The collapse of the transfer market, and when it will return.
“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 bu
Informal networks in football
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 tha
Lessons from the Red Bull group
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 Netwo
How much does it cost to join the elite?
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
Design, Align, Build, Instil
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 pr
Sack the manager
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
Head Coach Recruitment
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Football Strategy Boards
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 p
A roadmap to success
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 s
Investing in analytics
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
