FORMER Watford Technical Director Filippo Giraldi has been appointed Sporting Director of Nottingham Forest.

SLAVEN BILIC has brought his long-time assistants Dean Racunica and Danilo Butorovic with him to Watford, while the club have performed a u-turn and retained Sporting Director Cristiano Giaretta.

RICH HUGHES has left Forest Green after four-and-a-half years to become Sporting Director at Portsmouth. The 34-year-old joined the club as Head of Recruitment in May 2018 and was promoted to Director of Football a year later.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Erik ten Hag has been named Premier League Manager of the Month for September and shared the award with his backroom staff.

WEST HAM legend Mark Noble has been appointed as the club's new Sporting Director. The 35-year old will officially start on January 2nd and work “closely in support of David Moyes, as well as working with the Board of Directors, providing input, advice, and assistance across all aspects of the football operation.”

WATFORD Sporting Director Cristiano Giaretta has left the Championship club after two years. The Italian joined in August 2020 from Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.

JIMMY GLASS scored one of the most famous goals in English football history. Now he's the 'go-to man' at Premier League side Bournemouth.

CHELSEA manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted he “loved to work with” former Technical and Performance Advisor Petr Cech and that it has been a “big change” to operate without him.

CHRIS GALLEY, the Head of Pro Services at data firm Statsbomb, has been appointed Director of Football at League Two Crawley Town.

STEVEN REID says the way Steve Cooper dealt with his departure from Nottingham Forest at the end of last season emphasises what “makes him that bit more special” as a manager.

DAMIEN COMOLLI explains why he employs a ‘truth teller’ at Toulouse FC. The Frenchman, who was previously Director of Football at Tottenham and Liverpool, was appointed Chairman of the club in July 2020 and last season they were promoted back to the top flight.

LEE DYKES has been promoted from Head of Recruitment to Technical Director by Brentford. The 37-year-old will be responsible for recruitment, analysis, data, technology and player pathways.