AYNE 534 - Goal/Own Goal
The usual petty and ill-informed sports conversation, together with some occasional cultural, geopolitical and high finance chat. Its Goal Own Goal
Feb 09, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 34
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AYNE 533 - Goal/Own Goal
The usual petty and ill-informed sports conversation, together with some occasional business, geopolitical and high finance chat. Its Goal Own Goal
Jan 26, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 33
AYNE 532 - Goal/Own Goal
The usual petty and ill-informed sports nonsense, from princely squabbles to honour in footy. Dart mania to sport nepotism... it's Goal Own Goal.
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 32
AYNE 531 - The Groundsmen
In the final Groundsmen Conversations of 2022, Grant, Roger and Giles reflect on the recent World Cup and the implications for major sporting events in the future. We also look back on a year which has seen extraordinary performances on the field - and where the commercial landscape and real-politik of sports continues to shift and evolve. Wishing all our listeners a happy, festive holiday and looking forward to 2023. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Dec 22, 2022•58 min•Season 5Ep. 31
AYNE 530 - Goal/Own Goal
The usual petty and ill-informed sports nonsense, together with some serious geopolitical and high finance chat. Its Goal Own Goal.
Dec 15, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 30
AYNE 529 - Iain Carter
This week with the Groundsmen is respected BBC golf journalist Iain Carter, hopefully to allow AYNE to offer balance on the other side of the LIV debate. Punchy exchanges also on Ranieri sacking at Leicester. Brought to you by Sportsdigita
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 29
AYNE 528 - Goal/Own Goal
It's GOG again...or better. From the Sublime (Doddy Weir) to the Ridiculous (FIFA, IOC, Ronaldo). Congrats to Tom Harrison on creating the Hundred.
Dec 01, 2022•59 min•Season 5Ep. 28
AYNE 527 - Lee Westwood
International golfer and former World Number One, Lee Westwood, joins the lads this week where we discuss his love of football, horse-racing, and the politics that abound in professional golf. His perspective on LIV Golf, the breakaway tour he joined in May 2022, is simply fascinating and provides a balance to the argument that is raging in the game right now. Honest and forthright - this show is dynamite. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 27
AYNE 526 - Goal/Own Goal
Sport's grumpy old men are back for this week's GOG. Discussing the not unexpected calamities in crypto and Twitter. With an eye also to Qatar and the imminent World Cup.
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 26
AYNE 525 - Simon Halliday
Simon Halliday joins us for the Groundsmen Conversation this week. Simon is a former England, Bath and Harlequins rugby player, ex Chairman of European Professional Club Rugby and current CEO of the Sporting Wine Club. This is a an in-depth discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing Rugby Union and whether the game is adapting in a world where sports administrators are facing more headwinds than ever. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Nov 10, 2022•58 min•Season 5Ep. 25
AYNE 524 - Mike Dickson
The Groundsmen are joined this week by one of the world's most respected tennis correspondents, Mike Dickson. Mike has been a leading sports writer for the Daily Mail for many years covering a myriad of sports including cricket, The Olympics, and tennis. We discuss the challenges facing tennis with the rise of Padel & Pickleball and what the authorities perhaps need to focus on in the future to maintain its position as one of the world's leading sports. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 24
AYNE 523 - Steve Kuhn
This week the lads host Steve Kuhn, the Texan driving forward the US fastest growing sport of pickleball. His new league is attracting major investment as he adopts the IPL and MLS playbook. DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU ARE "LONG" TENNIS. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 23
AYNE 522 - Goal/Own Goal
The lads return for a GOG episode this week. From the poignant to the pathetic, from economic theory to Erling Haaland, from fascism to 4-4-2. If you didn't laugh, you'd cry.
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 22
AYNE 521 - Ed Smith
On the Groundsmen this week, we are joined by Ed Smith - sport's modern day polymath. A former England Cricketer, National Selector, Author, Lecturer, Historian and Columnist - Ed's perspective on the world of sport is both illuminating and unique. A must-listen. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 21
AYNE 520 - Jon Ridgeon Live in Como
This week we are joined by Jon Ridgeon - CEO of World Atheltics. A former Great Britain Olympian - Jon has been charged with the role of transforming the world’s oldest and most participated sport and to make it more relevant for the 21st Century. Recorded in front of a live audience at the inaugural Sport Summit in Lake Como. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 20
AYNE 519 - The Groundsmen
The groundsmen discuss the themes from Sport Summit Como, and in particular how the intense volatility in the finance markets will affect sport.
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 19
AYNE 518 - Lucas von Cranach
The Groundsmen dedicate this week to really getting under the hood of OneFootball and its founder Lucas von Cranach. This company is too big to be misunderstood. Hopefully we've shed some light. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 18
AYNE 517 - Theo Westerman
The Groundsmen are joined by Theo Westerman - owner of the winning horse at the 2022 Palio di Siena - one of the world's oldest sporting events. This was a remarkable achievement on so many levels. Theo is only 25. There has only ever been one foreign owner of the race. Most impressively, his horse, Violenta Da Clodia, recorded the fastest time in history. Theo shares the history of this most special of sporting events and his own personal journey culminating in victory on 17th August. Brought t...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 17
AYNE 516 - GENERATIONS - The Hastings Clan (in association with Loch Lomond Whiskies)
Andy Nicol and Giles Morgan are joined on the Generations podcast this month by members of the mighty Hastings clan. Gavin Hastings - Captain of Scotland and the British Lions. His brother Scott - centre for Scotland and the British Lions. Gavin's son Adam - Scotland flyhalf and Kerry-Anne Hastings - Scottish Hockey International and daughter of Scott. In a brilliant show, we explore the importance of nature and nurture and how the family have kept all the feet firmly on the ground in amongst al...
Sep 01, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 16
AYNE 515 - Goal/Own Goal
"Not Your Boyfriend's GOG" this week as the lads eviscerate women footballers attitudes, Giggs, Brooklyn Beckham. Its a man's game after all. Special mention to Grant's vicious takedown of the Hundred.
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 15
AYNE 514 - Georgie Wilkinson
This week The Groundsmen welcome Georgie Wilkinson, Dunlop Masters Superbike racer to discuss how she fell in love with racing, her goals for the future and how she hopes to inspire a new generation of young women to follow their sporting dreams. There’s also time for Roger’s story of one amazing night in Napoli. Come for the inspiration, stay for the madness. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 14
AYNE 513 - Goal/Own Goal
Goal Own Goal at its eclectic best. From Vin Scully to Nancy Pelosi; from Brittney Griner to Bill Russell to Magic Johnson; from Gary Lineker to Fantasy Football. And so much more. Oh and LIV again! Ill-informed knock-about sport chat. And why not.
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 13
AYNE 512 - Laurie Pinto
The Michael Caine of the football finance world, Laurie Pinto, joins the Groundsmen to discuss the world of sport M&A, valuations, and macro-finance. And we discuss Laurie's penchant for Vegas poker and money chess. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 12
AYNE 511 - MidSummer Groundsmen
MidSummer Groundsmen reflect on the events of the summer in sport. Mainly around the Barbarians at the Turnstiles of the world's golf Tours. Brought to you by SPORTDIGITA.
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 11
AYNE 510 - Corey Leff
This week the Groundsmen welcome Corey Leff, aka "JohnWallStreet", to look at pastures new and discuss what is happening in American sport. Let's see what we can learn. From lacrosse to Pac12, and even celebrity boxing. Via twitter memes like Zach Wilson. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 10
AYNE 509 - Goal/Own Goal
The lads discuss whether sport PE is set up for a major fall? Watch out Nick Clarry! Plus the usual GOG nonsense around Vince McMahon, Blatter, Elon, Kyrgios, Leclerc.
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 9
AYNE 508 - Andrew Croker Part 2
Back by popular demand. The Groundsmen mailbox was inundated by requests to follow up our chat with sports industry veteran - Andrew Croker. So we asked him back. In this show we talk about the 10 Deals that shaped the sports industry and what can we learn as the world of sport continues to be rocked by disruption and new investment in many shapes and sizes.
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 8
AYNE 507 - GENERATIONS - Michael and Louis Lynagh (in association with Loch Lomond Whiskies)
In the second show in this brand new series, Andy Nicol & Giles Morgan explore the many and extraordinary familial ties that exist in sport and how those bonds can help forge and nurture ambition. We also debate what pressures they can create. Is nature more important than nurture? In this episode, we are joined by the former Wallaby legend Michael Lynagh and his son Louis - who is fast following in his father’s footsteps as one of Harlequins up and coming rugby players.
Jun 30, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 7
AYNE 506 - Barry Hearn
Legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn is our latest guest to join the Groundsmen. In a career that has spanned six decades he has been one of the most influential, outspoken and successful businessmen in sport including Snooker, Darts, Golf, Angling, Pool, and Boxing. This show is NOT to be missed. Brought to you by Sportsdigita.
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 6
AYNE 505 - Goal/Own Goal
Goal Own Goal this week takes us from Royal Family table etiquette, Mike Owen's Love Island travails, the (very) politically incorrect Berlusconi and Monza, FIFA (in)justice, TT deaths, a wee bit on golf, and a special mention to Mr. Benn!!!
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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