What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director - Joe Savage #69

What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director - Joe Savage #69For this episode we are joined by Joe Savage for a deep dive into the role of the sporting director in football and all things scouting and recruitment.Joe's last role was sporting director at Scottish football club Hearts, and before that he was head of recruitment at Preston North End, and chief scout at Norwich City.We discuss Joe's journey in football, some of his experiences when it comes to building out a recruitment team, working on transfers and overseeing multiple aspects of a football club.0:00 - Introduction2:32 - Joe joins and gives background5:37 - Getting into scouting14:15 - Scouting reports and advice for scouts24:50 - Moving to Norwich FC as chief scout29:20 - Scouting with different budgets (premier league/championship)34:48 - Difference between chief scout and head of recruitment41:51 - Joe's transition to be a sporting director46:06 - The role of a sporting director53:35 - Learning from others in similar roles57:23 - Setting up a recruitment department1:02:15 - Competing with other clubs for signings1:06:27 - What a recruitment meeting is like, having options1:15:40 - Agreeing personal terms, contract negotiations1:21:19 - Challenges as a sporting director, knowing when to move on1:28:47 - Increase in analytics, Jamestown Analytics1:32:19 - Co-sporting directors & assistant sporting directors1:35:08 - Advice for aspiring sporting directors1:39:31 - Wrap up, book/podcast recommendations, what's next for JoeRelated EpisodesMark Cartwright (Sporting Director): https://youtu.be/TCb8L9vRxbwChris Robinson (Scout): https://youtu.be/asDWXXVaKxkLiam Henshaw (Data Scout): https://youtu.be/Wbd_BmceRJsBook RecommendationsDexter Series: https://amzn.to/4aSdcA4Game of Thrones: https://amzn.to/3WOJjLa #heartsfc #sportingdirector #scouting #football #talentid◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/📊 Become a data analyst with DataCamp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGAFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk