#121 The GSB Era: A Review

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down David Sullivan, David Gold and Karen Brady's time in charge of West Ham United, discussing the recruitment strategies, massive managerial and stylistic swings and controversial stadium move which dominated their tenure as custodians of the club. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:15) What is West Ham United in 2026? (05:25) Analysing West Ham's recruitment from the GSB era (09:30) An agent-led approach to transfers: The pros and cons (15:43) Can manager-led recruitment still work in 2026? (21:37) Why the Director of Football role has never worked out at West Ham (31:58) The lack of coherence with managerial and stylistic changes (40:39) How the London Stadium has impacted West Ham (52:24) Lessons to be learned from the GSB era Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices