COVID… Creative Destruction 22 Jan 2021 I'm sure deep down we all get a small amount of pleasure from destructing something. Whether that's the preciseness of a display in a shop, the virgin snow-covered field or…
Barclaycard Premier League… Many happy returns? 29 Dec 2020 The news in early December that football fans would finally be allowed back into all stadiums up and down the country was long overdue and most welcome on the face…
Premier League… Return on Investment part 2 27 Dec 2020 One major benefactor from the restrictions placed on the Premier League clubs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the clubs major sponsors. With virtually every game, both…
Finance… Return on Investment 23 Dec 2020 "Sack the board, sack the board!" We've all heard it in football stadiums, radio shows and social media forums up and down the country. Yet it is one of the…
COVID… Fuel in the tank 3 Dec 2020 "We have fuel in the tank to get clubs and sports through this" was the message that the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced on Thursday afternoon in welcoming the news…
Premier League Happy transfer window opening day 1 Jan 201826 Dec 2017 Hooray! The Transfer Window opens again today, marking the start of the easiest period for some journalists who can simply make stories up (draw player name from pot one, club…
Premier League… Marketing 101 28 Dec 201724 Dec 2017 Today we head back to February 2012 and the news that West Ham had turned to GroupOn to try to shift tickets. On Tuesday morning, like every morning, I started…
Manchester City… The turkey tastes just a little bit better this Christmas 25 Dec 201724 Dec 2017 Winners know that the hard work starts when they’ve achieved their greatest goal. Whilst some have greatness thrust upon them, the vast majority of outstanding sporting individuals and teams go…
Lewes FC… Tough at the top, tougher down the bottom 24 Dec 201723 Dec 2017 During the Leicester City vs Manchester United game on Saturday night, commentator Alan Parry mentioned the "stresses and strains" on the Premier League players at having to play four games…
Barclaycard Premier League… Jamie Vardy from Non-League to Premier League – why the feat is getting harder 18 Oct 201718 Oct 2017 It is the rags-to-riches story every footballer dreams of - starting out in the lower echelons of the English game and catching the eye of an unexpected Premier League scout…
Football League… More (I)FABulous law changes on their way 5 Mar 2017 If yesterday's Premier League games tells us anything about the state of the game today its that referees get big decisions wrong from time to time. Spectacularly wrong in the…
Football Shirts… The Unreal situation of counterfeiting in football 17 Feb 2017 Last year saw the launch of the BBC's annual Cost of Football survey which once again leads to lots of back-slapping, table thumping and general head scratching at the costs…
EPL… Economic Theory explained by Football 22 – The Public Choice Theory 3 Feb 20173 Feb 2017 It's quite probable that when James M Buchanan Jnr created is Public Choice Theory he didn't expect to win a Nobel Prize. But that's what he did. He probably also…
England… Is the Chinese cash a bad thing for English football? 20 Jan 2017 So it is official. World football has gone mad. Oscar’s transfer to Chinese side Shanghai SIPG ratified on the 1st January meaning he left these shores to become the richest…
England… Who benefits from Stadium naming rights? 27 Dec 201627 Dec 2016 There's a fantastic new book that's been published by Leon Gladwell called "Beyond the turnstile" which is full of oustanding pictures from his quest to capture the beauty of the…
