About TGG
Training Ground Guru was launched in February 2017, with the intention of shining a light on the practitioners who work behind the scenes in professional football.
TGG brings you the latest news and innovations from the teams behind the teams in professional football, with insights on Academies, Analytics, Coaching, Leadership, Performance, Scouting and more.
Founder Simon Austin had previously worked as a journalist for BBC Sport for 13 years and for newspapers including the New York Times, Daily Telegraph and the Sun.
The idea of TGG was to shine a light on the teams behind the teams in football. The site has been shortlisted for Sport Website of the Year at the prestigious SJA Awards and has developed a dedicated following.
We have a monthly Podcast, featuring some of the biggest names in the game, and run an annual conference two-day conference called TGG Live.
TGG Live 2025 was held at the iconic Old Trafford stadium and welcomed speakers from the biggest clubs & federations in Europe, with more than 500 delegates attending.
We also now offer a TGG Membership, with Core and Analytics tiers that offer a range of exclusive features for subscribers.
Our online events have been attended by thousands of delegates and our Jobs Board has been used by every Premier League club, as well as dozens of others.
In short, as former Leeds United and Seville Sporting Director Victor Orta told us on Episode 7 of the TGG Podcast, TGG is “a platform that is a reference for professionals in football.”
The new TGG website is intended to bring together all of our services in one platform. There are the usual articles, podcast and jobs board and, for the first time, a PREMIUM section offering added value to subscribers.
TGG Premium includes a Club Directory, with first-team staff profiles for 30 Premier League and Championship clubs, as well as key information and contact details for all Premier League and Football League clubs; access to all five editions of our exclusive Academy Productivity Rankings, including the full tables and added insight and analysis; and access to ALL our on-demand Webinars & Masterclasses.
In addition, there is the ability to create your own Personal Profile, which is an opportunity to showcase yourself to prospective employers. The ambition is for this to become the LInkedIn of football staff.