How do sporting directors prove their worth?

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<p>These days, most Premier League clubs have an executive to deal with transfers.</p><p>From Richard Hughes swapping Bournemouth for Liverpool this summer to Manchester United’s pursuit of Dan Ashworth and Newcastle replacing him with Paul Mitchell who has got off to a tricky start.</p><p>So, when a transfer window doesn’t go to plan, is the sporting director to blame?</p><p>Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Newcastle United writer Chris Waugh, lead writer for The Athletic FC's newsletter Phil Hay and senior football writer Simon Hughes.</p><p>Host: Ayo Akinwolere</p><p>With: Phil Hay, Chris Waugh and Simon Hughes</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><p>Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>