The Price of Football
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University of Liverpool football finance lecturer Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day follow the money to find out what’s really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game. The Price of Football is a Dap Dip production.
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Liverpool FC
Kevin and Kieran look into the financial side of European champions Liverpool FC and discuss just how much it could be worth to the club if Jurgen Klopp ends the long wait for a league title at Anfield this season. Plus, how much does it really cost to replace a Premier League manager and which team is the Manchester City owners' second-favourite?
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39:2619/12/2019
Scouting
Kevin & Kieran take a detailed look at how the scouting system works with Darren Robinson, former head of recruitment at Birmingham City and now founder of iScout, which runs scouting services for professional clubs. Plus, the latest on Macclesfield and Bolton, the ongoing scandal at the FAI, and how Amazon's recent Premier League TV coverage went down.
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51:5612/12/2019
Stadium Sales
A whole bunch of clubs have sold or mortgaged their stadium over the last few years. In this episode of the Price of Football podcast Kevin and Kieran take a close look at some of those deals to find out why they've done it, and who have been the key beneficiaries. Plus, does the Supporters' Trust-ownership model have a future in today's game? And is the Elite Player Performance Plan scheme - otherwise known as EPPP - good for lower-league clubs?
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58:4905/12/2019
Manchester City
Kieran and Kevin take a peek at the finances of the Premier League champions Manchester City in the week that its parent company became the most valuable sports group in the world. Also this week, is there anything in the main political parties' manifestos for football fans? Plus, the lottery winner who's buying Partick Thistle and planning to give control of the club to fans.
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52:2728/11/2019
Financial Doping
Kevin and Kieran examine the ways some clubs pump up their income through stadium sales, sponsorship deals and more with companies connected to club owners, which are all legitimate but were referred to by Arsene Wenger as 'financial doping'. Plus, why are the Welsh Premier League champions from England and why does it matter? And what do the annual reports of two clubs who were chasing promotion to the Premier League last season tell us about how much that chase really costs? Plus your questions to the team answered.
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49:3421/11/2019
Football Agents
Kevin and Kieran get an insider's view on the way agents operate in football with the former general secretary of the Association of Football Agents, Jonathan Booker. Plus, the latest on the money behind the Emiliano Sala transfer and why Derby County have only sacked one of the three players involved in a recent car crash, even though he was a passenger and the other two were charged with drink-driving.
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51:2614/11/2019
Financial Fair Play
We've all heard of UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations, otherwise known as FFP, but how do they work, what happens to clubs that break the rules, and what are the ways that some clubs get around them? Plus, Kevin and Kieran ask whether fans can justifiably claim to pay their club's players' wages.
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45:3307/11/2019
Champions League shake-up
How will the proposed changes to the Champions League affect clubs' finances? Plus, what impact will Brexit have on the beautiful game in the UK and Europe?
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44:3531/10/2019
Manchester United and the Glazers
Just a few seasons ago Manchester United were the richest and most successful club in England. In recent years, though, performances have dropped considerably on the pitch and they now miss out on the Champions League just as regularly as qualify. So what affect, if any, has that drop in playing standards had on the club's finances? Plus, just how big is the Premier League compared to other industries? And what's the latest on the Sale of Sheffield Wednesday's ground, Hillsborough?
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40:0524/10/2019
Mike Ashley and Newcastle United
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley bought Newcastle United in 2007. Plenty of the fans don't like him but what does the club's balance sheet tell us about his reign? Also, what's going on with the millions Barcelona paid Liverpool for Phillipe Countinho? And how big is the Premier League anyway?
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38:5917/10/2019
Bury's demise
In August 2019 Bury FC were expelled from League One, bringing 125 years of league football at Gigg Lane to an end. In the first episode of Price of Football, Kieran and Kevin look at how Bury's demise came about and what can be done to stop it happening to another cub in the future. Plus, how much could expulsion from the FA Cup cost Grays Athletic, and why did one League One club feel the need to advertise online for a "physical striker"?
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44:2610/10/2019