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A.I. In Football
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A.I. In Football

Tom Butterfield & David Bromley

AI in Football: Recruitment Decisions, Done Properly is a practical podcast about how football clubs make better recruitment decisions in an AI world — without the hype. We don’t chase novelty tools. We focus on the thinking and structure that makes any tool useful: clear role briefs, behaviours over labels, constraints and trade-offs, repeatable shortlisting, and decision review that actually improves the process. Each episode gives you something you can use: - Role Definition Templates (behaviour-based, not position labels) - Question sets that lead to better shortlists - Meeting Structures that stop recruitment becoming a persuasion contest - Simple Ways to Stress-Test Decisions (“what would make this wrong?”) - How AI Fits Safely: drafting, checking, standardising outputs — never replacing judgement If you work in recruitment, scouting, analysis, coaching, or you’re aiming to, this show is for you. Clarity First. Tools Second.

Episodes

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Today • 40 min

Ep52 - The Method Meets Reality - Why Good Processes Get Rejected.

E

March 29, 2026 • 44 min

Ep51: The Club Operating Rhythm - Making The Model Outlast The Individual.

E

March 20, 2026 • 35 min

Ep50: The Shortlist Funnel: Data, Video Scouting, Live Scouting and the Target Matrix.

E

March 14, 2026 • 51 min

Ep49: The Definition/Selection Meeting Split - When Are Player Names Allowed In The Room?

E

March 5, 2026 • 34 min

Ep48: Turning Behaviours into Metrics - Choosing KPI's that Serve The Team Identity (And Avoid Analysis Theatre)

E

February 28, 2026 • 27 min

Ep47: Formations & Role Archetypes — What Your Identity Demands From Each Line.

B

February 19, 2026 • 40 min

Bonus Episode 2 - Replacing Heung-Min Son - Ranking The Best Fit Replacements (Xavi Simons Ranked Number 33!)

B

February 13, 2026 • 1 hr 7 min

Bonus Episode: What Type of Player Should Replace Son Heung-Min at Spurs?

E

February 6, 2026 • 30 min

Ep46: Identity → Game Model — Turning Words Into 'Behaviours by Phase'.

E

January 30, 2026 • 27 min

Ep45: Templates + Variants — Defining Identity Fast (Without Turning the Club into a Cartoon)

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