
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.
March 29, 2026 • 44 min
Ep51: The Club Operating Rhythm - Making The Model Outlast The Individual.
March 20, 2026 • 35 min
Ep50: The Shortlist Funnel: Data, Video Scouting, Live Scouting and the Target Matrix.
March 14, 2026 • 51 min
Ep49: The Definition/Selection Meeting Split - When Are Player Names Allowed In The Room?
February 28, 2026 • 27 min
Ep47: Formations & Role Archetypes — What Your Identity Demands From Each Line.
February 13, 2026 • 1 hr 7 min
Bonus Episode: What Type of Player Should Replace Son Heung-Min at Spurs?
February 6, 2026 • 30 min
Ep46: Identity → Game Model — Turning Words Into 'Behaviours by Phase'.
January 30, 2026 • 27 min
Ep45: Templates + Variants — Defining Identity Fast (Without Turning the Club into a Cartoon)