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June 4, 2025
Sport Scientist Scott leaves Southampton
First Team Sport Scientist Sam Scott is leaving Southampton after 13 years at the club.
Scott originally joined the club staff in December 2012 as an Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach and went on to perform the same role for the club’s Under-9 to Under-16 players until being appointed to his first team role in December 2020.
He said on LinkedIn: “It wasn’t an easy decision to step away from somewhere that’s given me so much, both professionally and personally. Saints has been where I’ve truly learned my trade.
“I’ve been lucky to have shared some boyhood dream moments and now feels the right time for a new chapter. I’m excited to put that experience into building something of my own helping others push forward with their physical performance.”
June 4, 2025
Badlan joins Aston Villa as Scout
Chris Badlan has been appointed as a Scout by Aston Villa.
Badlan returns to English football after nearly a year-and-a-half as Head of Recruitment at Aberdeen.
Before that, he spent nearly six years at Wolverhampton Wanderers – four as Technical Recruitment Officer before being promoted to Head of Emerging Talent.
From there he had a brief spell at Norwich City as Head of European Scouting and then more than four-and-a-half years as Head of Recruitment at Coventry City. In-between that and his job with Aberdeen, he spent five months as Sporting Director at Blackpool.
TGG Members: Aston Villa staff profiles
May 30, 2025
Analyst Bailey leaves Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur's Lead Performance Insights Analyst Chloe Bailey has left the club to take up a new job in Norway.
Bailey joined the club in October 2019 as Post Match Performance Analyst, before being promoted to Data Analyst and then Lead Data Scientist in June 2023. She played a key role in Spurs’ Football Insights department led by Fred Leth.
She has been appointed as Lead Football Data Analyst/Scientist for the Norwegian Football Association.
TGG Members: Tottenham Hotspur staff profiles
May 30, 2025
Jones leaves Kansas to take up Cambodian role
Gerard Jones has left his role at Sporting Kansas City to become Head Coach of Cambodian Premier League side Visakha FC.
Jones spent three-and-a-half years as Director of Coaching in the MLS side’s Youth department, setting up a new Youth Academy Affiliate – Sporting City North.
Rick Ashcroft, who was made redundant from his role in Manchester United’s Academy in September as part of the club’s cost-cutting programme, will be joining Jones as his Assistant and will also become Visakha’s Academy Manager.
May 21, 2025
Derby appoint Clements as Head of Goalkeeping
Paul Clements has been appointed as Derby County's Head of Goalkeeping.
Clements initially joined the Rams on an interim basis in February after John Eustace became Head Coach.
He has now signed a contract until the summer of 2028 and will oversee the Men’s First Team and Academy goalkeepers.
The 40-year-old has previously had senior roles with Stoke, Norwich and Huddersfield, where he was for nine years, and Academy roles at Wolves and Middlesbrough.
Leigh Bromby, who was Academy Manager and then Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield, has described Clements as: “The best coach, goalkeeper or otherwise, that I’ve worked with.”
May 14, 2025
Tivey joins Chelsea as Physical Performance Coach
David Tivey has been appointed as a Physical Performance Coach at Chelsea.
Tivey was previously the Head of Performance at Nottingham Forest and Swansea City, working under Steve Cooper. Prior to this, Tivey was a Performance Coach with the Football Association for seven years, again working with Cooper. The duo won the Under-17 World Cup with England in 2017.
For the last nine months, Tivey has been working as a Consultant with The FA, primarily with the men’s U20s. His move to Chelsea sees him reunited with Bryce Cavanagh, who was Head of Performance for The FA from 2016 to 2023.
Cavanagh has been the Director of Performance at Chelsea since October 2023.
May 10, 2025
Cairney appointed Lead First Team Scout by Blackburn
Dundee United Head of Recruitment Michael Cairney has joined Blackburn Rovers as Lead First Team Scout.
Cairney had worked at Tannadice for a year and prior to that worked for Sport Republic, the owners of Southampton. He has also been Head of Scouting at Doncaster and Head of Recruitment at Barnet.
Former Manchester United Central European Scout Piotr Sadowski recently joined Rovers as a Senior Scout.
The Championship club have been without a Head of Recruitment since John Park left the club in November 2024.
May 9, 2025
Hunter appointed Head of Coaching by Burnley
Wrexham’s Jimmy Hunter has been appointed as the new Head of Coaching at Burnley.
Hunter was the Head of Coaching at Stoke City for a decade, up to the end of the 2022/23 season, before joining Wrexham as their Head of Coach Development.
Burnley have been without a permanent Head of Coaching since Ash Higgins left to become a Coach Developer with The Football Association in November last year. Richard Geoghegan, the Assistant Head of Coaching, has been doing the job on an interim basis since then.
Now Hunter has been appointed to the role (which was advertised on TGG Jobs) on a permanent basis.
April 28, 2025
Scott joins Global Football Holdings after leaving Charlton
Andy Scott, who stepped down as Charlton’s Technical Director in February, has been appointed Head of Recruitment for Global Football Holdings.
The US-based ownership group is a co-owner of FC Augsburg in Germany and a majority owner of Estoril Praia in Portugal and SK Beveren in Belgium. Its Global Head of Football is Scott McLachlan, the former Head of International Scouts at Chelsea.
Scott was Technical Director at Charlton for almost two years and has also been Head of Recruitment at Nottingham Forest, Swansea and Brentford and Sporting Director at Watford.
April 23, 2025
Forouhandeh joins Brentford as Data Scientist
Brentford have appointed Arian Forouhandeh as a Data Scientist.
Forouhandeh moves to west London from Wolves, where he worked for five-and-a-half years – first as the club’s Under-18s’ Sports Scientist and then, from June 2022, as their physical performance insights lead.
On his LinkedIn page, he says his role with the Bees will be to “oversee data collection and lead in data processes across the Performance and Medicine department as well as development of physical testing data systems and processes”.
His profile adds that he is undertaking “current research focusing on developing a predictive model that significantly enhances injury prevention strategies in professional football”.
April 16, 2025
Smith promoted to full-time Head of Recruitment by Stockport
Jonathan Smith has been promoted to full-time Head of Recruitment at Stockport County.
The former Chorley Assistant Manager joined Stockport in 2020 as Lead Scout for the North, before becoming part-time Head of Recruitment in 2021 – while also working as the Assistant Headteacher of a school.
With Simon Wilson having moved from Director of Football to CEO in February, County have now decided to appoint Smith on a full-time basis.
Wilson said: “Smudge has been with us since day one of Mark Stott’s ownership, and much of the success we have had has been down to his hard work in identifying the right players for each step of our journey. When he pushes on a player, I have learned to listen.
“But recruitment is actually way more than the players you sign. For every one of those, there are many more we are considering, we have to keep lots of balls in the air and maintain relationships and reputation.
“His conduct and communication is first class and he creates a brilliant impression of the club – even when we are changing our minds last minute or giving disappointing news.
“In some ways things will stay the same, but his arrival on a full-time basis will give me more opportunity to spend time with other departments across the club.
“He joins as a senior member of the football management team and I couldn’t be more certain of the positive impact he’ll have in recruitment, but also all other areas.”
April 2, 2025
Kavanagh appointed Head of North Academy Recruitment by Leeds
Marcus Kavanagh has left Arsenal after 17 months to become Head of North Academy Recruitment for Leeds United.
Kavanagh worked as an Emerging Talent Scout, focusing on players aged 14 to 21 in the North West, for Arsenal from December 2023.
April 1, 2025
Moxon to join Brighton as First-Team Doctor
Former Liverpool and Manchester United First-Team Doctor Jim Moxon is to join Brighton at the end of the season.
Moxon worked for Liverpool from 2016 to 2022, at both Academy and first-team level, before joining United in 2023, initially on an interim basis before being made permanent.
At Brighton, he will work under Head of Medicine Florian Pfab, who joined from Eintracht Frankfurt last July. Brighton have been seeking a permanent Club Doctor since Vicann During left for personal reasons towards the end of 2023, following less than a year in post.
Since then, the club have been using several doctors on a part-time basis. Moxon is currently serving his notice period at Manchester United.
March 12, 2025
Radmore promoted to Head of Analysis at West Ham
Charlie Radmore has been promoted to Head of Performance Analysis by West Ham.
Radmore joined the Hammers as Lead First Team Pre-Match Analyst in May 2019 for his second stint with the club, having also been with them from 2011 to 2016.
In the interim he had worked as First Team Performance Analyst for Orlando City, Norwich City and Crystal Palace. Radmore has effectively replaced Jamie Osman as Head of Performance Analysis at West Ham.
Osman left in the summer of 2024 prior to the arrival of Julen Lopetegui and is now Head of Analysis at Ipswich Town.
March 7, 2025
Blackburn hire Man Utd’s Sadowski as Senior Scout
Piotr Sadowski has left Manchester United after seven-and-a-half years to become Senior Scout at Blackburn Rovers.
The Pole joined United in September 2017 as their Central European scout as part of a big overhaul of their scouting and recruitment department. He had previously been Academy Operations Director at Lech Poznan for two years and Head of Scouting in the UK for the Polish Football Association before that.
Previous United Chief Executive Ed Woodward had brought in more than 50 new scouts from 2015 to 2017 but the club are now scaling back.
Writing on LinkedIn, Sadowski said: “I am excited to share that I have joined Blackburn Rovers Football Club and I am starting a new chapter in my career path as a Senior Scout. I am honoured to be a part of this historical club now.”
March 4, 2025
Villa hire Ulster’s O’Neill as new Loans Physio
Aston Villa have hired Gareth O’Neill from Ulster Rugby to become their new Loans Physio.
O’Neill has extensive experience in rugby union, having been a Senior Physio for Wasps, Cornish Pirates and the Dragons, as well as for Ulster, where he was also Rehab Lead.
Loans Physios are becoming more common in elite football as clubs build their support around on-loan players. Villa advertised the role before Christmas and the job purpose was to “lead, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate player-centred rehabilitation and performance development to our on loan First Team and Academy players.”
Writing on LinkedIn, O’Neill said his time at Ulster had been “a boyhood dream fulfilled.”
He added: “This role has meant so much to me on so many levels. I can’t speak highly enough of the people behind the scenes at this club and how they look after each other, professionally & personally. I’m incredibly grateful.
“Ran onto the field in ’99 with my Dad after we beat Stade Francais in the semi-final. Walk off it with a full heart, knowing it’s only a matter of time before more kids storm it again after big European victories.”
February 24, 2025
Dawson and Alcock sacked by Leicester
Leicester City have parted company with First Team Coaches Ben Dawson and Danny Alcock.
The duo joined the club at the start of 2024/25 under Steve Cooper and had a brief spell in interim charge when the Welshman was sacked in November. They stayed on when Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed as Cooper’s successor, but have now been dismissed.
“We place on record our thanks to Ben and Danny for their contribution and service and wish them both well in the next steps of their respective careers,” Leicester said.
Van Nistelrooy’s remaining assistants are: Jelle ten Rouwelaar (Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach), Brian Barry-Murphy (Assistant), Andrew Hughes (Set Piece Coach) and Andy King (First Team Coach).
February 24, 2025
Round and Clements join Eustace at Derby
Former Arsenal Assistant Steve Round and ex Huddersfield, Norwich and Stoke Goalkeeper Coach Paul Clements have joined John Eustace’s staff at Derby County.
Eustace succeeded Paul Warne as Derby County Manager earlier this month and immediately brought long-time Assistants Matt Gardiner and Keith Downing with him to Pride Park.
Now Round has joined on a “part-time basis in a support role” until the end of the season. Derby said this would allow Eustace and his staff to “tap into” Round’s “significant experience for the remainder of the campaign.”
Round was a Derby full-back in the 1990s and began his coaching career with the Rams under the late Jim Smith. After that he was Assistant at Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Everton, Manchester United, Derby (under Steve McClaren in 2014/15) and Arsenal (from December 2019 to July 2023).
He was also Director of Football at Aston Villa from September 2016 to July 2018.
Clements spent eight years at Huddersfield Town, where he became Head of Goalkeeping, and went on to work for Norwich City and Stoke City. He left the Potters halfway through this season when Narcis Pelach was sacked.
Leigh Bromby, who was Academy Manager and then Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield, has described Clements as, “the best coach, goalkeeper or otherwise, that I’ve worked with.”
Meanwhile, First Team Coach Matt Hamshaw and Goalkeeper Coach Andy Warrington have left the Rams, following on from the recent departures of Warne and his Assistant Richie Barker.
February 19, 2025
Leicester legend King promoted to Foxes first-team staff
Leicester City legend Andy King, who made 379 appearances for the Foxes, has been appointed to the club’s first-team staff and will act as a bridge between the Academy and senior side.
The 36-year-old former midfielder rejoined Leicester as Under-18s Assistant last summer.
Manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy said: “Andy is one of the people in the Club with Leicester City in the DNA. What has impressed me most is his eye for the team and for the details of the game. He’s very bright in his ideas and we’re aligned in the idea of how to bring Leicester City forward.
“[Early on] I asked him to be a part of the First Team with the coaching staff. He really liked it, we all did, also the players. He’s fully a part of that set-up now and I’m happy that he’s helping us with his knowledge of the club and also of football.
“He also is a bridge with the Academy. We have players like Jeremy Monga and Jake Evans who are with us a couple of days a week and he’s guiding these players so they’re not caught in the middle.
“That’s one of his important tasks. It’s fantastic to have him here.”
King won the Premier League, Championship and League One during his time as a Leicester player. He joins the existing first-team coaching staff of Jelle ten Rouwelaar, Brian Barry-Murphy, Ben Dawson, Andrew Hughes and Danny Alcock.
February 16, 2025
Simpson leaves FA to become UEFA Performance Analyst Co-Ordinator
Daniel Simpson has left the Football Association after four years to become Performance Analyst Co-Ordinator for UEFA.
Simpson joined the FA as Games Insights Analyst in January 2021 and was responsible for the planning, collation and delivery of football insights in line with their Coach Development Framework.
Writing on LinkedIn, Simpson said: “After four fantastic years at the FA, where I have developed a much deeper understanding of coach development and met many people who I know will be friends for life, I am excited to have started my new role at UEFA.
“The first week has flown by and I am really looking forward to getting settled into both UEFA and Swiss life. Oh, and of course the mountains.”
At UEFA, he will report into Atle Rosseland, the Supervisor Performance Analysis. Jason Todd, UEFA’s Strategic Performance Analysis Lead, explained what the Analysis and Technical Department do in this article for TGG earlier this month.