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.

MANCHESTER CITY have added to their growing Insights team by hiring Maram AlBaharna from The Athletic as Football Insights Analyst.

WITH the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC) halfway through its first full-assessment audits, Gary Penn shines a light on what has been happening.

CHELSEA’S Head of Research and Innovation, Ben Smith, has left the club after 16 years to join Los Angeles-based data analytics firm BreakAway Data.

BURNLEY have reapplied to return to Category One Academy status after their demotion last year.

ENGLISH football needs to seriously consider the B team model, because top young players are simply not getting enough exposure to senior football, Leeds United Academy Manager Adam Underwood has told TGG.

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.

NATASHA PATEL has returned to Southampton as Assistant Academy Director after more than three years with New York Red Bulls in the MLS.

JIM FRASER has been promoted to Head of Youth Development and Recruitment by Chelsea following Neil Bath’s elevation to Director of Football Development and Operations.

NEWCASTLE UNITED’S Under-21s Lead Player Development Coach Elliott Dickman has left the club after 14 months. Dickman joined from nearby Sunderland, where he was U23s Lead, in October 2021 after 26 years with the Black Cats.

JONNY WHITMORE of Stats Perform uses advanced metrics to analyse the contribution of Thomas Partey this season and show why he is Arsenal's unsung hero.

BRENTFORD first-team coach tells us the three people who have had the most influence on his career - and gives his three top tips for coaches.