Finding Value & Market Strategy
Final-Year Value: Scouting the Contract-Expiry (Bosman) Market
The contract-expiry market can be one of football's best sources of value, but a free transfer is never truly free. How to scout expiries with discipline.
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Scouting, recruitment and tactical analysis — practical, data-informed writing for scouts, sporting directors and coaches.
Finding Value & Market Strategy
Data Scouting Hidden Gems: How Smart Clubs Find Value Before the Market Catches Up
How smart clubs use data scouting, tactical fit and market value analysis to find hidden gems before the transfer market reacts.
Finding Value & Market Strategy
Building a Smarter Football Transfer Market Strategy
How coaches, scouts and sporting directors can build a smarter transfer market strategy using scouting, data and lower league recruitment.
Finding Value & Market Strategy
Finding Undervalued Football Players: A Scout's Guide to Smart Recruitment
A scout's guide to finding undervalued football players: data, tactics, recruitment process and tools to spot value before the market does.