DARREN ROBINSON

SELECTED WORK

The Work Behind The Words.

A short look at the research, scouting and people development behind my work. Open an example for more detail.

01 · INDEPENDENT LOAN RESEARCH

Loan Effectiveness Audit

Newcastle United · 2020-2023

I examined where players went, how much they played and what happened next, to assess the development return from loan activity.

37Loan Spells
28Players
51%Loans Over 1,000 Minutes

Independent iScout archive research. Historical findings; some loan outcomes were still unknown at the time of the report.

Original Newcastle United loan analysis, 2020-2023
Original Power BI report. Select to open.

02 · PEOPLE & PLAYER PATHWAYS

Leicester Tigers

Player And Staff Support · June 2024 Review

Staff mentoring, academy player development and individual support, organised around three needs: education, support and consultation.

Leicester Tigers team huddle, from the original review presentation
Photograph from my original review.
Client Groups framework: Education, Support and Consultation
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June 2024 review slide.

03 · SCOUTING & OPPOSITION ANALYSIS

Grimsby Town

2021/22 Season

Live scouting, player grading and opposition reports to support recruitment and match preparation.

Activity figures from my original Grimsby season summary, June 2022.

Grimsby Town scouting activity in 2021/22: 104 live matches observed, 1,258 players watched, indexed and graded, eight opposition reports submitted and 9,123 miles covered.
Grimsby Town scouting activity, 2021/22. Select to open the infographic.

THE NEXT STEP

More To Come Through iScout.

These examples offer a glimpse of the work behind iScout. A more detailed experience will follow as the enhanced platform is introduced.

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