Sport Management at the University of Michigan, Dr. Stefan Szymanski. A wide variety of subjects relating to the economics of football are discussed, including FSG's operating model, John W. Henry's views on sports ownership, the concept of financial self-sustainability, the European Super League, why the Boehly consortium invested as much as they did to take over Chelsea, broadcast rights, player wages, the merits (or otherwise) of incentived contracts, the transfer system plus more besides. Immensely educational as well as thought-provoking, this is essential listening.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by The Mail on Sunday's Nick Harris to cover a variety of recent topics covering the business side of football. They include the planned changes to Financial Fair Play regulations, the Premier League's three year investigation into alleged FFP breaches by Man City, the Deloitte Football Money League, the sale of Chelsea and Nick's survey of fans' views of Premier League club owners.
On this bitesize episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is hosted by Guy Drinkel to talk about UEFA's plans to scrap Financial Fair Play rules with new rules that stand to benefit some clubs over others. The discussion includes details of the proposed rule changes, what effect the changes could have on Liverpool, how the changes will benefit certain clubs and what stance the Premier League could take on the matter. A more detailed, follow-up discussion on this development will come this weekend when Mo is joined by Mail on Sunday writer, Nick Harris.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo is joined by Dave Hendrick to discuss the huge breaking story about Roman Abramovich having sanctions imposed by the British government. Numerous angles to this story - where Chelsea Football Club are concerned - are covered including what this means for the club's day-to-day operations, the impact on transfer activity and contract status of its playing staff, the effect on the Academy and women's teams, the ramifications for commercial, matchday and broadcast revenue, any potential sale of the club, possible administration and what Chelsea may look like once this situation is eventually concluded. A blockbuster, can't miss episode.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra tackles some burning topics surrounding the Liverpool Financial reports for the 20/21 financial year. Mo addresses a few topics posed to him by stand-in host Tad Predicts including: Commercial income, Matchday revenue, Player wages and Pandemic implications. Further more, Mo discusses how much or little money there might be to spend on transfers this summer.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo is joined by Football News Reporter from The Athletic, Matt Slater (@mjshrimper), to talk about the developing story of Roman Abramovich putting Chelsea up for sale. The pair look at why Roman might have decided to put the club up for sale, whether it's possible he may still be able to hold onto the club, what could happen to Chelsea if sanctions are imposed on Abramovich by the British government, what implications there could be for playing staff, the subject of sportswashing, whether the EPL may look to change anything in the wake of this, and what Abramovich's impact on football has been. Fascinating and insightful- give it a listen.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo is joined by renowned Bitcoin podcaster and new Chairman of Bedford FC, Peter McCormack. A range of interesting subjects are covered including why Peter chose to buy into his local football club, what his plans are, how he intends to integrate Bitcoin into the club, other revenue generating ideas, fan tokens and how Peter became a Liverpool fan. A fascinating podcast covering one of the most innovative developments in football.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by the Chief Intelligence Officer of Twenty First Group, Omar Chaudhuri (@OmarChaudhuri). Twenty First Group believe in developing the on-field product to deliver commercial success, and on this podcast, Omar explains how the company works with sports stars, teams/clubs, potential investors and leagues to optimise commercial worth. It's a really fascinating listen to better understand commercial revenue in football and sports in general.
On this episode of Money Talks, Mo Chatra is joined by author Martin Calladine (@uglygame) to talk about the recent bizarre story about Manchester City signing and then ending a sponsorship agreement with cryptocurrency 'company', 3Key. In addition, other matters also discussed include the growth of cryptocurrency sponsorships in football, the Premier League's temporary ban on related party sponsorships, FFP and Martin's new book, Fit and Proper People. A fascinating and enlightening podcast that is well worth a listen.
On the latest Money Talks, Trev Downey and Mo Chatra discuss the Saudi/PIF takeover of Newcastle United. How did the deal finally get done? What does it tell us about the notion of "fit and proper" ownership? Will FFP have any impact on this development? Are we likely to see a massive splurge from Newcastle in the short term? And what does this mean for LFC in the short, medium and long term? All this, PLUS some chat about the new Anfield development - it's a belter.
