JIMMY SHAN looks back on his 13 years at West Brom, which took him from the Under-7s to first-team manager.

ENGLAND World Cup-winning cricketer Luke Wright is one of the 29 new students of the Master of Sport Directorship course at Manchester Metropolitan University, alongside footballers, managers and a well-known TV presenter.

ROSS WILSON, Southampton’s Director of Football Operations, has left the club to become Rangers’ new Sporting Director.

JOSHUA HOOK has been promoted to the new position of Physical Performance Manager by Brighton.

RICHARD STEVENS has left Coventry City after 12 years to become Academy Manager at West Brom.

DAVID ADAMS has succeeded Osian Roberts as Wales’ Technical Director.

NATASHA PATEL, Southampton’s Head of Performance Analysis, has left the club after eight years to join the New York Red Bulls.

SPORTING DIRECTOR Victor Orta reveals how he convinced Marcelo Bielsa to come to Yorkshire and outlines the impact that the Argentine has had at Elland Road.

LEEDS UNITED Sporting Director Victor Orta says the club’s recruitment policy is 70% human judgement and 30% data.

BRIGHTON’S Dan Ashworth says clubs need Technical Directors in order to ensure they are travelling in the right direction over the medium to long term.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd says it is unfair to pigeon-hole Sean Dyche as a long-ball manager.

BOURNEMOUTH have had revised plans for a new multi-million pound training complex unanimously approved by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.