Scott Duxbury, Watford FC Chairman, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Stake as our principal shirt sponsor ahead of the 2021/2022 season. Even so, the Watford way is not to be tampered with. Abu Dhabi-controlled City Football Group, which ownsManchester City, also has sides in the US and Australia, while energy drinks manufacturerRed Bull owns teams in Austria and Germany. Duxbury has spent most of his adult life involved in football after qualifying as a lawyer. We dont want to hide behind anything. We have to accept a different challenge.". Talk of buying Watford began around six months ago and negotiations started in March. Compared with their rivals, the club do not tend to buy locally. See all the latest from stars such as Troy Deeney, William Troost-Ekong, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ismala Sarr, Joo Pedro, Ken Sema, Domingos Quina and many more.Youll also be able to find out much more about the history of the club, including legends such as Graham Taylor, Elton John, Luther Blissett and John Barnes. Should a club hire a player on their recommendation, a scout earns a bonus of a few hundred pounds. It is lunchtime. Whether its Chalobah or whoever, they will go when were ready for them to go because itll be a huge transfer fee, he says. All 20 Premier League teams deploy global scouting networks to unearth hidden gems, sifting through thousands of footballers eager to play in thewealthiest club competition in world football. (He rarely gives interviews and. The club simply changed tack. Relegation-Threatened Watford Says EPL Restart Plan Unfair Duxbury calls them absolute nonsense. This account already exists. Between Udinese and Watford, the family own about 80 senior players, each representing a potential blockbuster transfer. They should not be competing in the Champions League but it is only because of the expertise of the Pozzos and the infrastructure they have developed that they are doing it year in and year out. All Rights Reserved, Webber considering long-term future outside football after abuse, Strudwick steps down as Wales Head of Performance after five years, Plymouth secure permanent home for Academy as they prepare for Cat 2, Inside Brentfords new Robert Rowan Performance Centre, How futsal is part of the football fabric of River Plate in Argentina, App that gives released players new Routes after Academy football, How Ajax are building a full model of football, John Morling: Ferguson, Moran and different approaches to development. Rest assured, we will do everything in our power to take Watford Football Club back to the Premier League, something we all believe we can achieve. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Watford FC Chairman & CEO Scott Duxbury shares his thoughts ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Burnley. EVAN FERGUSON and Andy Moran both joined Brighton's Academy at the age of 16 from clubs in the League of Ireland. If we simply replicate what the bigger clubs are doing, were going to fail, because we dont have their resources, says Duxbury. Clubs such as Liverpool and Arsenal have invested millions of pounds building in-house teams. For now, at least, Watfords player trading strategy is working. Our team will resume duty as soon as possible to start preparing for the best summer transfers file! Scott Duxbury Nationality: English Qualified as a lawyer and worked in that capacity for West Ham before becoming their chief executive. Duxbury has assumed a similar role at Watford to the one he held at West Ham, where he was criticised for his part in the Carlos Tevez affair. Everybody wins. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. There is an assumption the head coach just sits there as players come and go like diners at a buffet. They employ scouts who watch players before the board convene every three months or so to be updated. Scouts have been used to identify players for decades. well take a risk.. A Gannett Company. Instead, Watford have successfully gamed footballs multibillion-pound transfer market: buying low, selling high, while maintaining a team of 11 players capable of scoring 11 wins against richer rivals. If he leaves, he can be replaced and the whole system does not fall apart. Beneath them is best described as a scouting board, with eight or nine individuals based around the world. Click HERE to sync your online/mobile calendar with all the club's 2021/22 fixtures. To what end? To have great resources and for them not to bear fruit is bitterly disappointing. Watford are one of the Premier Leaguespoorest clubs. We have to do something different. As was the case with Richarlison, clubs are eyeing Pereyra, Deulofeu and Abdoulaye Doucoure but if they are sold this summer, you can be sure Watford are ready to replace them. However, the way they were developed after that was completely different, as former Brighton Academy Manager John Morling tells TGG. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. "We are a Premier League football club now. PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. Still, the longer they stay in the Premier League, the richer the club get. A few weeks ago, SirElton John, international pop star, sent a message to Scott Duxbury, chief executive of Watford football club. Watford chairman Scott Duxbury has questioned whether the Premier League should return amid the coronavirus pandemic. Duxbury said: Their whole philosophy is that they believe in the men they put in place and they are there to provide support. contact the editor here. They just want to do a deal because they know theyre going to lose him in January, [so] we have a guy in a car park with 10 minutes to go before the window closes., Duxbury spoke to Pozzo, who instantly gave the green light. That is tough to actually deal with and we had to do that and we had to keep a team that was competitive with literally no income that was coming into the football club. To find out what Watford do differently, I travelled to their training ground just off the northern edge of the M25 motorway, Londons ring road. If we need their support with scouting networks, players and commercial know-how, then they are very much there for us in a supporting function, rather than interfering in the day-to-day running of the club. In his award-winning 2013 bookThe Nowhere Men, football writer Michael Calvin followed the lives of English talent spotters. But with less money to spend, Watford seek a different calculation: buying undervalued players. Watford FC Chairman & CEO Scott Duxbury shares his thoughts ahead of this afternoon's Premier League clash with Leeds United. It must be on Watford's terms, too, as they showed when they held out until Everton paid . No teams ever been relegated with 11 wins, says Duxbury. Thats the emotion, laughs Duxbury as he recounts the story to me. . It's about respecting our supporters and our club. If thats playing for Real Madrid orParis Saint-Germain, thats mutually compatible with our ambition because we will improve as a football club, they will improve as a player, and the merry-go-round will continue.. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Scott Duxbury - Manager profile | Transfermarkt Scott Ian DUXBURY personal appointments - GOV.UK One heavy defeat was all it took to suggest replacing Ben Foster, Watfords vastly experienced new goalkeeper, with Heaton, a highly rated recent England international. Duxbury said: It is exactly the model the Pozzos were looking for. Omar Chaudhuri, an executive at 21st Club, a football consultancy, says the best way to judge whether a transfer is a success is the amount of time a new signing actually appears on the pitch. For a young player, being at a big club, if youre just sat there and not playing, not getting the opportunity, youre not showcasing your talent, says Nathaniel Chalobah, a 23-year-old midfielder who joined the club last year from Chelsea, one of Englands richest and most successful clubs. He worked with former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins at James Chapman and Co and was seconded to the Red Devils. Joined club in November 2020, having been assistant at Deportivo Alavs in La Liga. It is unfashionable and it is small. To keep up with their peers, Watford are increasing their spending on acquisitions. For primary use with Football Manager 2021. . They are footballs last romantics. There will be more from the Hornets new chief executive in next weeks Watford Observer. Two-thirds of those awarded a professional contract at the age of 18 abandon the sport by 21. Has been at Watford since 2012, when the Pozzo family took over, and is a key figure on both the football and business sides of the club. Manchester United, the richest club in the world, employ 50 full-time scouts globally. Though they employ an outside firm to provide some data analysis on players, the club rely on the subjective judgments of their scouts. The only place youll be able to find fresh content from throughout the club, including behind-the-scenes access at training, interviews with stars past and present and all the best action from each and every Watford FC Premier League game. Premier League champions Manchester City have created a database of 300,000 players, with the club identifying just three targets in each position they consider the best in the world. That role only lasted five months, before Simm returned to Watford as first-team physio in October 2018. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. About David Bernard Fransen British businessman and board member of Watford FC, David Fransen has a net worth of $104.26 million. Qualified as a lawyer and worked in that capacity for West Ham before becoming their chief executive. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. info@trainingground.guru, About Enter your password to log in. There is a long list of top footballers who have emerged through Udineses ranks, including Colombias Juan Cuadrado, Moroccos Medhi Benatia and Slovenias Samir Handanovi. Here he explains why - along with Ajax's Head of Sport Science and Data Vosse de Boode. It is most certainly not a closed shop or invite only. Please report any comments that break our rules. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. It was how they were able to persuade Gerard Deulofeu to sign from Barcelona and Nathaniel Chalobah from Chelsea, while Domingos Quina turned up at the training ground on deadline day in the summer when West Ham said he could go because he knew Watford would give him a chance. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. This year, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported that tax officials in Italy and Spain were investigating the familys clubs, alleging a complex ownership structure including offshore companies helped to funnel revenues from Udinese and Granada away from local tax authorities, all to provide more funding to Watford. A row of small buildings contains offices, a canteen, a gym and changing facilities, with windows that look out on to a handful of carefully manicured pitches and the Hertfordshire hills in the distance. Too often, if the football isnt successful, then the whole club is written off as being on the wrong path. Captain Troy Deeney said he does not know if he has played his last game for the club. Watford chairman Scott Duxbury slams Premier League Project Restart in Duxbury: 'Watford had to get back to the Premier League - otherwise Advertise with us The close relationships with the local community in all its forms and the investment in club infrastructure will continue with purpose and enthusiasm. "We have always said we are here for the long-term and we will not allow this one moment of great disappointment to stop the continued development of this club over the next eight years and beyond. Brother of the Head Coach and also arrived at the club in December 2020, having previously spent a season with Valencia in La Liga. Its why weve begun frank and open discussions with supporters and will continue to meet once the season is finished and beyond. Most, however, are obsessive freelancers who travel thousands of miles a season, are paid little more than 40 pence a mile for petrol, and are sustained by a diet of bacon sandwiches. Watford's promotion is Scott Duxbury's 'biggest achievement' Watford look set for another season in Englands top tier following an outstanding start to this term. Yet, there is scant evidence that even the best scouts can guarantee sure-fire hits. This will be an extremely exciting campaign for the club . The suggestion that Watford is a London club is something of a touchy subject with a lot of supporters, considering the side are based in Hertfordshire, but the link with the capital was a huge positive for the Pozzos. . Instead, Watford appear to deploy a series of trading strategies that mean their recruitment choices are smarter and more bankable than their rivals: At 4.50pm on August9 2018, 10 minutes before the closure of the summer transfer window, a period in which players can be traded between clubs, Duxbury received a call. Ben Foster was told to stop making YouTube videos, reveals Watford CEO Of course, no one is perfect and Watford have made mistakes. These are parts of our football club's daily life too seldom spoken about. It's surreal. We believed in the players, we believed in the vision and then people came with us.". contact the editor here. Its the situation here, and when you [join] Watford, you know what you are going to find, says current head coach Javi Gracia, 48, who took over in January. I never fall in love with a player, adds Giraldi. We dont want a guy from Watford and one from Udinese watching the same game, that would be stupid.. Saturday May 09 2020, 12.01am, The Times. British businessman and board member of Watford FC, David Fransen has a net worth of$104.26 million. How the biggest companies plan mass lay-offs, The benefits of revealing neurodiversity in the workplace, Tim Peake: I do not see us having a problem getting to Mars, Michelle Yeoh: Finally we are being seen, Our ski trip made me question my life choices, Apocalypse then: lessons from history in tackling climate shocks, How data analysis helps football clubs make better signings. Scott Duxbury, Watford chief executive. . To Watford Fans: From Gino Pozzo & Scott Duxbury. The initial cohort of fans was drawn from a wide representation. Off the pitch, the club is thriving and will continue to thrive. Academic research suggests the best predictor of a teams league placing is its wage bill. . They try to keep the identity of the club, so I think Watford fans should be really encouraged.