"It is not easy to come over to League One, play 46 games, all kinds of pitches, weather etc. It is what makes these leagues so exciting!" And as @AliMaxwell_ & I discussed on the new GBE Eye Pod is one a factor which makes recruitment in L1 so difficult www.gbeexperthub.com/p/efl-league...

A huge piece looking into League One specifically from a GBE and ESC recruitment perspective. What has happened so far? What will happen? Where should L1 clubs look to scout? www.gbeexperthub.com/p/league-one...

League One Week begins with an exciting young African talent who has landed in one of the Eastern European leagues, but is available for immediate transfer to England under the ESC legislation" Big week on the GBE Expert Hub platform for pro subscribers www.gbeexperthub.com/p/ehije-ukak...

We round off April with our free monthly piece for subscribers. We dig into the managerial merry-go-round post-Brexit. What has happened in terms of the quantity of non-domestic manager appointments, and have they actually had the desired impact? www.gbeexperthub.com/p/could-the-...

Using ESC slots in EFL L2 has been done by 3 clubs so far, should it be more? Our L2 week continues with an analysis piece that delves into this question. I believe that if you are connected to an L2 club then you will get so much out of this piece. www.gbeexperthub.com/p/esc-and-ef...

I am joined by @hyfprw.bsky.social for a wander through the Balkans trying to find some interesting footballers. Some great tips for leagues ranging from North Macedonia and Montenegro through to Croatia and Serbia. www.gbeexperthub.com/p/croatia-se...

Finally. Someone else applies this really important piece of information into the debate around player health and workload. It is not just how many minutes we are asking them to play, it is the intensity in which we are asking them to do it. Both in training and in matches.

Dealing with GBE in Scotland is very different than in England. To discuss this I invited @liamhenshaw.com onto the GBE Eye Podcast. This is a *free* podcast for everyone to listen to & if you work in recruitment, especially in Scotland, it is worth 30mins www.gbeexperthub.com/p/what-is-ha...

One of my favourite pieces, a big old deep dive into Scottish football and how the SFA's GBE policies are changing the Premiership. www.gbeexperthub.com/p/the-effect...

And awayyyyy we go! 🇯🇵

Excited about the new League of Ireland season that is about to kick-off? Did Michael Noonan's winner for Shamrock Rovers on Thursday turn you on to Irish football? The GBE Eye podcast is *free* for everyone this week & concentrates on 🇮🇪 andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/northern-i...

What went on in the January Transfer Window?? Lots and lots of GBE and ESC transfers. Records were broken. Clubs filled their ESC slots. PL & EFL covered! Free mega piece for everyone! andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/records-ar...

Wow. This is amazing!

*FREE AGENTS WEEK* It is tough to get complex deals done atm There are some Free Agents who hit the GBE/ESC criteria who should be interesting EFL & Scottish clubs, we will be focusing on them *all week* Beginning with this bulletin for pro subscribers andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/free-agenc...

Yesterday, Southampton were thwarted in their attempts to appoint 777s Johannes Spors as their new sporting director. @SidPanayi and I have addressed the issue *Why did this happen? *What are the regulations? *Who could pass? andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/sporting-d...

The GBE Eye Podcast is now live! *What is GBE and ESC? *A brief focus on the January transfer window *2 players that British clubs should be looking at this month *3 free agents that should be signed to improve your squads Listen to Episode 1 for *FREE* andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-gbe-ey...

Dare I say...HERE WE GO!? Episode 1 recorded and in the can. Coming to your ears 20/01/2025 #GBEESCrecruitment

ESC slots are a big deal. Norwich have just had to suspend registration of Matej Jurasek because of them. My latest free piece for andywatsongbe.substack.com concentrates on how to use them and convert them. andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-esc-sl...

I love Football Manager. Work in the game has reduced my recent ability to play the game, but I have felt connected to it ever since receiving my first copy, CM98/99, as a teenager. I got to talk GBE/ESC with @tonyjameson.bsky.social and Si Maggio on The FM Show this week youtu.be/rDdEubWZYUk?...

Yesterday, all of the paid subscribers of the GBE Expert Hub received their first Pro GBE Bulletin. This is a weekly analysis that you will not get elsewhere. It is a truly unique offering. Tomorrow, this will be followed by a player report. Link is in the comments to join in!

Interesting to see reports of Michael Wimmer being approached to manage in L1 Looks to be a great profile for that level, but he doesn't meet the criteria for a head coach role He is months short of the requisite experience, needs 2yrs consecutive, or 3yrs total open.substack.com/pub/andywats...

Was just in Lidl at 21:50 Had a chat with the staff member counting the bakery items left at the end of the day "It must be difficult to work out how many to make" I said, surveying the vast quantities of croissants & baked goods "The worst thing is, it all goes in the bin" In. The. Bin! WTF!!

Went to Boro U21 v Benfica U21 tonight. Benfica #73 Beni Souza was an absolute class above. He won the penalty that won the game for the Portuguese. Boro really struggled to create anything against a physically dominant opponent.

The 12 Days of content are done, this is the future of The GBE Expert Hub. Can we help you? Can you help us? andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-gbe-ex...

Scored versus Cambuur in the KNVB Beker last night. 2nd goal in 3 matches. Convinced he’d be an asset to many a Championship club.

The combination of ESC transfers and the EFL is one that is going to be really important over the next few years. What can we learn from the first 18 months of the ESC regulations in the EFL? andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-best-e...

Yassin Oukili is an interesting profile who is soon OOC at RKC in the Eredivisie, which is Band 2 in GBE. @brad8926.bsky.social has done a report on Oukili which forms part of our offering on GBE Expert Hub today, plus analysis on Band 1-3 recruitment andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

The last two days on The GBE Expert Hub we have looked deeper into the Premier League and then the EFL analysing the transfer trends and the effects of GBE/ESC in those leagues. Had really good feedback on these pieces so check them out! andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

Following a couple of days' break, we are back with a piece of content going into subscribers' inboxes at 7pm tonight. So far we have covered the basics of GBE/ESC, the women's game, non-playing staff, home nations & GBE Expert Hub player reports! And it's all for free! andywatsongbe.substack.com

WELCOME TO THE SOUND OF THE START OF YOUR WEEKEND! 🎉 #EFL

Here's my end-of-year editor's blog for 2024. It's a colossal 5000-word mess covering the year that was, the year to come, our big project at SCOUTED, and some other rubbish. Enjoy? www.scoutednotebook.com/p/the-techni...

Great work being done here

We at The GBE Expert Hub hope that you have enjoyed this week of free content to launch the platform culminating in this piece containing 2 of our player reports! If there's anyone in your network who you think will benefit from this then please send on! andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-gbe-ex...

Day 5 of The GBE Expert content launch sees us change tack a bit and move away from the pitch. GBE also applies to non-playing staff, not even just head coaches either, but assistants, directors of football, performance managers, and youth coaching staff andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/gbe-for-ma...

Time to discussion the regulations in the women's game now on Day 4 of the 12 Days of GBE! andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/gbe-in-the...

On Day 3 of the 12 Days of GBE we take a look at the different ways that Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are tackling the issue of GBE for their own clubs. There are clear similarities but also some differences. open.substack.com/pub/andywats...

Day 2 of the 12 Days of GBE concentrates on the ESC legislation that came in for 2023/24. Find out what it is, how it works, and what impact it has had on recruitment in football in England. open.substack.com/pub/andywats...

Couldn't be happier about this. Do not scratch your eyes...

Huge day for me personally as the first official piece of content drops on my project, The GBE Expert Hub! The first 12 days of content will be free, and there will be free content forever, so you have nothing to lose and only knowledge to gain by signing up! open.substack.com/pub/andywats...

The extraordinary talents of Tyler Dibling are there for all to see tonight against Brighton. He first name across my attention in April 2022 when I used the original AWRSS to find talented young "dribbling wingers" Let's have a look at what has happened to everyone else on the top list

When you work in football it can sometimes take some of the fun and joy out of it. That's why it was so great to attend the match with these two miscreants last night. They had an amazing time, and it was the daughter's first ever senior match.

Can't remember seeing a better save for quite some time than Emi Martínez's effort for Villa last night.

Not exactly breaking any new ground with this statement... But Alexis Mac Allister is an incredible footballer.

Speaking at FTF12 today about GBE and ESC. Hoping to make it an enjoyable 30 minutes for all concerned! I will share some images from the presentation at a later date, some interesting data, especially about the women's game!

Long read from me: Jake and I sat down with Diego Luna, the newly crowned MLS Young Player of the Year. A story about coffee, community, futsal, international allegiance and outside-of-the-foot passes. ☕: www.scoutednotebook.com/p/diego-luna...

mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... ICYMI. The people who make risky decisions in football clubs have a completely different idea of risk than the people who own the clubs. Whose risk is it anyway?

There are some players in this team. Alfie Devine getting great experience outside of the limelight here. Luka Vuskovic is a monster. Future star without a doubt. There are another couple of players I would have in my EFL Championship squads as well from here.

Hutchinson and Delap examples of players everyone knew were on the track to be PL players but someone had to take a punt. I'd much rather gamble on those types than 24+ year olds from overseas.

There's a player that I've been following for 2 years who just scored again today to make it 5 matches in a row that they have scored, 7 goals in total. He qualifies for an ESC now as a result of his international appearances I genuinely think that he could make a big impact in the EFL somewhere

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗶𝗽𝘀? ✍️ Up and down the division, second-tier strikers are performing like second-rate finishers. @alimaxwell.bsky.social examines why - and invents a new metric… 👀 www.ntt20.com/p/have-champ... #EFL