Gog is back after the Italian Summer and eases effortlessly back into politically incorrect discussions around football, F1, transgender athletes, golf, race jealousies in the WNBA, Tom Brady, Todd Boehly. No prisoners taken.
The Groundsmen today host the doyen of the sport media sector. John Skipper, most famously of ESPN, talks about why sport explains the world and will always been of true value. Do not miss this one. Made possible by W3SV.
The Postmortem on it never coming home. 60 years and counting. Why has an English coach ever won the Premier League? Why are there no elite candidates for the job? What is the real source of England’s delusional sense of entitlement.
On The Captain’s Table, we are joined by Sir Douglas Flint - former Chairman of HSBC and one of the most influential global business leaders of the past 30 years. He shares with us his passion for leadership, mentoring across a multitude of business sectors and geographies. Brought to you by Chair Mentors International.
GOG is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
The Groundsmen welcome sports sponsorship guru Ricardo Fort to a challenging discussion on the industry and its future. Loads of bouncers at head level. Olympics, guerilla marketing, ROI reality, and the threats to Association Football. Made possible by W3SV.
GOG is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
On The Captain’s Table, we are joined by Lord Charles Allen of Kensington - one of the most influential international business leaders of the past 30 years. He shares with us his passion for leadership, mentoring across a multitude of business sectors, and his roles in the London 2012 Olympics and as Chair of the Invictus Games. Brought to you by Chair Mentors International.
Gog is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
The Groundsmen welcome children’s media and marketing expert Jo Redfern to the show. To discuss how the sportbiz can attract and monetise the new generations, to replace the subscription $ of the over 30s. Brought to you by W3SV.
In the first of a revamped The Captain’s Table, Giles is joined by global mining titan, Mark Cutifani. In this new series, brought to you by Chair Mentors International, Giles speaks to some of the world’s most illustrious business leaders about their passion for leadership and their love of food - over a cup of tea in the world famous tea-salon in London’s Fortnum and Mason.
Gog is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
Gog is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
The erudite and compelling Charlie Methven joins us this week and as Grant Williams concluded, this is one of our best ever shows in the 6 years of being on air. Charlie takes us through the last golden years of Fleet Street, Boris Johnson, the business model of journalism, Arsenal F.C, Oxford United Football Club, #SunderlandTillIDie, Sunderland RCA FC, Charlton Athletic Football Club, fandom, the women’s game, the government football regulator. All with dollops of common sense. Brought to you ...
Gog is back. The most unique podcast in the world of sport and finance. Often petty, seldom illinformed. Always unmissable.
This week we are joined by Simon Rowe, VP of Sports Marketing at Pentland Brands, the name behind some of the world's best loved sports, outdoors and lifestyle brands. At a time when the sports industry faces disruption and challenges in almost every sector it operates in, Simon explains with refreshing candour how Pentland is approaching the rapidly changing marketplace to engage and the ever-evolving consumer behaviours of the increasingly digitised 21st century.
Goal/Own Goal, this week, looks at hate crimes at an Old Firm. The edge that sells, even in women’s basketball. The golden rules for content is if it Bleeds it Leads. So why is sport determined to remove all offense and trash talk?
The Groundsmen welcome Dr Dana Sinclair, renowned elite performance psychologist, to discuss her book Dialled In. The mental side of sport and business is now so important and Dr Sinclair helps us understand the pitfalls and opportunities of "delivering" when needed. So much to pick up about that muscle we call the brain. Thanks to Web3 Sports Ventures.
For the final episode in our series “The Bucket List”, we are joined by English golfer Paul Casey. A former world number 3, winner on the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, 5 Ryder Cups and now on the LIV Tour - Paul has been one of the worlds top golfers since turning pro in 2000. In this show we chat about golf’s 3 greatest events (The Open, The Ryder Cup and The Masters) and where he sees the game right now and where it might be headed.
Grant and Roger take their usual look at recent events in the world of sport. Good and very bad. All through a lens of 90s popular culture. From Mike Tyson to Winona Ryder.
A live AYNE special to discuss Roger’s book, Sports Perfect Storm. Hosted by Elliott Richardson at the Howden HQ in London, author Roger Mitchell and Etienne Dussartre discuss what this book addresses and why its themes are so prescient in todays sports business world, now more than ever!
This week’s GOG is all about authenticity in football and golf. When capital markets look to be at a top.
The Groundsmen meet one of the most impressive of young CEOs in sport. Sam Renouf of the PTO tells us about the progress of triathlon and the T100 in the last 3 years and where to now. Brought to you by Web3 Sports Ventures.
The pendulum swings back for another week of Goal Own Goal. All the week's serious and funny events in sport analysed by a couple of normal sports fans fed up with holding their tongues.
Former Welsh Rugby Captain and Chairman of The British and Irish Lions, Ieuan Evans, joins us on the show this week. Lions Tours are widely regarded as the greatest sporting adventures for both players and fans alike and who better than Ieuan to reveal why they are so magical.
If indeed the "pendulum is swinging back" for so many things in sport, GOG this week joins in. This is a very honest episode and comes with various trigger warnings. Not for the faint hearted.
In our first Groundsmen Conversation of 2024 we are joined by Danny Townsend, the recently appointed CEO of SRJ Sports Investments - the sport and tech fund powered by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. A fascinating chat where Danny shares the focus and ambition of the fund to grow participation and interest in sport in the region and internationally and how the sporting landscape in Saudi Arabia is now shaping. Brought to you be Web3 Sport Ventures.
Goal Own Goal is as much about petty nonsense as it is the most serious of finance, geopolitics and culture. Today's show covers a lot of ground, from Joey Barton to anti-Semitism in sport; from penthouses in Newcastle to Jim Cramer.
Our first guest of 2024 is Matt Porter is the CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation - responsible for delivering the iconic and ultimate Christmas Bucket List event - the World Darts Championship. This annual event held every year in London stole all the headlines this year as 16 year old Luke Littler powered his way to the final. Professional Darts has been a aport on this rise for over 25 years - a product of the Matchroom Sport stable. We chat with Matt about how they have created and sus...
For the very final show of 2023, we welcome our very own Roger Mitchell onto The Captain’s Table for our first ever Christmas special. For 40 minutes, the Grand Inquisitor becomes the interrogated. A wonderful way to wrap up the year with one of the sport’s industry’s finest thinkers.
