The Chris Gill Podcast

Setting up a data department at Sunderland AFC - James Young #68 James Young is currently head of sports partnerships and data and tech company, Genius Sports. Before that, he was recruited by Sunderland AFC to set up and manage a new data analytics department. Starting with a degree in mechanical engineering, James always had the goal of working in sport. From biomechanics, to p

Mads Davidsen has vast experiences when it comes to working in football. He is currently the Group Head of Football at Right to Dream. Right to Dream started out as a single academy in Ghana, founded by ex-Manchester Utd scout Tom Vernon. Over 25 years later it is much more than that, and continues to impact so many lives in a positive way. Mads explains how RTD recruit players,

Injuries are costing Premier League clubs MILLIONS! - Jason McKenna Jason McKenna is a Premier League injury and performance analyst. He has worked in the media and consulted with various clubs and organisations on all things injuries. I found this to be a really interesting conversation where we dived into the true cost of injuries, what injury trends Jason is seeing from his d

From INTERN at Scunthorpe Utd, to working in the MLS - Harry Jamieson #65 Harry Jamieson is currently head of player development at new MLS side, San Diego FC. Harry started his analysis career, back in the UK, as an intern at Scunthorpe United. After becoming head of analysis there, and spending 7 years at the club, he moved onto Rotherham United who were in the Championship at

Why your football data NEEDS context! - Robert Rogers #64 Robert Rogers is the Head of English Football Operations for German based data company, Impect. Impect are known for their 'packing' data that essentially measures the number of opponents that are passed through with a specific action, such as a pass or dribble. In this conversation we talk about how important context is to

How to create the BEST data visualisations! - Andy Kirk #63 Andy Kirk is an expert when it comes to data visualisations. He has consulted with many sports teams, organisations, and businesses in order to improve the standard of their data visualisations. Within sports analytics, we see a lot of visuals, some much better than others. In this conversation we talk about what makes a

Head of Football Operations at Blackburn Rovers - Rudy Gestede #62 Rudy Gestede played over 350 times as a professional player but has now transitioned to a different type of role. Rudy is currently Head of Football Operations at Blackburn Rovers and was kind enough to join me and discuss all things player transfers, budgets, and what goes on off the pitch. Thanks for watching,

Football Data Insights ANALYST at FIFA - Rob Suddaby #61 Rob Suddaby is currently football data insights analyst at FIFA. Before this, he spent time working in the analytics departments at both Norwich City and Leicester City. Rob's background is actually in accounting. After working as an accountant and financial analyst, he made the decision to pursue something that he found mu

Football data analyst & scout at Hearts FC - Liam Henshaw #60 Liam Henshaw joins for his second appearance on the podcast to chat all things data analysis and scouting within football. Liam currently works at Hearts FC and actually got that job partly due to his prominent portfolio of work and online presence within the world of football analysis. Liam shares what he gets up t

Premier League ANALYST to university lecturer - Tom Corden #59 Tom Corden is currently a lecturer in performance analysis at the university of Worcester. Before that, he spent 7 years working as an analyst at Nottingham Forest FC. What started as an internship with the youth teams ended up with several promotions to U18s analyst, head of academy analyst and eventually roles with