tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277129101242163417.post807605650687633012..comments2023-08-15T14:02:11.053+01:00Comments on Graeme Martin's HR and People Management Blog: Talent Management, Football Teams and MetaphorsGraeme's HR Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734917634350985679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277129101242163417.post-86167872130655783072010-04-09T11:42:18.535+01:002010-04-09T11:42:18.535+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ahmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524151628075009255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277129101242163417.post-58388183943161360332009-09-19T09:47:42.618+01:002009-09-19T09:47:42.618+01:00Simon
That's an interesting question, though ...Simon<br /><br />That's an interesting question, though Man Utd owed much of their success to their grow your own policies as far back as I can remember (the 1958 team). The money flooding into the game through television and its impact on the globalisation of the game has changed the economics, but probably only for a period. Like all industries and 'winning' companies, success is a rather temporary phenonemon - there is usually a return to the mean. Being sustainable through growing your own and being socially responsible/ legitimate may be the only strategy that has any hope of bucking the market, as some banks I've done some work for are finding out.Graeme's HR Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734917634350985679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277129101242163417.post-81073442393402402592009-09-19T09:39:47.068+01:002009-09-19T09:39:47.068+01:00Anne
Sounds possible in principle but would need ...Anne<br /><br />Sounds possible in principle but would need to have a look at what you are proposingGraeme's HR Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734917634350985679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277129101242163417.post-46632220137129429312009-09-15T11:42:50.680+01:002009-09-15T11:42:50.680+01:00Hi Graeme,
It would be interesting to know where ...Hi Graeme,<br /><br />It would be interesting to know where my team Manchester United sit on the 'cheque book' versus 'home grown' scale. I'm guessing that the answer depends on where the real power lies at Old Trafford. If it is with Sir Alex, then the minimal (in comparison to their peer group of richest football clubs in Europe) expenditure outlayed during the summer transfer window may signal a new philosophy on value for money and perhaps a return to the Academy source of future talent. However, and probably more likely, is that the Glazers were delighted to recoup £80m to help pay off a fraction of their huge debts and keep the cheque book firmly shut.<br />In contrast, it was heartening to see this story on the BBC Sport website http://tinyurl.com/n2dz3s<br />Perhaps some of the big clubs to add to their global appeal by thinking more locally and more philanthropically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com