A trio of investors who believe science can cure the ills of football’s stragglers are in pole position to put their theories to the test at one of the storied names of the English game.
High-rollers James Bord and Felix Romer have teamed up with Middle East investor Alsharif Faisal bin Jamil to take the helm of England’s Sheffield Wednesday.
The 38-year-old member of the Jordanian royal family is the consortium’s chief executive.
He holds degrees from Oxford University and Imperial College London in Middle Eastern studies and management, respectively.
Serving on the boards of Dunfermline and Córdoba, Mr bin Jamil is group chief executive of Short Circuit Science. He is a director and former chief executive of Bahrain-based Infinity Sports Ventures, which invests in and manages sports clubs. He holds a white belt in jiu-jitsu and competed on the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro, or AJP, circuit.
Alsharif Faisal bin Jamil. Photo: Instagram
Mr Bord wrote to fans at the time of the Dunfermline purchase to promise a technological revolution that now appears to be the blueprint in England. “You may have heard about our backgrounds in data analytics and artificial intelligence and we are big believers in the impact this technology can have across the club,” he wrote.
Starting with a clean slate is every fan’s dream. Football followers often gather to play a familiar game: ‘name the club you would most like to buy’.
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