R is a statistics-specific programming language that is excellent for data cleaning, manipulation and visualisations. In our R Masterclass, on Tuesday February 13th, Harsh Krishna will introduce you to R and RStudio (the interface for writing R code) and explain how they can be used with football event data.

NEWCASTLE UNITED Head Physio Danny Murphy has left the club after 15 months.

HELENA COSTA, English football’s first and only female Head of Recruitment, has left Watford after less than a year.

UNION SAINT-GILLOISE are one of the smartest teams in Europe and their culture is a big reason why. Sporting Director Chris O'Loughlin tells TGG how the club scout for character.

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO has taken a quartet of familiar faces with him to Nottingham Forest - but not long-time assistant Ian Cathro.

CLAIRE-MARIE ROBERTS has left the Premier League after almost nine years to take up the new position of Performance Director at Coventry City.

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FORMER Tottenham Academy Manager Dean Rastrick has joined the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC) as a Leadership and Management Auditor.

READING have sent redundancy letters to between 17 and 20 staff this week, with more than a third of them working in the Academy, TGG understands.

A trio of staff have left Nottingham Forest along with manager Steve Cooper, while a trio have stayed on under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo - for the moment at least.

LEE SKYRME has left Southampton after almost three years as the club abandon the model of Game Coach and Individual Development Coach introduced by Matt Crocker.

JOEL WALDRON, Everton’s Academy Chief Operating Officer and former Academy Director, has left the club after 12 years.