DALE BRUNTON is Luton's first Academy Operations Manager. This new role is crucial for any modern Academy and should help Luton achieve their ambition of going Category Two.

AFTER 16 years as an Academy coach, Jimmy Shan embarked on a first-team career as manager at Kidderminster and then Solihull. The 44-year-old, who is now first-team coach at Sheffield Wednesday, tells TGG about his mistakes and lessons learned.

EVERTON'S churn of managers during the Farhad Moshiri era has led to an ever-changing staff and mixed messages for players. Here's what they could learn from the likes of Brentford and Brighton in identifying their next boss.

LEEDS UNITED Academy Manager Adam Underwood tells TGG why so many of the club's players and staff have gone on to prominent senior roles and picks out three key themes: investment, opportunity and alignment.