MoneyBall in Soccer: The Rise of Brentford FC

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RECRUITMENT OPERATIONS
Issue #243
6 Jun 2021
To celebrate unfashionable Brentford FC’s promotion to the English Premier League, this thread on the revolutionary philosophy brought by owner, professional sports gambler and moneyball enthusiast, Matthew Benham, is well worth a read. Big lessons here?
  1. Don’t do what everyone else is doing
  2. Scoop up and develop someone else’s talent
  3. Challenge & change legacy KPI’s
It’s a brilliant story, highly relevant to us here. Must read