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Craig Bradley
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Head of Scouting at The GBE Expert Hub

Senior Academy Scout at Exeter City Football Club.

Contributing on NTT20.com
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Excited about the new League of Ireland season that is about to kick-off?

Did Michael Noonan's winner for Shamrock Rovers on Thursday turn you on to Irish football?

The GBE Eye podcast is *free* for everyone this week & concentrates on 🇮🇪

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Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland GBE Deep Dive - GBE Eye Podcast #5
How have the post-Brexit arrangements affected the relationships and recruitment across the Irish Sea?
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February 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The GBE Eye Podcast is now live!

*What is GBE and ESC?
*A brief focus on the January transfer window
*2 players that British clubs should be looking at this month
*3 free agents that should be signed to improve your squads

Listen to Episode 1 for *FREE*

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The GBE Eye - Episode 1 - What are we doing?
Listen now | features Ringo Meerveld, Ibrahim Olawoyin, Alexander Abrahamsson, Patrick Metcalfe, and Henrik Castegren.
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January 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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ESC slots are a big deal.

Norwich have just had to suspend registration of Matej Jurasek because of them.

My latest free piece for andywatsongbe.substack.com concentrates on how to use them and convert them.

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January 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 £𝟭𝟬𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 ✍️

Every EFL signing delivered direct to your inbox every Tuesday and Friday morning. 🤝

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#EFL
Done Deals: Argyle and Oxford make record signings, Norwich loan £10m man, and Wigan add firepower
Every EFL signing delivered direct to your inbox every Tuesday and Friday morning.
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January 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Yesterday, all of the paid subscribers of the GBE Expert Hub received their first Pro GBE Bulletin.

This is a weekly analysis that you will not get elsewhere. It is a truly unique offering.

Tomorrow, this will be followed by a player report.

Link is in the comments to join in!
January 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗙𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 + 𝟭𝟬 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 ✍️

Through January, NTT20.COM will cover every EFL signing in the Done Deals bulletin, delivered direct to your inbox every Tuesday and Friday morning. 🤝

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#EFL
The EFL Transfer Window is OPEN + 10 Done Deals
Through January, NTT20.COM will cover every EFL signing in the Done Deals bulletin, delivered direct to your inbox every Tuesday and Friday morning.
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January 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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𝗦𝟮 𝗘𝟳: 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 ✍️

Matt talks to Andy Watson about his big break in football, recent trends in EFL recruitment, the January transfer window and The GBE Expert Hub. 🎙️

#EFL

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January 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This might just be my all time favourite clip of a manger’s press conference.

Norwich are in safe hands.
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM
12 days until JTW ⚽⚽⚽
A keeper for Boro? A defender for PNE? A forward for Stoke? 🤔

It’s 𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 and it’s out now! ✍️

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#UTB #Boro #PNEFC #SCFC #EFL
TARGETS: League One
Championship sides looking for a January glow-up should target these five players.
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December 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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The 12 Days of content are done, this is the future of The GBE Expert Hub.

Can we help you?

Can you help us?

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December 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Transfer season is almost upon us 🎁
𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗼 🎯

Ahead of the January Transfer Window, NTT20 is scouting the talents who could make a splash higher up the pyramid. ✍️

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#EFL
TARGETS: League Two
Ahead of the January Transfer Window, NTT20 is scouting the talents who could make a splash higher up the pyramid.
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December 18, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Scored versus Cambuur in the KNVB Beker last night. 2nd goal in 3 matches.

Convinced he’d be an asset to many a Championship club.
Yassin Oukili is an interesting profile who is soon OOC at RKC in the Eredivisie, which is Band 2 in GBE.

@brad8926.bsky.social has done a report on Oukili which forms part of our offering on GBE Expert Hub today, plus analysis on Band 1-3 recruitment

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The most important learning from recruiting in Bands 1-3, including GBE Expert Player Report on Yassin Oukili
Day 9 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 18, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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The combination of ESC transfers and the EFL is one that is going to be really important over the next few years.

What can we learn from the first 18 months of the ESC regulations in the EFL?

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The best ESC/EFL combos in a post-Brexit world, featuring a GBE Expert Player Report on Miliano Jonathans
Day 11 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 17, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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Have loved scouting players from across World for GBE Expert Hub.

Read my report on a promising ADO Den Haag keeper Kilian Nikiema who I believe could make it in the English and Scottish game.

Andy Watson also expertly details recruitment from bands 4-6

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The most important learnings from recruiting in Bands 4-6, featuring a GBE Expert Hub Player Report on Kilian Nikiema
Day 10 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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Yassin Oukili is an interesting profile who is soon OOC at RKC in the Eredivisie, which is Band 2 in GBE.

@brad8926.bsky.social has done a report on Oukili which forms part of our offering on GBE Expert Hub today, plus analysis on Band 1-3 recruitment

andywatsongbe.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
The most important learning from recruiting in Bands 1-3, including GBE Expert Player Report on Yassin Oukili
Day 9 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 13, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦: 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 🎯

Ryan Deeney picks out the National League talents that clubs in the divisions above should keep an eye on ahead of the January Transfer Window. ✍️

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#TheVanarama #EFL
TARGETS: National League
Ryan Deeney picks out the National League talents that clubs in the divisions above should keep an eye on ahead of the January Transfer Window.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
The GBE Expert Hub hopes you've enjoyed the past week of content, culminating in today's piece containing some interesting player reports

Back Monday. Until then please don't hesitate to put this in front of anyone in your network who'll find value in it

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The GBE Expert Player Reports: Who, what & why? featuring Goduine Koyalipou (2000) and Aljosa Matko (2000)
Day 6 of The GBE Expert Hub content opens the window into our scouting process
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December 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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Day 5 of The GBE Expert content launch sees us change tack a bit and move away from the pitch.

GBE also applies to non-playing staff, not even just head coaches either, but assistants, directors of football, performance managers, and youth coaching staff

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December 6, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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Time to discussion the regulations in the women's game now on Day 4 of the 12 Days of GBE!

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GBE in the Women's Game
Day 4 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 5, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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On Day 3 of the 12 Days of GBE we take a look at the different ways that Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are tackling the issue of GBE for their own clubs.

There are clear similarities but also some differences.

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GBE in the Home Nations
Day 3 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content
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December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Cheltenham v Vale

Arkell Jude-Boyd, Jordan Thomas, Ethan Archer, Joel Colwill. Wow me 🙏🏻
December 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Five minutes from League One and Two kick offs and I can’t decide what game to watch.

Aaarrrggghhhh
December 3, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Day 2 of the 12 Days of GBE concentrates on the ESC legislation that came in for 2023/24.

Find out what it is, how it works, and what impact it has had on recruitment in football in England.

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The Basics of ESC
Day 2 of The 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Launch
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December 3, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Never has an award been more deserved 🍾
It takes a village… ❤️

Thank you to the FSA, all of our team and everyone who enjoys our content! 🙏
December 3, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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Huge day for me personally as the first official piece of content drops on my project, The GBE Expert Hub!

The first 12 days of content will be free, and there will be free content forever, so you have nothing to lose and only knowledge to gain by signing up!

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The Basics of GBE
Day 1 of The 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Launch
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December 2, 2024 at 10:35 AM