Tim Keech
@timkeech.bsky.social
MRKT Insights/ Clean Sheet Capital / Everton moaning
Hard to choose whether to watch The Traitors at 8pm tonight or that Claudia Winkleman thing on Bbc1.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Hard to choose whether to watch The Traitors at 8pm tonight or that Claudia Winkleman thing on Bbc1.
You'll never sing that
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
You'll never sing that
On choosing new Head Coaches at biggest clubs:
Personality match to club leadership is by far the most important thing.
For big clubs - can they handle the media scrutiny. Easier for big name ex pros used to 24/7 surveillance.
Can they lead a group?
Hiring a front man - the band matters too.
Personality match to club leadership is by far the most important thing.
For big clubs - can they handle the media scrutiny. Easier for big name ex pros used to 24/7 surveillance.
Can they lead a group?
Hiring a front man - the band matters too.
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
On choosing new Head Coaches at biggest clubs:
Personality match to club leadership is by far the most important thing.
For big clubs - can they handle the media scrutiny. Easier for big name ex pros used to 24/7 surveillance.
Can they lead a group?
Hiring a front man - the band matters too.
Personality match to club leadership is by far the most important thing.
For big clubs - can they handle the media scrutiny. Easier for big name ex pros used to 24/7 surveillance.
Can they lead a group?
Hiring a front man - the band matters too.
The (player) wage disparities between England and mainland Europe are insane.
League One players earn more than quite a lot of Europa League level starters.
As for signing fringe players from Premier League 2 teams....some PL youth players are on 3x the salary of star players at decent sized teams
League One players earn more than quite a lot of Europa League level starters.
As for signing fringe players from Premier League 2 teams....some PL youth players are on 3x the salary of star players at decent sized teams
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The (player) wage disparities between England and mainland Europe are insane.
League One players earn more than quite a lot of Europa League level starters.
As for signing fringe players from Premier League 2 teams....some PL youth players are on 3x the salary of star players at decent sized teams
League One players earn more than quite a lot of Europa League level starters.
As for signing fringe players from Premier League 2 teams....some PL youth players are on 3x the salary of star players at decent sized teams
Sackings during transfer windows are always the sign of well managed clubs.
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Sackings during transfer windows are always the sign of well managed clubs.
Luckily there are lots of available Head Coaches out there with the personality to manage huge clubs under intense pressure.
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Luckily there are lots of available Head Coaches out there with the personality to manage huge clubs under intense pressure.
Simultaneous "what was the keeper doing" situations in the Old Firm and Premier League games.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Simultaneous "what was the keeper doing" situations in the Old Firm and Premier League games.
Gyokeres discourse intensifying.
Sesko was seen as the alternative and he is another player where people just aren't sure if he is worth the hype.
Scoring goals is hard.
Sesko was seen as the alternative and he is another player where people just aren't sure if he is worth the hype.
Scoring goals is hard.
Fascinating to see how Gyokeres gets on in the PL.
Probably the most polarising player in the industry with whether people believe he is an elite talent or not.
Probably the most polarising player in the industry with whether people believe he is an elite talent or not.
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Gyokeres discourse intensifying.
Sesko was seen as the alternative and he is another player where people just aren't sure if he is worth the hype.
Scoring goals is hard.
Sesko was seen as the alternative and he is another player where people just aren't sure if he is worth the hype.
Scoring goals is hard.
Merry Christmas, may all your presents be as exciting as a 36 year old Everton jigsaw.
December 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Merry Christmas, may all your presents be as exciting as a 36 year old Everton jigsaw.
Morocco overhead kick for the ages there.
December 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Morocco overhead kick for the ages there.
So many football data jobs descriptions are:
"Reinvent the wheel"
Most of the the things they want people to do have either been done publicly, are available commercially, or tried by many and don't really give any useful output.
"Reinvent the wheel"
Most of the the things they want people to do have either been done publicly, are available commercially, or tried by many and don't really give any useful output.
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So many football data jobs descriptions are:
"Reinvent the wheel"
Most of the the things they want people to do have either been done publicly, are available commercially, or tried by many and don't really give any useful output.
"Reinvent the wheel"
Most of the the things they want people to do have either been done publicly, are available commercially, or tried by many and don't really give any useful output.
I know Liverpool are playing badly and have done so for a good few months but I'm surprised by the amount of seemingly genuine Slot out shouts.
Did last season not buy him more than a few months of grace?
Did last season not buy him more than a few months of grace?
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I know Liverpool are playing badly and have done so for a good few months but I'm surprised by the amount of seemingly genuine Slot out shouts.
Did last season not buy him more than a few months of grace?
Did last season not buy him more than a few months of grace?
This player is a lot of fun. Suspect he will end up at a big Spanish club as soon as he is allowed to leave Peru.
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This player is a lot of fun. Suspect he will end up at a big Spanish club as soon as he is allowed to leave Peru.
Interesting BBC article on Tony Pulis and data in football. Quotes include "my database was in my head"
Halfway through the article Tony talks about buying the Rothman's Football Yearbook.
That was a printed database. Data = information
Halfway through the article Tony talks about buying the Rothman's Football Yearbook.
That was a printed database. Data = information
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Interesting BBC article on Tony Pulis and data in football. Quotes include "my database was in my head"
Halfway through the article Tony talks about buying the Rothman's Football Yearbook.
That was a printed database. Data = information
Halfway through the article Tony talks about buying the Rothman's Football Yearbook.
That was a printed database. Data = information
With the grumbling about Everton's summer recruitment there is quite a good debate about the strategy. There was a clear need to buy younger, they did. Are they starters? You can't get world class 20 year olds at Everton's level. Right positions? Right skillsets?
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
With the grumbling about Everton's summer recruitment there is quite a good debate about the strategy. There was a clear need to buy younger, they did. Are they starters? You can't get world class 20 year olds at Everton's level. Right positions? Right skillsets?
It's really hard to buy players with upside potential who will also immediately perform better than experienced, proven players.
Particularly in the Premier League.
Particularly in the Premier League.
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It's really hard to buy players with upside potential who will also immediately perform better than experienced, proven players.
Particularly in the Premier League.
Particularly in the Premier League.
Dastan Satpayev, the Kazakh striker Chelsea have already signed looks fantastic.
Scores every type of goal, fast, good close control.
Scores every type of goal, fast, good close control.
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dastan Satpayev, the Kazakh striker Chelsea have already signed looks fantastic.
Scores every type of goal, fast, good close control.
Scores every type of goal, fast, good close control.
As a 20 year subscriber to World Soccer it was exciting to be quoted in it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As a 20 year subscriber to World Soccer it was exciting to be quoted in it.
xG gods worked against me today. Every client over +1 and no victory.
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
xG gods worked against me today. Every client over +1 and no victory.
I hate that the online world I live in means that I know more about the New York mayoral election and Trump's advisors than I do about the people who I can actually vote for.
I would not know my own MP if they walked past me but I could pick out Chuck Schumer in a look a like contest.
I would not know my own MP if they walked past me but I could pick out Chuck Schumer in a look a like contest.
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I hate that the online world I live in means that I know more about the New York mayoral election and Trump's advisors than I do about the people who I can actually vote for.
I would not know my own MP if they walked past me but I could pick out Chuck Schumer in a look a like contest.
I would not know my own MP if they walked past me but I could pick out Chuck Schumer in a look a like contest.
Anyone who says set pieces are boring football has never experienced an Andy Hinchcliffe corner. We used to celebrate the winning of a corner more than most teams celebrate goals.
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Anyone who says set pieces are boring football has never experienced an Andy Hinchcliffe corner. We used to celebrate the winning of a corner more than most teams celebrate goals.
Seeing that Kompany has signed a new deal at Bayern Munich, here is our article from that summer showing why the biggest clubs will go for coaches like him.
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Hiring Head Coaches - Why Style Matters. - MRKT Insights - Football Consultancy Services
Staff in major European clubs are being summoned to meeting rooms. Their clubs need a new head coach, someone who can be trusted to work well with their star players with a track record of success. Th...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Seeing that Kompany has signed a new deal at Bayern Munich, here is our article from that summer showing why the biggest clubs will go for coaches like him.
mrktinsights.com/index.php/20...
mrktinsights.com/index.php/20...
They were giving away chilli peppers at a garden near me. I took home the hottest one for the novelty. Curiosity got the better of me so I tried the tiniest amount humanly possible. I am already regretting it, sweating with a feeling of impending doom.
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They were giving away chilli peppers at a garden near me. I took home the hottest one for the novelty. Curiosity got the better of me so I tried the tiniest amount humanly possible. I am already regretting it, sweating with a feeling of impending doom.