Meet West Ham's first & unexpected signing of the season

Managing a squad can be a tough gig – as evidenced by David Moyes’ turbulent relationship with his players – but as with just about anything these days, technology can placate and assist the relationship between managers and their staff.

Enter West Ham United Football Club, who have announced their latest signing of the season - Sage People.

The first stage of the project will kick off in September, and will encompass all HR and recruitment operations for the club’s 250+ non-playing staff, with plans to extend the platform to integrate expenses and payroll processes into the cloud.

Mike Bohndiek, Head of IT at West Ham United FC, comments: “Previously, all of the club’s IT resources were on premise and had no mobile or smart device compatibility. We wanted to adopt cloud services to modernise how we support our workforce, and the club’s move from Upton Park to the London Stadium gave us the perfect opportunity to do this and move to a mobile-first strategy.”