Authors: Michael Calvin
Sheffield United 101, 105, 109, 113, 117, 208
Sheffield Wednesday 29, 107
Shelvey, Jonjo 134
Sheringham, Teddy 14
Sherwood, Tim 32
Shorey, Nicky 10
Shorey, Steve 140, 206
Shreeves, Peter 275
Shrewsbury Town 152, 153, 189, 192
Silkman, Barry 91
Silva, David 41
Silver, Nate 355–6
Simmonds, Barry 32, 176, 249–62, 268–9
Sinclair, Jerome 29
Sinclair, Scott 318
Sitton, John 14
Slade, Russell 139
Slew, Jordan 113–14
Smales, Ryan 68–9
Smartodds 332, 336
Smith, Dan 95
Smith, Gary 110–12, 114, 115, 160, 284
Smith, James 38, 39–43, 44–5, 46, 47–8, 51, 53–5, 175, 182, 360
Smith, Paul 200
Smith, Roger 111, 113, 114, 176, 284–7
Smith, Tommy 349
Smith, Walter 154, 244
Smithies, Alex 25
Snodgrass, Robert 245
Solksjaer, Ole Gunnar 246
Solly, Chris 109, 110
Sordell, Marvin 85
Souness, Graeme 145, 154, 362
South America 23, 43, 48, 51–2, 54, 247, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328–9
South Bank University 39, 175
Southampton 12, 33, 77, 91–2, 93, 102, 105, 106, 131, 144, 145, 176, 200, 235, 295, 296, 314, 362
Southend United 6, 148–9, 150, 154, 157, 158, 238, 297, 304, 307, 351, 365, 373
Southern League 166, 202, 210–11, 217
Spain 128, 166, 214, 238, 247, 298, 309, 314, 315, 324, 372
Spartak Moscow 253
Spendlhofer, Lukas 89
sporting director 20, 55, 79, 96, 255
see also
Comolli, Damien
Sporting Lisbon 82, 96, 325, 329
Sports Analytics Innovation Summit 356
Sports Illustrated
46
sports science 39, 59, 87, 92, 171, 175, 351
St Albans City 210–13, 297
St John, Ian 30
St Johnstone 106, 115, 240
Stafford Rangers 202–3
Staines Town 1, 4–5, 110, 369
Stam, Jaap 16–17
Stanislaus, Roger 141
Stannard, Jim 201
statisticians 25, 27, 36, 185, 187
stealth scouting 257
Sterling, Nadine 30
Sterling, Raheem 29–33, 81, 84–5, 95–6, 230, 231, 232, 340, 341
Stevenage 110–11, 114, 115, 133, 136, 160, 284, 292
Stevens, Andy 90, 162
Stockport County 139, 191, 193
Stoke City 137, 193, 313, 316, 320, 321–2, 340, 373
Stokes, Chris 312
streaming games 53
Sturrock, Paul 307
Stuttgart 251, 320
Suarez, Luis 36, 83
Suckling, Perry 166
Sugar, Alan 117, 208–9, 278, 300
Suggett, Colin 242
Sunderland 165, 168, 241, 245, 359
Suso 82
Sussex 236
Swansea 152, 182, 318, 324
Swift, John 10
Swiss League 211
Switzerland 90, 150
Sy, Ibrahima 306
Szcze˛sny, Wojciech 339
Talbot, Brian 306
Tampa Bay Rays 174
Tampa Bay Rowdies 202
Taylor, Graham 172, 267, 268
Taylor, Peter 126, 136–7, 309
Team GB 160
technical scouting 39, 173, 176, 182, 208–9, 318, 360, 370–1
technology:
blind faith in 370–1
football people uncomfortable with 97
mistakes caused by advances in 371
Moyes and 39
NFL ‘anti-technology’ rule 356
Opta and
see
Opta
Prozone
see
Prozone
Scout7 and
see
Scout7
short-termism and 350–1
as threat to scouts 2, 24, 44, 53, 108, 117, 175, 181–3, 184, 214, 222, 246, 350–1, 370–1
video scouting 24, 44, 47, 53, 108, 184, 214, 222, 250, 257, 350, 354, 360
see also
analytics
Teixeira, João 82
Tello 333
Ternant, Stan 261
Terry, John 132
Tettey, Alex 245
Tevez, Carlos 325
Think Fitness 181
Thinking Fast and Slow
(Kahneman) 337–8, 344
third-party ownership 52–3, 325–7
This Pattern Weaving Talk Is All bunk!
(Reep) 172
Tillson, Jordan 217, 223
Timlin, Michael 157
Tiote, Cheick 321
Tombati, Sido 157
Tomlin, Gavin 168
Tomsk, Tom 253
Torquay United 267
Torres, Fernando 364
Tottenham Hotspur 6, 83, 87, 106,129, 145, 243, 245, 250, 271, 275, 278, 284, 297, 299–300, 355, 362, 365
Academy/School of Excellence 13, 133, 135, 166
scouting network 12, 13, 14, 21, 23, 29, 32, 69, 76, 80, 82, 87, 116, 129, 152–3, 208–9, 242, 294, 318–19
youth team/policy 13, 126, 129, 130, 133, 135–6, 145, 166
Tours 205, 322
Traffic Sports 326–7
Tranmere Rovers 93–4, 189–94, 196, 372
trials 13, 32, 72, 146, 189–93, 195–6, 210–26, 233, 279–80, 283, 307, 319
Trotta, Marcello 262–3
Tuleta, Operation 198, 263
Turkey 90, 251, 258
Turner, Michael 245
Tversky, Amos 344
Udinese 53, 94, 95, 247, 265, 348
UEFA:
Financial Fair Play 79
NextGen Series and 305
third-party ownership and 325–6, 327
Ugwu, Gozie 205, 206
United States 39, 55, 111, 161, 162, 179, 202, 216, 330–1, 332–3, 338, 343–4, 355–6
Valderrama, Carlos 52
Valencia 166, 314
Van Persie, Robin 34–5
Varane, Raphael 323
Vasco de Gama 17
Venables, Terry 200, 208–9, 264, 297, 298
video scouting 24, 44, 47, 53, 108, 184, 214, 222, 250, 257, 350, 354, 360
Vidic, Nemanja 363
Vieira, Patrick 141–2
Villareal 53
Vince, Dale 311
Vitesse Arnhem 52
Waddock, Gary 29, 89, 164, 198, 206, 263, 264, 357, 358
Walcott, Jacob 204–5
Walcott, Theo 181, 205
Walker, Mitch 143
Walley, Tom 31–2, 91
Walsh, Steve 104
Warburton, Mark 79, 80, 82–7, 96–8
Ward, John 198
Warnock, Neil 136, 138–9, 346
Warren Farm Sports Centre 57, 58–61
Warwick University: Certificate in Applied Management for Football Managers 297, 304
Wasps 199
Wasserman Media Group 313
Watford 6, 14, 70, 80, 84, 85, 87, 117, 150, 217, 224, 265–7, 268, 269, 296, 297, 305, 312, 319, 354
Watson, Alan 360
Watson, Dave 154–5
Watson, Steve 74
Webb, Dave 297
Webber, Stuart 22, 231, 351
Wells, Matt 218
Welsh Alliance 194
Wembley Stadium 14, 30, 57, 171, 208, 277
Wendt, Dr Oliver 254
Wenger, Arsène 24, 34, 35, 127, 179, 182, 288, 294, 305, 308, 319
Werder Bremen 323
Werner, Tom 162, 170–1
Wessex League 202, 359
West Bromwich Albion 27, 29, 218, 231, 312, 327–8, 340, 373
West Ham United 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 126, 127, 129, 132, 134, 141, 320, 325, 340, 361–2
Westley, Graham 112–13
Weymouth 318
Whittaker, Steven 245
Whittle, Alex 217, 223
Wigan Athletic 49, 131, 136, 166, 193–4, 255, 311, 313
Williams, Ben 115
Williams, Gwyn 140
Williams, Jonathan 90
Wilshere, Andy 68, 70
Wilshere, Jack 59, 68–9, 70, 181
Wilson, Bob 275
Wilson, Danny 101
Wimbledon 128, 176, 224, 285
Winter, Henry 171
Woking Town 297
Wolfsburg 255
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13, 172, 194, 227, 277, 287, 351, 359
Wood, Chris 312
Wooden, John 292–3, 297
Woodhead, Ben 192–3
Woodward, Sir Clive 176
Wooster, Blake 184–5, 331
Wordsworth, Anthony 109, 118, 121, 123
work permits, player eligibility for UK 52, 307, 321, 325
World Cup 172, 338
Under-17 133
1966 138, 172
2010 323
Wotte, Mark 2, 12
Wrexham 190
Wright, Alan 275
Wright, Billy 277
Wright, Ian 198, 203, 317
Wycombe Wanderers 29, 89, 151, 164, 198–9, 206, 209, 261, 262–5, 318, 353, 357–8, 374
Xamax, Neuchatel 211
Xavi 333
Xisco 318
Yacob, Claudio 327, 328–9
Yates, Ronnie 278
Yeovil Town 206, 262, 358
Yeung, Carson 241
Zamora, Bobby 351
Zenit St Petersburg 251
Zima, Lukas 15, 17–18
Zindane, Zinedine 94
Zingarevich, Anton 220, 253
Zuculini, Bruno 328
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