Lennon’s final draft but as an existential questions for football clubs go it is Read more…
Multi-club ownership groups enjoy a number of advantages over single club structures. Some examples include: Recruiting high potential players earlier in their careers rather than having to wait for them to reach the club’s level. The ability to control the Read more…
In this article Olivier Wicki examines the Red Bull Network and looks at what lessons can be applied to other groups of clubs. Learning the lessons from the Red Bull Football Network Multi-club ownership has emerged as one of the Read more…
A quote I’ve recently taken to repeating at every opportunity is from legendary college football coach Bear Bryant: “Have a plan, follow the plan, you’ll be surprised at how successful you’ll be. Most people don’t have a plan, that is Read more…
All long-term team performance graphs are produced on FootStats Summary: Design – What do you want your club to look like in 5 years time? Align – get the people and processes in place you need to reach that point. Read more…
Sack the manager. Get him out of the club. Absolutely clueless. You don’t have to go far into the realms of twitter, forums, or Youtube channels to find someone ranting about how their football club is being let down by Read more…
Single points of failure ensure chaos A single point of failure is a part of a system, that if it fails, will stop the entire system from working. Everyday life is full of single points of failure. A broken piece Read more…
The twelves steps to a successful football club takeover. 1: Realism – What does success look like on the resources you can provide? So many takeovers fail because there is such a mismatch between what the new owners think they Read more…
We hear a lot of talk of the growth of analytics in football. It seems everyone has read “Moneyball”, has a strong opinion on the usefulness of xG, and has scouted French Ligue 2 for the next Benrahma or Mahrez. Read more…
