Kristjaan Speakman and Dan Ashworth emerge as frontrunners in Birmingham City’s search for new Director of Football Friday, June 12, 2026 birminghamcity craiggardner kristjaanspeakman danashworth footballdirector recruitment academy ai datadriven sportingdirector sport Birmingham City is one week into its search for a new Director of Football following the departure of Craig Gardner, but recruitment efforts have been quietly ongoing since the end of last season. Gardner, 39, stepped down … Read More
The Aston Villa Strategy Team Driving Unai Emery’s Transfer Ambitions Wednesday, June 3, 2026 astonvilla transfers unaiemery recruitment sportingdirector championsleague football scouting playertransfers footballoperations sport Aston Villa’s attention has swiftly moved from celebrating a historic season to preparing for the demanding challenges of next term. Their Europa League triumph not only ended a three-decade trophy drought but also confirmed … Read More