The late 1990’s was a very interesting time in the stock market. The internet started to reach the public. Investors knew it was going to be a big deal. The dot com era was here. There was a period from about 1997-1999 where it seemed that adding “on the internet” Read more…
A phrase I use (too much) when talking about football investment is “buy the vineyards not the wine”. A fully developed Premier League level footballer will cost £25m + £100k a week in wages. A 5 year total cost of £50m. The single player purchase, in this tortured metaphor, is Read more…
After a year working in football full time player valuation is one area that remains somewhat of a mystery. Football ability is granular, yes you get generational talents, but most of the time you are comparing players of roughly the same ability. A company like ours exists to find the Read more…
In the first article we looked at why teams should aim to have an established core of players. This blog will look at why being able to anticipate who will play those minutes is key to the success of a club. As we saw a major factor of success, particularly Read more…
How many Premier League minutes do you think Mohamed Salah will play next season? It may seem a strange question, but accurately anticipating how many minutes players will play in future seasons is absolutely key to building successful squads. Salah generally starts every game, has a good fitness record, and Read more…
Guest blog by Andy Watson @andywatsonsport Which is the hardest step-up to handle in the English football leagues? When attempting to assess whether a player is going to be able to perform well for your team it is important to understand the current level of competition that the player is Read more…
2020 Sounders FC Analytics Conference #SSFCAnalytics2020 By Daniel Krueger Check him out on: Twitter, Github, Linkedin Day 1 Gregg Berhalter – Head Coach, US Men’s National Team @USMNT What are the key ingredients of a high performing relationship between the coaching staff and the analytics department? People, communication, trust, feedback, Read more…
Strategic choices for building winning teams. The average fee for a Premier League starter is between £12-18m, wages are well above £50k a week, nudging nearer to £100k for first team regular players at top half clubs. Everybody wants that ‘missing piece of the jigsaw’ that is going to turn Read more…
Timing. The secret of comedy, staying onside, and a vital component in transfer market success. Anyone can spot a good player, playing well. If you can’t do it by eye then data can pick it up for you very simply. What they can’t accurately measure is the potential of that Read more…
Multi-club ownership, whereby a single group has a controlling influence in more than one football club, is increasingly common in world football. But are the existing ownership groups maximising the potential of this structure? Multi-club ownership can be grouped into 3 groups. The City Group model The Red Bull model Read more…
