Notes from the ground
One thing we learned on the ground, or one thing that changed, in a few hundred words at a time. Dated, signed, and ending with what it leaves for another day.
A draft, for the owner’s approval. Each note is published once they have read it.
How we think ·
Why the name: the corner, the squad and the set square
Escuadra means three things in Spanish, and all three are what we are building.
How we think ·
An agent’s agent: why Compa asks before it writes
In football an agent works for a player. Compa works for you, and every change it wants to make waits for your yes.
What changed ·
The sentence on the club’s website: how a contract date gets its source
A fact about a player is worth what its source is worth. So we keep the source with the fact, down to the sentence.
How we think ·
Your colour on the page: why the product is black, white and grey
Every page a club opens carries the agency’s colour. For that to be true, ours has to stay out of the way.
From an agency’s week ·
What a lawyer wants to know about a transfer record
The agency’s lawyer has three questions: what is in there, who can see it, and can I rely on the version I read.
How we think ·
Players under 18: what an agency keeps, and how
Agencies look after players who are minors. The record follows the same rules as for everyone, with more care.