Sidney left Brighton and Hove Albion’s youth set-up after two years to sign for Charlton while nine-year-old Ossie was spotted playing locally. Sidney said: “I liked playing for Brighton but Charlton said they could play me in a more attacking role.
Substantial experience in elite professional football player recruitment, coaching (UK and international) wIth commensurate strategic/ operational management level accountability. Has an established track record in the football industry of success over a 26 year period across youth and first team levels, which includes having Sporting Director level experience.
Through effective use of a global network, underpinned by technology, data and evidence/ factual led processes has personally detected and successfully recruited to professional football over 100 players currently playing Premiership, Championship and other levels of league football in the UK and abroad. Enabling his clubs to progress the Moneyball concept long before recent popularity amongst UK clubs.
Lead professional for club player recruitment strategy, business planning, key partnerships and recruitment policy. Successfully led and concluded youth and senior player transfers for four clubs, consistently achieving best value for money outcomes.
Players recruited have so far generated over £225 million in transfer fees.
Worked in over 80 countries globally to date in player recruitment and partnership development activity.
At West Ham United Football Club, through the deployment of the most effective player recruitment strategies, processes and an extensive network, worked with the club Directors to transform the Academy into an organisation with a UK and worldwide wide reputation for excellence in football youth development. West Ham’s Academy went on to enjoy the club’s most successful period in its history in terms of producing young players for the first team. Experience
Head of Academy Recruitment Charlton Athletic Football Club 2012 – Present (2 years)London Strategy, policy development and quality assurance lead Performance monitoring Coordinating organisation scouting and player recruitment activity Development of comprehensive Academy recruitment network Organisational business planning Development of player recruitment criteria and use of data analysis to inform player recruitment Budget management Strategic risk assessment/ management Negotiation/ liaison with player agents Brokering of player loans Report to club Board Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 2008 – 2012 (4 years) Organisation of scouting and player recruitment activity - domestic and international Developed a comprehensive recruitment network: domestically and Internationally Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments Working with Sporting Director/ Club Management Budget management Player agent negotiations Assistant Director/ Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)
West Ham United Football Club 2004 – 2008 (4 years) Providing match analysis of opposition teams Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments Lead professional for scouts in service training Working directly with the Sporting Director, First Team Manager and Youth Director on player recruitment in UK and abroad Management of scouts Head of Player Recruitment (UK and International)
Charlton Athletic Football Club 2001 – 2004 (3 years) Recruited by club CEO and Directors to restructure club recruitment strategy/ policy Working with the First Team Manager and Club Board on player recruitment Negotiated major sponsorship contracts for Academy Providing match analysis of opposition teams Developed a comprehensive scouting and recruitment network: domestically and Internationally Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments Leading on in service training for player recruitment Youth Development Officer/ Academy Recruitment Coordinator
West Ham United Football Club 1992 – 2001 (9 years) Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team Along with Youth Director transformed an underperforming Academy from a previous low performing baseline to being the most successful nationally through the recruitment of (many now well known high profile international and highly successful performing elite) players. With Director determined the Club's talent identification and recruitment strategy Responsible for academy satelite centres Youth Development Officer/ Reserve Team Coach
Crystal Palace Football Club 1990 – 1992 (2 years) Recruited by Club Chairman and First Team Manager to restructure and lead youth development department and club recruitment strategy. Department budget responsibility Introduced and implemented a comprehensive scouting network Co-ordinating all of Club’s youth scouting activities Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team Working directly with the Chairman/ first team manager on player recruitment Negotiated major inward investment/ sponsorship contracts for School of Excellence Coach for Youth and Reserve Teams/ Club Scout
West Ham United Football Club 1988 – 1990 (2 years) Responsibility for coaching club youth and reserve teams and scouting.
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Sidney said: “I liked playing for Brighton but Charlton said they could play me in a more attacking role.
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7 year old Sidney had already been promised simon churchs number 9 shirt for the coming season.
Through effective use of a global network, underpinned by technology, data and evidence/ factual led processes has personally detected and successfully recruited to professional football over 100 players currently playing Premiership, Championship and other levels of league football in the UK and abroad. Enabling his clubs to progress the Moneyball concept long before recent popularity amongst UK clubs.
Lead professional for club player recruitment strategy, business planning, key partnerships and recruitment policy. Successfully led and concluded youth and senior player transfers for four clubs, consistently achieving best value for money outcomes.
Players recruited have so far generated over £225 million in transfer fees.
Worked in over 80 countries globally to date in player recruitment and partnership development activity.
At West Ham United Football Club, through the deployment of the most effective player recruitment strategies, processes and an extensive network, worked with the club Directors to transform the Academy into an organisation with a UK and worldwide wide reputation for excellence in football youth development. West Ham’s Academy went on to enjoy the club’s most successful period in its history in terms of producing young players for the first team.
Experience
Head of Academy Recruitment
Charlton Athletic Football Club
2012 – Present (2 years)London
Strategy, policy development and quality assurance lead
Performance monitoring
Coordinating organisation scouting and player recruitment activity
Development of comprehensive Academy recruitment network
Organisational business planning
Development of player recruitment criteria and use of data analysis to inform player recruitment
Budget management
Strategic risk assessment/ management
Negotiation/ liaison with player agents
Brokering of player loans
Report to club Board
Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
2008 – 2012 (4 years)
Organisation of scouting and player recruitment activity - domestic and international
Developed a comprehensive recruitment network: domestically and Internationally
Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
Working with Sporting Director/ Club Management
Budget management
Player agent negotiations
Assistant Director/ Coordinator of Scouting (UK and International)
West Ham United Football Club
2004 – 2008 (4 years)
Providing match analysis of opposition teams
Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
Lead professional for scouts in service training
Working directly with the Sporting Director, First Team Manager and Youth Director on player recruitment in UK and abroad
Management of scouts
Head of Player Recruitment (UK and International)
Charlton Athletic Football Club
2001 – 2004 (3 years)
Recruited by club CEO and Directors to restructure club recruitment strategy/ policy
Working with the First Team Manager and Club Board on player recruitment
Negotiated major sponsorship contracts for Academy
Providing match analysis of opposition teams
Developed a comprehensive scouting and recruitment network: domestically and Internationally
Attending major UEFA and FIFA Tournaments
Leading on in service training for player recruitment
Youth Development Officer/ Academy Recruitment Coordinator
West Ham United Football Club
1992 – 2001 (9 years)
Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team
Along with Youth Director transformed an underperforming Academy from a previous low performing baseline to being the most successful nationally through the recruitment of (many now well known high profile international and highly successful performing elite) players.
With Director determined the Club's talent identification and recruitment strategy
Responsible for academy satelite centres
Youth Development Officer/ Reserve Team Coach
Crystal Palace Football Club
1990 – 1992 (2 years)
Recruited by Club Chairman and First Team Manager to restructure and lead youth development department and club recruitment strategy.
Department budget responsibility
Introduced and implemented a comprehensive scouting network
Co-ordinating all of Club’s youth scouting activities
Providing match analysis of opposition teams for first team
Working directly with the Chairman/ first team manager on player recruitment
Negotiated major inward investment/ sponsorship contracts for School of Excellence
Coach for Youth and Reserve Teams/ Club Scout
West Ham United Football Club
1988 – 1990 (2 years)
Responsibility for coaching club youth and reserve teams and scouting.
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this was it too:
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