What The Footie: David Stevenson on Performance Analysis & Working with World Class Coaches

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Davide Stevenson breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with David Stevenson, former Head of Academy Recruitment & Analysis at Rangers FC and Head of Scouting & Performance Analysis at the Scottish Football Federation. David is currently a Lecturer in Sports Management at the University of Stirling.

In this exclusive, Paul & David discuss the evolution of performance analysis, getting by-in from players and coaches, how analysis differs in an academy environment vs a 1st team environment, how performance analysis fits interacts with other high performance departments, how to effectively communicate with players, technology, scanning in football, tactical innovation and so much more.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) The evolution of performance analysis in football...

2) How to effectively communicate complex and technical information to players, coaches and managers...

3) In depth insight into wider football innovations (i.e. analysing new formations/systems, the growing research and importance of scanning & more).

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Liam Scully on Lincoln City, the EFL TV Deal & Leadership

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Liam Scully CEO at Lincoln City FC breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Liam Scully, CEO @ Lincoln City FC.

In this exclusive, Paul & Liam discuss the challenges of navigating up the pyramid, building a sustainable football club, creating and designing strategies, the day-to-day role of a CEO and what they get up to in the off-season, leveraging the loan system (Brooke Norton-Cuffy), multi-sport ownership, the importance of Landon Donovan’s role as Strategic Advisor to the Board, the golden triangle of the Sporting Director/CEO/Head Coach, the 3pm blackout/new EFL TV deal, what FA Cup replays mean for clubs in the EFL and so much more.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) The realities and challenges of running an EFL club...

2) Creating and driving vision, innovation and imagination across all departments within a football club...

3) In depth insight into wider football business topics that are on the horizon (i.e. the 3pm blackout/new EFL TV deal, FA Cup replays & more).

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Miles Jacobson on How Football Manager Changed Football, Gaming & Culture

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Miles Jacobson Studio Director at Sports Interactive breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Miles Jacobson, Studio Director @ Sports Interactive (the makers of Football Manager).

In this exclusive, Paul & Miles discuss the journey that the business has gone on since Miles first joined in 1994, how FM created one of the best scouting networks in the world, how Miles and the team embedded themselves within football and created partnerships with clubs, how the game has transcended football and gaming and so much more.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) How Football Manager created one of the biggest and best scouting networks in football...

2) The growth story of Football Manager...

3) Football Manager's ambition to grow the women's game.

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.