What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director

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The Chris Gill Podcast

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Sports analysis, scouting and recruitment. Hear from football analysts, scouts and sporting directors to learn what goes on behind the scenes of a professional sports club. We cover video and data analysis, squad building, coaching and much more.

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What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director - Joe Savage #69

The Chris Gill Podcast

1 hour 42 minutes 32 seconds

9 months ago

What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director - Joe Savage #69

For this episode we are joined by Joe Savage for a deep dive into the role of the sporting director in football and all things scouting and recruitment.

Joe's last role was sporting director at Scottish football club Hearts, and before that he was head of recruitment at Preston North End, and chief scout at Norwich City.

We discuss Joe's journey in football, some of his experiences when it comes to building out a recruitment team, working on transfers and overseeing multiple aspects of a football club.

0:00 - Introduction2:32 - Joe joins and gives background

5:37 - Getting into scouting

14:15 - Scouting reports and advice for scouts

24:50 - Moving to Norwich FC as chief scout

29:20 - Scouting with different budgets (premier league/championship)

34:48 - Difference between chief scout and head of recruitment

41:51 - Joe's transition to be a sporting director

46:06 - The role of a sporting director

53:35 - Learning from others in similar roles

57:23 - Setting up a recruitment department

1:02:15 - Competing with other clubs for signings

1:06:27 - What a recruitment meeting is like, having options

1:15:40 - Agreeing personal terms, contract negotiations

1:21:19 - Challenges as a sporting director, knowing when to move on

1:28:47 - Increase in analytics, Jamestown Analytics

1:32:19 - Co-sporting directors & assistant sporting directors

1:35:08 - Advice for aspiring sporting directors

1:39:31 - Wrap up, book/podcast recommendations, what's next for JoeRelated EpisodesMark Cartwright (Sporting Director): https://youtu.be/TCb8L9vRxbwChris Robinson (Scout): https://youtu.be/asDWXXVaKxkLiam Henshaw (Data Scout): https://youtu.be/Wbd_BmceRJsBook RecommendationsDexter Series: https://amzn.to/4aSdcA4Game of Thrones: https://amzn.to/3WOJjLa #heartsfc #sportingdirector #scouting #football #talentid◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/📊 Become a data analyst with DataCamp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGAFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk