Outgoing? Ryan Oné

[Badger Blade]

People are desperate to work in football and clubs are really leaning into that. There was a very senior data/recruitment role advertised at Newcastle a couple of weeks ago that barely paid more than I'm currently earning when it really should've been a 6-figure salary. It's a strange situation to be penny-pinching on these roles then happily sign a footballer on £150k p/w based on some half-hearted due diligence.

It's the whole reason I packed in working in sport and went in a different direction.

I was told at interview by the head coach where, in his words, the wage for the job was "fucking embarrassing" which was my moment where I knew that, at 25 for heaven's sake, I'd already reached the end of the road in that line of work.