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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.

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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.

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