Sheffield Wednesday fans will be delighted to hear that one associate of James Bord describes the preferred bidder for their club as “a mini Tony Bloom”, although the professional poker player’s references from the other side of the Steel City are rather less complimentary.
Until it became clear late last year that Bord was planning to buy Wednesday his data company, Short Circuit Science, had a consultancy contract with Sheffield United to assist with their recruitment, which, as their position in the lower reaches of the Championship indicates, has delivered limited success.
United’s decision to fully endorse Short Circuit’s data-led approach led to the sudden departure of the manager, Chris Wilder, last summer, a month after he took them to the Championship playoff final, having signed a new long-term contract the previous January.
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