"YOUR time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." Excerpts from an inspirational speech that Apple founder Steve Jobs gave to students at Stanford University in 2005.

TRANMERE ROVERS, who scrapped their youth teams below Under-16 level in the summer, had a more productive Academy than three Premier League teams in our 2017/18 rankings.

LEICESTER CITY have appointed Guy Branston as loans manager with specific responsibility for the Professional Development Phase group.

FORMER Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom says he's been most intrigued by what the team do WITHOUT the ball under his successor Marcelo Bielsa this season.

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First team coaches Stefano Rapetti and Silvino Louro, technical scout Ricardo Formosinho, fitness coach Carlos Lalin and analyst Giovanni Cerra have all departed United following the sacking of Jose Mourinho last week.

FORMER Southampton Vice Chairman Les Reed has replaced Dan Ashworth as Technical Director of the Football Association.

ASHLEY GILES was at a crossroads in his career when he started the Master of Sport Directorship course in 2014. Now he is about to begin a role as the Managing Director of English cricket.

WOLVES Academy manager Gareth Prosser is leaving the club after a decade to lead the new body that will be auditing clubs.

MODERN football's focus on GPS has led many clubs to lose sight of another important part of the monitoring picture: heart rate variability.

MANCHESTER UNITED were the only team in the Premier League not to use GPS after Jose Mourinho scrapped use of the technology.