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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Bloom not involved with McInnes appointment
Hearts investor Tony Bloom was not involved in recruiting head coach Derek McInnes but considers the move "a really good appointment". (Record), externalBloom believes McInnes can help Hearts get the best out of the Brighton owner's Jamestown Analytics firm. (Scotsman - subscription required), externalRead Wednesday's Scottish gossip
Scotsman
2 days ago
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- Scotsman
Tony Bloom outlines how Jamestown Analytics are helping Hearts - and Derek McInnes' role in transfers
Investor insists data is not only metric in player recruitment Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Tony Bloom is confident Derek McInnes can help Hearts get the best out of Jamestown Analytics as he looks turn the Jambos into a force in Scotland. The Brighton owner completed a £9.86million deal in June to secure a 29 per cent stake in the Gorgie club in non-voting shares. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Tynecastle outfit are in partnership with the same Jamestown Analytics data firm that has underpinned the success the 55-year-old English entrepreneur has enjoyed in establishing the Seagulls in the Premier League and as a shareholder of freshly-crowned Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise. Hearts investor Tony Bloom (top right) watches the win over Dundee United at Tannadice Park. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) | SNS Group Hearts, whose new signings this summer include Christian Borchgrevink, Alexandros Kyziridis, Claudio Braga, Oisin McEntee, Elton Kabangu, Stuart Findlay, Sabah Kerjota, Tomas Bent Magnusson and Pierre Landry Kabore, have started the season unbeaten in six games and with six points from six in the William Hill Premiership. Bloom, who recently declared himself confident that in time Hearts will emulate Union Saint-Gilloise by becoming title winners and play in the Champions League, said: 'We certainly want to speak to the player. 'The manager will typically speak to the player, the head of recruitment or the sporting director will speak to the player. So I'd imagine there's a lot going on there. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I don't know exactly how it works with Hearts, but I've got every confidence that they do a lot of due diligence on the player on top of all the analytics that they get from Jamestown.' Hearts head coach Derek McInnes with Alexandros Kyziridis and Michael Steinwender - two players recruited with the help of Jamestown Analytics. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) | SNS Group Bloom revealed the part Jamestown Analytics has in player recruitment. He said: 'It's just an advisory service, that's all it does. It's a lot. Jamestown Analytics would not want to have an agreement with the club if they weren't using it in the right way. 'But that doesn't mean, here's the players, go and get them. It's not nearly as simple. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'There's a lot more to signing of players than just the data. That is a really significant part. But as we all know, you can have a brilliant player and it just doesn't work out. 'They've got to, for a club like Hearts, they've got to understand or learn the values of the club. 'They've got to be the right person in the dressing room. They've got to have the right personality. I'm not saying every player that comes in is going to tick every box, that's unrealistic.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
Tony Bloom outlines how Jamestown Analytics are helping Hearts - and Derek McInnes' role in transfers
Investor insists data is not only metric in player recruitment Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Tony Bloom is confident Derek McInnes can help Hearts get the best out of Jamestown Analytics as he looks turn the Jambos into a force in Scotland. The Brighton owner completed a £9.86million deal in June to secure a 29 per cent stake in the Gorgie club in non-voting shares. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Tynecastle outfit are in partnership with the same Jamestown Analytics data firm that has underpinned the success the 55-year-old English entrepreneur has enjoyed in establishing the Seagulls in the Premier League and as a shareholder of freshly-crowned Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise. Hearts investor Tony Bloom (top right) watches the win over Dundee United at Tannadice Park. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) | SNS Group Hearts, whose new signings this summer include Christian Borchgrevink, Alexandros Kyziridis, Claudio Braga, Oisin McEntee, Elton Kabangu, Stuart Findlay, Sabah Kerjota, Tomas Bent Magnusson and Pierre Landry Kabore, have started the season unbeaten in six games and with six points from six in the William Hill Premiership. Bloom, who recently declared himself confident that in time Hearts will emulate Union Saint-Gilloise by becoming title winners and play in the Champions League, said: 'We certainly want to speak to the player. 'The manager will typically speak to the player, the head of recruitment or the sporting director will speak to the player. So I'd imagine there's a lot going on there. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I don't know exactly how it works with Hearts, but I've got every confidence that they do a lot of due diligence on the player on top of all the analytics that they get from Jamestown.' Hearts head coach Derek McInnes with Alexandros Kyziridis and Michael Steinwender - two players recruited with the help of Jamestown Analytics. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group) | SNS Group Bloom revealed the part Jamestown Analytics has in player recruitment. He said: 'It's just an advisory service, that's all it does. It's a lot. Jamestown Analytics would not want to have an agreement with the club if they weren't using it in the right way. 'But that doesn't mean, here's the players, go and get them. It's not nearly as simple. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'There's a lot more to signing of players than just the data. That is a really significant part. But as we all know, you can have a brilliant player and it just doesn't work out. 'They've got to, for a club like Hearts, they've got to understand or learn the values of the club. 'They've got to be the right person in the dressing room. They've got to have the right personality. I'm not saying every player that comes in is going to tick every box, that's unrealistic.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
Tony Bloom explains who makes Hearts calls on managers and transfers as he endorses Derek McInnes
EPL chairman impressed with the start from his Scottish Premiership club Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Tony Bloom watched from the directors' box as Hearts beat both Aberdeen and Dundee United to start the William Hill Premiership with a 100 per cent record. The Brighton and Hove Albion chairman analysed his Scottish club at close quarters for the first time and is impressed with the work of head coach Derek McInnes so far. Hearts lured McInnes from Kilmarnock in May after he scored highly on Jamestown Analytics' data. He was also highlighted as a good option for the Edinburgh club last year before they hired Neil Critchley. McInnes is now building momentum at Tynecastle Park having won all of his six competitive games in charge, including Premier Sports Cup ties. That competition returns to the agenda again this weekend when Hearts travel to St Mirren for a tricky last-16 tie. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Bloom, the Brighton and Hove Albion chairman who also own minority shares in Hearts, Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise and Australian club Melbourne Victory, has no issue endorsing McInnes. He explained the importance of a head coach and how the appointment works. The final decision rests with the Tynecastle board. 'There's no doubt that a football club head coach is critical,' said Bloom. 'Talking about how important the players are, obviously the head coach knits it all together in so many different ways. The idea is you've got a really good head coach who understands the club and will improve the players. In any recruitment of a head coach, it's just one position. If that, for whatever reason, doesn't quite go right, the club in that particular season may not do so well. So I think with Derek McInnes as Hearts head coach I think it's a really good appointment. From what I've seen from the outside, the start is going really well. 'I wasn't personally involved [in hiring McInnes]. Jamestown Analytics, when it comes to the head coach, will have in-depth discussions and it will give some names to Graeme [Jones, sporting director] and the board. It's up to Graeme and the board to make the decision. It's not just about the data with the head coach, there's so many things which go into it. Again, Jamestown Analytics is an advisory service. The Hearts board will make every decision.' Hearts transfer business - and Jamestown's role The process is no different when signing players. So far this summer, Hearts have nine new recruits in place: Norwegian right-back Christian Borchgrevink, Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis, Portuguese forward Claudio Braga, Irish midfielder Oisin McEntee, Belgian striker Elton Kabangu, Scottish centre-back Stuart Findlay, Albanian winger Sabah Kerjota, Icelandic midfielder Tomas Magnusson and Burkinabe forward Pierre Landry Kabore. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Jamestown has been heavily involved in them all. 'It's just advisory service, that's all it does,' added Bloom. 'Jamestown Analytics would not want to have an agreement with the club if they weren't using it in the right way. But that doesn't mean: 'Here are the players, go and get them.' It's not nearly as simple. There's a lot more to signing of players than just the data. That is a really significant part but, as we all know, you can have a brilliant player and it just doesn't work out. 'For a club like Hearts, they've got to understand or learn the values of the club. They've got to be the right person in the dressing room. They've got to have the right personality. I'm not saying every player that comes in is going to tick every box, that's unrealistic. But what you don't want is somebody coming in who is an excellent player and is a disruptor because that can really hurt you as a football club. 'We certainly want to speak to the player. The manager will typically speak to the player, the head of recruitment or the sporting director will speak to the player. So I'd imagine there's a lot going on there. I don't know exactly how it works with Hearts, but I've got every confidence that they do a lot of due diligence on the player on top of all the analytics that they get from Jamestown.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tony Bloom tells Celtic and Rangers their domination is over as Hearts money man reveals what disruption looks like
Tony Bloom has told Celtic and Rangers that their days of dominating Scottish football are OVER. The Hearts money man vows he's here to upset the Scottish football applecart after ploughing £10million into the Tynecastle club. The Jambos were already using Jamestown Analytics to turbo charge their summer recruitment - the same data analytics company Bloom uses at Brighton and Union Saint-Gilloise - before he bought a 29 per cent stake in the capital club. READ MORE: Brendan Rodgers declares Celtic Champions League ready as boss delivers Kieran Tierney injury update READ MORE: Brendan Rodgers 'fed up' talking Celtic transfers as squad screams for him and the message is obvious And the gambling mastermind sent a bullish warning to the big two now that he's on the scene in Edinburgh, and it's that they should be ready for another runner to gate crash the two-horse race for the title. "It's really important for Scottish football for it not to be a one or two club show," Bloom told fans at a Q&A event for Foundation of Hearts pledgers. "And it's not going to be from now on., I assure everyone of that. "I welcome the investment from other clubs outside of the Old Firm. I think that's really good for Scottish football. "It's not good at all that historically, Scottish clubs haven't been doing well in Europe, so it lowers the Scottish coefficient. That means even if you win the league like Celtic, they've got to win two knock-out games to actually get into the group games of the Champions League. "I'm very confident that coefficient over the next few years will change, which would be really good for Scottish football. I really hope it will be really good news for Hearts. "I'm really excited about the challenge and the days of it being a two runner race have gone." Bloom is dead set on disrupting Scottish football and spelled out exactly what that means. He added: "It means that the fans and the media are not talking about it being a two-runner race. As I said, that will not be the case from now on. "Every game that Heart of Midlothian plays in, we will play to win. Every tournament that Hearts are in, we think we can win it and we're aiming to win it. "I accept the fact that when we get in the Champions League, that may be a little bit difficult! "But we have to have belief. We have to have belief in who we are, what we are, our head coach and our players and everyone at the football club. "I certainly do, and I think that the squad of players that Graeme (Jones, sporting director) has helped put together under Derek McInnes, will continue to get stronger year on year, on year. "It sounds like a success to me if Rangers and Celtic are knocking on Graeme's door wanting to buy our players. "But they might not be able to buy our player as they may have bigger clubs to go to. "I don't like to make predictions on one game or one season as there are so many variables. "But what I would say is that Hearts have got an exceptionally good squad this season and I think there's every chance that we will have success this season. "Not being in Europe this season gives Hearts an excellent chance in the league and perhaps in the cups as well. "Hearts fans have every right to have big expectations and historically I don't think those expectations have been big enough. "I know it's difficult and that the Old Firm have a huge advantage in terms of turnover, commercial deals and fan base, but that's all changing because we are going to have a squad to compete with the very best teams in Scotland."
