1. It's time to reflect on a job well done in winning promotion back. He ended up moving to West Ham and worked his way from legal advisor to chief executive, when he worked closely with Nani and Gianfranco Zola. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The club simply changed tack. well take a risk. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. EVAN FERGUSON and Andy Moran both joined Brighton's Academy at the age of 16 from clubs in the League of Ireland. The calendar adjusts to your time zone and will automatically update throughout the season, so you'll never miss a match! Place small sums into lots of high-risk ventures. Was U23 physio for a year before becoming Head of Medical at Peterborough in June 2018. Hes got a year left of his contract. As a result, Colomer was recruited by the state of Qatar in 2007 to help to establish a programme called Football Dreams for the Doha-based Aspire Academy. By James Walters. The clubs scouts had been tracking the player for months but believed he was beyond reach. In 2006, Udinese signed a 17-year-old Alexis Snchez for 2.7m from Chilean club Cobreloa but immediately loaned him to other South American sides. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. The government has made that clear and the culture secretary Oliver Dowden enforced that . Off the pitch, the club is thriving and will continue to thrive. Joined in August 2020 from Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, where he had worked since February 2019. To keep up with their peers, Watford are increasing their spending on acquisitions. The only place youll be able to find fresh content from throughout the club, including behind-the-scenes access at training, interviews with stars past and present and all the best action from each and every Watford FC Premier League game. It can be considered a London club, it has great history and - ironically as it annoys the fans - the fact the stand has not been developed is seen as a positive because they know they can make a big impact. I never fall in love with a player, adds Giraldi. Watford look set for another season in Englands top tier following an outstanding start to this term. The question ishow? Raffaele Riva resigned as executive chairman over the incident. The financial constraints of dropping down a division, coupled with the added pressure of the global pandemic meant that the odds were stacked against the Hornets, but their win against Millwall on Saturday confirmed they would be returning to the top flight at the first time of asking. Assessing the quality of developed players is every bit as difficult. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, you can still find very, very good players who have the right attitude to play in Europe. Abu Dhabi-controlled City Football Group, which ownsManchester City, also has sides in the US and Australia, while energy drinks manufacturerRed Bull owns teams in Austria and Germany. No teams ever been relegated with 11 wins, says Duxbury. Its why weve begun frank and open discussions with supporters and will continue to meet once the season is finished and beyond. We dont have an owner taking money out [or] as a vehicle for him to make money.. Editor's . This account already exists. Duxbury calls them absolute nonsense. But is it bad? If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to If thats playing for Real Madrid orParis Saint-Germain, thats mutually compatible with our ambition because we will improve as a football club, they will improve as a player, and the merry-go-round will continue.. A powerful documentary marks the first anniversary of the Ukraine war through five people's diaries, Celebrate the American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, with an epic mix of tunes and chats, In a long, hot, post-exam summer friends are seduced by a powerful app, Watford's five-year top-flight stay ended after a. owner Gino Pozzo and chief executive Scott Duxbury expressed "great disappointment". If he leaves, he can be replaced and the whole system does not fall apart. "We came here eight years ago, we are now an established Premier League football club and that's where we belong.". Being a small club has advantages. PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. But no club in the Pozzo family stable has been relegated for more than 20 years. Brother of the Head Coach and also arrived at the club in December 2020, having previously spent a season with Valencia in La Liga. The enshittification of apps is real. Should a club hire a player on their recommendation, a scout earns a bonus of a few hundred pounds. In 2012, they arrived in England to buy Watford, where Gino is sole owner. I have to try to offer the best performance we have and to get better results.. "There was moments where we weren't perhaps achieving what we thought we would do and people were turning against us, and the fans were turning against us, but we believed in what we were doing. His time at Upton Park was controversial though, with the club fined 30m because of the Carlos Tevez affair, and he left in 2010 when David Gold and David Sullivan took over. Premier League champions Manchester City have created a database of 300,000 players, with the club identifying just three targets in each position they consider the best in the world. Suggested targets are whittled down to two or three and presented to Duxbury, Giraldi and Pozzo, who are based at the clubs training ground. Watford chief executive Scott Duxbury (left) with technical director Filippo Giraldi In an office locked away from the hubbub is Gino Pozzo, Watford's owner. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Won 44 caps for Croatia and played for clubs including Everton and West Ham. There are modern efforts to improve scouting through the use of data analytics. In the three seasons since promotion, Watford have secured 12 victories on one occasion and 11 wins in the other two. Picture: Holly Cant. . As Calvin suggests, fewer than one per cent of the 10,000 boys at English club academies go on to make a living from the game. This year, Watford rejected an offer from an American media company to buy a 35.7 per cent stake in the club for 125m, valuing it at a whopping 350m. contact the editor here. A row of small buildings contains offices, a canteen, a gym and changing facilities, with windows that look out on to a handful of carefully manicured pitches and the Hertfordshire hills in the distance. After another three seasons with Udineses first team, Sanchez was sold to Barcelona for a reported fee of 23.4m. Arsenal 3-2 Watford: Hornets haven't been good enough this season - Deeney. . It's about respecting our supporters and our club. Yet now, today, its not about a bid to retain status, or where we will finish in the league at the end of the season, its far more important than that. It must be on Watford's terms, too, as they showed when they held out until Everton paid . Football is an efficient market: the more a club spends, the better the results. Elton John Splurges On Luxury Toronto Apartment, The 8 Biggest Deals On Shark Tank Ever, Ranked, John Wick's Garage: 10 Crazy Expensive Motorcycles In Keanu Reeves' Collection, Inside Red Sea Project: The $5 Billion Saudi Desert Megaresort, Larsa Pippens New $3.3 Million Miami Penthouse, A Peek Inside Tom Hardy's Insane Car Collection. Data profile of Scott Duxbury who is contracted to Watford. My continued very best wishes, on behalf of everyone here at Watford Football Club, to you and your families. Though there is a desire to develop other parts of Watfords business, from expanding their stadium and seeking sponsorship deals, the obsession is trading players. In the UK, footballers from non-EU countries cannot gain work visas unless they satisfy certain eligibility requirements, such as playing for their national teams or racking up games in a major European league. They should not be competing in the Champions League but it is only because of the expertise of the Pozzos and the infrastructure they have developed that they are doing it year in and year out. Though they employ an outside firm to provide some data analysis on players, the club rely on the subjective judgments of their scouts. If you sign a good English player, you will start easily from ten [thousand pounds] per week. Was Bilics assistant at Hajduk Split, Al-Ittihad, West Brom and Beijing Guoan and does opposition scouting and analysis as well as coaching. It is when players dont leave, thats the issue.. Truth be told there is a myth about Watfords transfer set-up. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here. Fosters not consistent. To receive exclusive content every month and other great benefits sign up to our monthly eNewsletter. Between Udinese and Watford, the family own about 80 senior players, each representing a potential blockbuster transfer. It never stops, says Duxbury. The plan now is to establish the Hornets in the top flight once again and grow from there. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's To Watford Fans: From Gino Pozzo & Scott Duxbury. For now, then, on the back of several weeks without a home fixture, lets all come together and create something special this afternoon; something everyone can use as a catalyst for a very positive end to the season as we bid to retain Premier League status. Captain Troy Deeney said he does not know if he has, Epic new drama sees witches fighting terror. Knows Watford owners the Pozzos from his three-year spell as Sporting Director of their other club, Udinese. It's the finest moment I've had in football," said Duxbury. If we need their support with regards to money, we will get it. I promise you everyone is doing everything in their power to rectify this now and for the rest of the season. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Read about our approach to external linking. Creative midfielder for Hajduk Split, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Austria Salzburg during an 18-year playing career. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. MX23RW : Tuesday, February 14 23:28:01| >> :600:110613:110613: Arsenal . To what end? Picture: Youtube/WatfordFC. Date: 27/07/2020 By: Watford FC Statement from Hornets' Owner and Chairman & CEO . Team Focus: Watford Formed: 1881 Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium (21,000) Captain: Tom Cleverley Chairman: Scott Duxbury Manager: Slaven Bili Competitions: Championship position 3 Sir Elton, a life-long fan who previously owned the club, reacted to the poor result as supporters often do; apportioning blame, calling for drastic changes. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Beneath them is best described as a scouting board, with eight or nine individuals based around the world. Captain Troy Deeney said he does not know if he has played his last game for the club. Duxbury returned to England to head up a sports practice and it was then that he met Gino Pozzo. These are parts of our football club's daily life too seldom spoken about. It's surreal. That role only lasted five months, before Simm returned to Watford as first-team physio in October 2018. How the biggest companies plan mass lay-offs, The benefits of revealing neurodiversity in the workplace, Tim Peake: I do not see us having a problem getting to Mars, Michelle Yeoh: Finally we are being seen, Our ski trip made me question my life choices, Apocalypse then: lessons from history in tackling climate shocks, How data analysis helps football clubs make better signings. The Pozzos have their own family wealth, he says. They employ scouts who watch players before the board convene every three months or so to be updated. The company made a turnover of $297 billion in 2011. A greater windfall is possible. Far from discouraging the desire to leave the club, Duxbury says such ambition can be harnessed. He is the managing director of Vitol, a Geneva-based oil trading company. Of course, no one is perfect and Watford have made mistakes. They brought a similarly savvy approach to Watford. Not any more. He had been signed for 11m the year before and was sold with his replacement, Roberto Pereyra, already in place. The decision over Pearson has been an emotional, impulsive decision. A larger scouting network is able to cover more ground. For now, at least, Watfords player trading strategy is working. Udinese, a small-town club in the north-east of the country, play in Serie A, Italys top division. "So for us to be able to deal with that and get theteam spirit to come back, was remarkable.". Manchester United, the richest club in the world, employ 50 full-time scouts globally. Then, Pozzo, Giraldi and Duxbury draw up lists of around four desirable players in each position, as well as tallies of younger targets that could eventually graduate into the side. "We are a Premier League football club now. This is your chance to discuss club matters with senior club officials, as host Michael Kurn is joined by Scott Duxbury, CEO & Chairman, and Head Coach Vladi. most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries, contracts, earn outs, endorsements, stock ownership and much more. Has been at Watford since 2012, when the Pozzo family took over, and is a key figure on both the football and business sides of the club. The likelihood is that any team that are consistently among the lowest spending in the division will eventually have a bad season. If Im the club thats buying a player for 40m because youve heard of him onMatch of the Day, somethings gone wrong., Murad Ahmed is the FTs sports correspondent, Follow@FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first. Last year, the club were fined 3.95m after admitting that one of their senior executives submitted a forged bank letter in filings related to Gino Pozzos takeover. [Its about] getting the experience I need to hopefully go on to bigger things. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website, Here's How Drew Barrymore Made Her $125 Million Fortune, Kim Kardashians $150 Million Private Jet Has Strict Rules, Travis Barker Releases New CBD Skincare, But Its Causing Controversy, Moving To Canada? Recruitment is, in many ways, a bit of a lottery, he says. The Pozzos may be the family with their name above the door but it will be former West Ham United duo Scott Duxbury and Gian Luca Nani who will be running the club on a daily basis. A subsequent EFL inquiry found that the owner was unaware of the document and the club had not gained a competitive advantage. Scott Duxbury speaking after Watford were promoted to the Premier League. To receive exclusive content every month and other great benefits sign up to our monthly eNewsletter. There is a long list of top footballers who have emerged through Udineses ranks, including Colombias Juan Cuadrado, Moroccos Medhi Benatia and Slovenias Samir Handanovi. In response, the English Football League (EFL), the body that regulates professional divisions below the Premier League, changed its rules so that clubs could no longer benefit from a huge influx of foreign loanees. They try to keep the identity of the club, so I think Watford fans should be really encouraged. Was a manager in his own right, for HNK Orijent 1919 in Croatia, before linking up with Bilic at Al-Ittihad, West Brom and Beijing Guoan. The deal would have been quite a return for Pozzo, given he paid 500,000 to buy Watford six years ago as well clearing the clubs debts of about 10m. Click HERE to sync your online/mobile calendar with all the club's 2021/22 fixtures. The lucky few are on a salary but live in perennial fear of the sack, frequently turfed out along with a teams manager when results go south. The family have vehemently denied the allegations. Watford can now afford the price tags attached to better-known players. "And there weremoments where the family was a little bit against us. Everyone has been aware of that this week. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. A manager is incentivised to pick the best possible team, so if new signings are good, they will play frequently. In his award-winning 2013 bookThe Nowhere Men, football writer Michael Calvin followed the lives of English talent spotters. The CEO said that will only be achieved if all at Watford, fans, players and staff,aretogether. Role Active Director Appointed on 12 July 2012 . The asking price for their preferred target went to a level we werent comfortable with. These are parts of our football clubs daily life too seldom spoken about. OUR Scouting and Recruitment Webinar is back for a second edition and will once again provide industry insights from leading experts in the game. They have bought Watford solely so it can become an established Premier League club. The Watford hierarchy have said their "efforts surrounding the team were not good enough" following the Hornets' relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the season. Duxbury has spent most of his adult life involved in football after qualifying as a lawyer. Their greatest finds include Chilean striker Alexis Snchez, who has gone on to play for European superpowers such as Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United. If we think a players good enough, we will sign him regardless, says Duxbury. Those regimes are motivated, at least in part, by marketing the brands of the owners. They feel it in their bones, he says in a recent YouTube video series on the art of scouting. Players leaving doesnt concern me, he told talkSPORT. Its values, its sense It was a bold claim but one that sums up the confidence Watford have in the scouting network they have developed since the Pozzo family bought the club in 2012. Watford chairman Scott Duxbury says at least six of the 20 English Premier League clubs are concerned about the plan to use neutral stadiums to finish the season. Duxbury declines to speak about the details, saying that the owner has no reason to sell. We want everyone to understand we accept that whats happened on the field of play, particularly at home, is unacceptable. Watford chief executive Scott Duxbury reveals that the Hornets will sign more new players during the January transfer window. Two-thirds of those awarded a professional contract at the age of 18 abandon the sport by 21. Born on 1st March 1972. We are all focused on putting this right. For primary use with Football Manager 2021. Academic research suggests the best predictor of a teams league placing is its wage bill. We believed in the players, we believed in the vision and then people came with us.". To pretend the league situation is anything other than it is would be futile the stark reality of the Premier League table bears witness to that. Editors' Code of Practice. Scott Duxbury sets out #watfordfc's position on Project Restart. A Gannett Company. Others follow a similar method. We close the deal and weve signed a player that in the Carabao Cup [one of Englands two main cup competitions] scored a wonder goal, then in midweek for Portugal [under-19s], scored another wonder goal. Theyll either be very successful and maybe go on to another bigger club or they wont work out and theyll move on. The programme produced a youth team that beat a Brazilian under-17 side featuring Neymar and Philippe Coutinho, who would go on to become two of the most expensive players ever.
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