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Signing youth players

http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/11349548._/

Interesting article , beating big teams to youth players.

Comments

  • Too small, need a haircut, bad Dad hat and the crossbar is wonky.
  • Sidney left Brighton and Hove Albion’s youth set-up after two years to sign for Charlton while nine-year-old Ossie was spotted playing locally.
    Sidney said: “I liked playing for Brighton but Charlton said they could play me in a more attacking role.

    The new Poyet

    : - )
  • Anyone know how long this Paul Senior chap's been working for us?
  • Who's Paul Senior? sounds like an experienced scout
  • Substantial experience in elite professional football player recruitment, coaching (UK and international) wIth commensurate strategic/ operational management level accountability. Has an established track record in the football industry of success over a 26 year period across youth and first team levels, which includes having Sporting Director level experience.

    Through effective use of a global network, underpinned by technology, data and evidence/ factual led processes has personally detected and successfully recruited to professional football over 100 players currently playing Premiership, Championship and other levels of league football in the UK and abroad. Enabling his clubs to progress the Moneyball concept long before recent popularity amongst UK clubs.

    Lead professional for club player recruitment strategy, business planning, key partnerships and recruitment policy. Successfully led and concluded youth and senior player transfers for four clubs, consistently achieving best value for money outcomes.

    Players recruited have so far generated over £225 million in transfer fees.

    Worked in over 80 countries globally to date in player recruitment and partnership development activity.

    At West Ham United Football Club, through the deployment of the most effective player recruitment strategies, processes and an extensive network, worked with the club Directors to transform the Academy into an organisation with a UK and worldwide wide reputation for excellence in football youth development. West Ham’s Academy went on to enjoy the club’s most successful period in its history in terms of producing young players for the first team.
    Experience

    Head of Academy Recruitment
    Charlton Athletic Football Club
    2012 – Present (2 years)London
    Strategy, policy development and quality assurance lead
    Performance monitoring
    Coordinating organisation scouting and player recruitment activity
    Development of comprehensive Academy recruitment network
    Organisational business planning
    Development of player recruitment criteria and use of data analysis to inform player recruitment
    Budget management
    Strategic risk assessment/ management
    Negotiation/ liaison with player agents
    Brokering of player loans
    Report to club Board
    Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)

    Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
    2008 – 2012 (4 years)
    Organisation of scouting and player recruitment activity - domestic and international
    Developed a comprehensive recruitment network: domestically and Internationally
    Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
    Working with Sporting Director/ Club Management
    Budget management
    Player agent negotiations
    Assistant Director/ Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)

    West Ham United Football Club
    2004 – 2008 (4 years)
    Providing match analysis of opposition teams
    Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
    Lead professional for scouts in service training
    Working directly with the Sporting Director, First Team Manager and Youth Director on player recruitment in UK and abroad
    Management of scouts
    Head of Player Recruitment (UK and International)

    Charlton Athletic Football Club
    2001 – 2004 (3 years)
    Recruited by club CEO and Directors to restructure club recruitment strategy/ policy
    Working with the First Team Manager and Club Board on player recruitment
    Negotiated major sponsorship contracts for Academy
    Providing match analysis of opposition teams
    Developed a comprehensive scouting and recruitment network: domestically and Internationally
    Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
    Leading on in service training for player recruitment
    Youth Development Officer/ Academy Recruitment Coordinator

    West Ham United Football Club
    1992 – 2001 (9 years)
    Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team
    Along with Youth Director transformed an underperforming Academy from a previous low performing baseline to being the most successful nationally through the recruitment of (many now well known high profile international and highly successful performing elite) players.
    With Director determined the Club's talent identification and recruitment strategy
    Responsible for academy satelite centres
    Youth Development Officer/ Reserve Team Coach

    Crystal Palace Football Club
    1990 – 1992 (2 years)
    Recruited by Club Chairman and First Team Manager to restructure and lead youth development department and club recruitment strategy.
    Department budget responsibility
    Introduced and implemented a comprehensive scouting network
    Co-ordinating all of Club’s youth scouting activities
    Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team
    Working directly with the Chairman/ first team manager on player recruitment
    Negotiated major inward investment/ sponsorship contracts for School of Excellence
    Coach for Youth and Reserve Teams/ Club Scout

    West Ham United Football Club
    1988 – 1990 (2 years)
    Responsibility for coaching club youth and reserve teams and scouting.
  • there's those strange shirts again, saw someone in a picture on here the other day holding one up in front of the new pitch.
    What kit is it?
  • RedMist said:

    there's those strange shirts again, saw someone in a picture on here the other day holding one up in front of the new pitch.
    What kit is it?

    Training shirt. Better than the first team shirt IMO
  • Yea was what I was just thinking...
    this was it too:
  • Head of Youth Academy Recruitment role is being advertised again;

    http://mobile.cafc.co.uk/news/article/vacancy-head-of-youth-academy-2442246.aspx
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  • would be a good role for Jose Riga , who looks likely to quit Liege!
  • sammy391 said:

    would be a good role for Jose Riga , who looks likely to quit Liege!

    Is Riga at Liege now ? Must have missed that one, would definitely be a good appointment if Jose was up for it.
  • Would be a popular appointment I'm sure. Expect he'd be wanting more money than we could offer for that role though.
  • JJ ?

    I guess this is more a "recruitment" rather than coaching role (which may suit JJ better) - not entirely sure though.
  • Would Riga have the UK contact base that would be essential for this sort of role though?
  • J BLOCK said:

    Who's Paul Senior? sounds like an experienced scout


    Paul Jr's dad
  • se9addick said:

    sammy391 said:

    would be a good role for Jose Riga , who looks likely to quit Liege!

    Is Riga at Liege now ? Must have missed that one, would definitely be a good appointment if Jose was up for it.
    I can only assume that Bob Peeters will be at Liege next season
  • Paul senior joined the massive yesterday.
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