Rest assured, we will do everything in our power to take Watford Football Club back to the Premier League, something we all believe we can achieve. "I've always said from day one that together we can achieve great things and it's not just rhetoric, it's the truth," he said. Premier League champions Manchester City have created a database of 300,000 players, with the club identifying just three targets in each position they consider the best in the world. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Scott Duxbury sat down with the Watford Observer's Frank Smith this week. Has been at Watford since 2012, when the Pozzo family took over, and is a key figure on both the football and business sides of the club. In 2006, Udinese signed a 17-year-old Alexis Snchez for 2.7m from Chilean club Cobreloa but immediately loaned him to other South American sides. Scott Duxbury Nationality: English Qualified as a lawyer and worked in that capacity for West Ham before becoming their chief executive. Also a well-travelled coach, having managed sides in Croatia, Russia, Turkey, England, Saudi Arabia and China. The secret is that we will move quicker, says Duxbury. To receive exclusive content every month and other great benefits sign up to our monthly eNewsletter. The head coach will say, for example, he wants a winger with pace who can play on both flanks and the scouting team will look for someone who meets those needs. Comments have been closed on this article. For me personally, its more trying to improve as a player by getting the experience that I need to get and hopefully go on to bigger things. Chalobah was recently called up by the England national team. Theyll either be very successful and maybe go on to another bigger club or they wont work out and theyll move on. Goalkeeper Ben Foster cost 3.5m and Jose Holebas 2.5m. If Im the club thats buying a player for 40m because youve heard of him onMatch of the Day, somethings gone wrong., Murad Ahmed is the FTs sports correspondent, Follow@FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first. in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, you can still find very, very good players who have the right attitude to play in Europe. Given the clubs faith in their scouting network, they are not fearful of players leaving and as such they can be upfront to them when they join. Was a goalkeeper in his homeland, playing more than 300 senior games, before moving into coaching with Como and then Udinese, Watford's sister club. Only then can they benefit from a share of the Premier Leagues broadcasting contracts, worth a combined 8bn. The lucky few are on a salary but live in perennial fear of the sack, frequently turfed out along with a teams manager when results go south. Data profile of Scott Duxbury who is contracted to Watford. We use Was U23 physio for a year before becoming Head of Medical at Peterborough in June 2018. Too often, if the football isnt successful, then the whole club is written off as being on the wrong path. NewsNow: Scott Duxbury news | Breaking News & Search 24/7 A subsequent EFL inquiry found that the owner was unaware of the document and the club had not gained a competitive advantage. He worked with former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins at James Chapman and Co and was seconded to the Red Devils. Other organisations maintain a similar constellation of clubs. If you look at the world in front of you, there is somewhere a better player than [the one] you are chasing., The same approach applies to managers. His time at Upton Park was controversial though, with the club fined 30m because of the Carlos Tevez affair, and he left in 2010 when David Gold and David Sullivan took over. If you sign a good English player, you will start easily from ten [thousand pounds] per week. To receive exclusive content every month and other great benefits sign up to our monthly eNewsletter. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to On the pitch, this season has been unacceptably poor especially in front of yourselves, our own supporters, who deserve much, much better than what youve had to endure. The Pozzos were ridiculed when they came to power, with plenty questioning how a head coach could be in place when he did not have the complete say on transfers. HP10 9TY. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Stake.com and Watford FC Announce New Multi-Year Principal Partnership Scott Duxbury in 2021. The question ishow? 1. (He rarely gives interviews and declined to speak to the FT.) Pozzo, 52, is the mastermind behind Watfords trading strategies. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Watford FC Chairman & CEO Scott Duxbury shares his thoughts ahead of this afternoons Premier League clash with Leeds United Late last week, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting a small group of fans to begin a longer-term and wide-ranging process of discussions under the banner of a newly-constituted Fans Committee. In an office locked away from the hubbub is Gino Pozzo, Watfords owner. 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Duxbury: 'Watford had to get back to the Premier League - otherwise "The Pozzos are here for the long term and they just don't fail. The Pozzos have their own family wealth, he says. A Gannett Company. Watford executive's whining about Premier League return shows some in Ben Foster was told to stop making YouTube videos, reveals Watford CEO It's about respecting our supporters and our club. Duxbury said: Their whole philosophy is that they believe in the men they put in place and they are there to provide support. Assessing the quality of developed players is every bit as difficult. Their opponents in Saturdays FA Cup Final, Manchester City, may be viewed as leaders in the transfer market, given their power to sign marquee names, but Watfords ability to build a squad on a fraction of the budget of their Wembley rivals arguably makes them one of the best operators. Watford's promotion is Scott Duxbury's 'biggest achievement' Also what the Pozzos don't do is just sign an influx of foreign players. In 2012, they arrived in England to buy Watford, where Gino is sole owner. Brother of the Head Coach and also arrived at the club in December 2020, having previously spent a season with Valencia in La Liga. A powerful documentary marks the first anniversary of the Ukraine war through five people's diaries, Celebrate the American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, with an epic mix of tunes and chats, In a long, hot, post-exam summer friends are seduced by a powerful app, Watford's five-year top-flight stay ended after a. owner Gino Pozzo and chief executive Scott Duxbury expressed "great disappointment". This account already exists. Its not a joke. Should a club hire a player on their recommendation, a scout earns a bonus of a few hundred pounds. Joined in August 2020 from Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, where he had worked since February 2019. . Elon Musks Twitter is dying a slow and tedious death, Who to fire? "We came here eight years ago, we are now an established Premier League football club and that's where we belong.". Yet now, today, its not about a bid to retain status, or where we will finish in the league at the end of the season, its far more important than that. He had been signed for 11m the year before and was sold with his replacement, Roberto Pereyra, already in place. Was a teacher in Mlaga before moving into coaching and performance analysis in 2005. Watford chairman Scott Duxbury has questioned whether the Premier League should return amid the coronavirus pandemic. This club means everything to me. Football is an efficient market: the more a club spends, the better the results. Was Bilics assistant at Hajduk Split, Al-Ittihad, West Brom and Beijing Guoan and does opposition scouting and analysis as well as coaching. Scott Duxbury sets out #watfordfc's position on Project Restart. "And there weremoments where the family was a little bit against us. Ultimately, the Premier League is where Duxbury and the rest of the Watford's hierarchy believe the club ought to be. 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They just want to do a deal because they know theyre going to lose him in January, [so] we have a guy in a car park with 10 minutes to go before the window closes., Duxbury spoke to Pozzo, who instantly gave the green light. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Duxbury declines to speak about the details, saying that the owner has no reason to sell. As Calvin suggests, fewer than one per cent of the 10,000 boys at English club academies go on to make a living from the game. They feel it in their bones, he says in a recent YouTube video series on the art of scouting. "Everything was against us. The financial constraints of dropping down a division, coupled with the added pressure of the global pandemic meant that the odds were stacked against the Hornets, but their win against Millwall on Saturday confirmed they would be returning to the top flight at the first time of asking. Id take it as a point of failure, says Duxbury. Watford employ 12 senior scouts who travel the world, as well as a wider network of junior scouts, consultants and coaches, who live in different countries and provide recommendations. Abdoulaye Doucoure has won several suitors for his performances this term, You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. These are parts of our football clubs daily life too seldom spoken about. We believed in the players, we believed in the vision and then people came with us.". of belonging, and its wish to inspire those in the local community. It was how they were able to persuade Gerard Deulofeu to sign from Barcelona and Nathaniel Chalobah from Chelsea, while Domingos Quina turned up at the training ground on deadline day in the summer when West Ham said he could go because he knew Watford would give him a chance. . Last year, the club were fined 3.95m after admitting that one of their senior executives submitted a forged bank letter in filings related to Gino Pozzos takeover. Watford chairman Scott Duxbury slams Premier League Project Restart in To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here. In acknowledging the continuing uncertainties around households financial commitments, we believe to provide a discount of at least seven per cent shows our recognition of loyal support across this and many previous seasons. The deal would have been quite a return for Pozzo, given he paid 500,000 to buy Watford six years ago as well clearing the clubs debts of about 10m.