What The Footie: Buying A Premier League Club? Trophy Asset Or Growth Play?

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, host Paul Musa breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is all about buying a Premier League Club and valuations.

With the news that Chelsea is for sale for £3bn, I delve into where the growth opportunities lie and where the American bidders see untapped potential. Forbes recently valued Chelsea at $3.2bn, making them the 25th most valuable sports team and way behind several US franchises.

For further insight into this topic and the sub-topics mentioned check out previous episodes with with Anna Mitchell, Simon Gubisch, Laurie Pinto, Daniel Beckley , Steve Madincea and Kieran Maguire.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:

1) Why US Sports franchises are so valuable?

2) Why American investors have an appetite for investing in English football and the Premier League?

3) Where do the growth opportunities lie when you are paying top dollar for a Premier League club?

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Dr Daniel Parnell on Working With The Best Sporting Directors In The World

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Association of Sporting Directors CEO, Dan Parnell breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Dr Dan Parnell, CEO @ Association of Sporting Directors and Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool where has worked with some of the best Sporting Directors in the game such as Michael Edwards, Stuart Webber, Dan Ashworth, Kevin Thelwell and more.

In this exclusive, Paul and Dan discuss the the challenges that Sporting Directors face, why it is important for them to be on the board, the fan/media scrutiny, how you measure success, Kevin's new role at Everton FC, how Liverpool FC have built one of the best models in the game and so much more.

In Today’s Episode with Dale Vince You Will Learn:

1) What the inner workings of the elite football clubs in the world is like and how the Sporting Director fits into the organisational culture and structure.

2) The pressure and challenges that Sporting Directors face.

3) How to build high-performing and successful teams behind the scenes in football.

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.

What The Footie: Dale Vince on Running An EFL Club, Sustainability and Regulation in Football

On Football and Business Podcast, What The Footie, Forest Green Rovers Chairman Dale Vince breaks down the business of football.

This week’s What The Footie Podcast is with Dale Vince, Chairman at Forest Green Rovers, the World’s greenest club and the League 1 leaders.

In this exclusive, Paul and Dale discuss the challenges of running an EFL club, why sustainability and financial sustainability are important aspects of the modern game, ownership tests, regulation in football, the 3pm Blackout, working with the UN and so much more.

In Today’s Episode with Dale Vince You Will Learn:

1) The importance of sustainability and financial sustainability in the modern game.

2) How Forest Green Rovers went from being on the verge of bankruptcy in the Conference to building a globally renown football club and brand.

3) The challenges that owners, chairmen and directors face in running an EFL club and navigating through the pyramid, from driving commercial revenue to building a new stadium.

What The Footie is the football and business podcast that goes behind the scenes. From the backroom staff to the board of directors, click here to listen to the biggest agents, directors and deal-makers in the game.