Money Talks: Diving Into The Numbers
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by fellow finance professionals, Greg Cordell and Mo Shumon, to dive deep into the recently published LFC accounts for 2021/22. A range of subjects are analysed and discussed including revenue, the wage bill, the club's approach to bonus payments, amortisation, cash flow trends, FSG's approach to capital expenditure and whether it has had a detrimental effect on funds available for transfer outlay, projections for 2022/23, the outlook for this summer's transfer window plus plenty more besides. A lengthy discussion but well worth a listen …
Money Talks: Alternative Options
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by Dave Hendrick to discuss the ownership situations at both Liverpool and Manchester United. Both react to news of official bids being submitted for United and how all may not be quite as it appears with that situation. The ownership of Liverpool is looked at in detail including discussion of an alternative ownership model, patterned on that employed by Bayern Munich, and whether that could be effective for the club in the face of ownership arrangements at rival clubs that consist of immense wealth …
Money Talks: Spirit of Shankly and the Supporters Board
Mo was joined by Joe Blott, Chair of @spiritofshankly and @harinder1977 to discuss a range of subjects relating to the work of Spirit of Shankly, the LFC Supporters Board and the potential sale of Liverpool Football Club by FSG, the work that has gone into the independent review of the events that unfolded in Paris at the Champions League Final, SoS's involvement in the fan led review of football (which has led to the forthcoming White Paper), addressing the various accusations and misconceptions about SoS, whether the Supporters' Board has the power of veto over a change of ownership and plenty more besides. A must-listen podcast for all fans of the club.
All this and more on the Money Talks Podcast …
Money Talks: City Charged by the Premier League
On a huge day for the Premier League where Man City have been charged by the Premier League for their financial doping Gags Tandon hosts as Mo Chatra discusses the following points:
- Explain background to investigation
- What are the charges
- What are potential punishments
- Why did it take so long to undertake investigation
- Clearly a big focus on City's commercial revenue- why is it such a contentious area?
- Does it have anything to do with forthcoming white paper
- What does this mean for Liverpool
- What are some of the other ramifications?
- Could this situation in any way impact on FSG's plans to sell either a minority or majority stake in Liverpool?
- What are timescales and next steps
- If City found guilty, even after appeals, what happens to them?
All this and more on the Money Talks Podcast …
Money Talks: Money League Musings
On this episode of Money Talks, hosted by Trev Downey, Mo Chatra talks through key highlights of the recently published Deloitte Football Money League. Amongst the subjects discussed are: Liverpool finishing in a record high third place for 21/22, who deserves credit for generating record levels of revenue, how the club fared against some of its rivals, the £368m wage bill, what would happen to the wage bill should Liverpool miss out on Champions League football next season, what it all means for the potential sale of the club and plenty more besides …
Money Talks: Sliding Doors
On this episode of Money Talks, host Mo Chatra is joined by Dave Hendrick for a bumper Christmas edition of the podcast to cover a period in the club's history that will have a significant effect on its future. A large number of topics are covered including: why FSG are looking to raise funds through a full or partial sale of Liverpool, what kind of model might replace the one currently operated by FSG, a look at some of the potential new investors (including HBSE), what the departure of various personnel might mean, the potential sale of Man United, financing the signings of Jude Bellingham and Enzo Fernández, plus plenty more besides …
Money Talks: LFC For Sale Special
Money Talks is hosted by Trev Downey to talk about the huge breaking news that FSG may be looking to sell Liverpool Football Club. A hugely in-depth discussion with Mo Chatra, this podcast loo at why FSG might be looking to sell, who they might look to sell to, whether they're really looking for a full sale, what a sale could mean for Anfield, the club's activities and the manager, what it might mean for recruitment and how this news will have been received by rival clubs. All this and more in a very informative episode of Money Talks …
Money Talks: Fidelity, Finance and FSG
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by Trev Downey to discuss a wide range of topical subjects all framed around the Reds' recent on-field woes. Amongst the discussion points are: whether Liverpool has under-invested in the transfer market over recent seasons, if investment in infrastructure and wages has been a factor in this, why other rival clubs have invested seemingly more, and whether Klopp has been overly loyal to some players and if that has contributed towards a perceived lack of turnover of playing personnel. In addition, the ownership group's involvement in the situation was discussed as was what the future may hold for the club's relationship with FSG …
Money Talks: Transfer Market Musings
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra and Guy Drinkel discuss Liverpool's activities during the summer transfer window. They look at why Liverpool appeared to end the window with a low net spend, what other factors may have influenced decisions on budgets, whether funds will be available for a big transfer in 2023 and why some other rivals were able to spend considerably more …
Money Talks: Maximising Money
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by Alex Miller (of FC Business and the Mail on Sunday) to discuss Liverpool's new shirt sponsorship deal, its next sleeve sponsorship deal, NFT/crypto opportunities, expansion of Anfield, the potential for a naming rights deal and the club's current levels of revenue and how they link to transfer activity.
All this and more on the Money Talks podcast …