# A.I. In Football Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013.md RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/atc/ Official site: https://elevatehcw.kit.com/49a42d011b Author: Tom Butterfield & David Bromley Episodes: 162 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-i-in-football-6622013 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013.md ## Episodes - [Ep59: The Board Conversation — Making Recruitment Decisions Defensible Upwards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep59-the-board-conversation-making-recruitment-decisions-defensible-upwards) — 2026-05-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep58: Reading the Market — How 'Identity' Filters Opportunity in a Noisy Window](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep58-reading-the-market-how-identity-filters-opportunity-in-a-noisy-window) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep57: The New Manager Scenario - Rebuilding Identity Without Losing the Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep57-the-new-manager-scenario-rebuilding-identity-without-losing-the-work) — 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep56: Preparing for the Summer Window — What to Do Before the Pressure Arrives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep56-preparing-for-the-summer-window-what-to-do-before-the-pressure-arrives) — 2026-05-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep55: The One-Window Club - Why Process Gains Don't Stick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep55-the-one-window-club-why-process-gains-don-t-stick) — 2026-04-25T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep54: The Agent Call — Maintaining Process Discipline When the Timeline Isn’t Yours](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep54-the-agent-call-maintaining-process-discipline-when-the-timeline-isn-t-yours) — 2026-04-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep53: The Manager Problem - When The Brief Gets Overruled](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep53-the-manager-problem-when-the-brief-gets-overruled) — 2026-04-10T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep52 - The Method Meets Reality - Why Good Processes Get Rejected.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep52-the-method-meets-reality-why-good-processes-get-rejected) — 2026-04-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep51: The Club Operating Rhythm - Making The Model Outlast The Individual.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep51-the-club-operating-rhythm-making-the-model-outlast-the-individual) — 2026-03-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep50: The Shortlist Funnel: Data, Video Scouting, Live Scouting and the Target Matrix.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep50-the-shortlist-funnel-data-video-scouting-live-scouting-and-the-target-matrix) — 2026-03-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [Ep49: The Definition/Selection Meeting Split - When Are Player Names Allowed In The Room?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep49-the-definition-selection-meeting-split-when-are-player-names-allowed-in-the-room) — 2026-03-14T05:03:00+00:00 - [Ep48: Turning Behaviours into Metrics - Choosing KPI's that Serve The Team Identity (And Avoid Analysis Theatre)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep48-turning-behaviours-into-metrics-choosing-kpi-s-that-serve-the-team-identity-and-avoid-analysis-theatre) — 2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep47: Formations & Role Archetypes — What Your Identity Demands From Each Line.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep47-formations-role-archetypes-what-your-identity-demands-from-each-line) — 2026-02-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [Bonus Episode 2 - Replacing Heung-Min Son - Ranking The Best Fit Replacements (Xavi Simons Ranked Number 33!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/bonus-episode-2-replacing-heung-min-son-ranking-the-best-fit-replacements-xavi-simons-ranked-number-33) — 2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Bonus Episode: What Type of Player Should Replace Son Heung-Min at Spurs?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/bonus-episode-what-type-of-player-should-replace-son-heung-min-at-spurs) — 2026-02-13T05:03:00+00:00 - [Ep46: Identity → Game Model — Turning Words Into 'Behaviours by Phase'.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep46-identity-game-model-turning-words-into-behaviours-by-phase) — 2026-02-06T05:04:00+00:00 - [Ep45: Templates + Variants — Defining Identity Fast (Without Turning the Club into a Cartoon)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep45-templates-variants-defining-identity-fast-without-turning-the-club-into-a-cartoon) — 2026-01-30T05:03:00+00:00 - [Ep44: Identity Before Positions — Why “How We Win” Comes First](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep44-identity-before-positions-why-how-we-win-comes-first) — 2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep43: The Boundary Line — Using AI in Recruitment Without Getting Burned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep43-the-boundary-line-using-ai-in-recruitment-without-getting-burned) — 2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep42: Putting It Into Practice — The Context Stack As A Club Standard.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep42-putting-it-into-practice-the-context-stack-as-a-club-standard) — 2026-01-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep41: From Question to Shortlist: A Repeatable AI-Supported Recruitment Workflow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep41-from-question-to-shortlist-a-repeatable-ai-supported-recruitment-workflow) — 2026-01-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep40: Behaviours Over Labels: Writing Role Definitions AI Can Follow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep40-behaviours-over-labels-writing-role-definitions-ai-can-follow) — 2025-12-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep39: Structure in Recruitment Decisions: Why Clarity Beats Guesswork](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep39-structure-in-recruitment-decisions-why-clarity-beats-guesswork) — 2025-12-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep38: Why Football Needs Better Thinking: Structure, Clarity & the Rise of AI-Supported Decisions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep38-why-football-needs-better-thinking-structure-clarity-the-rise-of-ai-supported-decisions) — 2025-12-12T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep37: The Festive Fixture Pile-Up - Rotation, Recovery and Risk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-i-in-football-6622013/ep37-the-festive-fixture-pile-up-rotation-recovery-and-risk) — 2025-12-05T05:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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