Taifi gorm
Player Valuation: £20m
Getting very 'Top of the Pops' in here.
Getting very 'Top of the Pops' in here.
Everton can confirm four appointments as part of the Club’s evolution of its football leadership structure.
In line with the vision mapped out in May by CEO Angus Kinnear, the Club has moved away from a Director of Football model in favour of a football leadership team made up of specialists in technical development, football operations, talent ID, data analytics and player trading.
Following a comprehensive recruitment process, the Club has appointed Nick Cox as Technical Director, James Smith as Director of Scouting and Recruitment, Chris Howarth to direct the Club's football strategy & analytics operations and Nick Hammond to lead the Club's player trading activity.
The quartet will work alongside the Club’s CEO in supporting Men’s Senior Team manager David Moyes, and Women’s Senior Team manager Brian Sørensen to deliver on-pitch success, whilst also ensuring the Club’s football operations, youth development and talent ID pathways are working to their optimum.
James Smith will join the Club in September, moving from his position as Director of Scouting and Recruitment at the City Football Group. He will bring a wealth of experience, having joined Manchester City from Manchester United in 2014, before being appointed the recruitment lead for the City Group’s stable of clubs across the world in 2023.
Prior to his time at Manchester United, James had been a part of Everton’s recruitment and insights team for 10 years.
Nick Cox is currently Academy Director at Manchester United, a role he was appointed to in 2019, three years after joining United as Head of Academy Operations.
In his role as Technical Director, Nick will lead on ensuring all aspects of Finch Farm are at the elite level, covering the Medical, Operations, Facilities and Player Care departments, as well as the Academy functions.
Chris Howarth comes to Everton with a reputation as one of the most advanced thinkers in sports analytics, having worked with 14 clubs across Europe through his Insight Sport data consultancy. As part of his arrival, The Friedkin Group has acquired Insight Sport. Everton will utilise the proprietary analytical capability of Insight Sport. Chris will ensure the Club is at the vanguard of data optimisation in the development of all aspects of football operations.
Nick Hammond has forged an impressive career in coaching and recruitment since his retirement as a player in 2000. He arrives at the Club having most recently worked as a transfer consultant at both Leeds United and Newcastle United.
His prior experience as a Director of Football for 13 years at Reading, Technical Director at West Brom for three years and as Head of Football Operations at Celtic gives Nick an extensive perspective on all aspects of football operations, adding to his credentials as a skilled specialist in transfer dealings.
In line with the vision mapped out in May by CEO Angus Kinnear, the Club has moved away from a Director of Football model in favour of a football leadership team made up of specialists in technical development, football operations, talent ID, data analytics and player trading.
Following a comprehensive recruitment process, the Club has appointed Nick Cox as Technical Director, James Smith as Director of Scouting and Recruitment, Chris Howarth to direct the Club's football strategy & analytics operations and Nick Hammond to lead the Club's player trading activity.
The quartet will work alongside the Club’s CEO in supporting Men’s Senior Team manager David Moyes, and Women’s Senior Team manager Brian Sørensen to deliver on-pitch success, whilst also ensuring the Club’s football operations, youth development and talent ID pathways are working to their optimum.
James Smith will join the Club in September, moving from his position as Director of Scouting and Recruitment at the City Football Group. He will bring a wealth of experience, having joined Manchester City from Manchester United in 2014, before being appointed the recruitment lead for the City Group’s stable of clubs across the world in 2023.
Prior to his time at Manchester United, James had been a part of Everton’s recruitment and insights team for 10 years.
Nick Cox is currently Academy Director at Manchester United, a role he was appointed to in 2019, three years after joining United as Head of Academy Operations.
In his role as Technical Director, Nick will lead on ensuring all aspects of Finch Farm are at the elite level, covering the Medical, Operations, Facilities and Player Care departments, as well as the Academy functions.
Chris Howarth comes to Everton with a reputation as one of the most advanced thinkers in sports analytics, having worked with 14 clubs across Europe through his Insight Sport data consultancy. As part of his arrival, The Friedkin Group has acquired Insight Sport. Everton will utilise the proprietary analytical capability of Insight Sport. Chris will ensure the Club is at the vanguard of data optimisation in the development of all aspects of football operations.
Nick Hammond has forged an impressive career in coaching and recruitment since his retirement as a player in 2000. He arrives at the Club having most recently worked as a transfer consultant at both Leeds United and Newcastle United.
His prior experience as a Director of Football for 13 years at Reading, Technical Director at West Brom for three years and as Head of Football Operations at Celtic gives Nick an extensive perspective on all aspects of football operations, adding to his credentials as a skilled specialist in transfer dealings.
PeregrineT
Player Valuation: £40m
I was realllly wondering where Chris Howarth would fit, because I didnt realize he was from Insight Sports so it makes perfect sense now. The other spots I understood. Someone to run the entire football side, 1 person to finding players, 1 person to do negotiations. But clearly the whole Insight Sports/data side will be pretty big within the club.
Inclusion of the Graham goals seems strange one, unless the nature of the opposition makes its a very for these type of vids.
It's just a compilation of the goal of the month winners, voted for by fans. No deeper meaning here unfortunately.
mmmmsnouts
Player Valuation: £40m
cheer up, it might never happen.
The one in the bottom right, looks absolutely disgusted
Boston Blue Sox
Player Valuation: £225k
I'll say one thing: this is some damn fine work. The quality of the video production has noticeably increased since TFG took over -- I hope that's an indication of what they plan to do all over the club.
They have a movie production company called NEON, they’ve deffo tapped into some of their creatives for the recent videos.
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