DARREN FLETCHER has moved to clarify his Technical Director role at Manchester United following external confusion about his first year in post.

KEVIN THELWELL has been appointed as Everton’s new Director of Football, replacing Marcel Brands, who left in December.

MIKE GILHAM explains what it's like to be a Director of Football in the Isthmian League South Central Division with Basingstoke Town.

STEVE BLACK'S route into professional sport may have been different to that of most other performance coaches, but his impact was immense. Brian Ashton, Danny Cipriani and Terry McDermott remember the proud Geordie, who died this weekend at the age of 64.

LEAD ANALYST Andy Cousins has been promoted to Head of Football Operations at Stoke City as part of a revamp of leadership roles at the Championship club.

FORMER Everton Director of Football Marcel Brands is returning to PSV Eindhoven as their Chief Executive Officer.

BLACKBURN ROVERS manager Tony Mowbray recently attracted interest - and ire - when outlining his club's use of personality profiling. Here, sport psychologist Michael Caulfield explains the positives and pitfalls of using them.

DAN ASHWORTH has resigned as Technical Director at Brighton and is now expected to take up the same position with Newcastle United.

SIR BOBBY ROBSON said one of his few regrets was not spending more time with his family during his time as a top manager. There is still a culture of long hours and little down time at both senior and Academy level in football. Is it time for a reappraisal?

TOTTENHAM’S Technical Performance Director, Steve Hitchen, has left the club after five years. The 45-year-old initially worked for the club as a scout from 2005 to 2010 before returning in February 2017 as Chief Scout.

FORMER Scotland international David Weir has been promoted from Pathway Development Manager to the new role of Assistant Technical Director by Brighton.

MIDDLESBROUGH Head of Football Kieran Scott says his job is to “control what the future looks like” for the club.