A.I. In Football

Ep53: The Manager Problem - When The Brief Gets Overruled

Ep52 - The Method Meets Reality - Why Good Processes Get Rejected.

Ep51: The Club Operating Rhythm - Making The Model Outlast The Individual.

Ep50: The Shortlist Funnel: Data, Video Scouting, Live Scouting and the Target Matrix.

Ep49: The Definition/Selection Meeting Split - When Are Player Names Allowed In The Room?

Ep48: Turning Behaviours into Metrics - Choosing KPI's that Serve The Team Identity (And Avoid Analysis Theatre)

Ep47: Formations & Role Archetypes — What Your Identity Demands From Each Line.

Bonus Episode 2 - Replacing Heung-Min Son - Ranking The Best Fit Replacements (Xavi Simons Ranked Number 33!)

Bonus Episode: What Type of Player Should Replace Son Heung-Min at Spurs?

Ep46: Identity → Game Model — Turning Words Into 'Behaviours by Phase'.

Ep45: Templates + Variants — Defining Identity Fast (Without Turning the Club into a Cartoon)

Ep44: Identity Before Positions — Why “How We Win” Comes First

Ep43: The Boundary Line — Using AI in Recruitment Without Getting Burned

Ep42: Putting It Into Practice — The Context Stack As A Club Standard.

Ep41: From Question to Shortlist: A Repeatable AI-Supported Recruitment Workflow

Ep40: Behaviours Over Labels: Writing Role Definitions AI Can Follow

Ep39: Structure in Recruitment Decisions: Why Clarity Beats Guesswork

Ep38: Why Football Needs Better Thinking: Structure, Clarity & the Rise of AI-Supported Decisions

Ep37: The Festive Fixture Pile-Up - Rotation, Recovery and Risk

Ep36: Player Pathways: How Clubs Build from Grassroots to First Team

Ep35: Inside Recruitment: Lessons from Successes and Failures

Ep34: The Analyst’s Role in Storytelling: Shaping How Fans See the Game

Ep33: What Will Data Never Be Able To Tell Us?

Ep32: From Data to Dressing Room: How Insights Actually Influence Coaches

Ep31: Why Some Teams Overachieve: From Brentford to Mjällby - When Process Beats Payroll.

Ep30: Match Analysis Myths: What TV Pundits Get 'Wrong'!

Ep29: Scouting in the Age of AI: What Football Clubs Really Value

Ep28: Inside the 11-Stage Funnel: From 'What Do We Need' to 'Player To Target'

Ep27: From Pilot Sessions to Future Evolution - What's Next?

Ep26: From shortlist to Target Matrix — Turning Data Into Decisions

Ep25: How Do You Filter 700,000 Players Down To a Shortlist?

Ep24: Building Your Player Recruitment House!! The War Room Has Begun!

Ep23: The Steps of a Real Recruitment Process - Steps 9-11 and Ready For The War Room!

Ep22: The Steps of a Real Recruitment Process - Steps 4-8

Ep21: Behind the Curtain: The First Steps of a Real Recruitment Process - Steps 1-3

Ep20: Inside the Machine – How Smart Clubs Build Player Shortlists in 2025

Ep19: Moving Away From Complex Chaos Towards Simple Clarity

Ep18: The Shadow Team Model: Training to Build Multi-Window Strategy

Ep17: The Thinking Behind the Shortlist — How to Justify Player Picks Like a Pro!

Ep16: Scouting with Constraints — How Real-World Limits Shape Smart Decisions

Ep15: What a Recruitment Department Actually Does — and How You Can Train Like You're Already Inside One

Ep14: Future-Proofing Yourself — Why Augmented Analysts Will Lead the Next Generation of Football Clubs

Ep13: How to Work With AI Like a Football Recruitment Analyst, Not Like a Casual User

Ep12: The Recruitment Process That Helps You Think Like a Real Football Club

Ep11: Why the Future of Football Recruitment Belongs to the Process-Driven and AI-Savvy Analyst

Ep10: What Makes A Good Recruitment Decision?

Ep9: We're Building A Football Club - Want In?

Ep8: Does Momentum Make A Difference?

Ep7: How Important Is Scoring The First Goal? Is It Different For Every Team?

Ep6: Why It's So Important To Try And Create A Process.....Not Perfection!