#124 How To Run A Football Club
About this episode
Cal and Darcy discuss strategies for running a football club in 2026, focusing on West Ham's potential improvements and ownership models.
Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down how to run a football club in 2026, discussing what choices they'd make if Daniel Křetínský put them in charge of West Ham, talking improvements to the training ground, recruiting a director of football, whether to implement multi-club ownership model including Sparta Prague and more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:42) YouTube Memberships are now available! (05:37) Our thoughts on changing West Ham's crest (12:11) Do West Ham need to improve their training ground? (21:36) How a new West Ham shirt sponsor could shape the culture of the club (33:19) Multi-club ownership: How it's changing football and do West Ham need to form more partnerships? (46:20) Nils Koppen: How hiring a director of recruitment could impact West Ham's transfer strategy 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…
People in this episode
Host: Jack Elderton
Guests: Cal, Darcy
Topics covered
- running a football club
- West Ham
- training ground improvements
- director of football
- multi-club ownership
- football culture
- recruitment strategy
Keywords
- football club management
- West Ham
- training ground
- director of football
- multi-club ownership
- football partnerships
- recruitment strategy
Sponsors
Analytics United
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: West Ham, Sparta Prague, YouTube
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- #125 How To Escape The Championship (& Avoid Doing A Leicester)
- #123 Analysing The Transfer Factory
- #122 The Summer Recruitment Blueprint
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