MATT BICKLEY is leaving West Brom after eight-and-a-half years to become Head of Sport Science at Stoke City.

FORMER Liverpool Head of Research Dr Ian Graham has said the “holy grail” of analytics is to be able to accurately assess the importance of a manager.

JES BUSTER MADSEN is Head of Research and Development at FC Copenhagen and a world leader in the application of cognitive neuroscience in football. In Episode #57 of the TGG Podcast he explained how and why brain training will be the next big growth area in football.

ANDY MYERS is leaving Chelsea after 13 years to become Joe Edwards’ Assistant at Millwall. Myers made more than 100 appearances for the Blues as a player and first joined their Academy coaching staff as Under-14s Assistant in 2010/11.

NORWICH CITY have brought forward the arrival of new Sporting Director Ben Knapper by a fortnight following four league defeats in a row.

HOW FC Copenhagen and their Head of Research and Development, Jes Buster Madsen, are leading the way when it comes to the application of cognitive neuroscience in football.

ONE of the biggest recent trends in pro football has been players employing their own private support staff. Our 'Performance Pioneers' Tony Strudwick, Dave Carolan and Tom Little discussed the challenges this presents for club practitioners when they appeared at TGG Live.

HEAD of Medical Performance Dave Rennie and First-Team Coach Jason Euell have left Bristol City following the sacking of manager Nigel Pearson. Pearson was sacked after two-and-a-half years following last weekend’s 2-0 defeat by Cardiff City, which left the Robins 15th in the Championship.

JAMIE ROBINSON has left his role as First-Team Coach at Nottingham Forest to set up his own coaching consultancy.

COLIN CALDERWOOD has been appointed First-Team Coach at Southampton following two-and-a-half years as Assistant Manager at Northampton Town.

STOCKPORT COUNTY are top of League Two and have just set a club record of 11 consecutive victories. Speaking at TGG's Scouting & Recruitment Webinar in March 2023, their Director of Football Simon Wilson outlined the club's seven-year plan.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST have hired Sam Astley from Manchester City to become their new Head of First-Team Analysis as their Data and Analysis rebuild continues.